Riba cough

[Boni58]

There is such a thing as Riba Cough? I've been on 2 antibiotics from my PCP and am still coughing my brains out.......duhhhhh what I have left anyway. Anyone on Advair? Or recommend something for wheezing? I had extensive pulmonary function tests last January and all came back normal. Now since starting tx I have congestion and wheezing and cough. NO I'M NOT QUITTING YET!

[TeeVee36]

I am in wk 26 (i guess) and do not smoke but i do hack up phlem.  It's like it is just sitting there.  I have had this sinus thing going on for about 5 or 6 wks now.  It is driving me crazy.  I did antibiotics for 10 days a couple of wks ago and i still have it.  I guess w the low WBC i will stay sickly?  I go to my liver doc on fri and i think i will demand an antibiotic.  My PCP prescribed the first one (amoxicillian); any suggestions for a stronger better antibiotic?

P.S. I am sure that IF you are a smoker that smoking would exacerbate the famed riba cough...

TeeVee <

[ponyshel]

Yes there is a cough. Try mucinex it's a womderful help. Best of luck :) shelly

[Boni58]

OK ....My cough is normal..........LOL! So I'll smoke another one LOL. Thanks for all input and HAPPY HOLIDAYS to ALL!

[Xenigma]

I'm so congested from the cough, it wears you out as well.
I'm at wk 17 of tx and it's not getting any better
(But not getting worse)
I guess it's something we just have
to deal with on tx.  I noticed the steam from my showers
in the am help loosen some of the phlem.  That helps
a bit, for a little while anyway.
enigma

[Anonymous225]

Being a major smoker, I already had a smoker's cough and at times, yes, I could have coughed up a lung or so...Once I started my tx, I was coughing up two lungs.

From what I have seen it is very normal...like wyn said...LOTS of water.

[FloridaMouse]

Yeppers, I had that cough as well.  And it really haaaannnnggsssss on.  I pretty much did the same things that Wyntre did.  I also have the advantage of living very close to the Atlantic Ocean and I found that going out on my boat in the sea/salt air quieted my cough almost immediately.  Unfortunately as soon as I got back home it would return.  Heck, at least I got a few hours of relief.  I also sucked on a lot of hard candies.

Mouse
P.S.  I'm almost 3 weeks in to my second round of treatment and to day I have not gotten the cough.  Gee, wonder how much that has to do with the fact that I quit smoking 8 months ago?  My Riba cough came within the first week of starting the Riba the last time.

[cruelworld]

mine was always made much worse by smoking.
this is major incentive to quit at least for treatment.

[dperry10]

Now that I am done that congestion is finally going away.   Lots of phlem all the time. and no antibiotics did not work..  Its from the Riba I think.. like tiny bubbles.. that keep coming up.. Lots of fluid all the time and wheezing too.. finally free from some of the symptoms slowly but surely..

I smoked too.. but quitting for the New Year.. New life,  new body, and smoke free.. whoo hooo

[wyntre9]

Unfortunately, riba cough is very common.  Antibiotics probably won't help.

What has helped me over the past 13 months are the following:

LOTS of water
cool-mist humidifier
nasal irrigation with saline solution or plain old oceanspray solution
guaffinissin AKA generic Mucinex- available OTC
Ricola lozenges

Winter heat makes it worse although my condition IS under control probably coz of all the preventative stuff i do.

Don't give up, boni.  What week are you on?

wyntre