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  | my2angels   Senior Member
 
   
   
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 |  Post Options  Thanks(0)  Quote  Reply  Topic: Cough remedies Posted: 05 July 2007 at 4:52pm
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   Does anyone have any cough remedies they swear by. I have had one of those tickly throat coughs for about 4 days now and have had next to no sleep. Ive tried 4 different cough mixtures, on that says its specifically for tickly coughs but none of them have done anything. Ive tried throat lozenges and sprays hoping if I numb the area I wont notice the tickle but its driving me up the wall. Everytime I breath it tickles then I start coughing and then cough so much I almost throw up!!!! Any ideas?
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  | lizzle   Senior Member
 
   
 
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   I'm sorry to say it, but I think cough syrups and lozenges are placebos.  lemon and honey?
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  | nictoddie   Senior Member
 
   
   
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 |  Post Options  Thanks(0)  Quote  Reply  Posted: 05 July 2007 at 8:48pm | 
 
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   Vicks on the bottom of your feet at night time works a treat , I thought that is was just an old wives tale but both mine had coughs a couple of weeks ago so I tried it and they both slept soundly with no coughing all night.
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  | Bombshell   Senior Member
 
   
   
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   Robittusin....BTW thats how we got pregnant too - good ole robitussin....!!!   | 
 
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  | meow   Senior Member
 
   
   
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 |  Post Options  Thanks(0)  Quote  Reply  Posted: 05 July 2007 at 10:24pm | 
 
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|  lizzle wrote: 
 I'm sorry to say it, but I think cough syrups and lozenges are placebos.  lemon and honey?
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 It's true, my doctor says they are just a waste of money. 
 Lemon and honey drinks work, sucking on lozenges (don't fall asleep with them in your mouth though - I have before!     )
 Heat your room up at night, I find when I have an itchy cough, if the room temperature is cold, I cough more.
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  | Kels   Senior Member
 
   
   
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 |  Post Options  Thanks(0)  Quote  Reply  Posted: 05 July 2007 at 10:28pm | 
 
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   Gees Linctis(sp?) I think thats how its spelt. Its fab and you can get it on Rx or over the counter. | 
 
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       Busy mum to Miss 15yrs, Miss 10yrs and Master 4yrs
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  | fattartsrock   Senior Member
 
   
   
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 |  Post Options  Thanks(0)  Quote  Reply  Posted: 05 July 2007 at 10:58pm | 
 
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   can you tell me how robitussin gets you knocked up? I use it here, and would liek to avoid that... (and sex too, obviously..)
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     The Honest Un PC Parent of 2, usually stuck in the naughty corner! :P
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  | Kels   Senior Member
 
   
   
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   Im guessing it interferred with her pill?? 
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       Busy mum to Miss 15yrs, Miss 10yrs and Master 4yrs
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  | Leish   Senior Member
 
   
   
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 |  Post Options  Thanks(0)  Quote  Reply  Posted: 05 July 2007 at 11:46pm | 
 
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   fattarts - apparently (this is from memory so I might be wrong)is increases the quantity (or something)of CM so if you down it just before and during the fertile phase of your cycle then you have a greater chance of conceiving cos the spermies have more CM to swim in.  That is probably really poorly described.  Sorry    | 
 
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  | Bombshell   Senior Member
 
   
   
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 |  Post Options  Thanks(0)  Quote  Reply  Posted: 06 July 2007 at 8:42am | 
 
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   no pill we were ttc and i had a cold so didnt try robutussin to get preggers but am sure it helped- but apparently it does something to the "juices" that help spermies swim etc etc....??? Have two other friends who also used it (and another cough mixture) while TTC and became preggers....
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