Help!

[pegkerr]

Your remedies, please, for a persistent, non-productive, agonizing, hacking cough, caused by spring pollen allergies. I have taken Claritin, and Ibuprofin for the fever, and I'm eating cough drops and sucking down tea, but this cough is killing me, and it's tearing me apart. Suggestions?

I'm desperate here.

Comments

[heavenscalyx.livejournal.com]

I find that Sudafed cuts down on my coughing, which is usually set off by drainage. Of course, you'll have to show your ID and have your name and address recorded and sign to get it (I'm storing up a rant about this). It also makes some people jittery, which may not make you happy if you're also using albuterol.

Also, hot shower or steam vaporizer to loosen things up.

My last ditch is usually something containing dextromethorphan -- one of the zillion cough suppressants out there. I understand that some people can convince their doc to prescribe codeine for cough as well.