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Suggest Treatment For Cough And Cold

i have had this cough/cold for over a week now and it wont go away no matter what i do. the weird thing though is that it started out as a cough then i got cold symptoms and now i have both a cough and cold. another weird thing is that i will cough a little bit during the day, but after 5:00 pm when i start to wind down from the day if i try to lay down and rest a bit i will have cough attacks where i will cough really hard and sometimes it makes it sort of hard to breath. i dont know what this means but if you could help me out that would be great.
Mon, 29 Jun 2015
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Hi,
Thanks for your question.

After going through your question, I can understand your concern.

For better opinion I want to know -
1) Age.
2) Presence of diabetes, blood pressure or heart problems if any.
3) Current medication like ACE inhibitors or ARBs if any.

There may be following possibilities in your case-
1) Respiratory tract infections : in that case there may be expectoration of cough and fever.
2) Drug induced like ACE inhibitor or ARBs.
3) Post nasal drip: which looks like cause in you.
4) Cardiac asthma: In this case usually there is decreased heart pumping capacity.

I will recommend you to
1) Consultant your physician for detailed clinical Examination.
2) There may be need for tests like
- Complete blood count.
- ESR.
- Sputum Examination in case of expectoration.
- Chest xray.
- ECG of heart
And if required there may be need for 2DEcho or CT scan of chest, Xray of paranasal sinuses.

Till that time use some antihistaminics and cough suppressant for dry cough or Cough Expectorant for productive Sputum.

Hope this helps you, if so do vote.
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Suggest Treatment For Cough And Cold

Hi, Thanks for your question. After going through your question, I can understand your concern. For better opinion I want to know - 1) Age. 2) Presence of diabetes, blood pressure or heart problems if any. 3) Current medication like ACE inhibitors or ARBs if any. There may be following possibilities in your case- 1) Respiratory tract infections : in that case there may be expectoration of cough and fever. 2) Drug induced like ACE inhibitor or ARBs. 3) Post nasal drip: which looks like cause in you. 4) Cardiac asthma: In this case usually there is decreased heart pumping capacity. I will recommend you to 1) Consultant your physician for detailed clinical Examination. 2) There may be need for tests like - Complete blood count. - ESR. - Sputum Examination in case of expectoration. - Chest xray. - ECG of heart And if required there may be need for 2DEcho or CT scan of chest, Xray of paranasal sinuses. Till that time use some antihistaminics and cough suppressant for dry cough or Cough Expectorant for productive Sputum. Hope this helps you, if so do vote.