Lung Cancer. Other Alternatives for getting rid of phlegm ? Posted: 09-06-07 03:31am
My mom has lung cancer was diagnosed 4 yrs
ago,has not gotten really bad until the
last couple of months and i have looked
everywhere else for ideas and
suggestions.she is currently takeing
ativan for her panic episodes she has due
to how bad her breathing gets and
shortness of breath,she has a albutrial
inhaler,oxygen that she has to have on
almost constantly,she takes musinex for
her phlem problems she has and a
nebulizer..my question is are there any
other medications or treatment out there
that might help her with her phlem it
literally takes all her energy and breath
away from her when she does start to cough
and along with trying to get the stuff out
it makes it worse for her to breath.
Now her nurse says she could try this
patch out that is suppose to help with the
problem she has with all this phlem the
name is "Transderm Scop" now she has tried
this and it really don't seem to help her
in my opinion it got a bit worse so she
stopped and told the nurse about it,so now
they got her a new inhaler and that does
not seem to be working either..so i am
just wondering if anyone has an idea or
suggestion of something they have tried or
even been told about that works for
treating these sorta of problems..any
ideas or opinions would be great.
Thank You
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MandMs
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Posted: 09-06-07 04:42am
Hi!
You can ask her doctors about mixture that
contains Dextromethorphan Hydrobromide +
Guaifenesin. I can also give you a list of
a few expectorans Ammonium chloride,
Benzoin compounds, Guiphenesin,
Ipecacuanha, Menthol, Sodium benzoate.
Before you decide to give your mum any
medicine don't forget to consult her
doctors.
Hope I helped you a little!
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Sethius
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Joined: 06 Sep 2007 Posts: 3
Posted: 09-07-07 04:52am
MandMs
wrote:
Hi!
You can ask her doctors about mixture that
contains Dextromethorphan Hydrobromide +
Guaifenesin. I can also give you a list of
a few expectorans Ammonium chloride,
Benzoin compounds, Guiphenesin,
Ipecacuanha, Menthol, Sodium benzoate.
Before you decide to give your mum any
medicine don't forget to consult her
doctors.
Hope I helped you a
little!
Thank you for posting a
reply with some ideas, and i do have a
couple more questions that maybe you or
someone can touch a little on it.
Now as for expectrans is there anything
that is really good that might compare to
how the mucinex? as of right now that
seems to help her a little bit and i am
wondering if theres something else out
there that might work along with the
mucinex that can be taken either togather
or a certain period of time after takeing
the mucinex?
I was just curious if you might have some
ideas that would go well with what she is
takeing at the moment meaning the
mucinex...and you said you could list some
things for me i would be greatful if you
would do so.
However since i am not a medical person
the terms you use really confuse me so i
have to google them to see what they are.
But if you can give me some more ideas and
list some things that you think may help i
will pass that info along to her
Doctor/Nurse.
Thank You Very Much.
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MandMs
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Joined: 26 Jan 2007 Posts: 2300 Location: Strumica, Macedonia
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Posted: 09-10-07 04:31am
Hi!
I can suggest you to ask about
mucolytics(carbocystein, tyloxapol),
medicines that break down or dissolve
mucus. They can be used to treat chest
condition with excessive and thickened
mucus secretion together with
expectorants.
There are some other things that can make
elimination of mucus easier: increased
intake of liquids, vitamins, physical
therapy(vibrations, percussion and
postural drainage).
Mucinex contains guaifenesin, one of the
substances i mentioned in the previous
post.
Waiting for your post!
