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Q: Does anyone else take Spiriva for asthma?
I have asthma and until recently taken advair and spiriva and singulair for the asthma. I quit the advair and singulair due to weight gain. I currently am taking just the spiriva. Has anyone else had this happen?

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Q: does anyone know who is prescribed spiriva asthma or c o p d?
it is important i need a straight answer there is pleny info but i have not saw it saying it is not for asthma so who is prescribed it or in other words would you be prescribed it if you never had c o p d

A: Spiriva or Tiotropium is a form of the drug Atrovent, and used commonly to treat asthma, COPD and many other forms of respiratory diseases. It is a well known and well used drug and is quite effective.
Normally the Spiriva (Tiotropium) capsules are given to people who smoke or have other reasons for not using an Atrovent nebuliser or inhaler, but Atrovent and Tiotropium are basically the same drug and do the same thing. And to answer your question, both are used for respiratory diseases of most forms.
I have asthma and a serious form of COPD, I take Tiotropium daily and Atrovent as well when I’m seriously ill.

Q: Asthma Question Advair to Spiriva Inhaler…How long untill you feel better?
I switched from Advair to Advair to Spiriva Inhaler 5 days ago. I do not feel any better. My symptoms have worsened. How long until I should feel better? My doctor says be patient, but ordered chest x-rays just to be safe. What is your experience with Advair versus Spiriva?
Thanks for your concern. I am blessed with naturally low blood pressure; but Doc checks blood pressure, etc, etc every 2 weeks during medication changes.

A: It may take a week or two for you to notice the Spiriva having an effect. If you see your doctor (or go to your pharmacy and talk to the pharmacist) show him or her how you’re using the inhaler, just to be sure you’re using it correctly. Most of the time if people aren’t seeing an effect with their inhaled medications, it’s because they are not using them right (if they’ve been using them for at least 2 weeks, that is!) You can still use your albuterol (or other short-acting beta 2 agonist) to relieve your symptoms if they are preventing you from doing your daily activities.

I’m not really sure why your doctor prescribed you Spiriva though… typically it’s reserved for treatment of COPD (or at least it’s more effective in preventing exacerbations of COPD than asthma).

Q: Can Spiriva be prescribed/used to manage Exercise Induced Asthma?
I am currently using Singulair and keep my inhaler handy, but I’ve seen Spiriva at work – my Mom has COPD, and it’s an absolute wonder drug in my opinion.

A: since this is for alternatives, I will offer something safer than drugs for you and your mother. look at the info on my page.

Q: Asthma. Took Advair, Spiriva, Ventolin, Claritin and still……..?
and still chest and neck feel very tight, mild-moderate short of breath, and anxious. I think the tree pollen is acting up my asthma. Have tried breathing techniques….What else can I do besides an ER visit…..really don’t want to go there.
Hubby is going to put air conditioners in this weekend or perhaps tomorrow to keep the pollen out…season just started and I have a lot of different tree allergies.

A: Drink a lot of water!

Q: does spiriva help with asthma?

A: Spireva can be used to treat some asthmatic symptoms but is not FDA approved to do so. This type of perscribing is called “off label” perscribing and is legal and common practice in the united states. However, this medication is only used as a short acting medication to help open airways, and is not the perfered medication to do so. Medications called beta(2) agonists which include albuterol are the perfered treatment for rescue in acute asthma attacks. Spireva and its class of medications (the anticholenergics) are reserved for patients who can not tolerate the beta 2 agonists. In addition, based on the severity of asthma symptoms other medications may be used in conjunction with this.
Hope it helps.

Q: can you get a tattoo if you have asthma?
i am 43 female, have asthma, am on spiriva, advair 500, singulair, allerex dose pack, and a nebulizer 3 times a day, but really want to get a tattoo,
is there any danger there of the ink interactiing with the meds ?
in other words, would i be good to get a tattoo?

A: Of course you can get a tattoo if u have asthma, The ink has nothing to do with your immune system. I have asthma and am on many meds also and have a tattoo

Q: I just began taking SPIRIVA ,a dry mouth inhaler for asthma. Twice in the 6 weeks since I began this treatment
Twice since I began this treatment my left eye has burst a blood vessel and my eye aches. Has anyone else experienced this?

A: Definitely ask your doctor about this. I had to quit taking Spiriva because it made me gag so badly that I would almost throw up every morning. Now I use Advair.
Also, be sure to rinse your mouth out really well with water after you inhale. Don’t swallow the water.

Q: What are the alternatives to “SPIRIVA” (sp?) as a preventer for asthma?
(im an 18 year old student) I went to the pharmacy with my prescription for speriva and the pharmacist looked at my with terror and said “ooohhhh, its a little pricey, €77.00!!!!) and that’s just for a month! He recommended i go back to my doc and ask him for something else cause there are many other alternatives that are much cheaper!

Obviously my doc wil know what the alternatives are but I just wanted to have an idea before I went back to him.

Cheers.

A: I used to take Singulair and Advair, both were pretty expensive…about $60 (US) for one month for the singulair and if memory serves it was over $80 for the advair. Fortunately in the past couple of years my asthma has calmed down a lot and I don’t have to take anything anymore. I still carry an inhaler though, especially in Spring or when it’s very humid or very cold…
Best of luck to you my friend!

Q: Question about asthma medication?
I take Symbicort, Singulair and Spiriva regularly for asthma. I use an Albuterol inhaler whenever I have an attack. A month ago I had a severe attack, was given nebulizer treatments and was put on a 2.5 week burst of prednisone. It’s been 2 weeks since I’ve been off the prednisone. But I’m still taking the other medication.

My menstrual cycle has altered since these events. I’ve gotten my period 3 times in the past 5 weeks and have been thrown into a mild state of depression.

Could all of the medication I was (am) on have caused this to happen?

A: it’s quite possible, yes. Prednisone is a corticosteriod, Albuterol is a ß-antagonist Symbicort an anti-inflamatory etc. etc. Astma should be treated very aggressively and unfortunatly the side effects of so many medication interacting with eachother can be not so insignificant sometimes. Talk to you health care provider

Q: Asthma Question: Switching from Advair to Spirivia – did you experience increased heartburn?
I feel terible since switching to Spiriva. Anybody else got experience with this?

A: It can happen during the switch… but if you asthma is allergy based you might ask your doctor about Cingulair.

Q: how can i cope better with severe asthma?
So I have really bad asthma. I’ve stopped breathing already and had to have CPR on me, i’ve been intubated as well for a week.

I’ve been on prednisone (steroids) for over eight years already.
I have developed a lot of the side effects already.

Osteoporosis, cataracts, weight gain, mood changes, sleeping trouble and I get sick almost every week and I get outbreaks of shingles as well.

I’m currently on prednisone, singulair, zyrtec d, protonix, advair, combivent, spiriva.
For the machine i’m on pulmicort, chromalyn and xopenex.

But what I have trouble with is dealing with it. I hate not being able to do anything. I used to walk 60 blocks a day (no lie) and now I can’t even walk two stairs without having a little attack. I’m getting depressed. I’m still managing to go to school full time, but I can’t get a job anywhere because i’m always sick.

One thing I’ve manage to never lose is my sense of humor. I’m afraid to let people know how i’m really doing. I’m the person wh
Anyways, if you were in the same situation, how would you deal with it? Would you try to go to a therapist or something?
i dont know how to respond to answers on here. i just joined today but my email is

mindlessklutter@verizon.net

A: Wow I have been to the point where I was on a vent also. I have to admit I don’t take care of my asthma the way I should. I should take advair and I don’t. I give you all the credit in the world for keeping up with your medicine. I do know how you feel, no one knows how much stress and anxiety you go though when you can’t breath if they don’t have respiratory problems.

I don’t know if you live in a large populated area, but do you think it may be your environment??? Might be too much pollution around you. Also keep a journal of what caused your attacks, write down what you were doing and where. Keep track of the time of day, what you were doing and maybe you can find a trend and avoid the situation in the future.

By all means if you are depressed over your asthma contact a counselor or your doctor. If you are stressed that can bring on another attack.

I too try to keep my sense of humor. Both of us are here to stay and it will take more than a bad lung or two to keep us down….lol

Good luck!

Q: Is it bad to be on a few corticosteroids at the same time?
I have asthma and take Advair, Spiriva and Singulair. I was just prescribed a 6 day dose of MethylPedinosolone because I have bronchitis/possible pneumonia and have been experiencing a lot of chest pain and shortness of breath.

Was just wondering if it’s bad to be on so many steroids at once though…
Yeah, it was an oversight – I take Albuterol as my rescue inhaler

A: The more steroids of any kind you are on, the more likely you are to have serious side effects.

I have asthma and take Advair 500/50 once a day, Spiriva, and Albuterol/Salbutamol. I find that if I take Advair twice a day, I cry about silly things for no apparent reason, my stomach gets more upset, and I have trouble sleeping. Because I have more serious and numerous side effects on a higher dose of the steroid in Advair (Flovent), I would say it is bad for me to take more than I already am.

As for you, please monitor what’s happening. Your medication will have came with warnings and lists of side effects. Familiarize yourself with these so that you can identify problems that are possibly being caused by your medications. If you start having troubling side effects, please see your doctor and get yourself re-assessed.

A course of systemic steroids (like Methylprednisolone) can be helpful for short-term worsening of breathing problems. Because systemic steroids have horrible side effects when taken long-term, this should be avoided if possible. Your drug side effect sheets for your medication will go into great detail about all the possible side effects you might experience.

If you continue to experience shortness of breath, I would recommend that you ask your doctor about switching your Albuterol for Xopenex until you get through this. Xopenex is much stronger than Albuterol and has fewer side effects, so it might be very helpful in the short-term. If your asthma is normally bad, Xopenex might be a good choice for a rescue inhaler. If you can’t get rescued on Xopenex, you are really in trouble…

I had a bad episode with my asthma last year. I had chest pain and shortness of breath that took about two weeks to fully resolve. It wasn’t fun and I’m never going to let things get like that again. It felt like someone wearing steel-toe boots kicked me in the ribs many times.

Time and strong medication is the best solution for breathing problems, in my opinion. Take care of yourself and monitor for side effects. Do your best to figure-out what is causing any side effects you may have. Having a well informed patient is the best thing any medical professional can hope for.

Q: Asthma attack or bronchitis?
For asthma, I take Symbicort, Spiriva, Singulair and Albuterol. The weather has gotten much colder and I’ve been having trouble breathing. As soon as I leave the house and am exposed to the cold air, it’s almost instantaneous (within a few minutes) that I start to become short of breath. One day earlier last week I coughed up a small ball of yellow phlegm. Had a really bad breathing attack last night (felt like I was choking at times during the gasps) It took 4 albuterol puffs to calm down.

Is my asthma acting up or is it bronchitis?

A: It sounds like you might have a combination of both. I have a really hard time with chronic bronchitis and asthma. But I think my bronchitis is much worse. I have a continuous cough. If you are coughing up phlegm it is probably bronchitis. I’d go to the doctor. Bronchitis can lead to pneumonia and you can die from it. Also, the cold weather is particularly hard on asthmatics and being around smokers. I’d wear a scarf around my mouth when heading into the cold.
Good luck!

Q: Asthma – am I on too many meds?
I am a 32 year old male, and have been on numerous asthma medications for most of my life. My current asthma meds are as follows:

Spiriva (tiotropium bromide) 18mcg one inhalation daily
Symbicort 200 – 4 inhalations twice daily
Advair diskus 250 – 2 inhalations twice daily
Singulair – 1 pill a day
Ventolin – relief inhaler – used only when very ill

When I get my meds filled at the pharmacy it always sets off alarms – and the pharmacist states he is concerned that I am over-medicated.

Any thoughts are greatly appreciated!

A: Spiriva is not normally used for asthma, but for COPD. It won’t really help asthma symptoms.
You should be on either Symbicort or Advair. People normally don’t combine them.
I would trim your regimen down to Symbicort or Advair, Singulair, and Ventolin (albuterol). Singulair is a unique drug because it helps with both asthma and allergies.

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