Annoying Congestion

[IIIII]

I'm a 21 year old male. Four weeks ago, I came down with what seemed to be a cold. I experienced congestion, cough, and laryngitis a day or two after exposure to large amounts of hay and agricultural lime. Taking this into consideration, I'm a bit skeptical as to whether or not it was a cold or just an alergic reaction. The symptoms have drastically decreased. My nose is still half-way stuffy, and I'm still spitting up white phlegm, but it's more of an annoyance now than anything else. Some people I've talked to think that it's post-nasal drip. I was wondering if there was anything over-the-counter I could take to rid me of these symptoms, or if they should eventually go away on their own (keep in mind they haven't completely gone away and it's been a month).

[ChristineMP]

Mucinex just thins the mucus...an antihistamine will help prevent the mucus from being produced in the first place. Try another antihistamine...they each work differently and another one might work better for you.

[IIIII]

I appreciate your advice. I was thinking allergies, as well. I've tried Claritin to no avail. How is Mucinex?

[ChristineMP]

It does sound like allergies to me. Try an antihistamine such as Zyrtec, Claritin, Allegra, or Chlor-Trimeton. You can try Benedryl but it tends to cause drowsiness more than the others I mentioned.