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Replies to "Hi. Do you know why your doctor is against 7%? I am starting to introduce 7%..."
Hi wsbme74. My pulmolnary doc would not prescribe me 7% rather than 3% even with me asking on 2-3 separate visits. His comment is, "The studies does not support that it works better." Because of the amount of feedback from all the folks on this forum I purchased 7% from Amazon. I have been using half 3% and half 7% with AM nebbing and full 7% in the evening. Prior to getting the 7% I was not coughing up anything but feeling OK. When I began using 7% I occasionally (about once a week) cough up dark brown sticky stuff. That tells me that I've still got the Pseudomonas in there and the 7% is helping bring it out. I've only used Mucinex off and on but I think now I need to use it more regularly. I'm convinced it helps.
Hi my pulmonary function test showed I might have asthma so she said that 7% could cause a bronchospasm. But I have never produced any sputum even when they tried to induce it. And I worry because I cannot provide a sputum sample after five months of taking meds.