Should my daughter cough medicine or none? my 12 year old daughter has a cough that wont go away. what kind of medicine should she take?

Cough : Cough can be tough since there aren't really any good cough suppressant medications available. Since she is 12, you could safely try an over the counter cough medicine, but i listed below how i treat a cough in my house. There are a few things you can do to treat a cough caused by an upper respiratory virus. - drink plenty of fluids and stay hydrated - hot tea with honey and lemon - or just a spoon-full of honey - honey has been shown to be as effective a cough suppressant as many over the counter medications - inhale steam from a shower or cool mist from a vaporizer - Acetaminophen and/or Ibuprofen can help with inflammation and throat pain cough from a cold virus should improve after a week to 10 days. If it does not, of if she gets worse or has any difficulty breathing, call her doctor.

Cough: First thing to do is have her drink water until het urine looks like water. Room humidifier may help. Robitussin_DM. Lozenges to stimulate salivary glands to secrete, any kind she likes

Hard to say: A cough that will not go away may be a mild form of asthma. This would rarely respond to cough meds & might actually be worse. Depending on how this effects her activities it may be worth a visit. First write down all you can remember of how it started, past episodes & response to meds, other illnesses, family history, etc. & take it with you to review with the doc.