I would be interested if even by Zoom or some other form of video conferencing. I live in Northwest Iowa in a small town called Hawarden, right on the South Dakota/Iowa border. This cough is something that is relatively new to most doctors unless they are specialists. I am fortunate enough to have a doctor that allows me to take the Tramadol but it is extremely monitored. They will only fill the prescription after 30 days, no sooner. But, I wouldn't survive without it. I cough enough with it but I would be absolutely suicidal without it. If she were to ever refuse my request to refill I would instantly change Dr's. I'm not addicted to it, although I would have to titrate off it to stop it. I was forced to stop it for a week cold turkey and it was the worst coming off a drug that I've ever experienced. So yes, it is addictive. And I can see their point but sometimes there's no other options.

Yes, I would be interested in a support group, although I live in New Jersey. I have been suffering with a chronic cough for 25 years. Like some other people, I have tried Tramadol, but found that it was not that effective in controlling my cough and the side effects from Tramadol bothered me way too much to continue using it. I will be meeting with a Speech-Language Pathologist beginning next week, so I am hopeful that I will learn some techniques to help control my cough.