acetylcysteine
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Neither works for me. Apparently NAC is used much in Europe for that purpose, in the US guaifenesin. I didn’t notice any mucus-thinning effect from either. "Steven Litvintchouk" <sdlit…@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:3D88EE7C.2FAEBF05@earthlink.net… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> A de Bode wrote: > > Hi, > > When in Switzerland the local farmacist gave me acetylcysteine, which is > > used for treatment of cough caused by thick slime in the airways. The > > acetylcysteine makes it all thinner, not only in the lungs but also in the > > head. And it helped. > > Anyone else been using this against sinusitis? > I tried it, and it didn’t work for me, on either my sinusitis or the > gunk in my airways. > Even at a high dose. > Humibid LA (prescription-strength guaifenisin) works much better for me. > — > Steven D. Litvintchouk > Email: sdlit…@earthlink.net
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MS wrote: > Neither works for me. > Apparently NAC is used much in Europe for that purpose, in the US > guaifenesin. I didn’t notice any mucus-thinning effect from either.
NAC is most effective in a nebulized form (trade name Mucomyst). That’s how people with chronic bronchitis inhale it to break up the congestion. — Steven D. Litvintchouk Email: sdlit…@earthlink.net
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"Steven Litvintchouk" <sdlit…@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:3D8DF429.6A19F885@earthlink.net… > NAC is most effective in a nebulized form (trade name Mucomyst). That’s > how people with chronic bronchitis inhale it to break up the congestion.
That’s the only way it is available in the US, and rarely prescribed, including for bronchitis. I once talked a doctor into prescribing it for me, and tried it (nebulized), didn’t notice any improvement from it. In Europe it’s sold over the counter in little packages that dissolve in water like alka-seltzer, and have a sweet orange taste and a fizz. Drinking that liquid is supposed to also thin mucus.
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Hi, When in Switzerland the local farmacist gave me acetylcysteine, which is used for treatment of cough caused by thick slime in the airways. The acetylcysteine makes it all thinner, not only in the lungs but also in the head. And it helped. Anyone else been using this against sinusitis? Cheers.
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A de Bode wrote: > Hi, > When in Switzerland the local farmacist gave me acetylcysteine, which is > used for treatment of cough caused by thick slime in the airways. The > acetylcysteine makes it all thinner, not only in the lungs but also in the > head. And it helped. > Anyone else been using this against sinusitis?
I tried it, and it didn’t work for me, on either my sinusitis or the gunk in my airways. Even at a high dose. Humibid LA (prescription-strength guaifenisin) works much better for me. — Steven D. Litvintchouk Email: sdlit…@earthlink.net
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