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Suggest Treatment For Severe Cold And Excessive Phlegm

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Posted on Wed, 3 Feb 2016
Question: I am on Tikosyn for A fib , I just got a hell of a cold yesterday head and chest lots of flam and coughing and need a cold medicine that wont interfere with this Tikosyn
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Answered by Dr. Ilir Sharka (37 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
I would recommend as follows:

Detailed Answer:
Hello!

Welcome and thank you for asking on HCM!

Regarding your concern, I recommend consulting with your attending physician for a careful physical examination, a chest X ray study and some blood lab tests (complete blood count, PCR, sedimentation rate), to determine first if it is a bacterial or viral infection.

Do you have fevers?

In case of a bacterial respiratory infection, you may need starting antibiotic therapy. Penicillines and cephalosporines would be safe to be used concomitantly with ticosyn.

Meanwhile I would recommend taking acetylcysteine tablets or syrup which would help with the cough and painkillers like acetaminophen or ibuprofen for the pain and fever.

Hope to have been of hep!

Kind regards,

Dr. Iliri


Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Follow up: Dr. Ilir Sharka (49 minutes later)
I was told that you could not take Tylenol with ticosyn is this true? Also I have no fever but coughing up lots of flam, sort of green in color.
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Answered by Dr. Ilir Sharka (1 hour later)
Brief Answer:
You can safely take Tylenol

Detailed Answer:
Hi again!

There is no interactions between Tylenol and tycoside. So you can safely take it.

Regarding your green discharge, they seem to be related to a bacterial infection.

I strongly recommend you consult with your doctor for the tests I mentioned before.

A trakeal discharge (sputum) bacterial culture would help determine the type of i infection and the proper therapy.

Wishing all the best!

Greetings!

Dr. Iliri
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Suggest Treatment For Severe Cold And Excessive Phlegm

Brief Answer: I would recommend as follows: Detailed Answer: Hello! Welcome and thank you for asking on HCM! Regarding your concern, I recommend consulting with your attending physician for a careful physical examination, a chest X ray study and some blood lab tests (complete blood count, PCR, sedimentation rate), to determine first if it is a bacterial or viral infection. Do you have fevers? In case of a bacterial respiratory infection, you may need starting antibiotic therapy. Penicillines and cephalosporines would be safe to be used concomitantly with ticosyn. Meanwhile I would recommend taking acetylcysteine tablets or syrup which would help with the cough and painkillers like acetaminophen or ibuprofen for the pain and fever. Hope to have been of hep! Kind regards, Dr. Iliri