AboutDr Alan Galbraith Expertise I can answer most questions on drugs, both medical and "recreational". Answers can be given in either technical or layperson terminology. My main areas of interest are psychiatric, gastrointestinal and cardiovascular drugs.
Experience I have been a university lecturer/head of department for almost thirty years, but am now retired. My research interests were alcohol, smoking and cardiovascular disease.
Organizations Institute of Biology, London.
Publications Author of "Fundamentals of Pharmacology" 5th Edition published in November 2007 by Pearson Education, Australia.
Question Dear Sir
For a few years i have been perscribed , inderol, paxil, vallium, ranitodine. For panic, depression, my family is also known for our stomack producing to much acid.
Having said all of this, i now find out my colestrol is too high 2x higher and was perscibed lipitor. I have 2 doctors GP and Shrink and they talk to each other.
About the same time i started taking lipitor i got the flu or somrthing close. My biggist problem is the mucas now going into my lungs when i lie down(i have had a nasal drip for a long time also). Is there any over the counter medicine i can take for this mucus problem, i feel like i am drowning when i sleep.
This is why i am up at 3 am and it is now Sunday, so not much help from the doctors here in Canada. Please help. I know i am on a lot of heavy duty medicine.
Thanks in advance
John
Answer Dear John
You can try a medicine containing pseudoephedrine which is a decongestant and availabl over-the-counter. I do not know what preparations are available in Canada but a common name in most countries is Sudafed otherwise just ask your pharmacist for the generic name. The only problem could be with the Inderal but it appears that you are taking this for your panic attacks rather than high blood pressure but if you feel heart palpitations with the Sudafed you would be better not taking any more (this is unlikely). You can also try some bromhexine syrup (Bisolvon). Problems with this are negligible and it can be taken with the pseudoephedrine.
