Codeine cough-fighter

I've had a cough for the last few weeks. It worsened over the weekend while I was on the west coast. I only really cough at night, such that I can't sleep very well. It's been frustrating me, because I was getting a bad sleep night after night, and thus not able to kick the cough at all.

On Tuesday afternoon I went to see the doctor. She told me that my lungs are clear and my throat isn't infected. Instead, she said that sometimes after having a cold, the cough can linger. The cough becomes this spasmy, oversensitive beast that is triggered by things like going from cold to hot, or laying down to sleep.

She gave me two options to deal with it. I could get an asthma-like inhaler that would suppress the coughing. Or I could get some super-duper cough suppressant with codeine, that would allow me to sleep through the coughing.

Asthma-like inhaler = 80$.
Cough suppressant = 14$.

Guess what one I chose?
Yup, cough suppressant!

And it's fantastic!! I have been able to sleep soundly through the night ever since I got it and it's been glorious! Yay for codeine!