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Suggest Treatment For Recurrent Bronchitis, Cough And Headache?

Posted on Wed, 24 Dec 2014

Question: I have had bronchitis twice recently - and I very seldom even come down with a cold. Since my last bout of coughing a lot, my head hurts. Every time I cough now, the top of me head really hurts for less than a minute and is then ok. Is this normal?

Answered by Dr. Chobufo Ditah (23 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Whatt are your cough symptoms? What medications are you on?

Detailed Answer:
Hi and thank you so much for this query.

I am so sorry to hear about this bronchitis that you have reported. Pease, can you detail your symptoms to me? Do your produce phlegm and if yes, what is the color and quantities. Did you doctor talk of acute bronchitis or chronic bronchitis? For how long have your symptoms being going on? Finally, do you smoke tobacco?

Treatment for bronchitis depends on the exact nature. Acute may require antibiotics while chronic may require smoking cessation, and other medications to improve breathing. We would need to understand what the exact nature of your symptoms and disease condition is in order to provide a concise and helpful response on this.
For the headaches, I believe it is linked to how much force and the duration of coughing. Try to be gentle when coughing to reduce rapid changes in pressures that may explain this. Because they don't last long and often related to the cough, managing he cough would be a better solution.

I hope the above sheds some light on how to approach this. I wish you well and look forward getting responses to the above questions and any more information you may want to share with me so that I can factor them in and provide more helpful information.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Chobufo Ditah (5 minutes later)

Thank you so much. I do not smoke and never have. She actually didn't think this was bronchitis at first. I went and she gave me a breathing treatment and a prescription for Tessalon Perles. She thought the cough was coming from Lisinopril and changed my medication. We hoped this would take care of the cough. By the next morning, I was coughing up yellow mucus. I called and she prescribed a Z-Pack. I feel much better, but am still coughing. This has been about a week. I assume the cough will take time to "heal" since I was on the Lisinopril for several years...with no cough.
This cough/bronchitis has been going on for around 10 weeks and is driving me (and everyone around me) nuts! :)

Answered by Dr. Chobufo Ditah (9 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Please, exercise patience. Lisinopril associated cough would take some time

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

Thanks for this follow up precision. Though the drug has been stopped, it will take a while before the symptoms disappear fully. Please, exercise some patience and know that healing would be sooner than later.

Please, try and let the persons around you understand you are not the cause of this and they should rather be supportive about this. It will not last for long. Try to avoid sitting with several others is they would not be supportive until you get some more relief.

I wish you well. Let me know if there is something more you would like us to talk on at this time.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Chobufo Ditah (31 minutes later)

I greatly appreciate your help. The headache had me concerned more than the cough, but you alleviated that worry. Knowing that My doctor was correct on the cough is great!

Answered by Dr. Chobufo Ditah (4 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
THank you for your kind words.

Detailed Answer:
Hi and thank you for your kind words. Your doctor is very correct about lisinopril and cough.

I am happy to know you are feeling relieved after our chats. Keep me posted with your progress and if there are any future concerns, feel free to forward them to me and I will gladly address them.

I wish you a speedy recovery.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar