Hard Cough

I am taking Benylin Chesty Coughs not the non drowsy one its the cough medicine Diphenhydramine hydrochloride and Levomenthol, I want to know how long from my last dose will i have to wait till i can drink alcohol?
And is 24 hours long enough?

4 - 6 hours depending on the stregnth of the medicine.

I’ve had this horrible cough since sunday and I have to go to my fiance’s Christmas party tonight. It’s rather important that I make a good impression and I don’t think coughing on everyone will help. Problem is, I’m 5 months pregnant and so I can’t take any drugs. HELP!

Hi Kali, the most effective for you is the use of garlic. The syrup of garlic should be given in doses of five drops to a teaspoon two or three times a day for treating this condition. It should be use more often if the coughing are frequent and violent.

Use of ginger is anotehr effective remedy for cough. A teaspoon of fresh ginger juice,mixed with a cup of fenugreek decoction and honey to taste, is an excellent diaphoretic. It acts as an expectorant in this disease.

A syrup prepared by mixing a teaspoon of fresh raddish juice with an equal quantity of honey and a little rock salt , is beneficial in the treatment of this disease. It should be given thrice daily.

Almond oil is also valuable in treating cough. It should be given mixed with 10 drops each of fresh white onion juice, daily three times for a fortnight.
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My step daughter has a deep cough. She does not take cough syrups or medicines. I tried lemon juice with honey. It does not work. Does anyone know of natural remedies for deep coughs?

Brandy and lemon and honey! but shes probably 2 young 4 brandy so try gray tea lemon and honey! serve HOT!

I have a cough and need to get rid of it before may 18th.

You have to find out the cause first. Go to your physician and discover if its allergies, respiratory infection or environmental.

My 6 year old daughter and 2 year old niece have moderate chest congestion. The cold medicine they are being given is breaking up the mucus, but I can’t get them to spit out the phlegm they do cough up. Any suggestions on a medicine they can take, or a way to teach them how to get the stuff out of their little lungs? It’s only been a couple days, and it’s not really severe, so I don’t think they need to see a doc just yet.

A humidifier helps a lot. Just place it in the same room as they sleep in while they are sleeping.

My daughter has a bad cough. What is or was your favorite medicine for your child for a bad cough?

Be very carefull about giving a child over the counter meds for colds, coughs. The media is trying to get the news out, that some of these are dangerous for children under a certain age and have even caused deaths. When your child is coughing he needs to see a doctor, try the yellow pages for free clinics in your area.

Associated with the flu.
It is a dry cough and it is very severe.
I can’t finish one sentence without having a coughing fit.
It is also making my throat hurt REALL bad.
What can i do to get rid of it?

go get some medison or go see a doctor

Hi iv been smoking since about june last year, but recently i have developed a horrible cough which i can pin only to this. I only ever smoked because I enjoyed it and told myself I would stop at the first sign of trouble, and i guess this is it.Havn’t had one in about a week now without any withdrawl symptoms except the cough. How long can i expect this to last?

Sorry to hear that you ever started, but congratulations on knowing when to quit and following through. This is a smokers cough that will not stop until your lungs are clear from some of the damage that the smoke has caused. This really doesn’t have a set time but is up to your individual health situation. If you have any health problems other than this cough then this would effect this also. Since you did smoke for almost a year then some damage was done to your lungs and it will take some time for it to heal. Try to stay away from any second hand smoke as this will irritate your lungs too. If it doesn’t stop within the month then make an appointment with your doctor. He might want to get some xrays of your lungs to make sure all is okay and there isn’t any permanent damage. Good luck with being a non smoker and God Bless

My mom’s cough gets so worrisome at times especially after consuming feeds containing starch as she claims. Cold weather is also a contributing factor. She gets antibiotics from her doctors sometimes but improvements are hardly noticeable so we have resolved to try other means like diet restrictions. Who knows what we can do better. Really need help here! Thanks.

If foods containing starch set off her coughing, she may want to avoid them. That said, a cough is the body’s way of clearing the airway. With Bronchiectasis, there are copious amounts of phelgm produced by the lungs. She needs to clear that out. Being properly hydrated can help thin those secretions out. Thinner phelgm can be coughed out easier.

If I drink 8 ounces of cough medicine a day - with the ingredients 15mg of Dextromethorphane and 30 mg of pseudophedrine, what are the long term effects. And how long can I do it?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dextromethorphan
http://passing.games-air.com/guaifenesin-psuedoephedrine.html

i don’t recommend that you do it at all…there are so many bad things that could happen to you…