New inhaler

[Bettz]

My Dr recently prescribed an Incruse Ellipta inhaler for me - I use it once a day. Since I am using it in the morning, I use my Symbicort in the evening. I am wondering whether anyone else is using both.

[Billybags]

Hi Bettz, I’m a numbie I was prescribed incruse about 6months ago when I had a chest infection.a month after I thought I had a water infection, I never suffer with them and my stomach was very tender. Went to docs he gave me antibiotics. A month after same problem went back and in January he sent me for a bladder scan, it came back ok. I have still suffered with tender stomach and symptoms of water infection but I soldiered on. Saturday I had had enough so i checked back to November wondering what I had that was different and it was the Incruse. I check the meds paper and guess what, it said

Can cause stomach pains

Water work problems

I cough more than usual

It said stop taking it , I did. Three days on no stomach pains water works back to normal. I suppose every one is different, I now have to go back to the docs and tell them. Hope this helps.

[stone-UK]

Hi

Is your Symbicort dosage not twice a day.?

[Bettz in reply to stone-UK]

Yes it is 2 puffs am and 2 puffs pm but since I am doing the new one in the morning I haven't been doing the Symbicort in the morning.

[stone-UK in reply to Bettz]

Hi

Just leave a gap, one hour.

Symbicort is a twelve hour medication; Incruse Ellipta is a twenty four hour medication.

They both serve a different purpose and there is no contradictions.

[Bettz in reply to stone-UK]

Good to know - my Dr is not a pulmonologist and may not have knowledge about inhalers

[Durcot in reply to Bettz]

You need to also

[treesie]

I used to have spiriva but my new insurance wouldn't cover it. Then the Dr prescribed incruse ellipta and it did not work for me.

[treesie]

I take symbcort twice daily