Hard Cough

Is it because of the alcohol in it? Is there an age restriction? I don’t know if this is in all states, but I’m a cashier in VA, and lately I’ve had to scan ID’s for cough syrup purchases.

No it’s NOT because there is alcohol in it lol… The alcohol level in it is SO low youd have to drink like 100 bottles to even feel a buzz…
Cough syrup (suppressants) contain DXM (dextromethorpahn). DXM in large quantities, like drinking half a robitussin bottle, can get you "high" as the kids say….
They want responsible adults (i.e. 21 and over) buying it, not some kids looking to trip balls, and therefore ask for I.D. It is considered a dissociative drug when used recreationally.

Moving out today, and found a stain under the bed that was probably from my summer subleaser (last year) – a empty cough syrup bottle and a puddle of crusty sticky syrup thats encrusted to the carpet.
We have a carpet cleaner, but how do I get the rest of it to lift up?

First see how much of this you can scrape up, vacuum really good and then use a damp sponge with a dish washing liquid such as Dawn on it, apply and wipe as much of it up as you can. If the red color from the medicine remains try one of the OXY clean stain removers, Should be able to take it all out.

My doctor told me that is a symptom of asthma when I had this problem in April with a mild case of bronchitis. I currently have an upper respiratory infection and even though I don’t cough too much during the day, I take cough syrup and my antibiotics as prescribed, within a couple of minutes of laying down, I get this TERRIBLE cough. I am not even really coughing anything up anymore. It sounds like a barking seal! I am going to ask him if I need to be tested, but while I am incredibly tired but awake at 1 AM, I thought I’d ask the Yahoo Answers community!

i have asthma and have had it since i was little. and i always cough more and find it harder to breath at night because of the temerature change. the air gets colder at night making it harder on your lungs. if you can get an asthma puffer that would help. i take 2 puffs of that before i go to bed and i sleep fine. then i take another 2 of a morning. go to your doctor and ask about it and he will suit you with one that you need hope i helped. x

i had a cold for about 6-7 days ,and had congestion and cough but after a week i still have a cough , is this cough contagious to others ?

Most post viral coughs are due to bronchial irritability and are not infectious.

My neighbors’ dog has kennel cough and both my dogs were playing with her last night. Ruby (my neighbors’ puppy) started coughing this morning, and he knew something wasn’t right so he took her to the vet. I was just wondering how long should I keep an eye out for my dogs to develop symptoms.
Thank you very much. Very helpful! And, of course, they will be away from all other dogs for at least 2 weeks to be on the safe side!!

The incubation time is 5-14 days

Kennel cough itself can last 3+ weeks

Kennel cough is highly contagious, make sure you keep your dog away from any others..Being that your dog was exposed she more than likely has contracted the virus.

A few weeks back my doctor recommended I take Aleve to relieve myself of my back pain. But just recently I got a sore throat and began to take Flu and Sore Throat cough syrup. I just took Aleve a few minutes ago, and it’s recommended I take the cough syrup every 4 hours (and it’s been 4 hours). I don’t know if taking the syrup will mesh with the Aleve I just took.

you should be fine, unless the cough syrup has ibuprofen in it, but since you said the cough medicine says every 4 hours its probably just tylenol so your good as far i can tell

My girlfriend has moved to South Korea to teach english and keeps getting a cough that doesn’t go away. Would it be illegal to ship cough syrup or cough drops from the USA to her in South Korea in one of my care packages?

Not illegal so much – But it will be removed from the package when it goes through customs because it is not allowed to be imported. They do check the packages – You might get lucky and get it through, but most likely it will be removed.

Also, is there a known cure for this disease, or will I forever delude myself into believing in a pseudo sport?

Haha. Love the Q. Don’t worry about getting coughed on, just never wrestle. If you do, then yes, you will get the disease and will forever believe it is a sport. Luckily it is not transmitted through the air.

my mother has whooping cough and is into the third day with coughing fits. Is there any pills or quick treatments that can solve this?

You might want to get her into the hospital before she coughs herself to death. This is a bad disease if it’s really whooping cough. Can be bronchitis – and it can be treated with Prednisone – a good big dose – starting at 40 mgs probably. But you should be talking to a doctor about this.

So i have this really bad cough and i ate all my cough drops and i have no medicine and i can’t get any till tomorrow. Is there anything that i can make at home that can sooth it?

Can’t believe no one has submitted "grandma’s home remedy." Whiskey, honey, and lemon — equal portions of whiskey and honey with a squirt of lemon juice. Take a tablespoon at a time. We took it as kids (oh the horror!) but it really did work. (Take enough and you don’t care if you have a cough LOL!) The lemon breaks up mucus, the whiskey numbs the raw nerves, and the honey soothes — basically the same thing cough medicine does but without the unnatural chemicals.