Deb, I'm pirating your quote from another thread because it was getting off topic. I bought some of this Chestal and have been using it for a couple of days... not every 2 hours like they say, but whenever I think of it. I hadn't been coughing all that much but just have had this thick mucus in my windpipe that makes it hard to breathe, and I have trouble coughing it up when I do try. The label on Chestal says it works to thin and loosen mucus, making coughs more productive, in addition to calming dry hacking coughs. It got lots of good reviews on Amazon.com. So, for what I am using it for, loosening the thick mucus, I will say it is taking a few days but it seems to be helping. My friend the homeopathy naysayer would say it's a placebo. But I'm not yet convinced either way. I'd been using liquid guaifenesin, like is in Robitussin, and it was sort of working, but why couldn't we then say that it was also a placebo? The Chestal tastes a lot better and still seems to loosen up the mucus, although I'm not sure it's been long enough to tell how well. I'll finish the whole bottle before I form a conclusion.
I might also point out to people a reminder that I always mention... when choosing cough medicines, I really avoid the ones with dextromethorpan in them, which is the main cough suppressant used. They are marked DM and it is hard to find one that doesn't have it. It may be useful to suppress a really nagging cough for a couple of days but after that it will have a rebound effect and start to make your cough worse. If I'm getting liquid guaifenesin, the ingredient in Mucinex which is in most cough syrups, I have to really read the label and get one that says Tussin or Expectorant, but not DM. The Chestal is all natural and one doesn't have to worry about that stuff being in it. Although the guaifenesin comes from a tree bark and thus is also "natural". I'll still probably use some of that nasty tasting stuff, but am giving the Chestal a good try, even though it is homeopathic and I haven't a clue how it works. So thanks for that, Deb. So far I'm liking it and have seen some improvement.
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