Vicks Vapor Rub for Coughing????

[ingemlb]

Thanks Michelle. I will now continue the trial with more confidence

[mishb]

I am thinking though, that if you are suppressing the cough for too long (too many nights), you could possibly make things worse in the long run
I don't recall that we ever used it for more than a few days.

If you are not coughing the mucus (nasal drip) out, then it will be staying in your lungs, or wherever, and could therefore have the potential of causing an infection.

I'm not sure if this is the case - it's just what I'm thinking at the moment

[ingemlb]

That was one worry I had too Michelle. I keep thinking it has to come out. Well I don't need to worry too much as it comes out all day long. Just nice to have a peaceful night. Last night before sleep I coughed so much I lost my breath and freaked out for a moment thinking I may not be able to breathe again. I must get an inhaler I guess. Seeing the doc tomorrow. Better add that to the list It was so bad I was exhausted for ages and could hardly talk.

Anyway as to the Vicks under the feet experiment it let me down badly last night and was back to my normal coughing my head off running to the loo and in-between not being able to shut up my mind. I was supposed to stop the Melatonin after a week but I am still taking them but looks like not a great deal of help right now. Will make a new appointment with the Psychiatrist and see what he can recommend. The drug he wanted to try me on to calm me down doesn't work with Tramadol and even though I am weaning off Tramadol it is one pain killer I would hate to have to exclude as most things I can't take due to the stomach ulcers so it's good to have on standby for when things flare up again. Also use it when my eye ulcers strike or I get really bad bowel pains.

But ... this is the Vicks thread. Jury still out if it actually helps. And now the added issue should we suppress the coughing. Maybe I need to go back to the ENT specialist to get a spray to stop the mucous from the nose because I still believe that's the source of it. I am not flushing a great deal out when I do the sinus rinses however in-between rinses blowing out a lot of yellow phlegm so it's quite over productive.

[ingemlb]

Last night had another great night of sleep. no coughing and no visit to the loo. so far the good nights are outnumbering the bad nights so the trial will continue

[mishb]

Last night had another great night of sleep. no coughing and no visit to the loo. so far the good nights are outnumbering the bad nights so the trial will continue

Maybe it needs a couple nights on and then a night off, before another few nights on ??

I'm glad it's helping you to have some sleep

[drz]

I found thinning the mucous with a generic Muccinex was helpful to reduce coughing.

[HopeinTN]

My mother just told me about this today. It works for her.

[ingemlb]

My coughing definitely has improved but so has the sinus situation I am blowing my nose much less frequently and when I rinse very little comes out.

So last night for the first time I slept without the vicks under my feet and things still seem ok.

So .... Jury still out ... did the vicks help? Or has the pred and Mtx combo finally started to fix the sinus issues? I will see what happens after a few days.

If the problem recurs then I would have to think that the Vicks Vaporub under feet does more than just stop the cough ... it stops the phlegm in the sinus too?



Sounds all too good to be true but I am glad i am not coughing and spluttering as much at least for now.