question: I got Bronchitis AND the flu on christmas day (THANKS SANTA) and was bedridden for about a week and a half. I did go to see a doctor the day after christmas, and I got antibiotics for the bronchitis and was instructed to use mucinex DM. I'm out of antibiotics, but I still take the mucinex DM twice a day. It helps to suppress the coughing, but it is reccommended to not take it for more than 7 days. I've been on this for over 4 weeks. Should I stop, or is it safe to keep taking mucinex?