Does Robitussin actually work?

Question

I remember when I was a kid my parents would make me drink that everytime I got sick, but it never relieved any of my symptoms. I would still cough just as much and it never did anything for my stuffy noses either.

Answer 1

Robitussin contains a medicine called guafinassin(sp?). This medicine is meant to break up mucous in your lunges and relieve congestion...so yes it MADE you cough up more! You have to get that crud out or you'll get a respiratory infection that could lead to pneumonia!!! There are things in it that are supposed to help with a stuffy nose but thats not its main purpose...get nose drops to help with that

All that to say...It does its job!

Answer 2

Cough syrups in general do not work.

And some of them are so foul tasting that, even if they DID work (which they don't) I'd hesitate to take them.