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How Can Chronic Cough While On Blood Pressure Medication Be Treated?
My mother is 91 years old. She has high blood pressure. She has a cough that takes a lot out of her. Here is a list of medicines that she is taking. Some of them her doctor gave her to help her cough. Alenfronate Sodium,Benzonatate 100 Mg, Olopatadine HCl, Lovastatin 40 Mg, Ipratropium Bromide Nasal Solution, D3 1000IU, Amlodipine Besylate 2.5 Mg, Loratadine 10 Mg, Metoprolol Tartrate 50 Mg, Levetiracetam 250 Mg, multivitamin, Stool Softener, Hair, Skin & Nail, Low Dose Aspirin, Asa/ Dipyride Er 12 hr, Folic Acid 400 mcg, and Chest Congestion Relief tablet. My sister looked up her medicines and found that her blood pressure medicine - Valsartan 80 Mg cause a person to cough. I asked the doctor to change it. She is still coughing. I need help for her. It affects her eating at times and sleeping. I am giving her Robitussin DM to help with the cough. Do you have any suggestions. Are there combinations of her medicines that could be causing the coughing?
Fri, 6 Jul 2018
Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.
In my opinion this cough might be related to cardiac or gastrointestinal causes.
Considering the fact that she is taking treatment for hypertension, and her age ,I think she has to consult the cardiologist and perform a cardiac ultrasound , to evaluate if there is any heart failure, because it's a common cause of cough at this age.
The cough might also be related to gastroezaophageal reflux, this a very common conditon. Your mother is taking all these medicines and Aspirine(which may cause damage to her stomach), I see the medicines listed above, and none of these is a stomach protector.
She can try taking Omeprazole in the morning 30' before meal, for one month.
Hope I have answered your query.
Let me know if I can assist you further.
In my opinion this cough might be related to cardiac or gastrointestinal causes.
Considering the fact that she is taking treatment for hypertension, and her age ,I think she has to consult the cardiologist and perform a cardiac ultrasound , to evaluate if there is any heart failure, because it's a common cause of cough at this age.
The cough might also be related to gastroezaophageal reflux, this a very common conditon. Your mother is taking all these medicines and Aspirine(which may cause damage to her stomach), I see the medicines listed above, and none of these is a stomach protector.
She can try taking Omeprazole in the morning 30' before meal, for one month.
Hope I have answered your query.
Let me know if I can assist you further.
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