Customer Reviews

Delsym Cough Suppressant - 2 Pack, 5 ounces Boxes

5 star:		(3)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

Every time I buy a DM cough suppressant, the taste is so awful that it almost always makes the medicine to spew out back - yuck! This cough medicine differs that it does not taste bad at all. It has a subtle orange flavor, slight sweetness, that I think even my kids will not mind. I say that because my little girl, always throws up every time she tries to get it down. We always have a bowl of ice whenever she takes it. By the way, it is also available for kids.

I was introduced to this brand just recently when I asked the pharmacist what he can recommend for my dry cough. It turned out to be quite effective. Effective enough to relieve the itching on my throat for many hours compared to the other over-the-counter medicine I have tried before.

2010 the Year of the Lung...maybe not in the Chinese calendar but my own personal one. I have hacked my way to and from pulmonologist appointments, hospitalization, and work leaves this year thanks to asthma/pneumonia/bronchitis. The prescription cough suppressant left me nauseated. I was introduced to Delsym during my hospitalization (when a 700+bed hospital uses it, that is an endorsement) and have been a cheerleader ever since. As previously noted, it acts quickly and efficiently. Without the nasty nausea. After a non-scientific taste test, I definitely prefer the orange flavor. Not because it tastes great (I actually didn't recognize it was orange) but because it was the LEAST offensive. Go Orange Go!!!

I swear by this cough medicine. When I am hacking away, this one will stop it almost immediately. The syrup is nice and thick and soothes my throat going down. It doesn't taste bad, either; and it lasts 12 full hours, longer than any other over-the-counter cough medicine. I recommend it to friends and family. We always keep a supply handy at home.

Now, just to start, I only gave this product 4 stars because of taste, thickness, and slightly(by a buck or two) higher price then another whole-saler place(C.C.)
Now, the GRAPE flavored version 2-PACK got an easy 5-Star rating from me, only because it tastes just a few notches better then this here orange flavored syrup. The thick consistency also tends to make the orange flavor more disgusting, but not disgusting in a Robitussin brand name syrup way. Those are indescribable disgust(menthol, thickening agents, glucose & HORRIBLE "Cherry-from-Hell" Flavored Syrup). While Delsym does contain the thickening stuff, its not so bad once all is said and done. It's long-acting effects are desirable to those in need of frequent cough or those who cannot get a pharmacist to sell them a Codeine cough syrup(Legally, in the U.S.(WA State @ least), you can buy Codeine/Guaifenesin syrup at 10MG-100/5ML or prescribed with another agent(replacing the 100MG of Guaifenesin with 6.25MG of the anti-histamine/emetic Promethazine HCI(the 'Purple Syzzurup' version for the young'ns.)
Packs of two can save you a couple of dollars, but online with shipping it doesn't matter so much. I'm just recommending those who have a lil' more money then folks like me to try this out for coughs. It tastes 1000x better then ANY other DXM syrup out there(EXCEPT GRAPE DELSYM).