“One is guaifenesin (Brand name of Mucinex). My allergist prescribes it for his patients with serious sinus issues at 1200 mg twice a day. Both he and a couple pharmacists have told me that it’s a very old and very safe medicine with very few to no side effects.
We’ve found it to not leave you as spacey as pseudoephedrine. The generic is MUCH cheaper than the brand name, FWIW.”
Most of the the drug stores have a house brand of Guifen cough syrup, relatively cheaply. I use it myself. Works well. Tussin is one of them, that being what’s sitting by my bed right now.
I’m going to have to find some fenugreek and try it.
You can get it in pill form now. It's generally marketed as mucous relief for the generics, but it's Mucinex for the brand name.
Outrageously expensive considering it's so old and doesn't have the R&D to pay for. That's why we go with the generics.
FWIW, the Mucinex is 600 mg tablets and the generics are 400 mg. You have to take that into account when looking at the cost effectiveness, but I've found the generics to be cheaper even with having to buy more.
And you don't have to taste them as you swallow them. The syrups are NASTY.