Vicks Casero Chest Congestion Relief -Tastes Awful But It Did Help
Written: May 02 '07 (Updated Oct 12 '08)
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Pros: helped get rid of my chest congestion
Cons: taste, lots of waste, no relief for other symptoms
The Bottom Line: If I had to use this just for chest congestion, I could probably do it. But if there are other options available, the taste makes me steer clear of this.
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| AliventiAsylum's Full Review: Vicks Casero Chest Congestion Relief |
Lately, the biggest problem I seem to have when I get a cold is that it is settling in my chest. I end up coughing for weeks after the cold starts. This last one even knocked me out of work one evening and I did actually contemplate going to a doctor – something I loathe unless I am pretty much on death’s doorstep.
The chest congestion does worry me, especially when I feel I can’t breathe after taking my dog for a walk. If it hadn’t been Sunday, I would have been at the doctor’s office. It being near the end of the cold & flu season, the supplies in my medicine cabinet were dwindling. Earlier in the year I’d purchased Vicks Casero Chest Congestion Relief and I decided this was as good a time as any to try it out.
Flavored with honey and menthol, Vicks Casero Chest Congestion Relief is designed to loosen the phlegm, or mucus, and thin out the bronchial secretions to help rid the bronchial passageways of the mucus which makes you cough as well as giving you the feeling of congestion in your chest. It contains the active ingredient guaifenesin, which is present in many cough medicines. This will not work as a decongestant for any nasal congestion you might have.
The question I had before I took it was why the honey and menthol? When I thought about it, I know that many cough drops contain menthol for those coughs that irritate. I keep cough drops with menthol in my box at work and often suck on it to keep me from coughing when guests are around or when I have to do a walk-through in the middle of the night so I don’t disturb anyone. Although Vicks Casero Chest Congestion Relief doesn’t claim to quiet or calm coughs, the menthol could be helpful in that regard.
So the question I was left with then was why the honey? Is it supposed to be sweet and provide a nice flavor? I would soon find out.
Vicks Casero Chest Congestion Relief comes with a dosing cup. Adults and children over 12 years are supposed to take 2 ½ teaspoons (12.5 mL on the cup) every 4 hours. It poured out of the bottle very thick and light brown. The medicine didn’t seem to have any odor to it.
I went to drink it, and the thickness stayed with it, perhaps from the honey. I didn’t like the taste at all! I couldn’t taste the honey or any sweetness. Mostly it reminded me of the few times I had tried a menthol cigarette when I used to smoke and found them to be quite nasty. The only thing the honey seemed to give it was the thick texture which made it difficult to get out of the dosing cup. I really wanted to swallow it as fast as I could, and that made it pretty impossible. There was quite a bit of the medicine left behind in the cup even after I waited to try and get as much into me as I could. Cleaning it also proved to be somewhat frustrating as it was difficult to get the dosing cup clean even with warm water.
How did it work? It worked pretty good. It helped me breathe better the same way the Robitussin brand I usually count on for coughs and chest congestion usually does. It was slow going, but I did notice improvement after just a day of using it and by the time Monday morning rolled around and the doctor was in, I didn’t feel the need to go see him.
I couldn’t stand the taste of Vicks Casero Chest Congestion Relief, and I thought there was a lot of waste with it. I can’t say that I would look for it again to use, but it’s nice to know that if that were the only thing I could find, it would help with my cough and chest congestion.
This medicine is approved for purchase with a FSA (flexible spending account).
Active Ingredient (in each 6.25 ml dose): Guaifenesin 100 mg (Expectorant)
Inactive Ingredients: Aspartame, carboxymethylcellulose sodium, citric acid, flavor, high fructose corn syrup, honey flavor, menthol flavor, polyethylene oxide, polysorbate 60, potassium acesulfame, propylene glycol, purified water, sodium benzoate, sodium citrate
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© 2007 Patti Aliventi
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Amount Paid (US$): $5.99
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