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What Causes Breathlessness And Congestion Despite Taking Apo-Amoxy Clav?

My husband has bronchitis and also asthma. He is constantly coughing trying to get rid of phlegm. In the past he has had a heart attack so due to the medicines he s on he can t take anything with a decogestion. He I currently using his puffers and the DR. Prescribed him Apo-Amoxi clave 500&125ml he just had a coughing fit said he couldn t breathe mucus stuck. Finally he coughed it up. Any advice on what to do? He is 49 yrs old.Regards Jackie
Tue, 16 May 2017
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sorry to say amoxy clav has nothing to do with symptoms of phlegm. take a good expectorant with mucolytic. avoid cold air and water. this can aggravate respiratory symptoms. test phlegm for gram staining and simple Hemograme with ESR.
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What Causes Breathlessness And Congestion Despite Taking Apo-Amoxy Clav?

sorry to say amoxy clav has nothing to do with symptoms of phlegm. take a good expectorant with mucolytic. avoid cold air and water. this can aggravate respiratory symptoms. test phlegm for gram staining and simple Hemograme with ESR.