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Diagnosed With Lupus, Arthritis, Asthma, Hypothyroidism. Coughing With Phlegm At Regular Intervals. Taking Atenolol, Tylenol, Tramadol

Hi I am a 58y/o black female with diagnoses of discoid lupus, arthritis, asthma, hypothyroidsm, hypertension, gerd.. I have been coughing through the years even while at work. Now I am coughing all day with clear phlem at frequent intervals. Very hard to stop coughing. I have a very tangy taste to acidic after coughing up the phlem. Food seems to stimulate the cough. Wow I know a lot of information. My doctors just treat the asthma, but I think there is something there that they have not figured out yet. Meds are atenolol, plaquinil, Tylenol , tramadol, synthroid, previcid.
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Hi, the drug atenlol is not at all preferred in asthmatics and thyroid (hypo) patients. It increases bronchospasm and worsens asthma and cough; precipitates some of the features of hypothyroidism. As far as i can see, you require a change over to some other drug like losartan for hypertension which is again a preferred drug for lupus patients. it surely would improve your quality of life. you may request for the same in your next visit to GP. hope this helped.
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Diagnosed With Lupus, Arthritis, Asthma, Hypothyroidism. Coughing With Phlegm At Regular Intervals. Taking Atenolol, Tylenol, Tramadol

Hi, the drug atenlol is not at all preferred in asthmatics and thyroid (hypo) patients. It increases bronchospasm and worsens asthma and cough; precipitates some of the features of hypothyroidism. As far as i can see, you require a change over to some other drug like losartan for hypertension which is again a preferred drug for lupus patients. it surely would improve your quality of life. you may request for the same in your next visit to GP. hope this helped.