why are most cough medicines cherry flavored?
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It's probably because that's the easiest to duplicate and make it taste 'close' to the real thing? I dunno just a guess. I personally would rather taste the medicine than some ranky cherry. ICK
835204
Use black cherry juice instead !!!
682977
It is the topamax that you take it is the carbonation in the pops that make it taste that way.  When I started taking topamax I had to stop drinking all carbonation drinks because of that.  You should look up Topamax side effects sometime good stuff there.  : )
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JP is right.  Without knowing what is making you cough, it is difficult to prescribe something. Best to go to the doctor. \n\nHaving said that, the most common form of persistent cough is caused by post-nasal drip. Post-nasal drip is mucous that drips onto the back of the tongue, causing the throat tickling and sympathetic coughing.  Less common types of coughing come are bronchial, based on inflammation of the lungs. \n\nTo combat post-nasal drip, it is easiest to just take a ephedra-based antihistimine pill like pseudoephedrine.  If you insist on drinking something, then you can take ma-huang.  However, only take it in the morning because ma-huang contains ephedrine - which will juice you up like a caffeine. \n\nIMHO, best to just pop the pseudofed.  Harmless if it doesn't work. Cheap. Works quickly.
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No, I don't use it in that manner. It's a great cough suppressant, though. You can actually kill yourself "Robotripping". I know of several deaths caused by it. You might want to rething that.
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Chocolate....I am addicted to chocolate....I just can't get enough of it!\n\nBut on the serious side......\n\nSyrup of ipecac and activated charcoal are no longer recommended for poisoning. Ipecac can cause too much vomiting. And it has the potential for abuse among people with eating disorders. Chronic use can cause heart damage.\n\nAnd don't keep products past their expiration dates. They don't get better with age. Some lose their potency. Others have chemical changes that would give them effects other than their desired ones.\n\nWhy are you wanting to locate some?\n\nYou can find them in pills if you are wanting flavored due to the taste.\n\nTry a search for Activated Charcoal on the net or they can go by these names.\n\nActidose-Aqua \nActidose with Sorbitol \nCharcoAid \nCharcoAid G \nCharcoAid 2000 \nInsta-Char in an Aqueous Base \nInsta-Char in an Aqueous Base with Cherry Flavor \nInsta-Char Pediatric in an Aqueous Base with Cherry Flavor \nInsta-Char Pediatric with Cherry Flavor in a Sorbitol Base \nInsta-Char with Cherry Flavor in a Sorbitol Base \nLiqui-Char \nLiqui-Char with Sorbitol
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Maybe it is because a smoker collects all of the toxins/smoke/etc. in their lungs and the cough is the body's reaction to expel everything via phlegm.  If you give the heavy smoker the cough suppressant, it may depress the cough reflex, they could build up phlegm, and maybe be prone to an infection?  Just a guess, not medical knowledge!
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GHB is colorless. It has a slightly bitter taste. The person that is doing the drugging usually puts it into something sweet (like gold schlager). Ketamine is sour. Hydrocodone tastes a lot like tylenol or aspirin. Rhophypnol is virtually tasteless. I believe that all of them can be detected in hair. You'd be surprised what they can tell from a hair sample
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No, but it wouldn't surprise me too much.  After using the stuff for about 10 days straight (not abusing it, I had a god-awful cold) I know I experienced some pretty nasty effects when I stopped.\n\nI do know that the manufacturer of Robitussin (Whitehall-Robbins) makes it taste unpleasant because they want to discourage abuse.
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nasty cough , try some ny-quill, or stop smokin
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Maybe its because the cough suppressants stop them from coughing up all of the nasty brown pollution in their lungs that came from the smoking.
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Since different factors contribute to this symptom, the cause for coughing should be diagnosed. If it is a productive infectious one, treatment is totally different from a plain cough caused by common cold.
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Yellow phlegm is normally a sign of an infection, or a case of the common cold. The initial state of the common flu when the phlegm is yet clear, is the most infectious period. When the phlegm turns into yellow, the body is already taking care of the infection\n\nOver-the-counter (OTC) drugs are medicines you can buy without a doctor’s prescription. OTC cough medicines are grouped into two types: antitussives and expectorants.\n\nAntitussives are cough suppressants. They relieve your cough by blocking the cough reflex. Dextromethorphan (some brand names: Triaminic Cold & Cough, Robitussin Maximum Strength, Vicks 44 Cough Relief) is a commonly used antitussive.\n\nExpectorants thin mucus. This may make coughing work better to clear the mucus from the airway. The only expectorant available in OTC products is guaifenesin (two brand names: Mucinex, Robitussin Expectorant).\n\nDextromethorphan and guaifenesin are sometimes combined with each other (one brand name: Robitussin DM). They are also available in combination with other drugs, such as pain relievers, decongestants or antihistamines. These combination products, such as multisymptom cold medicines, are meant to treat many symptoms at once. However, if your main symptom is cough, be careful of the drying effect of antihistamines and decongestants in combination medicines. This effect can make mucus thicker and harder to clear from the airways, which can make a cough worse.
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Answering this question my first response would have been yes. But, I pause and think, right now I have taken a large quantity of cough medicine and still I am coughing like crazy from the lovely cold my 3 year old daughter was so kind to pass along. I have tried 4 cough medicines since yesterday, my throat is killing me from coughing, none have them have oviously worked, yet still I take them. Why? \n\nI am yet to find one that actually stops a cough. Maybe they  make the coughing less but I think its more mind power believing that it will work. Cough. Cough.
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very little I'm afraid - most cough medicines are expensive and none of them work that well at all..... stick with the honey and lemon or sipping hot water.\n\n\nIf it has been going on longer than a few weeks speak to your doctor.
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HI BARB\n\nHere is the cause and a remedy for you.\n\nCause \nThis is often caused by a stomach disorder that comes from overloading the system with food, wherein fermentation in the stomach causes phlegm. It may also be induced by inflammation in the bronchial tubes due to a neglected cold. Worms may be the cause. Many coughs are from a nervous condition, where coughing may eventually become habitual. Coughs are highly misunderstood. Usually a sore throat and coughing are caused by the sinuses draining the eustachian tubes, which is like pouring acid down the throat. A cough usually comes from a lowered vitality in the system from improper diet, loss of sleep, lack of exercise, and fresh air, improper breathing, poor elimination, or improper night clothing and bedding. \n\nHerbal Aids \n1. Acute coughs can often be relieved with a little honey and onion syrup. When it is the result of an old acute condition, clear out the morbid condition as rapidly as possible without causing irritation. In old cough conditions, comfrey with vervain or mullein are very good. The antispasmodic tincture is also excellent, and it is good to massage the chest area across the back with an antispasmodic tincture during attacks of spasms. Antispasmodic tincture may be used both internally and externally as a liniment on the throat. If this is due to a neglected cold, any of the diaphoretic herbs are excellent. To relieve the coughing spasms, use horehounds, comfrey, or a small amount of lobelia. High enemas of herbal laxatives will relieve congestion of the bowels, and if the cough is severe (asthma, whooping cough) load the stomach with liquids and induce vomiting. \n\nBest of health to you\n\nCheers
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Bases have a bitter taste. Such medicines are often used as anti-acids, to combat heartburn and stuff like that.