I switched from Symbicort to Anora ellipta about 6 months ago. I don't have shortness of breath in the middle of the night anymore, but, I have had a chronic cough since. Doc can hear no fluid in my chest & told me to take mucinex. that doesn't seem to clear it up only loosens it. I also am out of breath doing the simplest tasks, which was why I switched in the first place. I'm thinking of going back to Symbicort.

I too have been on Anoro elipta and Anoro incruse I cough all the time I take mucadyne does not work for me,my life has changed for the worse on those inhalers cannot do simple tasks without stopping to rest can no longer walk 50 yards struggle to go up stairs asked my Doctor to put me back on Spireva will start using it tomorrow, my lung functions are the same as 2 years ago so I do believe it is the Anoro that has made me feel so ill

I take my inhalers in the morning when I wake up and rinse my mouth immediately. Sometimes I cough after... but maybe being up and moving about helps rather than lying down.
Talk to your doc

Both Anoro and Advair are in the same "class" of meds, in that they both are a combination of an anticholinergic and a Long Acting Beta Agonist. They do use different anticholinergics and LABAs, so they are different in that regard. They are also dry powder inhalations, so the meds are attached to whatever the powder is. It's possible you could be reacting to either one of the different meds or to the powder the meds in Anoro are attached to. I'd talk with your doc about this. It doesn't sound like it's a coincidence and it's definitely worth talking to the prescribing doc about.

I started taking ANORO 10 days ago. I had stopped using BREO after using it for one year, I stopped it because I got 'CANDIDA' (infection) in my throat.

For six months I didn't use long term inhalers, only rescue inhaler. I was using my rescue inhaler 3, 4 times a day plus a a nebuilzer.

Doctors say I don't have COPD, they say I have asthma. ( I don't see the difference).

ANORO started working very well, I felt the difference right away. If I compare it with BREO,
BREO works better for me. I stopped because the infection in my throat, now I am learning that I can get the infection also with ANORO.

I don't want to use any more long term inhalers that have "steroids" because I think they affect my immune system.

I feel very frustrated.

I took a month a go a "Pulmonary Function Test" and the test showed that I benefit 58% using medicine for asthma/COPD.

I wish I could find a Doctor that could help me.

I am 67 years old and I have always had asthma and I could go for years without using any medicine and in the last 3 years I need inhalers all the time.