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NervousNell
Just another chapter in life..
Member since 11/09 54921 total posts
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..being a mommy and being a wife!
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Post Nasal Drip/Cough?
OMG it's driving me nuts.
I was sick 2 weeks ago with a bad cold/upper respirtory infection but holy shit! This post nasal drip/dry cough will NOT go away now.
I am up dry hacking half the night.
I cough so hard I gag.
Then all day it's every 5 minutes of a quick dry hack.
Hack
Hack
Hack
It's killing me.
I took a Zyrtec today hoping it would dry up the drip. Nope.
My throat just feels so dry and irriated.
Any advice on how to get rid of it?
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Posted 6/7/12 3:42 PM  |
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alli3131
Peanut is here!!!!!!
Member since 5/09 18388 total posts
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Allison
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Re: Post Nasal Drip/Cough?
This happens to me each and every winter and many times I have it for months.
I did get a nasal spray from my Dr once that helped.
Sorry I don;t have more. Most of the times it just took time.
I had it so bad during my pregnancy my cough was causign me to pee
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| Posted 6/8/12 11:37 AM |
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PhyllisNJoe
My Box Is Broken
Member since 6/11 9145 total posts
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Phyllis
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Re: Post Nasal Drip/Cough?
Nose spray helps.
Not the over the counter tho, you need a prescription.
In the meantime, you can try the Neti-Pot. It def. helps
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| Posted 6/8/12 2:42 PM |
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Goobster
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Member since 5/07 27557 total posts
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Re: Post Nasal Drip/Cough?
Posted by alli3131
This happens to me each and every winter and many times I have it for months.
I had it so bad during my pregnancy my cough was causign me to pee
Same here!!!
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| Posted 6/8/12 6:05 PM |
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NewLeaf2012
LIF Adult
Member since 1/11 2741 total posts
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Re: Post Nasal Drip/Cough?
Try Mucinex!
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| Posted 6/10/12 11:45 PM |
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imyself
Member since 10/06 2938 total posts
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me
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Re: Post Nasal Drip/Cough?
I take musinex since I always seem to be pregnant or nursing. But my dh and ds both take Flonase. It helps both of them and I am so jealous I can't take it lol It helps ds with his post nasal drip and now I can't hear him breathing on the other side of the house since it keep the swelling down in his nasal passages.
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| Posted 6/11/12 1:05 AM |
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SusiBee
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Member since 3/09 8268 total posts
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Re: Post Nasal Drip/Cough?
For the dry cought I swear by Delsym.
It's a cough suppressant, not a decongestant or expectorant.
It is thick, but that's what you want to coat your throat and keep the irritation away. Works for 12 hours.
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| Posted 6/11/12 8:44 AM |
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Blu-ize
Plan B is Now Plan A
Member since 7/05 32475 total posts
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Susan
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Re: Post Nasal Drip/Cough?
The tesselon pearls work great. get a script.
Also if you are not allergic to codeine there are so good prescrption liquids.
Finally the flonase should help but you need to be regular with it and keep using it past a week. Some docs actually say to stay on a month.
I have it now too but mine is pharyngitis.
So freakin annoying.
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| Posted 6/11/12 4:46 PM |
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evnme
My little lamb
Member since 8/05 12633 total posts
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aka momma2b
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Re: Post Nasal Drip/Cough?
Neti pot and breathe in steam w 2 drops of eucalyptus oil.
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| Posted 6/12/12 9:50 PM |
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