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> I'm trying to clear the junk in my lungs with an expectorant, why am I supressing the coughs that are needed?

Because you need sleep too. And if a cough isn’t productive, having more of them doesn’t help, it only hurts.

The ideal case is to have a minimal number of coughs that are productive.



Well, expectorant in the morning, and suppressant before bed?


I usually just take a cough suppressant anytime it feels like I am coughing unnecessarily, and take an expectorant if I feel like I have phlegm stuck in me. No matter the time of day.


Point is, suppressants don't suppress. They don't do anything. Expectorants seem to do something but don't actually make coughs more productive.




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