I have cough and cold for the past 15 days with breathing difficulty. What can I do to get rid of it?

Question

Hi doctor,

I have been suffering from a cough and cold for the past 15 days. In the past, I used to get a cough due to acute pharyngitis, so this time also I went to ENT and got medicines, Azithromycin, CP Maleate, Cetirizine, Paracetamol; after using these, I got some relief. But four days back, I went to a camp where I drank the service water at night due to thirst. From the next morning, I have had a heavy cough and difficulty breathing while talking and walking. Today I visited my doctor, and she gave me the following medicines.

Capsule Amoxicillin Trihydrate 250 mg one tablet four times daily for three days.
Tablet Cetirizine Dihydrochloride: One tablet once daily for five days.
Tablet Etophylline 77 mg and Theophylline 23 mg, two tablets twice daily for five days.
Tablet Prednisolone 5 mg. one tablet twice daily for four days.
Tablet Ranitidine 150 mg one tablet twice daily for five days.

Is there any serious issue with me? What should I do now?

Please help.

Answer 1

Hi,

Welcome to icliniq.com.

Thanks for posting your query.

First of all, there is nothing serious to be worried about. I need to know whether your breathing difficulty is mild or severe. Most likely, you have a repeated throat infection (pharyngitis) with constriction of airways (bronchospasm). It can be treated easily.

The medication prescribed to you is fine, but I would recommend a different antibiotic, Levofloxacin, instead of Amoxycillin. Also, use a cough syrup like syrup Tusq X (Chlorpheniramine, Guaifenesin, and Phenylephrine). Kindly get this prescription from your doctor and use it.

Do salt water gargling, drink hot water, and avoid citrus fruits and non-veg foods.

I hope this information was useful for you.

Thank you.

Answer 2

Hi,

Welcome back to icliniq.com.

Noisy breathing indicates bronchitis only. The medications prescribed will correct it, and nothing extra needs to be done.

I hope this helps.

Thank you.