I am really getting tired of coughing!!!!!

[Boots]

Don't have a cold. Don't have a fever. Don't really feel bad until I have a coughing attack. It starts with a tickle in my throat and I cough for a good thirty minutes or so. Then I settle back down and will be ok for a while and then it starts all over again. Nothing major but I got on up at four this morning to let DH sleep. By the time the cough was over I was awake and decided I might as well stay up. I just felt like whining! Thanks for listening.

 

[Kitty 34]

Ellen, I always get the bad cough when I get colds and it seems to go on for days even after all my other symptoms are gone. Besides the usual cough medicines I drink a ton of water at night. Also, try some cola.......it often times helps the "tickle".

Good luck, my friend!

 

[oldkicker]

I feel for you, Ellen.....I hope the cough subsides and you can catch up on your sleep!!!

 

[browneyes]

Hot tea and honey is supposed to be good for a "tickle" on your throat. I hope your cough stops soon, Ellen. {{hugs}}

 

[faith]

Boots, sometimes my Mom gets those type of coughs. The only thing that works for her is a cough medicine with codeine in it from the doctor. Then she can finally rest at night. Remember coughing that long isn't good for your heart either.

 

[dizneenut]

Hope your cough goes away soon.

 

[BibbidiBobbidiBOO]

Get checked out, it could be bronchitis. I have got this out of the blue, no cold beforehand or anything. The cough syrup with codeine IS the only thing to break the cough cycle for me.

 

[MerryPoppins]

I just heard that there are lots of cases of whooping cough in Oklahoma this winter. I don't think I've ever known anyone who had that.

Hope you are feeling better really soon. I always hurt for a couple of days after coughing a lot. No fun.

 

[jipsy]

Go to the grocery store and buy a fresh ginger root. Shave off the outer "skin" and, using the fine side of your grater, grate it into a pot of water. Use a good amount. Boil for a few minutes and let steep. Strain it into a cup with a good amount of honey (about two tablespoons) and stir well. Drink as much as you can and repeat this several times a day. Your cough will go away in a few days. If you don't particularly like the ginger taste by itself, add a echinacea tea bag to the water and let it steep with the ginger. Make sure you use a good amount of ginger and honey in each cup.

I just had a three week bout with bronchitis and a sinus infection. I was on an antibiotic for a week; then they tested me for strep (negative) and finally told me it was viral and antibiotics wouldn't help. I drank this tea 5-6 times a day for about 4 days and I improved greatly. No cough now.

 

[FINFAN]

I have to agree with the tea...we also use "delsym" over the counter cough med., lasts 12 hours. Beware tho...it's nasty stuff, but even my kids take it because it does suppress the cough. I would def. go to the M.D. tho...nothing to fool around with. Take care, and I hope your back and ribs don't get too sore from the coughing! **PD**

 

[helenabear]

Ellen, that sounds awful!!! I hope you are feeling much better soon!!!

 

[nativetxn]

Ellen, please see a doctor about your cough. Please? I hope the cough goes away soon. {{{HUGS}}} sweetie.

 

[olena]

I hope you see a doc. All that coughing puts such strain on the heart.

 

[Buckalew]

Boots, I hope your coughing spells end soon!
I agree with the 'delsym' cough medicine. They have it at Walmart at the best price around here. I just learned about it for Hunter (for adults and kids) and it works like nothing we have ever tried! (over the counter or script). Of course, like WillyJ, I'm a fan of Nyquil.

Sweet dreams!

 

[catsrule]

Hope you are feeling better soon, Ellen. Please take care.

 

[janette]

You really should see a Dr. The last couple of times I haven't been able to shake a cough it's because it was asthmatic bronchitis. After seeing the Dr and getting an inhaler it went away pretty quickly. It usually was much worse at night.