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Diagnosed With Lupus, Arthritis, Asthma, Hypothyroidism. Coughing With Phlegm At Regular Intervals. Taking Atenolol, Tylenol, Tramadol
Hi I am a 58y/o black female with diagnoses of discoid lupus, arthritis, asthma, hypothyroidsm, hypertension, gerd.. I have been coughing through the years even while at work. Now I am coughing all day with clear phlem at frequent intervals. Very hard to stop coughing. I have a very tangy taste to acidic after coughing up the phlem. Food seems to stimulate the cough. Wow I know a lot of information. My doctors just treat the asthma, but I think there is something there that they have not figured out yet. Meds are atenolol, plaquinil, Tylenol , tramadol, synthroid, previcid.
Mon, 20 Jan 2014
Hi, the drug atenlol is not at all preferred in asthmatics and thyroid (hypo) patients. It increases bronchospasm and worsens asthma and cough; precipitates some of the features of hypothyroidism. As far as i can see, you require a change over to some other drug like losartan for hypertension which is again a preferred drug for lupus patients. it surely would improve your quality of life. you may request for the same in your next visit to GP. hope this helped.
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