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I have nerve damage in my feet from an accident I had June falling in a pothole and fracturing and spraining ankles and tendons. I kept telling them my feet burned when I shower or when in sun. Its now been 7 months and the told me I had to see neurologist but my PC just gave me gabapentin on phone, as a matter of fact my pharmacist told me how to take them. I didnt take them until last Tuesday after I saw NP and she told me to start taking 1 tablets 3x a day for 5 days and increase to 2 3x a day and then 3x 3x a day. I started taking them this past Tuesday and by Wednesday I felt like my throat was hurting, by Thursday I thought I had strep throat and a real bad cough. I couldnt get in to see anybody because of no openings. By Friday I was hacking like I smoked all my life and coulnt figure out what could be causing this hacking cough and what did I do or what I was doing different. I thought gabapentin and I look online and they I read that females over 60, I m 65 can get cough, so I stopped taking them. Today being a holiday could not get in touch with NP and still hacking and very hoarse. Actually I said to myself i heard this cough before and thought of my dog when he had kennel cough. I sound like him.
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Barking cough is seen in laryngitis. You might have caught a viral infection. Please mention the color of sputum. Take warm salt water gargle. Incase of change in the color of the sputum, Take Augmentin. Otherwise no need to take antibiotics. Tab. Montacop A at bed time for cough will help you.
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What Causes Throat Ache Along With Chronic Cough?
Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. Barking cough is seen in laryngitis. You might have caught a viral infection. Please mention the color of sputum. Take warm salt water gargle. Incase of change in the color of the sputum, Take Augmentin. Otherwise no need to take antibiotics. Tab. Montacop A at bed time for cough will help you. Thank You!