I have put that down Jann, will try that as well if you can buy it. Pleased you have slept better.

Well here I am armed with cider vinegar,honey,lemon..Pholcodine linctus,the Beclometasone nasal spray...I can't help myself much more ,but if you know different

I had like an Asthma attack last night could not breathe it seemed to have been congestion in my throat, had been coughing most of the day which I think had irrited my throat. Of coarse this also caused my nasal passages to get blocked too.
Not got any of the meds you trying yet, we have no shops, but will certainly try.

Here we are again with the same cough I had last year....my ribs are hurting with the strain of the coughing.....I have made the remedy again......cider vinegar,sliced lemons,honey and hot water ,not bothered the doc .....yet,I feel rotten my husband said the noises I was making during the night frightened him......Happy Easter friends

I have found Gee'sLinctus good for helping to quieten the cough and night, so you get some sleep. It has a small amount of morphine in it, and
not all chemists stock it, but I found it worked well.

I found Co codamol quite helpful, it is cheap but not on show on the counter, you have to ask for it.

Monsey has a good idea, but you never mentioned as to whether this was day time or bedtime, if bedtime may I suggest and extra pillow to stop the fluids flowing back into your lungs creating the coughing .
Kindest thoughts

Thanks everyone...and Vince I am coughing all day,but it seems to be worse at night in bed,so I do as you suggest and have a couple of more pillows to try and prevent it....the brandy helped me last night

What works for me is a pinch of black pepper in hot milk.

I got so ill that I have had too see the doctor....I saw a locum she diagnosed I haveAsthma,gave me a blue inhaler with one of those Aero chambers,have to go back if no better,also she gave me anti-biotics if I felt really bad,trying not to start them...once again thanks friends

No alternative but to call for an ambulance late afternnon....could hardly breathe ,they promptly came advising me to start the prescribed antibiotics and to make sure I took three a day until I was done...I was given 15 all in all I feel rotten and still wheezing and coughing

Sorry to read this Jann, anti-biots are a great benefit when there's infection and it seems as if this dratted cough needs to be booted once and for all. MAKE SURE you take them all because they only do good when the full course is taken. Sending good wishes for you to get well soon.

oh der Jann, you are having a time of it, I know what you mean about not liking antibiotics, but sometimes there is no choice ans you HAVE to take them, this is one of those times for you, so make sure take the whole course and if they haven't worked then get back to the doc's and get a different type, there's no, one type suits all unfortunately.

You take care of yourself now.

I am sorry you got that horrible Asthma Jann, meet a fellow sufferer.
Hope it clears up quickly. (((Hugs)))

Thank you Dita. I had the most dreadful night last night up and down with the persistent cough and the bladder incontinence from that I feel so ill today,nothing seems to be working,I have an appointment with my GP next Monday ,just might have to bring it forward as now my ribs are aching so much with the racking of my body.......I just wish I had never seen those bloody fags