My pulmonologist changed my medication from the <a href="/treatments/spiriva">spiriva</a> handihaler to a <a href="/treatments/spiriva">spiriva</a> mist that's more like an inhaler. So far this has allowed me to do alot more that I could. Maybe it's because it's new to my lungs and opens them much more.

@A MyCOPDTeam Member Hi, I have 3 inhalers that are mist, <a href="/treatments/spiriva">Spiriva</a> Respimat, Stiolto Respimat, and Striverdi Respimat...of course I can`t use them all.. I can use 2 of them, <a href="/treatments/spiriva">Spiriva</a> Respimat I`ve been on for a year or better and it by far is the best, I use it twice a day... the other 2 I have also tried, 1 for a month or 2 then the other for a month or 2.. The Stiolto Respimat seems to work best for me. I use it once a day(and sometimes twice in a day)

If you aren't already, you should use an Aero Chamber with your mist <a href="/treatments/spiriva">Spiriva</a> for better inhalation distribution of the mist. You can either get one on line or maybe your pharmacy or Dr.

My Dr just changed me to that as well. The jury's still out on it though. Glad its helping you so much @A MyCOPDTeam Member

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My pulmonologist changed my medication from the spiriva handihaler to a spiriva mist that's more like an inhaler. So far this has allowed me to do alot more that I could. Maybe it's because it's new to my lungs and opens them much more.

posted April 27, 2016

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@A MyCOPDTeam Member Hi, I have 3 inhalers that are mist, Spiriva Respimat, Stiolto Respimat, and Striverdi Respimat...of course I can`t use them all.. I can use 2 of them, Spiriva Respimat I`ve been on for a year or better and it by far is the best, I use it twice a day... the other 2 I have also tried, 1 for a month or 2 then the other for a month or 2.. The Stiolto Respimat seems to work best for me. I use it once a day(and sometimes twice in a day)

posted April 27, 2016

@A MyCOPDTeam Member I have "Obamacare". It is an HMO which I have to work hard at finding someone that takes HMO. I signed up for a $500 deductable, which I had to pay before my insurance kicked in on anything. Well I had that paid by getting my spiriva and symbicort back in January. So anything I get now I don't have to pay for. If I have to get xrays or other services I have to pay 20%. The pulmonologist has ordered chest xrays so I had to find a place that would take my insurance and fortunately it will only cost me $9.57. The pulmonologist gave me a 30 day sample of the Spiriia Respimat. But when I get my other medications I have not had to pay for anything. My Symbicort, which I picked up today, would have cost me $337.50 if I didn't have my deductable paid. I'm in Texas so I'm on Blue Cross Blue Shield TX, through Obamacare. Hope this has helped.

posted May 5, 2016

yes mine did also I like it seems to be working better

posted April 27, 2016

I use Spiriva Respimat, I a lso find it works better than the capsule

posted July 27, 2017

The instructions are to take 2 puffs per day. There are warnings on Google searches that there is a very small risk of it causing cardiovascular side effects.
However at 71 being able to breath more easily is far more important to me.
Fortuneatly being in the UK I don't have to pay for medications.

posted May 8, 2016

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