So, I am once again sick and this would be the 6th time this year. This time I’m thinking I might have strep throat so I’ll be going to the hospital later today. My only issue is I’ve asked for medicine to suppress cough and help me sleep through the night, but the stuff the doctors prescribe don’t work. Last time the doctor gave me some type of dark brown syrup in a tiny bottle. I took that the first night and it worked maybe an hour before I woke up in a coughing fit again. So I went back the next day and told him that the medicine didn’t work. He gave me codeine phosphate powder and that worked for maybe two hours before I woke up coughing again. I’m wondering if there’s anything I could ask for or say to the doctors to get some better medicine this time around. If anyone has had the same issues and knows of some medicine to help I’d be really thankful!
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Well if it’s strep, you’re going to need an antibiotic. Otherwise, you’re just controlling your symptoms.
Might need to combine with a humidifier and something like Vicks… some honey lemon tea, ect.
Whatever they give you will help, but doing other things may too…
If it’s itchy, take antihistamine before bed.
Bron obviously. Your local pharmacy will have it. You’ll have to ask though because they don’t leave it out because homeless folks will steal it. But given your symptoms you need antibiotics.
Seems to be a strep infection going around…
Is the cough affecting your sleep?
Or do you have sleeping problems anyway?
What type of cough? Productive/ non productive?
Maybe ask about an inhaler for the cough.
They are often prescribed in the UK for cough.
Would all depend on any other heath issues tbh.
Check for bronchitis too. Earlier this year I was sick and coughing nonstop. I literally couldn’t stop and bruised a rib from the inside from my coughs. I had bronchitis mixed with my asthma. What actually stopped my coughing wasn’t any cough medicine but steroids… oh and icecream.
All the cough medicine I had, both prescription and over the counter didn’t work. Icecream soothed the back of my throat and the steroids calmed my muscles in my chest. And definitely advocate for yourself for some antibiotics if it’s strep or bronchitis. If they don’t listen then go somewhere else.
But yeah if the coughing medicine and antibiotics don’t help, ask about steroids and if they think that will help you.
Any chance it’s Covid? Six times is…… :/
Sounds like you aren’t taking precautions. The same steps to keep you from getting Covid will keep you from getting most any other respiratory illness.
Update: wasn’t able to get in to see a doctor because it’s saturday the just said to come back on Monday. Which hopefully if it’s just a cold will be cleared up. Fingers crossed cause I’m suppose to be going to Summer Sonic!
I’m not a doctor and would never take random medical advice over the Internet, but I have had success with OTC codeine syrups. Like this, for instance: https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQv8pFUVuJH39Dm6j13j8O78lDQw8vJVl0eig&usqp=CAU