To ask if you have a horrendous cough right now?

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I don’t feel ill, I just cannot. stop. coughing. Hacking horrible dry cough. Occasionally productive but mostly just dry. No other symptoms, other than lost voice on a morning. I did a COVID test out of curiosity and it was negative. Does anyone else have this at the moment?

There's a lot of whooping cough around and you can get it even if you are fully vaccinated.

I’ve had this. I was coughing all the way through June and July and think it was whooping cough. Hope you feel better soon

Really? I’m worried now, as I’m pregnant! I had the whooping cough vaccine myself maybe about a month ago?

Gosh I didn’t know this. I’ve only just had my vaccination for it as well, maybe a month ago… I’m pregnant!

My husband had it for a month. Intensely irritating. We couldn’t go anywhere like art galleries or concerts or similar. Messed up his sleep. But no harm done and all ok within a few weeks. Such a hassle though.

Same & 2 DDs have it as well. I just assumed it was viral bronchitis given it’s productive. Doesn’t sound whoopy at all.

Me. Feeling very sorry for myself. Had it for two weeks, chest X ray, antibiotics still no improvement. 🙁

Yes! Went back to the gym for one class after a holiday, started coughing the next day and still haven’t stopped -
it’s been 2 weeks. Chest is a little tight but nothing major and it’s worse at night which is v.annoying. Very ready to get back to normal.

Yes me! Had it for months now. Horrible dry cough. I was advised to the anti histamines and they did help. Nothing else did. I think I'm finally getting a bit better now.

Me. Feeling very sorry for myself. Had it for two weeks, chest X ray, antibiotics still no improvement.

That's exactly what has happened to me, except that it started with covid (did a test at home and it was positive). I got over the first part of the illness fairly quickly and didn't cough that much at first. But 8 weeks later, I'm wondering if it's whooping cough/viral bronchitis/something else. The chest X-ray supposedly showed an infection, but 5 different antibiotics have had no effect.

Yes both DC had now DH - they were all poorly - temp etc tho but no other real distinct symptoms bar cough.

This isn't covid here bit we did all have it at the end of May/start of June

Yes, we all have it now but it’s not the right sound/symptoms for whooping cough and LFT was also negative for covid. Suspect it’s just another generic viral illness doing the rounds.

Hope you feel better soon.

Got it in April, better by July - they call it hundred day cough. I can still summon a juddery cough every now and then if my hay fever is peaking

I did a covid test but it was negative. I had pneumonia in February. Maybe it has come back although I had a clear chest xray in April. Hope you feel better soon.

I had it too. Lasted about 8 weeks. Productive at first then dry. Violent coughing fits particularly at night and then difficulty breathing in after a coughing bout to catch my breath - either through nose or throat, like everything had swelled up blocking airways - very frightening when that happened. It then disappeared as spontaneously as it had arrived.