I have a post viral (or something) cough. Very dry, extremely persistent, probably inflammation caused by coughing causing more coughing. It’s been about a week.
Last time I had it it lasted for 3 months, I became depressed, and it affected my work. This time I’ve got a baby who I bedshare with. She’s just about used to my cough after a week of it stressing her out, but it wakes her up in the night so neither of us get any sleep. DH is away with work for the next month.
I’ve been to the GP when I’ve had it before (two different GPs) and they were very dismissive and told me to wait to get over it in time (which I did to be fair...) I know this is the response I’ll get if I go again.
I’ve tried all of the usual remedies but am now staring into a black hole of potentially months of no sleep and no social contact (I can’t go to baby groups coughing like this, and I’m very bad company at the moment)
Having not really stopped coughing for more than 30 seconds since about 4pm, I’m now sat at the kitchen table steaming myself over a bowl of hot water feeling utterly miserable and wondering if anyone has any magic cough remedies they can recommend?! I got close to the end of my tether last time - I really don’t want to get to that point again...