Meet the Other Phone. Flexible and made to last.

Meet the Other Phone.
Flexible and made to last.

Buy now

Please or to access all these features

Chat

Join the discussion and chat with other Mumsnetters about everyday life, relationships and parenting.

Cough, cough, cough, what should I do ?

81 replies

DustyLee123 · 03/12/2023 01:35

Feeling ill since Tuesday, but felt it coming on days before that. Needing paracetamol and ibuprofen, with lozengers for the throat and cough medicine. Coughing up green stuff. Went to the GP Friday, said it’s viral so carry on.
im up now because this is the fourth night where I’ve done nothing but cough and piss myself over and over. Every time I get into bed it’s cough, cough, cough. I’ve tried taking an antihistamine to get some sleep, but I’m lucky if I’m getting 4 hours in total. I can’t see how I can go to work on so little sleep, and piddling when I cough. I’ve had enough so I’ve got back out of bed for a pity party. The night is so long when you’re not sleeping.
i just don’t know what to do to make it better.

OP posts:
AutumnCrow · 07/12/2023 21:59

Crap. Just had a lovely coughing fit.

wavingfuriously · 07/12/2023 22:02

got really cold yesterday for ages, now coughing well today🙄

ChardonnaysBeastlyCat · 07/12/2023 22:11

Antihistamine helps with the cough and with sleep.

Interested in this thread?

Then you might like threads about this subject:

Wednesdaysotherchild · 08/12/2023 01:06

Paxlovid (covid anti-viral) has sorted the cough (or at least reduced it) but I am instead being kept awake all night by the dreadful bitter taste that is its main side effect…

DustyLee123 · 08/12/2023 06:31

ChardonnaysBeastlyCat · 07/12/2023 22:11

Antihistamine helps with the cough and with sleep.

It was Night Nurse that helped with sleep and cough for me. That’s got an antihistamine in it, but I think that the cough suppressant was the wonder ingredient for me.

OP posts:
ChardonnaysBeastlyCat · 08/12/2023 10:51

DustyLee123 · 08/12/2023 06:31

It was Night Nurse that helped with sleep and cough for me. That’s got an antihistamine in it, but I think that the cough suppressant was the wonder ingredient for me.

I didn’t know that.
Might stock up now.

New posts on this thread. Refresh page