F***ing tickly cough! Just want to sleep!

[Cyclebump]

Have had an annoying tickly cough that starts as soon as I lie down for about a week and haven't slept properly in four days.

Am dreading attempting to go to sleep tonight.

I've tried hot honey and lemon. Any other remedies that work?

[Revupk]

Codeine Linctus is safe to use during pregnancy. Worked a bit for me - enough to get some sleep. Good luck

[StrangewaysHereICome]

I was like this a few weeks ago so I feel your pain. I ended up propping myself up on 5 pillows so I virtually slept sitting up. Also don't let yourself get dehydrated - drink warm drinks, but not tea/coffee, try warm Ribena or something instead. I really hope you sleep tonight. I was the same about dreading going to bed .

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Thanks ladies, was better last night, I probably got about five hours' sleep. Bliss!

[lowrib]

I've got it too, it's horrible! There's another thread on this here

Pholcodine linctus works a treat but I doubt you can take it in pregnancy.

Last night I had 3 Jakemans honey, lemon and menthol cough sweets and they worked for a bit. If menthol's OK I suggest ypou get some of those - they're in a yellow packet, and look very traditional. You can get them in most chemists and supermarkets I think.

Another thing that can help is inhaling steam - so hang out in the bathroom, or actually inhale steam from a bowl, with a towel over your head, old-school style, with eucalyptus or the like (again only if it's allowed in pregnancy - I'm not sure of it is or not.)

Warm ribena works for me too, but I thought it was psychosomatic as it reminds me of my mum giving it to me when I was ill when I was little

[yellowflowers]

The lemon and honey linctus from chemists is fine.

Try steaming with menthol (olbas oil) too before bed - the steam softens the throat so you go to sleep without coughing and not so irritated.

And propping myself up on lots of pillows has helped too.

[StayingFatherChristmasGirl]

Have you tried one of the local anaesthetic sprays for sore throats? I get a horrible tickly cough at the end of almost every cold, so bad I'm almost sick with it, and I use the anaesthetic spray because it numbs away a tickle just as well as it numbs away soreness.

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Are anaesthetic ones allowed when you're pg? Pharmacist didn't know.