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Why Do I Still Have Cold Symptoms Like Deep Coughing, Hacking Up Thick Mucus Even After Taking Medicines?

Hey there, I am 26 years old and I have been sick with I guess is a cold but I'm not really sure for real. This has been going on for about two weeks now. Most of my cold symptoms are gone besides deep coughing, hacking up thick mucus and I will get really weak from time to time, especially when I am at work. I have been taking Nyquil, dayquil, sometimes Advil and Vitim, but none of this is really helping me. I normally don't get headaches, but for the past few days I have been getting them. What can I do? Is this a cold or something else? Please help, thank you :)
Fri, 10 Jan 2014
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Dear Friend
Let me list the possibilities:
1. Allergic Bronchitis
2. Tuberculosis
3. Bronchial Asthma.

1,2,3 are possibilities if your disease is a chronic one.

But if you are having the symptoms in just recent past, it might be simply a Upper Respiratory Tract Infection (commonly known as Sore Throat) or Lower Respiratory Tract Infection (commonly known as Pneumonia).

So tell me your age, weight, occupation, duration, smoking status, , any associated fever, cough with expectoration (sputum), color of your sputum, any weight loss, night sweats.

If the symptoms are Acute , then you can do following things in consultation with your doctor:
1. Steam Inhalation
2. Warm Saline gargles.
3. A combination of Levocetirizine ,Ambroxol , Phenylephrine ,Paracetamol available on the counter such as LCZ Plus.

I recommend following investigations:

1. Chest X-Ray
2. Hemogram with ESR
3. Sputum for Gram Stain (If you have fever),
4. Sputum for AFB (if tuberculosis is prevalent in your country)

Stay Healthy
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Why Do I Still Have Cold Symptoms Like Deep Coughing, Hacking Up Thick Mucus Even After Taking Medicines?

Dear Friend Let me list the possibilities: 1. Allergic Bronchitis 2. Tuberculosis 3. Bronchial Asthma. 1,2,3 are possibilities if your disease is a chronic one. But if you are having the symptoms in just recent past, it might be simply a Upper Respiratory Tract Infection (commonly known as Sore Throat) or Lower Respiratory Tract Infection (commonly known as Pneumonia). So tell me your age, weight, occupation, duration, smoking status, , any associated fever, cough with expectoration (sputum), color of your sputum, any weight loss, night sweats. If the symptoms are Acute , then you can do following things in consultation with your doctor: 1. Steam Inhalation 2. Warm Saline gargles. 3. A combination of Levocetirizine ,Ambroxol , Phenylephrine ,Paracetamol available on the counter such as LCZ Plus. I recommend following investigations: 1. Chest X-Ray 2. Hemogram with ESR 3. Sputum for Gram Stain (If you have fever), 4. Sputum for AFB (if tuberculosis is prevalent in your country) Stay Healthy