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gman26
02-27-09, 08:24 PM
An inhaler, which contains albuterol, is a bronchodilator.
Mucinex, loosens phlegm, which will eventually reduce coughing spasms.
They are not the same.

Is this correct?

nekohime
02-27-09, 08:33 PM
I am not a doctor (I'm an asthmatic of many years :notamused:), but I can tell you that yes, they are not the same, and you've got it down.
CliftonGK1
02-27-09, 11:19 PM
Mucinex contains guaifenesin (an expectorant) and dextromethorphan (in the case of DM varieties) which is a cough supressant and antihistamine.

Different from a bronchodilator, which opens constricted airways.

Tom Stormcrowe
02-27-09, 11:20 PM
Albuterol can also jack up your blood pressure.
DrPete
02-28-09, 06:12 AM
An inhaler, which contains albuterol, is a bronchodilator.
Mucinex, loosens phlegm, which will eventually reduce coughing spasms.
They are not the same.

Is this correct?

That's correct. Both can help with coughing spasms, though-- it totally depends on why you're coughing. Both mucus/phlegm and bronchospasm can/will make you cough.

I have a sense that there's a bigger question behind this--one you should discuss with a doctor somewhere other than the interwebs. Go see a doctor.
DrPete
02-28-09, 06:14 AM
Albuterol can also jack up your blood pressure.

More heart rate than BP...
Tom Stormcrowe
02-28-09, 08:28 AM
More heart rate than BP...

True enough!