I've been sick with a cough for about a month now, lots of flem too. Sore throat comes and goes, I've been pretty bad. I'm still a trooper though, still go to work and still go out to have fun. Feels soothing to get a fade on and alcohol down your chest, if you cough it'll probably be only once instead of cough after cough, or you probably won't cough at all. Try some tequila in that regard. I've tried teas, they don't really work. The medicine just seems to calm it for a while, but then it's back to coughing.
BTW, I've been having fun with my cough since I've had it for a while now, if I go out in public places like the mall and start coughing, I say shit like "fuck, it sucks having SARS, Tuberculosis,...." or some other similiar shit. Trip people the fuck out. lol