I first got what I thought was a virus around 20th November, bit achey, runny nose, sneezing and nasty cough with lots of phlegm. Took about 14 days to go.
Has gone away and come back twice now. It starts with full nose congestion and then a heavy cough. This is the worst its been, I am coughing so violently, phlegm is yellowish, was a tiny bit green a few days ago. It is relentless and doesn't seem to be getting any better.
It's been 5 weeks overall on and off, so I sent an email to the gp yesterday who said it's a common condition at the moment and keep treating with conservative methods.
I don't feel short of breath per se but it is hard to breathe through the congestion during the night. I am satting at between 93-96 sitting up but don't feel breathless and to be honest don't even always feel that ill, but do during the night and this cough just isn't shifting.
I have a full course of doxycyline that is in date and I was prescribed previously for travel and didn't end up going.
I know the gp is most likely correct but it did feel like a rather generic response and after 5 weeks I don't think it's unreasonable to want to try antibiotics in case it has moved to bronchitis or a secondary bacterial infection.
I have cough syrup but keep reading it doesn't work, it's severely impacting my sleep and not sure what to do.