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.

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[eal.livejournal.com]

Sigh. Okay, I have a whole aresenal for this kind of thing:

Mucinex -- love, love this stuff. It will break up congestion and make a non-productive cough productive.

Kiss My Face Cold and Flu bath -- if you don't want to pay their prices Gerber makes a baby vapor bath that smells similar to me, anyway. I'm guilty of keeping one or the other right next to me.

One of those personal vaporizor things that Vicks came out with -- just pour hot water in there and the little pad sends out strong smells.

Throat Coat tea -- Traditional medicinals version -- wonderful stuff.

and if all else fails: I steep thyme leaves in water (like a quart or more) for a while (a few hours) add honey and lemon juice. Mix it all together and take it regularly.

See, I have asthma, so I also have advair, singulair, and two different types of rescue inhalers. Coughing is the bane of my existence.