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Phlegm, Phlegm and more phlegm I'm so fed up of waking up being congested and unable to breathe as a result what do people do to help get rid of it, I walk to try and clear my lungs but it's really difficult when your breathless

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Get your GP to prescribe carbocisteine. Thats what im on and they do help.

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tracyball1 in reply to Will57

Thank you I will ask gp about these x

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Aside from carbocysteine, there is also N-acetyl cysteine, which is available from health stores. My consultant prescribed montelucast, but I found it just made me sleepy, but it might work for you.

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Thank you x

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