Hycotuss Expectorant side effects

My doctor prescribed Hycotuss for a bad cough. He said it would for sure "knock me out" so that I could finally sleep. Instead, I am up all night with racing thoughts. Why would he not warned me of possible paradoxical effects? I need sleep badly because of coughing when I lay down.

i have been taking zoloft,and bontril for my diet.i have broncitus and my doctor is haveing me take hycotuss for my cough.i feel very hyper.not tired i feel like my heart is going to fast. why am i feeling this way? is it because of the other meds?

Hycotuss should be a relatively pleasant experience. It has hydrocodone, the same active ingredient that is in Vicodin, in it so the most you can expect is maybe an upset stomach and drowsiness. Those are really the only side effects I get from it besides a pleasant euphoria.

I hope it's not as addicting as Tussionex although I'm assuming it probably is..

As with others, I have experienced the more pleasurable side effects of Hycotuss. It maybe slightly less addicting than Tussionex because it is not a suspension, though it has hydrocodone in it, so of course it can be addictive. The strange thing with hydrocodone is that for some people it relaxes them, while in other people it aggravates them, or stimulates them. I have no explanantion for this, but have several friends that fit this description. It's kind of like how you aren't supposed to give Xanax to a psychotic patient, because it can trigger a paradoxical excictation in them. Chances are for you sleeping beauty, you should take the Hycotuss about 3 hours before you usually go to sleep and enjoy the ride and you should be tired and able to sleep without nightmares, if not, call your doctor. Personally, I noticed that it was neither stronger that Tussionex or Vicodin ES, but that's just me.
MrPharmaceuticals ;)

Hycotuss is not as addictive as Tussionex because it is not a suspension. It still has hydrocodone in it so it can have a seditave effect like Vicodin ES. Although for some people hydrocodone can have an adverse events such as racing thoughts and nervousness, which is contradicted in an opiod. This applies to Xanax, too, in that it should not be given to children or psychotic patients because it may stimulate unprovoked rage and activity from them. These are called paradoxial reactions and so far the ones in the benzos seem to apply to the opiod family too. Good Luck, Mr. Pharmaceutical