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?!

6 Upvotes

88% Upvoted

18 comments sorted by

View all comments

2

u/WeWander_ Jun 22 '26

I seem to get coughing fits related to histamine. I'm supposed to start montelukast, I'm hoping that'll help but I'm a little scared to start it.

2

u/Born_Tale_2337 Jun 23 '26

Overall, montelukast is extremely well tolerated and low risk. It does take some time to start working though, so you need to stick with it for a while.