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Suggest Treatment For Severe Cough And Breathlessness

Hi , im have a bad cough along with breathlessness . Also i ve asthma which is hereditary . So i got tuspel plus syrup for myself along with a couple of losanges. What dosage would be preferable for me at the current stage . Im 21 years old and weigh about 80 Kgs.
Thu, 11 Aug 2016
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Thank you for posting at HCM.

In case of asthma, dosage is not based on age but results of PFT. Usual standard dosage of all cough syrups is 5ml 3 times a day for 5 days or, +48 hours after the symptoms are relieved whichever is earlier.

For asthma you need to first get a PFT, Chest X Ray, as well as an allergen test to determine whats causing you the disease (heredity causes allergy, asthma is a byproduct) .

You can also take some anti histaminics like Levocetrizine 5mg HS x 4 days to get rid of symptoms earlier.

If its a productive cough, you can get your sputum analysed as there are many more diseases other than asthma with similar symptoms.

Hope to have helped you sufficiently

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Suggest Treatment For Severe Cough And Breathlessness

Hello Thank you for posting at HCM. In case of asthma, dosage is not based on age but results of PFT. Usual standard dosage of all cough syrups is 5ml 3 times a day for 5 days or, +48 hours after the symptoms are relieved whichever is earlier. For asthma you need to first get a PFT, Chest X Ray, as well as an allergen test to determine whats causing you the disease (heredity causes allergy, asthma is a byproduct) . You can also take some anti histaminics like Levocetrizine 5mg HS x 4 days to get rid of symptoms earlier. If its a productive cough, you can get your sputum analysed as there are many more diseases other than asthma with similar symptoms. Hope to have helped you sufficiently Thanks