I'm wondering how many people still use mucomyst. I am really thinking about asking my doctor to let me try it. I remember getting a lot better results with it than I do with pulmozyme now. In addition, mucomyst is a heck of a lot cheaper. I did have bronchospasm issues with mucomyst, though I still have some with pulmozyme, but it seems like the combo of intal and albuterol with the mucomyst help this. As I already take albuterol, it seems like it could just be combined. I'm relatively healthy so stopping pulmozyme would not be immediately detrimental (if at all) to my health. Thoughts? Ideas?
I do remember mucomyst being very slow to take. I can't seem to find out the best nebulizer/compressor combination to use with it, particularly one that will speed up delivery. Has anyone seen any information related to this?
Unrelated but I don't want to make too many posts and clutter the board. I am having atypical sinus issues. I typically have some pretty funky sinus drainage but it occurs over the course to the day. Lately I have had horrible congestion all day, much worse than I am used to. However, I am doing the equivalent of sinus cpt at three points during the day as a result of the drainage because it is clogging my nose and causing postnasal drainage. I am talking major nose blowing for 10-15 minutes to clear everything at each time. I get the normal gross/funky stuff out in the early am when I wake up, at night, and then in the middle of the night. I would guess that I am producing 1/4 cup of the gross stuff compared to 1/8 a cup normal. The consistency is thicker but no change in color. In fact, the rest of the day I still have drainage but it's clear (it's usually not). I am slightly concerned because I am also coughing this up (it is definitely not sputum) which means it's either getting close to my lungs or it is already there. It's also impacting my sleep. Also I am usually able to tell when I am sick but I can't tell with this. It's been going on for about 20 days now. I thought it was allergies at first, then I thought I had just a cold, then I thought it was menstrual-related, and now I am not sure. I have had no change in sputum, breathing, not even asthma issues which I always have with a sinus infection. I am on allergy medicine and inhaled nasal steroids. I also do a sinus rinse twice a day with hypertonic saline. If it's allergies, there's nothing the doctor can do. It can't be a cold because it's lasted too long, right?
I do remember mucomyst being very slow to take. I can't seem to find out the best nebulizer/compressor combination to use with it, particularly one that will speed up delivery. Has anyone seen any information related to this?
Unrelated but I don't want to make too many posts and clutter the board. I am having atypical sinus issues. I typically have some pretty funky sinus drainage but it occurs over the course to the day. Lately I have had horrible congestion all day, much worse than I am used to. However, I am doing the equivalent of sinus cpt at three points during the day as a result of the drainage because it is clogging my nose and causing postnasal drainage. I am talking major nose blowing for 10-15 minutes to clear everything at each time. I get the normal gross/funky stuff out in the early am when I wake up, at night, and then in the middle of the night. I would guess that I am producing 1/4 cup of the gross stuff compared to 1/8 a cup normal. The consistency is thicker but no change in color. In fact, the rest of the day I still have drainage but it's clear (it's usually not). I am slightly concerned because I am also coughing this up (it is definitely not sputum) which means it's either getting close to my lungs or it is already there. It's also impacting my sleep. Also I am usually able to tell when I am sick but I can't tell with this. It's been going on for about 20 days now. I thought it was allergies at first, then I thought I had just a cold, then I thought it was menstrual-related, and now I am not sure. I have had no change in sputum, breathing, not even asthma issues which I always have with a sinus infection. I am on allergy medicine and inhaled nasal steroids. I also do a sinus rinse twice a day with hypertonic saline. If it's allergies, there's nothing the doctor can do. It can't be a cold because it's lasted too long, right?