nacys,

[Treguth]

The doctor put me on nacys,to help thin mucusIt made me even more breathless than I was and after a few days I stopped taking it. Should I have struggled on .

[Patk1]

The important thing whn u take a mucolytic,is to do dedicated lung clearance sessions- look on aluk website at techniques

[Swizzy]

We all react differently to these drugs. The important thing to remember is that the drug thins the mucus and you must make sure that you expel it from your lungs. Otherwise it stays there and makes you breathless.

[Treguth in reply to Swizzy]

How do you expel it

[Swizzy in reply to Treguth]

You can find breathing tecniques and ways to get the mucus out on the ALUK website and also on you tube. A physiotherapist can show you howto do this. If you do not have a consultant ,who would have their own physio, many GP surgeries have visiting physiotherapists and you can request a session with them. You don’t say which lung condition you have. If you have bronchiectasis you really need to be under the care of a bronch specialist because GPs do not know enough about it. Find a specialist on the website of your nearest large teaching hospital and insist on a referral.

[Patk1 in reply to Treguth]

Once u get it up you will feel the benefit.its important to get it up,to reduce risk of it getting infected+ to improve breathing. Usually,unless yr ill and lungs are full, 15-20 mins ea time should should be enough.prob morning+ evening to start with.i do it upstairs and lie on bed for parts of it.let us know how u get on

[Olivia_ALUK Partner British Lung Foundation]

Hello Treguth,

Like the others have said earlier, there is a great amount of resources on our website to help you manage your mucus. If you are really concerned and you feel you'll like to speak to us about your medication or managing your mucus, please feel free to call us and speak to our Clinical Team who would be happy to discuss your concerns. They could also arrange for you to have a chat with our Physiotherapist.

We are open Monday-Friday 9am-5pm on 0300 222 5800 (Option 3), so if you are in UK please give us a call.

Take care,

Helpline Team

[Busybee57]

Hi my consultant put me on nacys but I couldn’t take them and went back to carbocistiene. Sometimes it’s trial and error. Good luck