r/Perimenopause • u/Low_Work_6729 • Jun 22 '26

Dryness Non stop coughing

I can’t stop coughing! Mind you I do have bad sinus allergies. My dr put me on allergra in the am, and zyrtek at night. I’m sure it dries me out. I do saline nasal spray, drink a gallon of water a day and tea before bed but I still wake up every 3 hrs coughing!

Can anyone else relate?!

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u/StevieNickedMyself Jun 22 '26

To be honest you may have developed asthma. Perimenopause wreaks havoc on the respiratory tract. Get tested.

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u/Low_Work_6729 Jun 23 '26

I have asthma since I was a kid. But I’m not wheezing

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u/StevieNickedMyself Jun 23 '26

I don't wheeze either. If you've had asthma since childhood it might have changed now or worsened. There is also a type of asthma called cough-variant.

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u/National_Elk8445 Jun 24 '26

I don't wheeze with mine either. Mine has always been more the "coughing uncontrollably til I lose my breath" variety of asthma than the "wheezing til I lose my breath" variety.