They ran an echocardiogram, stress test, X-rays, CT, and of course, a heart monitor the whole time. Three days later, I was told once again that my ticker was rock solid and we determined that it was the chemical cocktail for asthma that was causing me issues. Though the combination of the asthma medications doesn’t have any major known interactions, they all have side effects listed for tachycardia and hypertension. I have a long history of having an odd reaction to some medications and well this is another one

Back to Dr. W one more time, when he had a brilliant idea. He remembered me talking about my neurological issues and said, that there is a small bundle of nerves in the airway that can cause coughing and some studies show that in patients with neurological issues, he called it cough hypersensitivity syndrome. He recommended and prescribed that taking Neurontin (a.k.a. Gabapentin) can help to calm them down and stop the coughing. Well, it actually worked, and it was also very effective in killing the pain in my hands, arms, feet, and legs. I was so happy to finally find something that is working and I was pretty much fully functional, with no major side effects. It was amazing to be pain-free, in fact, I actually missed the pain for a brief few seconds, it was so odd to not have pain after having it for so long.