Guaifenesin
Active Ingredients
- Guaifenesin
Manufacturers
- A P J Laboratories Limited
- Aaron Industries, Inc.
- Aidarex Pharmaceuticals Llc
- Alston Garrard & Co
- American Sales Company
This report is for all products sharing this active ingredient. For more details, please use our Workbench for research on individual brands like Mucinex.
Explanation
The quarterly trend chart illustrates changing levels of adverse events over time. Results from both the FDA Adverse Event Database (FAERS) and adverse events extracted from social media by Druginformer are plotted side-by-side for easy comparison.
The proportion of people completing user reviews who complained about a side effect.
The proportion of social media adverse event complaints for each adverse event type.
The proportion of FAERS (FDA) adverse event complaints for each adverse event type.
Guaifenesin Side Effects
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* DrugInformer calculates alarm using a proprietary algorithm. Alarm should not be taken as an ofiicial signal from the FDA or other regulatory entity.
Tell us about your Experience with Guaifenesin
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Abdominal pain upper
Effectiveness Rating: Overall Rating:
Posted By Sherri on December 8, 2017 @ 10:53 pm
“Pain was severe”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Nightmare
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Posted By bold on February 18, 2017 @ 9:13 am
“I have taken low-dose guaifenesin for years. Usually 100mg. Last night I took 200mg and had a nightmare waking up yelling HELP. I am NOT a nightmare person and this is a rare event. I will take it PRN because it helps with cough, drip, and keeps my vocal cords moist.”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: None
Posted By Wiser now in fdb.rxlist.com on October 5, 2015 @ 12:00 am
“Did not help my congestion at all. I have never felt as bad as I did after taking Mucinex for 2 days. I had dizziness and malaise with a loss of my sense of taste and smell for 5 days after I stoppe...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: None
Posted By Dove in fdb.rxlist.com on July 31, 2015 @ 12:00 am
“I had some really tough mucus building up in my lungs, stopping me from breathing, which in turn kept me coughing both to try and get the mucus out and bc I wanted to breathe better. I had a nightmar...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: None
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on May 28, 2015 @ 12:00 am
“Side Effects: None It's the only thing that keeps me from getting constant sinus infections”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: None
Posted By sheri in fdb.rxlist.com on May 19, 2015 @ 12:00 am
“has done all Doctor said it would...would use again without hesitatio”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Dizziness, Palpitations, Discomfort, Insomnia
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on May 12, 2015 @ 12:00 am
“Side Effects: Dizziness, palpitations, sleeplessness, high energy, less congestion, still sick. I have taken 2 doses of the Mucinex-D. 2 tablets every 12 hours. I may have a lower tolerance...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Dizziness, Feeling abnormal, Anxiety, Euphoric mood
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on April 24, 2015 @ 12:00 am
“Side Effects: Dizzy, spaced out, anxious Worked for congestion but had me feeling high as a kite”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Decreased appetite, Headache, Feeling cold, Fatigue, Influenza like illness, Pyrexia
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on April 15, 2015 @ 12:00 am
“Side Effects: Flu like symptoms cold fever ache tired headache no appitite dull taste Throw it away now not worth the pai”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Back pain
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on April 7, 2015 @ 12:00 am
“Side Effects: severe lower back pain.It's so bad that I can't stand up straight or walk and it happens after taking just two pills(one first time and second after twelve hours,as specified in directi...”
Additional Drug Information
* Warning: The facts and figures contained in these reports are accurate to the best of our capability; however, our metrics are only meant to augment your medical knowledge, and should never be used as the sole basis for selecting a new medication. As with any medical decision, be sure to work with your doctor to ensure the best choices are made for your condition.
* About FAERS: The FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) is used by FDA for activities such as looking for new safety concerns that might be related to a marketed product, evaluating a manufacturer's compliance to reporting regulations and responding to outside requests for information. Reporting of adverse events is a voluntary process, and not every report is sent to FDA and entered into FAERS. The FAERS database may contain duplicate reports, the report quality is variable, and many factors may influence reporting (e.g., media attention, length of time a drug is marketed, market share). For these reasons, FAERS case reports cannot be used to calculate incidence or estimates of risk for a particular product or compare risks between products.
User Voices
The following are comments from users that experienced side effects while taking Guaifenesin
Somnolence
“... for that effect, because it will do what it says, and get rid of all of that mucus. Now I no longer feel like I have pnemonia. I wasn't prepared for the side effect of drowsiness . There isn't a warnin...”
Source: Mucinex-DM-Exportant-amp-Cough-Suppres...
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Did the author experience somnolence while taking mucinex?
What is this?Restlessness
“... nasty alergies!" Yeah great advice. Kicked those alergies butt and mine! I recently visited out in the country to see my friend and her cats. So I knew the night was going to be restless at best. But ...”
Source: Mucinex-D-Expectorant-and-Nasal-Decong...
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Did the author experience restlessness while taking mucinex?
What is this?Dehydration
“... have been a quick and tempary repreive from my alergies. But no, this super duper mucus evictor isn't slowing down yet! Now 12 hours, two rolls of tolet paper later, and mild dehydration sitting in I ...”
Source: Mucinex-D-Expectorant-and-Nasal-Decong...
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Did the author experience dehydration while taking mucinex?
What is this?