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

[moony]

Sudafed makes these things called Shower Soothers. They're insanely powerful little doohickies you put in the bottom of the shower, then turn the water on. Instant, extremely powerful vapor sauna. Be sure to leave the bathroom door open, and don't touch the little wafer - it gets hot! It saves my butt when the allergies get too much for me.

Also, Robitussen makes these cough gels which are easier to take than the liquid and last unbelievably long. I had a bear of a cold last year and I couldn't talk for coughing, until I got these. They really, really helped.

Beyond that, peppermint tea with ample honey and something warm and ice cream help a tickly throat. I've also found that Claritin doesn't help as much as Allegra does. Allegra is what I take and it keeps me from oozing all over the place.

*pats Peg* Poor thing.