Question 1

i took my prescribed 30mg of vyvanse (lisdexamfetamine) approximately 7.5 hours ago, is it safe to take a mucus relief dm (dextrometorphan hbr 20 mg, guaifenesin 400mg/ expectorant) right now?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Assuming you take no other meds, combining Vyvanse (lisdexamfetamine) with Mucus Relief DM shows no significant drug interactions. Hope you feel better.

Question 2

can i take pseudoephedrine hydrochloride 120 mg with expectorant tab dm? these are no name brands for mucinex (guaifenesin) dm and sudanese

Accepted Answer

Yes: But only take these things if you really need them for a upper respiratory infection.

Question 3

i am type 2 dm on oral medication. now i am preganant. since i am on tablets instead of insulin can i continue my preganancy?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Some of the oral meds actually decrease the risk of miscarriage. Others do carry some risk and will need to be changed. There is also a chance that you will need to be put on insulin at some point in the pregnancy but you can with close monitoring have a healthy pregnancy and a healthy baby. Best of wishes.

Question 4

i am hypertensive, missing my medication, and have taken walgreens cough dm....should i have concerns?

Accepted Answer

What HTNsive med?: The DM prob has some anti-HTNsive effect, but that does not mean it is safe to stop your anti-hypertensive med.  Some Anti-HTNsive meds can only be gradually reduced, and dangerous otherwise. More info is necessary.

Question 5

can you take musinex dm while om bloid pressure medication?

Accepted Answer

Yes, but…: Avoid mucinex-d which conyains Pseudoephedrine can affect BP & has potential interaction with many BP meds. Guaifenesin & dextromethorphan (mucinex (guaifenesin) dm) does not affect BP or BP meds.

Question 6

i am 39 & with essential hypertension since 18yrs.also type 2 dm.i am not on regular medications. i am getting occasional left sided chest pain.why?

Accepted Answer

Chest pain: When somebody has to chest pain , cardiac origin has to be ruled out. See your doctor.

Question 7

how can a nighttime cough medication be both a cough suppressant and an expectorant?

Accepted Answer

In the lungs nothing: Between the lungs (in the "mediastinum") there is a proliferation of scar tissue that can lead to coonstriction of the large central vessels and airways leading into the lung.  The cause is often blamed on a fungal infection, but in some people the cause is unknown.

Question 8

am on flecainide and lisinopril  i have a cold can i take tusinn  dm or any other medication for a cold? that is not going to react with my medication

Accepted Answer

Yes: You may want to take either Allegra or claritin (loratadine).Dont use any decongestant or anything end in d!

Question 9

what is mono? they switched my medication to mucinex (guaifenesin) dm

Accepted Answer

Mono is a viral: illness, causing sore throat, swollen lymph nodes (glands) in the neck area and fatigue. It is caused by the Epstein Barr Virus. It can also cause some inflammation of the liver and spleen. I'm not sure what medication you were switched from, so can't answer the second part of your question. Please give us more info and one of us can respond again. Feel better!

Question 10

i just have a medication question. i take wellbutrin and have a cold i decided to check before i took cold medicine and a lot of sites say some interaction exist. i wanted to know if i can take wellbutrin and mucinex sinus max

or mucinex dm?

Accepted Answer

No major  interactio: No major drug interactions between Bupropion and Oxymetalozine decongestant.
Bupropion in people with alcoholism can precipitate alcohol withdrawal and rarely seizures,

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A member asked:

I took my prescribed 30mg of vyvanse (lisdexamfetamine) approximately 7.5 hours ago, is it safe to take a mucus relief dm (dextrometorphan hbr 20 mg, guaifenesin 400mg/ expectorant) right now?

A member asked:

Can i take pseudoephedrine hydrochloride 120 mg with expectorant tab dm? these are no name brands for mucinex (guaifenesin) dm and sudanese

A member asked:

I am type 2 dm on oral medication. now i am preganant. since i am on tablets instead of insulin can i continue my preganancy?

A member asked:

I am hypertensive, missing my medication, and have taken walgreens cough dm....should i have concerns?

A member asked:

Can you take musinex dm while om bloid pressure medication?

A member asked:

I am 39 & with essential hypertension since 18yrs.also type 2 dm.i am not on regular medications. i am getting occasional left sided chest pain.why?

A member asked:

How can a nighttime cough medication be both a cough suppressant and an expectorant?

A member asked:

Am on flecainide and lisinopril i have a cold can i take tusinn dm or any other medication for a cold? that is not going to react with my medication

A member asked:

What is mono? they switched my medication to mucinex (guaifenesin) dm

A member asked:

I just have a medication question. i take wellbutrin and have a cold i decided to check before i took cold medicine and a lot of sites say some interaction exist. i wanted to know if i can take wellbutrin and mucinex sinus max or mucinex dm?

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