Spiriva alternatives please... Something that doesn't affect heart rate as much!

[Ami40]

Hi All,

Can I please ask what you tried after Spiriva please?? And what's been successful? have been suffering from high heart rate and makes me so uneasy, I've come off it and had a few panic attacks too!!

Please feel free to give suggestions too, I just can't have heart rate like that as can't function!

I'm happy to be on my blue inhaler but then out of breath on doing anything else but walking really which is a nightmare! I'm only 40??

Steroids have not reacted that well so far either!

Will be talking to Dr but will need some suggestions as don't want them just to stick me on something else and that be a nightmare too.

Thanks

[jackdup]

Do you have COPD or Asthma or some other lung issue? What happens to your heart rate? Does it speed up or kind of beat really hard, or pound? Ventolin makes my heart really speed up and makes me quite shaky but don’t notice that from Spiriva. Do you have the Spiriva Handihaler or respimat?

You may also get more replies if you post on the British Lung Foundation forum at the link below as there is many more members there.

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[Ern007 in reply to jackdup]

I have COPD and stable asthma - I take Fostair, do not like the spinhaler. I take Atrovent as my main inhaler as it's IMO best for COPD.. I take Ventalin only if needed.

I also have lung scaring, which can make me breathless but, I have heart conditions such as a leaky valve which can do the same.

I had my Oxford vaccine and day one was fine - Day two I had my normal nerve pain from my cervical spine and the pain at the site of the shot,

So I got the shakes, (Chills) and felt a mess so - I took paracetamol and I take morphine for my Radiculopathy and it helped. At least the shaking was under control.

To finish the vaccine made me feel bad, but now OK, so IMO it's worth the side effects to be inune from the dreadful COVID .

[jackdup in reply to Ern007]

Thanks for the information on the vaccine shot. You hear varying stories, which I think is pretty common for many injections, so nice to hear from someone that actually got the shot and not just stories that are going around as you never know how true those are.

[Ern007 in reply to jackdup]

Sory about all the info on morphine, that was for another post. Yes my post on the shot was 100% accurate.

My daughter who works in a lab testing covid in Stockport had the jab same day as me the .

[jackdup in reply to Ern007]

No problem on the rest of your post as the information may well be useful to others.

[betmaxbaby]

I have tried them all, you just have to try and see which one works for you.Been on Trelegy for quite awhile now. Then my Abuterol always, you know its just a rescue inhaler dont you. I personally dont know what i would do without it. Get mine in mexico, way cheaper, like 3 for $5 bucks. Its called Salbutamol from there. Keep a daily diary on yourself and the drug you are on and your reaction to it. Helps when your trying to tell the Doc how it worked for you. Be on top of your treatments and what they do for you. You can never just remember when the time your asked. Another helper is EXERCISE. I know groan... my COPD has worked its way to sever and im on oxygen 24-7 now. But i get on that stationary bike for 4 miles every day and i know it helps.( i cheat sometimes) For some reason i can do that but i cant walk 20 steps without puffing. Go to the rehab classes if it works for you. Ok, im carried away here.

judy