Was invited to try this for my Asthma, but am somewhat reluctant as - the more meds that get added to a daily regime - the more opportunity for side-effects and interactions with other drugs.
Interested to learn of others experiences with this Inhaler.
Thanks in advance for any Comment.
Hi there, I take it myself. I am honest I sometimes forget taking it. But I know that it has been helpful. I don't get wheezing and open up the airways. If you are wheezing and you take it for a couple of days you might feel that you don't wheezing much. I tried the new version of it and I get headache,so I went back to the tiop. I am ok with it, I have no side effects with it. I believe I take it 3 years now. Hope you are well and keeping warm 😉🤗🌹
Handihaler or Respimat? I used the Handihaler for a few months and had the same problem as I used to have with capsules breaking.
I've tried both the Handihaler and Respimat. I'm guessing you'll have had the Respimat suggested because Handihaler is not licensed for asthma - doesn't mean it's not used that way, but I'd imagine they'd go for the licensed version first.
The Handihaler did very little for me. I thought the Respimat was the same for a while but firstly realised you need to keep on top of technique (ask for a demo and practise when you first get it, and check periodically) and secondly, it was working in the background without me noticing! Then my GP surgery messed up with a prescription and I thought ah well, not doing much anyway - I'd even asked to stop it and my consultant *thankfully* told me no because for my weird type of asthma it was a good one. By the second day of not having it I was onto the surgery saying ok can you please sort this out now asap!
I personally have not noticed any major side effects from it. I believe there was a concern about cardiac effects initially but a follow up safety study found this wasn't really an issue; however some medical personnel I think know about the initial concern and not the follow up so get odd about it and start saying it has cardiac risks/the whole class does which has not really been shown. I do however stop using this inhaler if I'm having ipratropium nebs in hospital due to them being the same class of drug - not something they do with my Fostair and salbutamol nebs, even though Fostair has a long-acting beta agonist in it.
Thanks very much. Have you taken it for long?
About 3 and a half years now for the Respimat.
Cheers
I use this in the spriva respimat and it has only recently been given to me as an add on. I did not like the fact that it's so complicated to use and set up - at least it is more so for the older generation or if you have any issues with using your hands and it certainly not very attractive in the way it mimics a vape! Just my opinion.
Like you I really dislike adding more treatments as surely we already seem to be taking enough, right? And they seem to have many side effects if you've read the leaflets, not that I've noticed many if any.
But.. I have felt it does make a positive difference, and did so from it's first use. I get a nasty metallic taste from it that lingers no matter how much I rinse which is unpleasant but mild.
I noticed the difference more when I did not take it (I was poorly otherwise and was struggling with all daily meds and went almost a week without any) and I was quickly realising the difference with the 'getting air in' type of symptoms, I was given it to prevent these type of symptoms - this lasted a good few weeks even after taking it religiously again so my advice is not to skip it in your routine if it helps.
Thanks. Appreciated.
What's your opinion of the Asthma Attack Card?
Inhaler dose
Which inhaler ?
Lost inhaler 
