Tessalon Perles and Cough: What Users Say

• Bin...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 13, 2019

For Cough "I can't imagine a doctor actually prescribing this for an adult, this is a child-level drug. I actually had an Urgent Care refuse to prescribe something stronger after three days of coughing and congestion on this medication. Now, in 10-degree weather, I have to go to my car after sitting in the urgent care for an hour and getting bad medical advice from 20-year-old unlicensed medical staff."

• sha...
• January 3, 2015

For Cough "I was sick for a few days, and the constant coughing was making my chest hurt. I thought I had bronchitis or something worse, so I ended up going to the ER. The doctor prescribed Tessalon Perle. I figured it was a 'magic' pill after hearing about the side effects. Cool! I took one. I did notice the cough was reduced but still there. I did sleep better that night after taking one pill. By the next day, my cough was gone. I did have a lot of green mucus, so I took Tylenol Severe Cold. I did cough, but it was to bring up all that mucus. I feel better after two days and four pills later."

• Eng...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 16, 2016

For Cough "Started taking this after 3 weeks of coughing so intense that I would gag and gasp and have to run to the restroom to pee. Horrible. This was the only thing that lessened the coughing, but my doctor insisted I take it with a decongestant. I still cough, but it has been fewer and less intense."

• Har...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 14, 2019

For Cough "I can relate to the reviews 'I kept the house awake all night ... couldn't finish a sentence.' This medicine didn't seem to work for me either...for the first 4-5 days, then a tiny improvement each day. The coughs were completely unproductive until day 10 or 12. (productive = phlegm) Improvement was slight but still noticeable each day. Today is day 21 and I still cough a bit, lots of phlegm. I run out of medicine tomorrow and have notified the doc that I'm still coughing a bit (nothing like the cafeteria-clearing jags that had people fleeing for their health... 'He might be contagious!' I wish the doc had warned me that it might not seem to work for a while."

• Ha...
• March 29, 2017

For Cough "Took this and had the worst 4 hours of nonstop dry cough, no relief. Finally took Robitussin again and stayed with that and Tylenol to get some sleep. Was really hoping for sleep relief when I came back from Dr. But this was not it."

• NIK...
• April 3, 2017

For Cough "The worst choice of medication to treat a cold. I had a cold return after 6/7 weeks just to be given this same medication again. My cough is worse, and the headache from the pressure is a nightmare. Constant coughing at night. This is day 3 of the second go-round with this cold, and I'm not taking it anymore. It does nothing for the sinus drainage, and it just makes the cough worse, not better. Will not make another appointment for a different antibiotic, so over the counter here I come! This is a waste for a $200 visit."

• fra...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 6, 2021

For Cough "I'm in college, and I went to a party after a while of not going out, so I was submerged in so many germs all at once, where I ended up getting sick and having this nasty cough. I've had it for about a week now, and it is so extremely painful. It started with a simple sore throat, but now it's too painful to talk or even breathe and sleep. I wake up every hour or so, coughing up mucus, and I never actually fall into a deep sleep, so I'm exhausted all the time. The other day, I was coughing so hard I threw up my entire dinner. Anyway, a doctor prescribed me this recently, so I took it three times in a day, as told to do so, and it has not done anything for me. I don't know how some people are saying it worked in 15 minutes for them. I wish. I don’t know what to do, I need to get rid of this cough. I can't be in class coughing up a lung, especially when COVID is still present. I don't like this medication, I had high hopes, but based on the other reviews here, it just seems like a scam because it isn't working for most."

• Bet...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 12, 2020

For Cough "This pill is worse than taking nothing because I started coughing more after taking it."

• Loo...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 19, 2020

For Cough "These have not helped me at all. I'm coughing so hard I feel like my rib cage is cracked. Hope there is something else that works."

• Anonymous
• February 9, 2020

For Cough "Made my cough much worse. Robitussin MD is much better than this."

• wes...
• January 18, 2020

For Cough "The first time, about 2 years ago, it was a lifesaver. This time, I swear it made the cough worse, or at least more frequent."

• Tee...
• January 18, 2020

For Cough "I have been on these pearls several different times, they do nothing for me except make my cough a lot worse than it was. So back to the Dr. I go, hopefully for something that will work."

• Kpi...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 25, 2017

For Cough "I feel like I cough even more after taking this. It is not effective at all."

• Agi...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 7, 2018

For Cough "Took my first dosage and immediately started coughing. Took two more pills over the next two days, then quit taking. A waste of time and no improvement."

• Lar...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 29, 2017

For Cough "My cough was worse after taking these, a dry, continuous cough after taking them. OTC was much better. Waste of time and money."

• Mad...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 1, 2019

For Cough "Did not work at all. As a matter of fact, I feel it made my cough worse."

• Alo...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 14, 2021

For Cough "These made me cough so much more, couldn't sleep all night. Back to Mucinex and Robitussin DM. Codeine cough syrup was much more helpful. This was prescribed the first round."