Spiriva and smokers
Common Questions and Answers about Spiriva and smokers
spiriva
I've been using Spiriva nearly 10 years and this year my PSA results spiked from less than 1 to above 6. Where did you get your info regarding the statistics on prostate cancer, as I would much like to study it.
You are obviously doing the right things, including mouth washing after drug use and you are correct that the Spiriva and Duo-neb do not contain any steroid.
Unfortunately, some individuals develop allergy to the ipritropium in the Duo-neb or to Spiriva and the drug simply irritates the membranes of the mouth allowing the thrush to take hold.
That you also develop candidiasis under your breasts suggests that you might, for some reason be predisposed to this infectious agent.
I have emphysema. i use advair twice a day and spiriva one a day. The biggest problem for me is that I always seem to havemucus build up in the mornings. My doctor has told me to try mucinex, but that doesn't seem to work all the time. So i try using albuterol in the morning to help loosen up the mucus so that I can breath better.
Although I get good (better) results from the combination than Symbicort alone, since starting the Spiriva, I am experiencing very dry mouth, and nasal passages to the extent that I occasionally experience light bleeding when I blow my nose.
My questions are, How serious is this side effect, Should I continue using the Spiriva, Continue the Spiriva but stop the Symbicort, or Drop both and just take Combivent which I currently use as my emergency inhaler?
If you are taking Duoneb there is no point in taking Spiriva because Spiriva is related to the ipratropium that is a consitituant of Duoneb. Also Spiriva is extremely drying which may be why you are feeling so uncomfortable.
To be using Duoneb five or six times a day you would have to be close to death. Obviously you aren't, so you can cut back without any problem. I have serious COPD and my use of Duoneb averages 3.5 vials daily.
The big question is - how bad is your COPD?
Common COPD inhalers that contain steroids are Advair, Symbicort, Breo and Dulera.
after checking, this bladder problem is a side effect of Spiriva...I had used Spiriva for over a year and the infections/non-infections got more frequent until I had to go to the urologist...I was on Azo Standard most of the time. I alerted my pulmonologist as to my problem and he took me off the Spiriva. Since being off the Spiriva, my breathing has gotten worse....my Dr said there was no replacement for Spiriva...I'm writing to find out what others might know.
I'll try to be brief. My dr. ordered a pft last week (following three ct scans over 16 months). I had been using Spiriva for three years. My question is how long should I have been off the Spiriva for the test to show accurate results? Shouldn't I have had the test before being given Spiriva? Thanks in advance.
Spiriva is very gritty and irritating. Also it is very drying. I stopped using it. And I got off all inhaled steroids because of the serious problems they caused. Now I use only natural anti-inflammatories and am all the better for it (as well as richer). By the way, my COPD is as bad as yours.
I was taking acetylcysteine (Mucomyst) by nebulizer for congestion. This is not always available so I had to make do in some other fashion.
coughing phlegm from lungs for the past six months, have taken antibiotics with no results, did take predrisone together with
I take my rescue inhaler only when absolutely needed. I had no meds like Advair and Spiriva last winter. And I only had bronchitis once. Went to my family doctor and got an antibiotic for that. I am not suggesting everyone give up their breathing meds. NOT AT ALL. But, personally for me, I am doing better without all those meds. Sure I have symptoms. Some days I do good. Other days not so good. But, at least I am not getting sick nearly as much, while I was being given Advair and Spiriva.
I read that roflumilast is a new drug that controls the inflammation that causes copd to get more severe. I currently use Spiriva and this article said that there was a higher rate of sudden death with the mist inhalers in people with vascular disease. So I am thinking about switching up after talking it over with my doctor.roflumilast is a pill you take daily.So I guess your answer would be anti-inflammatory.
I have heard "not" I was diagnosed with acid reflux and yet I also have asthma, so they put me on spiriva and activar (something like that) and it didn't bother my so called acid reflux. It's just suppose to help with breathing. It can however bring on thrush, so be sure to wash the inhaler each time after use.
Are any of u ladies smokers and if you are how often do you smoke daily? I'm a smoker and it's a lot harder to quit than I thought it was going to be and I am worried about what it's going to do to the baby, I'm 28 weeks and 2 days.
I have tried just about everything to help me quit and still haven't. It's tough with my family and how certain members are and pregnancy just seems to make it worse now. I'm down to a couple a day and the only thing that actually keeps me from smoking is not having any on me or having the money to be able to buy a pack.
I smoked for 12 years and I just found out I'm pregnant, it was a planned pregnancy and I'm very excited. I don't want to smell or see a cigarette because its very hard to resist. My husband smokes all the time and I keep having the urge. When im at work ot somewhere where no one smokes I feel okay, no big need to smoke. But soon as I'm hope I feel miserable; ( I should have tried quitting before planning the baby, but I was dumb enough not too.
I smoked with my daughter and have been smoking with this baby! I have tried just puting them down (didn't work). Tried getting candy and gum (didn't work). So my ob told me to try to cut back and I went to ultra lights. I now smoke not even half a pack a day and ultra lights at that. Hope it helps!
Im finding it very hard to quit myself iv cut down but cant stop completly im going to ask my doctor hopefuly he wil give me patches or something x
Among the subset of patients with available data, there were 893 smokers (31.3 percent) and 1966 nonsmokers (68.7 percent). Cigarette smokers with HCV genotype 2 and 3 had lower SVR than nonsmokers. However, SVR rates among smokers and nonsmokers with HCV genotype 1 were not significantly different. The lower SVR rates observed in smokers with HCV genotype 2 or 3 were not accounted for by stage of fibrosis, gender or pretreatment viral load.
I'm allergic to perfume and I found that a good hardware mask (not the flimsy cheap ones, but heavy duty) help prevent any severe reaction. I still sometimes get bothered by stuff, but usually only if it's very bad.
When i was pregnant with my daughter, i smoked a lil here and there. And i mean, maybe a hit. My husband smoked at the time & i was like f**k it. I got zofran from dr, and 3 other meds that were supposed to help with the neasua & vomitting and didnt. I started smoking to keep food down i felt it was the lesser of two evils. I didnt want my baby to starve. anyways, shes 4 now & extremely healthy.
Recommended
