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    I got a cold a month and a half ago. It wasnt a horrible cold. I had a runny nose and cough and slight sore throat for 3 ish days. Well - it all cleared up - except this horrible, dry cough that has been there since. A month and a half of constant coughing that started with this cold. Ow. How do I make it stop?

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    Are you a smoker? Could it be because of that?

    Have you taken cough medicine at all? When my man has a cold and coughs a lot he'll stock up on Halls and that normally helps.

    I heard on the news that there might be a link between coughing and iron deficiency. The last time I went to the doctor's I was a little low when it came to my iron level and I did notice I was coughing more than usual.

    Here's an article on the iron deficiency: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071023/hl_nm/cough_iron_dc

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    Could it be whooping cough? http://www.whoopingcough.net/symptoms.htm

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    ^ I had the same cough. They said it was whooping cough and the antibiotics didn't work. I've taken two sets. Once the doctors gave me eyedrops! wthell


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    Weird. I have a naggy cough that won't go away either, but I haven't been sick. I thought maybe I was going to GET sick but three weeks have gone by and I haven't. Stupid germs that don't know what they want! *shakes fist at germs*

    Anyways, every time I get a cold I always have a dry cough for a month afterwards that usually turns into bronchitis, so I'm sending good vibes your way. Here's hoping it doesn't turn into anything.
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    Quote Originally Posted by boxingdoc View Post
    Could it be whooping cough? http://www.whoopingcough.net/symptoms.htm
    WTF? That's what's happening to me. I can control it during the day but it gets me at night. It can't be whooping cough though, I was vaccinated for that like, 15 years ago.
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    The immune response to the whooping cough vaccine can lapse. You can get a booster shot.

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    I had that a year and a half ago. It lasted a month. Antibiotics got it out of my system but it took a whle.

    You have to baby it: tea and honey, cough lozanges, cough syrup...whatever can get you through the day and make you comfortable.

    I didn't socialze at all when I had it. I felt really embarrassed about it and I didn't want anyone else to catch it.

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    OMG I think that might be what I have!! The doctor said I have phenomia but I dunno.... its this horrible dry hacking cough but im also coughing up stuff and at night it feels like there is fluid in my lungs

    About a month ago I have a sore throat, fever, runny nose(still have the runny nose though) and felt like shit.

    I've been taking everything trying to get rid of this but it wont go away and now the smoking in the club is making me feel sick.

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    I've had that happen. I just had to let it run its course. I did get some killer prescription cough medicine though that knocked me out so I could sleep at night.

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    I had that forever this year. Allergy meds helped dry out the drainage. Ultimately, I had to stop smoking for as long as I could bear, and let it run its course.

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    quit smoking, even if it's just for the time it takes you to get better.

    feel good pooka

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    if it's constant, it probably isn't whooping cough.

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