Wixela Inhub for Asthma, Maintenance User Reviews (Page 4)
Wixela Inhub has an average rating of 2.1 out of 10 from a total of 105 reviews for the treatment of Asthma, Maintenance. 10% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 85% reported a negative experience.
Reviews for Wixela Inhub
- IRear...
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- June 21, 2022
"Not any difference from Advair. The price for Wixela is almost the same as Advair - not enough to make a big difference. They both say they have generic versions, however I do not know what the generic name is."
- Linnie
- Taken for less than 1 month
- July 11, 2022
"First of all, let me advise that if you are a young person, please be cautious of letting yourself be put on Cortisteroid inhalers such as symbicort and advair. Once you have been on those inhalers getting off of them is life-threatening. I never really believed that I had severe asthma but had been put on advair many years ago. Recently I was switched from advair to Wixela as a generic replacement. After only two puffs off of this I began coughing. I researched Mylan pharmaceutical and the reviews were very poor. I also read the reviews of people who had been switched to this generic and people were really suffering. I told my doctor I would not take it. Her mistake was not looking into it to see why I was switched. If your doctor does not put on your prescription to give you only your name brand, the pharmacy will automatically switch you to the generic. But know that you do have the choice to ask to not be given a generic. People are suffering with this garbage medication."
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- Anonymous
- April 21, 2022
"My husband has adult asthma. He’s been on symbicort for a few years, Breo worked best for him but the VA does not pay for Breo because it’s very expensive. Symbicort worked fine. Now the VA has switched to Wixela and my husband can’t do any activities without getting so short of breath, he has mucus draining all the time and that dry hacking cough all day, and his sleep apnea is worse. His doctor contacted the VA to switch him back to Symbicort but the VA would not because they said it was stronger than Symbicort. Wixela is worse than taking nothing at all. We are now getting his better inhaler threw Kroger pharmacy and paying out of pocket, and he is doing better even after just a few days."
- 1SG R...
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- January 3, 2022
"I am covered by VA at 90% disability. I've been using Symbicort for 2 years with no or little side effects or conflicts with other medications. Then - surprise! - the VA changes me over to Wixela Inhub. It is gritty and takes more than one mouth rinse to get it out of your mouth. Within 2 weeks my BP is up to 190/95 average, headaches, diarrhea and problems with my eyesight getting blurry. I went online and learned that Wixela should not be used by folks with hypertension, cardio-vascular issues and thyroid problems. I have all three, having had a heart attack two years ago and my meds were keeping me stable until I started the Wixela. My COPD is worse than ever, and my rescue inhaler has been resurrected and in my pocket, along with my nitro. I've contacted my PCP at the VA and he was unaware of the change by the 'bean counters' at VA Pharmacy Services. Symbicort is still being produced. It is readily apparent that the VA is out to save money at the expense of patients."
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- John
- Taken for less than 1 month
- December 6, 2021
"VA is my health provider and I have Lung Fibrosis, COPD and emphysema. I was on Symbicort for many years. The I place a refill on the prescription and it was Wixela. Had no idea VA discontinued Symbicort. Well, I used it one time and had the worst experience with it. My throat and tongue became very dry for 2 days. My chest became very tight and painful. Few days later began to coughing non stop that my ribs got sore. Now all I use a my rescue inhaler."
- Vet
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- December 17, 2021
"I have sever emphysma and VA replaced Advair 500/50 with Wixela Inhub. After using it for 2 months I got pneumonia and fungus. Breathing worsened. Admitted to the hospital for 5 days. Sustained more damage to my lungs. Now I require a wheelchair after 2 to 3 minutes of exertion."
- Jim
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- March 22, 2022
"VA put me on the Wixela Inhub and just like many other peoples reports it does not work well. Part of the problem may be that you have to inhale hard likely causing a Venturi Effect in which the powder flows through an open to constricted pipe, in this case, my lungs. Please remove this product. It is not effective. I used Symbicort for many years with no problems. Now I am taking 5 - 10mg of Prednisone which I don't like. I typically lead an active life to the degree that I can and using the Wixela Hub has hindered my well being."
- Jeffrey
- Taken for less than 1 month
- February 28, 2022
"VA took me off of Symbicort put me on wixela immediately breathing went bad. Gave it a month, it got worse. Now three weeks later I’m in the hospital still in the hospital. I am mad at the VA as it is not a good replacement for Symbicort. Do not do it."
- Anonymous
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- January 5, 2022
"My asthma was well controlled when I was using ADVAIR, now my health insurance company will only pay for the generic equivalent WIXELA and it is not working for me. I get raised blood pressure, headaches, congestion, tightness and need to use my immediate action inhaler more often. I see comments where I'm not alone on this. There should be a law against insurance companies dictating to doctors what meds will and will not be used for patient care, they are not doctors!"
- Causes...
- Taken for 1 to 2 years
- November 7, 2021
"Creek nation quit carrying Dulera so they switched me to Wixela. I really don't like this medication. I've never had thrush until I started taking this medication. It doesn't matter how many times or how well I wash my mouth/throat out because I get thrush at least once every single month. At one point I had thrush so bad that I couldn't even swallow water without immense pain. I'd rather be off this medication and take my risks than deal with thrush every month. Even trying to inhale the powder is difficult; I have to hold my nose and take a sharp breath in to feel as though I get medication into my lungs."
- NyteOwl
- Taken for less than 1 month
- November 5, 2021
"The VA has replaced Symbicort with Wixela. I had plenty of Symbicort on hand, so I did not open the Wixela until this morning. I'm going to see how things go for a week, especially after reading the reviews of Wixela on this site. I did call the VA and speak with a pharmacy tech to find out if they had any report of Wixela not controlled asthma; she denied hearing any issues with this medication. According to the patient instructions, you are to allow one week for Wixela to work, so I'll report back here in a week."
- Badmu...
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- June 4, 2022
"Well, I have had asthma 30 years and these desk jockeys at the insurance companies keep switching me. The Advair commercial says never switch without a doctors permission and they just switch me. Went to an online Canadian pharmacy but shipping takes a month so I guess I'll contemplate the greatness of the USA while I slowly suffocate. Thank you Health plan of Nevada, Thank you Wixela. I was enjoying a normal existence when I was on Advair. Now I'm a little dizzy, please excuse me."
- Navy...
- Taken for 6 months to 1 year
- June 14, 2022
"I was on Symbicort for years. Worked well no problems the VA switched me to Wixela. Horrible. My voice is so horse no one can understand me when I talk. Talked to VA when I saw other reviews from Vets saying how bad this medication is. The VA said that's what they are giving me. So I took it for awhile, now I cannot talk, my wife messaged them again, they are putting me back on Symbicort. Bad medication."
- Tight...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- August 26, 2022
"I was switched by the VA from symbicort to this wixela with in hours of taking it I could feel a negative change in my breathing. It went from easy smooth breaths to some feeling of labored breathing. Followed with becoming easily winded, couldn't work in my yard without multiple breaks. My heart rate would also increase contributing to the need of a break. Sore throat and tongue sensitivity, also I brush my teeth and rinse after each use. Why would you change something that works, I'm so frustrated with this."
- Unhappy
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- December 15, 2019
"Worst rx ever! It is Not the equivalent of Advair. Within a month of my insurance switching out to this garbage from Advair, my wheeze returned and I came down with bronchitis. Junk!"
- Bob
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- June 14, 2020
"Have been on Advair for past 18 years without problems. Now Insurance changed to Wixela and my symptoms have gotten so bad that I now have to use a nebulizer. This WIXELA is not a good RX"
- Valeria
- Taken for less than 1 month
- May 18, 2020
"Wixela hub is not as effective as Advair discus . I am not breathing as well and am very tired !"
- Lawre...
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- February 20, 2024
"I switched over to Wixela Inhub after using Advair HFA for years. I can’t say that I notice any difference between the two."
- AnonU...
- Taken for 2 to 5 years
- February 16, 2024
"Wixela works great for me. I'm supposed to use it twice a day, but only use it once in the morning."
- sequoia
- Taken for less than 1 month
- March 4, 2021
"The dispenser is very awkward to use. I also cannot tell if meds are coming out every time. Wish I had my Advair back."
- Bamma
- Taken for less than 1 month
- January 4, 2023
"Developed terrible gastritis within two days of using Wixela. Pain and bleeding was so bad I almost called 911. Have used Advair for years ad never had any issues."
- made...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- December 24, 2022
"Medicaid switched from Advair to Wexela. It made my asthma worse!!!! I have to use my emergency inhaler Albuterol instead AND a nebulizer. Wixela is going in the garbage!"
- Jab
- January 14, 2022
"Do not buy or use this inhaler. This is dangerous to your health. My heart was pumping at 150 beats per and my throat and voice were about gone. Stay far away from this stuff."
- Notafan
- August 28, 2022
"My 6 year old daughter gained a massive amount of weight on wixela in a very short amount of time. Now that I've read the long list of serious side effects and all the negative reviews I'm livid."
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"I have always been on ADVAIR with no problems, all of a sudden .. my pharmacy has been dispensing WIXELA in replacement of ADVAIR. WIXELA does not work for me. I have been hospitalized 2 times since beginning WIXELA. I can't breathe easily and what little bit it does do for me, it only lasts about 6 hours, where as the ADVAIR lasts me 12 full hours !! I am very disappointed that my pharmacy will not change it back to ADVAIR even with a no substitution on the script. So here I struggle breathing while the pharmacy makes money off garbage like WIXELA !!"