What do you take for a bad cough when you lie down?

Depending on the cause of the cough, different medications may be used. Diseases that cause severe coughing while lying down may include respiratory infectious diseases, allergic cough, cardiac insufficiency, etc., which need to be treated according to the cause of the disease. 1. Cough caused by respiratory tract infections: such as pneumonia, bronchitis, etc., need to take antibiotics such as cefdinir, levofloxacin, etc. to control the infection, in order to relieve the cough. If the cough is serious, you can use antibiotics such as Ambroxol, Bromhexine and other cough suppressants and phlegm removers. 2. Allergic cough: first of all, keep away from allergens, then use loratadine, cetirizine and other drugs to treat. 3. Cough caused by cardiac insufficiency: at this time you need to take digoxin, furosemide and other cardiotonic diuretic drugs to reduce the cardiac load, improve the symptoms. Lying down on the violent cough can also be caused by other diseases, such as cough variant asthma. If the patient’s symptoms are not relieved or aggravated, it is recommended to consult a doctor in a timely manner to clarify the diagnosis and follow the doctor’s instructions for treatment.