Cough Lozenge (Halls Cherry Sugar Free Mentho-lyptus)

Member Name: Autumnrose

Product:	Halls Cherry Sugar Free Mentho-lyptus
Date:	13/09/09 (73 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: supresses cough for the moment

Disadvantages: wears out fast.

So here I am all stuffy headed and coughing not able to do anything due to the cough. This illness has been harder on me than I thought it was. I quickly moved from tea's and toddy's to pills and lozenges. I bought these cough lozenges as I have had them before and they usually work for a little while. As I am trying to watch my sugar intake I got the sugar free version.

The flavor is as what I would expect. A menthol flavor with a hint of cherry to cover the bad taste that would other wise be left in your mouth. Each lozenge seems to last around 20 minutes or so as long as you dont chomp them. Chomping them seems to void the purpose of the drop entirely.

The package says they are ok to use for adults and children 5 and over. I have a problem with that. I dont let any of my kids have hard candy till they are at least 8. I am afraid they will choke on it. So as this is like hard candy I would not let them have it. The package says repeat ever 2 hours. I find my self needing to use a new lozenge ever 35 minutes or so.

There are several warnings telling you that if your cough is accompanied by a fever or if a rash should develope you should see a doctor. I am thankful that nothing like that has happened to me. They seem to work when you have them in your mouth but shortly after they are gone I found my self coughing and hacking again.

I would recommend these for a quick fix or a solution for the moment. They will not make you feel better nothing but rest and fluids will do that.

Summary: good product for a quick fix.