Experiences with

Spiriva

When do people usually take it and do you take it with other inhaled meds (like salbutamol/ventolin and seretide, in my case)?

This year i have a had a constant wheeze on my chest , i take 3 inhalers , salbutomol, symycort and spiriva( spiriva which was prescribed to me 3 months ago has made little differance) ..I get severe bouts of cough and bring up phlem and at the same time iam soaked in sweat ...At least once a night i

I posted my first blog a couple of days ago and mentioned I was starting on Spiriva. Some of you were kind enough to welcome me and a couple of people commented that I should find the Spiriva makes a difference.

Has anybody started using the onbrez inhaler instead of Spiriva Respimat? I seem to have had a rather bad reaction to Respimat and have been looking at what could take its place. And this seems the best to ask the doctor for. Sometimes I like to do my own own research and be my doctor.

Would like to know what other copd suffers have of medication, my husband is on Symbicorte turbo, and 1 spiriva, he is not getting any releif , he is still breathless, is there any medications who can help with this, would be intrested to hear from anyone. thank you. have a good day

I went to see him again yesterday and he wants me to try an additional inhaler for a month (Spiriva) as he thinks that my help improve my peak flow which is pretty poor. So I have got it and will try it for 30 days and record my peak flow every day. I find the whole thing such a shock.

I dont fully understand the difference between FEV and lung capacity, the nurse has changed my medication last month and I now take Ventolin, Symbercort 400 and Spiriva. Mornings seem to be my worst time, i get tireder as the day goes on by 4pm I am ready for my bed!

I have refused to take the Spiriva as I have a heart murmur and the BMJ does not give a good write up on that one! They have had to change my inhaler as it would appear I had a reaction Serentide, so the new one has a lower steroid and Im hoping I will not relapse.

Taking my morning meds today (few different things, tablets and inhalers) when I got sidetracked by my husband (its ALL his fault obviously;-)) when I stupidly swallowed my spiriva capsule instead of putting it in the handihaler and inhaling it!!! Arghhhhhhh......

Some days I am alright other days I could cry all day long, I did in the beging but I am getting better now especialy after joining this site and having a long chat with my Doctor brought me back to reality, I am on daily dose of SPIRIVA and that has helped with my breathing I go for walks and do as

No longer to take Atrovent -Been given Spiriva instead. Also given Mucodyne to help with producing a sample,and clear tubes. Going for Chest X-Ray,and a Scan. Also referred to Physiotherapist for new exercises and breathing. Best of all,I CAN go on holiday.

Hello to everyone,Hope you are all well today:) I was diagnosed with COPD quite a few years ago(aged 32) but just told it was a progressive step up from having my Asthma,due to smoking,given different meds (spiriva, symbicort and phyllocontin)and after a year or so was discharged from the consultant,

If anyone has any ideas on meds that could replace slophyllin with out the caffeine fix would love to here about them to ask my hospital asthma nurse and consultant next month and see MY MD specialist next week love glynis xxx im on Easyhaler ,seretide Spiriva,Montelucast singulair,Slophyllin ,carbocsistine

im a sever asthmatic and currently taking 45mg prednisolone,phyllicontin twice a day,zafrilukast twice a day,spiriva 1 a day,oxis twice a day,ciclesonide twice a day and av regular nebs, bt i as wondering if ne1 cud suggest other meds a cud ask my consultant 2 try me on instead of the prednisolone.

Hi all, This is further to my post earlier about the Spiriva inhaler really. I've spent the evening stewing over the consultant telling me we are running out of treatment options and feeling really angry and upset and.....quite frankly.....scared.

I am a little scared as from this evening all steriod inhalers on oral stopped and am now on serevent {salmeterol xinafoate) and Spiriva {tiotropium].

Thanks J other meds: dexamathslone (spelt wrong) loratadine, spiriva inhaler, calcichewD3, aldenonic acid (spelt wrong i think)

I am on what most doctors consider ""max meds"" - salbutamol, symbicort, spiriva, oxis, ciclesonide, home nebs and now pred for a little while. There is no point in making an appointment with my GP - although she is absolutely fantastic, there is nothing more she can do to help.