HARRISBURG -- Pennsylvania is now the 24th state in the country to offer medical marijuana. Governor Wolf signed the bill into law Sunday afternoon at a ceremony in the Capitol rotunda surrounded by advocates and lawmakers.
Coughs are a common side effect of chemo and the medications we take during this journey, etc. These tips may be helpful to you: sleep with a humidifier (you can use plain steam or add oils such as euculyptus or lavender), drink hot tea, cough drops, sleep slightly elevated. My doctors haven't addressed it either.
ACE inhibition increases the cough reflex. The mechanisms underlying ACE inhibitor-induced cough are probably linked to suppression of kininase II activity, which may be followed by an accumulation of kinins, substance P and prostaglandins. Physicians should be aware that a dry cough is the most common adverse effect of ACE inhibitors and that this symptom may occur not necessarily shortly after institution of therapy but months or even a year later.