Has anyone tried any natural methods for your COPD?

Has anyone tried any natural methods for your COPD? If so, please let me know if any have worked at all please. I am currently on Spiriva and Symbicort and the out of pocket costs are ridiculous. Also the side effects on the Symbicort are not making me feel so hot. The symbicort also caused me to have severe anxiety and out of control eating issues. Is this normal? I mean, truly, I want to eat 24-7 and I never eat over 2000 calories a day. This is insane.

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A MyCOPDTeam Member said:

Try the kannaway vape.

posted 10 days ago  

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I have a doctor's appointment next month and have some questions to ask.

Right now I take Spriva once a day, in the am, and have a ProAir rescue inhaler. Upon activity, my oxygen level drops to 91-92 but after sitting for 2-3 minutes it goes back up to 94-95. I seem to be more sob than I was 6 months ago and I seem to be using the Proair more, however I am still able to walk the dog or walk with my grandchildren. I see my doctor next month and am just wondering if I should be on other medications. What do others… read more

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A MyCOPDTeam Member said:

I take the two u do plus advair 500 plus 5 mg predsone and a lasick to keep fluid down

posted almost 2 years ago  

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Anyone experienced severe side effects from use of inhalers?

Why is there so little discussion here of the side effects and dangers of both short and long term from the use of inhalers or even long term oxygen therapy? For example, did any doctor tell you that the use of Spiriva Respimat doubles the risk of cardiac arrest? I had my worst flare up on the first day of use. And I have stopped using ipraproprium bromide (Atrovent/Berodual) because after a couple of uses I get feelings of extreme weakness accompanied… read more

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@A MyCOPDTeam Member You wrote: "if i get mad my lungs open up as if i had little or no copd,so the muscles in lungs are capable of opening up,when i… read more

posted 2 months ago  

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does anyone use Spiolta Respimat and Alvesco?

I seem to be more breathless using these than when I was using Spiriva and Symbicort

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A MyCOPDTeam Member said:

Has this all changed or am I stupid?

posted about 2 months ago  

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Low vitamin D

Has anyone had to take vitaminD because of meds they take.On Spriva and Symbicort. Taking 50,000 units 1 time a week for 90 days.

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A MyCOPDTeam Member said:

Yes I do have vitamin d every 3 month only problem is I forget as I'm working

posted about 2 months ago  

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Iam on so much medication for years and its starting to get me down any advice please

Iam on Nebulisers. Ventolin 1 by 4 times daily,Pulmocort 1 by 2 daily. Now iam on an antibiotic Nebuliser 1 by 2 daily.Iam also on inhalers Speriva & Symbicort. every time iam hospitalise I pick up super bugs and now almost immune to most antibiotics any one with advice

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A MyCOPDTeam Member said:

Stop smoking

posted about 2 months ago  

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Trelegy and Spiriva

Saw in an article from mycopdream that Spiriva can be used as an addition to other meds. Wonder if thst includes Trelegy, which I am presently on but have several spiriva boxes

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A MyCOPDTeam Member said:

Have you noted any improvement on the Trelegy?

posted 2 months ago  

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Has anyone from the US bought their medication from Canada?

Spiriva, xopenex inhaler, Symbicort inhaler
Or Daliresp.

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A MyCOPDTeam Member said:

i get combivent two for 105 dollers

posted 3 months ago  

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Any experiences with Trelegy Ellipta?

Has anyone used Trelegy Ellipta? I have tried Anoro which didn't work and currently using Symbicort which isn't working well either. In fact if I use Ipratropium/Albuterol 2X a day via Nebulizer it works better than Symicort...my plan will not cover Spiriva (Medicare D)...so, any experiences with Trelegy?

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A MyCOPDTeam Member said:

Advair goes by another name now ,I still use it and it works for me.I also use Combivent

posted 3 months ago  

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Spiriva Respimat and Symbicort which should i take first

Not having a regular doctor doesn't help much so hoping some ideas from here.
I take one dose daily of the spiriva and one dose twice a day of the symbicort.

Which one do most take first? Any advantage of one over the other? Or does it make any difference?

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A MyCOPDTeam Member said:

I used Spiriva and Symbicort I did Spriva first then Symbicort right after

posted 4 months ago  

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