Barb - this sounds like the flu I'm having...it started with a dry NON-productive cough. Was prescribed Sulph 200c and it worked a charm (within an hour) - I was coughing ever so productively. This flu is nasty. It has lingered for a week now, but I know that others who haven't had treatment (homeopathically like me) have been much worse than me - and they've been sick for weeks now.
Could it be sulph? It IS one of the GE for the flu going round the world at the moment, accoring to my homeopath. Thought this might help...see what the others say...
I'm off on my trip now...hope she feels better soon
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