Help! Cough that won't go Away

[trbjerk6]

I have been sick for 7 weeks!! It started with a  horrible dry cough, runny nose. It wouldn't go away, so I went to the walk-in clinic and they said it was a virus. Then it still wouldn't go away, I then went to the walk-in again....they said I had Bronchitis and gave me Doxycycline and  Prednisone. It still did not work, I went to my regular doc and had a chest x-ray and they told me I had Pneumonia and he gave me Levaquin. In the meantime I took some Asthma tests (per my doctor's suggestion) and found out I have Asthma. I was given Pulmicort and MaxAir. My cough still wasn't going away and my tongue was extremely swollen. I went to the walk-in once again, they gave me a Nebulizer Treatment,Prednisone, and Nystatin for oral thrush. They said to come back if it didn't get better, which of course it hasn't. I then was tested for Whooping Cough, they did the swab through my nose and also did bloodwork. I have not got the results back yet, but in the meantime I was also prescribed  Azithromycin. I have taken three doses of the Azithromycin and still do not feel any better!!! I do not know what to do?! Nothing is working and I can't take this anymore..........

[ZOEmay_ox]

Hi All,

Ive been having a cough and cold for 2 weeks now and its keeping me up all night non stop coughing and making me tired every morning for when I go a work.
It first started with just coughing and then the 2nd day I didn’t have a lot of energy and was coughing non stop and keeping up people in my house because of it.
Also, im so blocked up that I cant even smell/taste anything. This seems to be going now.
Ive been taking paracetamol for my cold and also benylin cough medicine (2/3 times a day)
The cough seems to of got a bit better but its still there and sometimes even makes me gag! Its at its worst at about 3 or 6 in the morning.
Someone please help?

[kittykat61]

I was taken off oxygen therapy finally on January 19th and now only get oxygen at night until my oximeter test comes back and see what they say . Anyways I was having pain when deep breathing a couple days ago now it seems to be subsiding everyday . Sometimes I feel good and other days not so good . I see my GP on monday and I do have to tell her all my symptoms and see if she sends me to the er or the imaging place for a ct scan . I hate those ct scans but hey I will do what is neccesary to get myself well . You see i have a phobia about cat scans but I am going to face my fears with this ct scan business and get it overwith ..I wish all of us luck with this mess we are going through . I find that the Lord is still in the healing business and I have used this opportunity to find my way back to the Lord . I will be also going back to church after I am 100 % well.

[worldtraveler26]

I think I am 100% better now. I even had a moment today where I thought, "i haven't coughed in... well I can't remember how long."

Like many of you, I was sick for months, starting in September after a hectic travel period around NY and England. It started like a typical cold: congestion, some headaches, runny nose, and then the coughing, especially at night right after I laid down for bed or within an hour or so. Lots of nights with little or no sleep :( But, as with some of you, there were still days when I'd feel 90% fine, and even go for long runs without any trouble.

In late December, after more travels and visiting family, lacking money to see a doc, I put myself on 100mg doxycycline (http://www.drugs.com/imprints/westward-3142-844.html) for 15 days - I was prescribed this last year as an antimalarial for traveling in Asia and had some left over. By day 5 I was feeling better, but I wanted to make sure and kill it. I've been off the doxycycline for 2 weeks now and I feel great.

It sounds like others are responding to antibiotics, but are not getting long enough periods of treatment (I'm not a doctor, it's just my guess). In any case, good luck.

[kittykat61]

Is anyone on here 100% better ? Im curious because Im still no better . Im taking mucinex and that helps a little but still cough hard in the ams . Breathing is a little easier now and I just want to be well as Im sure everyone else on here does too . Please if anyone has gotten well already please let me know what you did to get well . thanks .

[margypops]

I am doing research regarding the chem trails we are getting here, my dry cough continues, worse at night with irritated throat..Its toxins we are breathing in ..I an In CA and we get a lot of Chem trails ..

[baddrisk]

My cold have left a little but I cough more at night and the cough have my throat very dry what do I need