[spikeymike]

(Original post by Revd. Mike)
I know it's shocking! My GP charges £15 for a letter to school, or £30 for a letter to work! Bloody cheeky.

It doesn't sound like you've got a chest infection tbh, if it's dry and tickly, and not chesty, and you're not coughing up sputum.

I do sometimes but not like yesterday, everything is coming down my nose, my ears are blocked and all. My chest kinda hurts too and swallowing food feels weird

[Revd. Mike]

Aah possibly then. Sounds gross, but what colour is it?

[spikeymike]

(Original post by Revd. Mike)
Aah possibly then. Sounds gross, but what colour is it?

Yellowy-green

[Revd. Mike]

Suggests you may have a bacterial infection in that case. But I'm sure you'll go through all this in 4 hours lol.

[spikeymike]

(Original post by Revd. Mike)
Suggests you may have a bacterial infection in that case. But I'm sure you'll go through all this in 4 hours lol.

you can have some rep.

[spikeymike]

Off i go to the docs!!!!

[DancinBallerina]

I had this a few weeks ago and it done my headin in.

My advice: don't buy the expensive tickly/dry cough mixtures, use supermarkets own brand. I used Sainsbury's own tickly/dry cough mixture and the following day, it had gone.

Hope it goes away soonies

[spikeymike]

I have a viral infection... i got penicillin & Difflam spray. =)

Edit:
Free medical certificate =)

[Revd. Mike]

Thanks for the rep And Difflam is good stuff!

[Zastrugi]

(Original post by Revd. Mike)
Ibuprofen's not a good choice, it's notorious for causing respiratory problems in some people. Also, the OP doesn't seem to need pain relief? And fizzy drinks are just likely to irritate the throat.

Ok, paracetamol then. Pain killers are used a lot in cold/flu type medications, paracetamol's in night nurse so it must do something.

I find that coke and sprite help pretty much instantly, although you'd think the opposite... I guess the syrupy rubbish coats the throat and stops it itching.

[spikeymike]

(Original post by Revd. Mike)
Thanks for the rep And Difflam is good stuff!

Nothings working... still coughing my guts out at night.

[emilyyy]

(Original post by Zastrugi)
Ok, paracetamol then. Pain killers are used a lot in cold/flu type medications, paracetamol's in night nurse so it must do something.

I find that coke and sprite help pretty much instantly, although you'd think the opposite... I guess the syrupy rubbish coats the throat and stops it itching.

Paracetamol doesn't do much at all for the cough. Night nurse isn't aimed just at coughs, it's aimed at the full range of symptoms of colds. The paracetamol in it is simply to ease the pain of congestion.

[Revd. Mike]

(Original post by spikeymike)
Nothings working... still coughing my guts out at night.

Argh, I feel your pain. My new inhalers aren't making noticeable difference >_<

[emilyyy]

(Original post by spikeymike)
Nothings working... still coughing my guts out at night.

Hmmm. I'm reluctant to suggest anything now you're on other meds, to be honest. If it's just a tickly cough, which is still bugging you following antibiotics... I'd suggest pholcodeine linctus. It's a basic syrup which works in oh so many cases that I've seen. But I can't quite remember the active ingredient in Difflam, and whether they'd be any interaction

I could check at pharmacy for you and let you know about six 'o' clock this evening?

[spikeymike]

(Original post by Revd. Mike)
Argh, I feel your pain. My new inhalers aren't making noticeable difference >_<

I'm gonna have to get some cough syrup....

[spikeymike]

(Original post by emilyyy)
Hmmm. I'm reluctant to suggest anything now you're on other meds, to be honest. If it's just a tickly cough, which is still bugging you following antibiotics... I'd suggest pholcodeine linctus. It's a basic syrup which works in oh so many cases that I've seen. But I can't quite remember the active ingredient in Difflam, and whether they'd be any interaction

I could check at pharmacy for you and let you know about six 'o' clock this evening?

That would be great.

[emilyyy]

(Original post by spikeymike)
That would be great.

I'll try and remember

[Revd. Mike]

As far as I'm aware (and just double checked with the BNF) there's no contraindication. Definitely give pholcodine linctus a try, or a dextromethorphan syrup.

If it's really keeping you up at night, then Night Nurse or Nytol might be worth a try.

[spikeymike]

(Original post by Revd. Mike)
As far as I'm aware (and just double checked with the BNF) there's no contraindication. Definitely give pholcodine linctus a try, or a dextromethorphan syrup.

If it's really keeping you up at night, then Night Nurse or Nytol might be worth a try.

I've got the docs again in 20mins

[spikeymike]

Ok so... new antibiotics... Erythromycin and got some Pholocodine Linctus.

Edit:
Yucky!