Help..this coughing is wearing me out!

karmalady

I did onion in honey and strained it after a few days. It is in my fridge and is a good linctus for coughs

I’ve used that for years. And I like the taste 😊

I’m a great fan of bronco stop too, I think they’re herbal, both liquid and pastille are effective. Always cheaper in home bargains if they have them in stock.

Sambucol Natural Black Elderberry Extra Defence, Vitamin C, B6 & D, Zinc, Folic Acid & Minerals, Immune Support Supplement, Multicoloured, 120 ml

48 hours so two doses your cold will be on its way out. It's wonderful, tastes great too.

The problem with over the counter cough remedies is that they may contraindicate with prescribed medication, so it's best to seel advice from a pharmacist.

I had had a hacking cough for over a year and am thinking of wearing a badge say, I DO NOT HAVE COVID, because people keep giving me dirty looks. It drives DH mad.
Mine is caused by congestive heart failure, not much to be done.

I had a persistent cough for 8 years. I tried every medicine available, saw 2 specialists, had camera up the nose and down the throat and frequent doese of steroids, but still no cause found. It was very wearing, then when I broke my hip last year I was given co-codamol and lo and behold my cough disappeared, I am now on a maintenance dose of 2 tablets per day and my cough has never returned,

Jeevee

Thanks for the advice.A friend just texted to say take big doses of vitamin c tablets.. anyone else tried this?

be careful with big doses of vit c....guaranteed to give many people the runs

I was already taking vitamins D and C when I was smitten by my husband just days after Covid and flu boosters. Like others, the fatigue and sore throat were followed by runny nose and cough. Nothing relieved the cough and breathlessness except an inhaler, but I don’t have asthma. Paracetamol helped a bit too. Now I appear to have a mild chest infection and am still extremely tired. My husband’s symptoms are slightly different

Ive had a cough for 4 years now🤣🥵

I had similar 2 weeks ago and was told it was a new variant of Covid. I'd only been to Sainsburys. Sore throat like sipping acid and chewing razorblades, sneezing, coughing, painful chest, aches and lethargy...Slowly coming back to normal, but still so tired. I found cough medicine did nothing sadly.

I hope you feel better in a few days, but may be worth a call to the GP if not...

Bought a diffuser last year and found it helpful when I had hideous cough which was awful when trying to sleep. Few drops of essential oil (rosemary was good) and guess it kept bedroom air from drying. Also propping up pillows to keep chest slightly prone. Vicks on feet and chest, olbas oil inhaler. Had the lot!

I had a cough for a few weeks earlier in the year, I didn’t feel too bad but got antibiotics after three weeks. They didn’t work so I assumed that was because it was a virus. Eventually forced to call the GP by my beloved sister I was whisked to hospital with pneumonia! I was not feeling terrific that day but it came as a terrible shock as numerous people told me they’d had the same cough for weeks too, hence not taking it seriously.

Tumeric, black pepper and honey on a teaspoon or in a drop of water. I had a cough for weeks and this was the only thing that soothed it. I also read that cough medicine is counter productive as it stops you coughing up mucus. Good luck!

Are you sure it's not the new strain of Covid? My daughter had a terrible ongoing cold and eventually tested. Yup. Covid....

Coughing put me in 2nd place in a spelling test when I was 7.

Think about it.

My cough has gone on 6 weeks …but as it’s precipitated by mild palpitations …doctor is ‘investigating’ …hadX-ray …CT scan …ECG….and blood tests….so far all negative , although still waiting on results of scan !
Doc did prescribed folic acid as apparently my body is a ‘bit short on it’….the palpitations seem to be subsiding, finially🤷🏻‍♀️

I have had a tickly cough for months, tried various remedies and the only one I have found to stop the cough in its tracks are Broncho Stop pastilles. What a relief no longer having to explain to others, not to panic, I have a tickly cough, not COVID.

Back again for the wisdom of gransnet about my very bad cough. A GP prescribed me five days of amoxicillin over the phone and I have just finished the course but, probably because it is probably a viral infection, I am no better. The coughing is constant and sometimes will last for a long very debilitating spasm. Looking at NHS online it says over 65 speak to your doctor. On another NHS site ( Wales I think ) it doesn't say that. I suspect I have viral bronchitis. I remember works Ng with a lady a long time ago who said her elderly mother coughed herself blind! I am not a drama queen or hypochondriac but am not sure whether to wait another week. I don't think there is any treatment for bronchitis. I had it every winter as a child in smoky London.

Jeevee, that’s what happened to me, same scenario and I had pneumonia. Back to the GP for you please for a check on your chest. Look after yourself, had I not listened to this advice I might not be here now.

Thanks nanatoone. Do they give treatment for pneumonia??

I will try and speak to GP practice tomorrow..are there any other symptoms

Yes, Jeevee you have to see your Dr face to face so that he/she can listen to your chest and maybe send you for an x-ray.

In 2019 I had a terrible cough and tried everything to get rid of it. Eventually I went to the Dr and was sent for a chest x-ray because he thought I had what he called "walking pneumonia". Thankfully I didn't, but I had to have antibiotics and also steroids (I have asthma).

This was before we had ever heard of Covid but if someone told me now that Covid was in England in the late summer of 2019, I would say that my cough was that.

Please see your Dr. You've suffered long enough.

Yes Jeevee
I was in hospital right away and had a nebuliser and antibiotics. They have me steroids too and now I have a steroid inhaler as my lungs have been damaged. Please don’t leave it, if it is something else then no harm done but if pneumonia or a chest infection you can damage your lungs. Just ring and I'm sure they will see you, I got an appointment the same afternoon!

Thanks we have a weekend clinic so I will call them..if not I will try to see how tomorrow

My friend hung on for weeks but eventually had to go to the GP, ended up with chest and other infections. I would definitely get face to face advice. There does seem to be a lot of these coughs hanging around for weeks. Hope you get better soon. In

I saw a very disinterested man at our weekend cover clinic yesterday. He said i wasn't worried about me but prescribed Doxycycline antibiotic and codeine cough medicine. The chemist didn't have the items in stock so I think I will wait a couple of days to see how I go. I googled Doxycycline and they recommend you stand up to take it..sounds off putting to me. Anyone else had Doxycycline??