<p>I was wondering if anyone knew of any good treatments i could do and such.</p>
<p>peppermint tea with honey.</p>
<p>Vick’s Vapo rub works really well for us.</p>
<p>If you’re over 21, rum!</p>
<p>Check the responses on this thread I started a couple of weeks ago…lots of advice:</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parent-cafe/790198-coughing-remedies.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parent-cafe/790198-coughing-remedies.html</a></p>
<p>Rum? Helps with colds but not coughs!</p>
<p>I have tried Advil Cold and Sinus which really works to dry up a post nasal drip that causes a cough. But the absolute best is a humdifier. I had 2 weeks of a hacking cough that kept me up at night. I got a personal size humdifier and put in on my side of the bed and it tamed my cough enough so that I could get some sleep.
We also used Buckleys Mixture as kids. Can’t really find it anymore.</p>
<p>We’re all assuming that you’ve got a little tickle that’s causing your cough, but of course you will need to see your doctor if the cough doesn’t go away, if you’re really coughing deeply, etc. Cough can be a symptom of lots of bad things that only a doctor can diagnose and treat.</p>
<p>Are you taking a “beta blocker” , a —pril pill?</p>
<p>A -pril is an ACE inhibitor. An -olol is a beta blocker.
ACE inhibitors can cause a cough, not beta blockers.</p>
<p>Two sudafed and 1 benadryl at bedtime…</p>
<p>^^^ . . . and you’ll wake up on Wednesday.</p>
<p>Thats a no go on sudafed, i refuse to take one. My reason for this was when i was younger (around 9) my dad gave me a full tablet of actifed instead of my usual half tablet of sudafed. I was comeing back from my dad’s house by plane when he gave it to me… Needless to say, my mom called the doctor right away and she advised that i just get plenty of fluids and rest… I think i slept for two days straight. Ever since then, i’ve really just hated takeing meds…</p>
<p>Thanks to all the other posters…</p>
<p>I tried a couple spoonfuls of straight honey (i love the stuff) and it seems to calm it down for about an hour or so…</p>
<p>“…And you’ll wake up on Wednesday.” LOL :)</p>
<p>The psuedaphed PE is not the same as the old psuedaphed…very mild and it won’t “mess” with you, at all. But, if you’re super uncomfortable with medication, get a netti pot and saline for your sinuses. It helps.</p>
<p>My mom was once told by a doctor to take a swig of pickle juice for a constant tickle. Cuts the cough right away. </p>
<p>We always use dill, not sure sweet would work.</p>