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> I'm trying to clear the junk in my lungs with an expectorant, why am I supressing the coughs that are needed? Because you need sleep too. And if a cough isn’
by kube-system 3y ago
> I'm trying to clear the junk in my lungs with an expectorant, why am I supressing the coughs that are needed?
Because you need sleep too. And if a cough isn’t productive, having more of them doesn’t help, it only hurts.
The ideal case is to have a minimal number of coughs that are productive.
- toast0 3y agoWell, expectorant in the morning, and suppressant before bed?
- kube-system 3y agoI usually just take a cough suppressant anytime it feels like I am coughing unnecessarily, and take an expectorant if I feel like I have phlegm stuck in me. No matter the time of day.
- tootie 3y agoPoint is, suppressants don't suppress. They don't do anything. Expectorants seem to do something but don't actually make coughs more productive.