Nighttime Cough Syrup
Nighttime Cough Syrup
If you find yourself feeling under the weather just before bedtime, nighttime cough syrup can help alleviate your symptoms enough to allow for restful sleep. Nighttime cough syrup ingredients generally include a sedating element, such as an antihistamine or alcohol, that helps you doze off.
What Is the Best Nighttime Cough Syrup for Adults?
Products from CVS Health, Mucinex and Vicks are all great options for nighttime cough medicine for adults and are available at CVS.
CVS Health nighttime cough syrup provides relief for sneezing, coughing and runny noses and comes in a pleasant cherry flavor. Unlike many similar products, it contains no acetaminophen, making it ideal if you happen to have a related allergy. It also contains no alcohol or artificial sweeteners; its sedating ingredient is an antihistamine.
Vicks NyQuil Cough DM + Congestion is part of Vicks's line of over-the-counter medications. Like the other options, it works to reduce symptoms of the common cold and flu and uses an antihistamine to help you ease into sleep. It's available in a blueberry/strawberry flavor.
The Mucinex Fast-Max severe congestion & cough and Mucinex Nightshift cold & flu liquid double-pack can be a good choice as it covers your nighttime and daytime cough syrup needs. Both medicines work as cough suppressants and help reduce nasal congestion. However, the Nightshift medicine contains acetaminophen as a pain reliever and fever reducer, as well as an antihistamine to help promote sleep. El nondrowsy Fast-Max version, meant for daytime use, contains no sedating ingredients.
How Often Can You Take Nighttime Cough Syrup?
The recommended amount of time between doses varies by product. Most nighttime medicine instructions recommend waiting from 4 to 6 hours between doses, not taking more than six doses in any 24-hour period and consulting a physician if you've used the medicine for a full week without noticing any effect on your symptoms.
Always follow the directions on the packaging of your chosen medicine when determining how often to take it.
Where to Buy Nighttime Cough Syrup
CVS sells the aforementioned nighttime cough syrup brands, as well as plenty of other cold and flu remedies like alcohol free cough syrup, in its health and medicine section. You can also turn to CVS for neti pots, humidifiers, vaporizers and other products that can help alleviate cold, flu and allergy symptoms.