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What Does A Person Suffering With Parkinson S Disease Take For Cough?
My husband has Parkinson s disease and he takes Azilect. I was told not to get the DM but the only other medicine is Robitussin CF which also has a warning. Mucinex also has a lot of warnings. What does he take for a cough? His doctor s office still has not returned my call and it is almost 3:30pm. I was told everyone was out to lunch.
Mon, 11 Aug 2014
Good morning. My name is Dr. Saghafi and I'm a neurologist from the Cleveland, OH area in the United States. Depending upon what stage of PD your husband has, his cough is very possibly due to choking effects on his saliva. Therefore, if that's the case then, cough medicine is clearly not indicated. Something needs to be done to control that aspect of things which would require other medications or methods to prevent from aspiration and thus coughing. Best to you and your husband.
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