Bronchitis.....

prncssrachel Posted: Nov 05, 2003 09:58 PM

Bronchitis.....

Is it a dry cough or a 'wet' one? (Ew, sorry)

yabbobay Posted: Nov 05, 2003 10:16 PM

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it could be either...but be careful with a dry cough...I have bronchial asthma and my dr told me that I could get emphazema without ever smoking a cigarette - just from weezing...

KathleenG Posted: Nov 05, 2003 10:37 PM

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I had a bad case of bronchitis last year (for 2 months) and I remember vividly coughing up stuff!! Each case is different, however.

MrsTC Posted: Nov 05, 2003 10:48 PM

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when i had it , it was a wet cough - blech

hope you feel better!

August04 Posted: Nov 05, 2003 11:04 PM

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I would def see a pulmonologist. My primary care doctor used to diagnose me w/ bronchitis, since I got it every year for like 3 years. However, it turned out to be asthma.

sept20yay Posted: Nov 06, 2003 08:12 AM

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dry unproductive cough.... it is my job as a drug rep for bronchitis to know this. Take Biazin XL or Zithromax for it- prescription. You will feel better within hours.

Niecey Posted: Nov 06, 2003 08:54 AM

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I have bronchitis and my cough is a congested, hacking cough (saw dr Monday night). I am on Day 3 on Zithromax but not seeing much change yet. I feel fine (little tired) just a cough which is much worse at night and early morning. My doctor has also given me a prescription to break up and bring up the congestion. My asthma is also acting up - so I am wheezing a little...need to use my inhaler.

shelzyp Posted: Nov 06, 2003 09:07 AM

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Go to a Dr. I have asthma and get Bronchitisis all the time. It starts as a dry cough, until I am able to break up the conjesiton and then it is wet ( sorry that ios gross)

Also - if you see no results from Zithromax go get a new perscription. I took Zithromax, and it did nothing, I had to go on another set of antibiotics. My Dr. said that ZIthromax is beeter for sunis infections not Bronchitis.

Niecey Posted: Nov 06, 2003 09:11 AM

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funny shelzp - I told my dr that I had taken Zithromax before for a sinus infection and he told me that it usally isn't prescribed for that...every dr. is different I guess!