-- Posted by iconoclast at 9:51 pm on Nov. 24, 2008 okay i dont abuse this shit but i have some questions because i dont know jack shit about drugs in general i used to take tussionex for persistent coughs or a very small amount once in awhile when i needed to clunk out that stuff has hydrocodone and some other heavy cough suppressant thing, but boy when i took a full dose of that shit, i wouldnt have ANY urge to cough after coughing nonstop the whole fucking day, and would be out for 12 hours i got prescribed this new shit because they dropped the hydrocodone from the tussionex. it not only tastes like shit, but doesnt do too much at the instructed dose. it says every 4 hours instead of 8 too, im still having some trouble sleeping from cough but not as bad. it has codeine in it though, but im wondering why it isnt doing jack shit, isnt it supposed to be a narcotic in the mean time though im taking anti biotics because i have this weird nauseating feeling and urge to cough so its just a precaution -- Posted by greatescape at 10:01 pm on Nov. 24, 2008 A.  The antibiotics probably aren't doing anything unless you have some sort of infection. B.  How  much codeine is in the stuff you're taking? -- Posted by iconoclast at 10:05 pm on Nov. 24, 2008 Quote: from greatescape11 at 1:01 am on Nov. 25, 2008 A. The antibiotics probably aren't doing anything unless you have some sort of infection. B. How much codeine is in the stuff you're taking? well i know about antibiotics, i didnt ask about that just said that im just taking those in case i have some annoying infection concentration is 10 mg/5 ML, dont know what percentage that is exactly, probably low -- Posted by greatescape at 10:14 pm on Nov. 24, 2008 I just mentioned the antibiotics because you aren't really supposed to take them unless you really need them...it can cause drug resistent strains.  whatev though. It is a fairly low dose...but I would say the main reason behind it is that codeine is much less potent than hydrocodone.  Your liver has to convert codeine into morphine, to put it simply, before it can 'use' the drug.  Hydrocodone is a much more powerful sedative. That would my guess, anyways -- Posted by iconoclast at 10:19 pm on Nov. 24, 2008 yeah i know but ive had this for awhile so it makes me think it might be that but yeah i saw that i just wasnt sure, this stuff is fucking weak compared to that, ill probably have to up the dose when i seriously cant get sleep seriously that stuff before blew ambien out of the water, just knocked me out cold, it was the biggest lifesaver ever, except if i took a full dose i couldnt drive in the morning -- Posted by iconoclast at 12:27 am on Nov. 25, 2008 FUCK THIS STUPID SHIT, im awake in an hour and coughing my ass off, fucking lame ass crap -- Posted by MourningAir at 3:29 pm on Nov. 25, 2008 fuck it I say get some mucinex dm, that shit works really well for a cough and it clears your sinuses too.