Fluticasone / vilanterol User Reviews & Ratings (Page 5)

• JKano
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 18, 2020

Breo Ellipta (fluticasone / vilanterol) for Asthma, Maintenance "Not sure why the dr gave me this inhaler as my asthma had been pretty good. So day 1 &2 was feeling great breathing was really good lungs were clear of mucus.All downhill from there on day 3 headache started and coughing. Day 4 headache persistent coughing all day so had to use ventolin. Day 5 constant headache coughing still, lungs full of muck and feeling really sick body aches and pains. Day 6 same as day 5.. Nope this drug (or drugs) are not for me. Day 7 went back to my seretide and took prob 4 days to be feeling better.."

• Lori
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 22, 2021

Breo Ellipta (fluticasone / vilanterol) for Asthma "I am on Day 18 of Breo for mild to moderate asthma with a chronic productive cough for 8 long years. Nothing has changed yet. I still cough every few minutes. The doctor said it could take up to 8 weeks. I honestly don't see this working for me. I was on inhalers 5 years ago too for same issue and none of them worked either."

• Leeparr
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• April 23, 2020

Breo Ellipta (fluticasone / vilanterol) for Asthma "I have been battling asthma for over 40 years, utilizing maintenance inhalers and rescue inhalers. Since I have been on Breo, past 4 years, I have not had to use my rescue inhaler. In fact, my pulsox always used to read between 91 and 93% on room air. Now it reads 95 to 97% on room air. When I take long deep breaths I no longer cough. Not sure whether the weight gain is a side effect or because I've always had the tendency to be a "fatty patty". I'll blame the med. LOL"

• Music...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 13, 2020

Breo Ellipta (fluticasone / vilanterol) for COPD "My primary doctor had her assistant go downstairs to the pharmacy to get this inhaler because I was breath distress. It did not help at all and it cost me $348 which I had to pay out of pocket because it is a Tier 3 medication. After using it 3 times, my face and hands began to swell. I cannot use it and it is upsetting that I had to pay so much money for it. Albuterol works and my RX plan covers it with a small co-pay. I also much say that it is difficult to use. There are far better medications and inhalers than Breo Ellipta."

• Patty
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• August 23, 2019

Breo Ellipta (fluticasone / vilanterol) for COPD, Maintenance "I am a 57 woman with very early COPD due to smoking for 30 years. I have been on Breo for 3 months and it has worked great for me! No shortness of breath while walking like before. I have had leg pain but could be from the statin I'm taking. I would say the benefits I've received from this drug far out weigh the slight side effects I've experienced."

• Roma
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• March 3, 2020

Breo Ellipta (fluticasone / vilanterol) for Asthma, Maintenance "I have been using Breo Ellipta for 2 years now, first 200mg now 100 mg. I live in a tropical island so the fungus in the environment is very high. From 65% use of pulmonary capacity now I improved to 95%. Now I can’t afford it anymore. Therefore, I am going to stop using it. Let see what happens."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• May 31, 2017

Breo Ellipta (fluticasone / vilanterol) for Asthma "I have been suffering from asthma from the age of about 10. I have been using Symbicort for the last 10 years but have had no proper relief. I have to say this is just a miracle for me and my asthma. I have been on it for about a month and a half and after struggling with my asthma for almost 25 years, I think I've finally reached a point where I almost feel secure with leaving inhalers at home (although I typically don't). I have not had one attack since I've started this medication! It worked for me."

• Windy...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 21, 2016

Breo Ellipta (fluticasone / vilanterol) for Asthma, Maintenance "I am not sure if this product is the cause. However my mood has gone slowly down since using it. I am so fear full of falling into a depression, having gone through a very difficult time with depression during the late 90's and early 2000,s. so I will consult my Pulmonary dr. Before continuing."

• Shorty
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• December 12, 2020

Breo Ellipta (fluticasone / vilanterol) for COPD "With weather changes I get a cough, mild asthma. Was using my rescue inhaler, sometimes more than once a day, especially when it rains. Dr put me on Breo and I haven't coughed since, going on 3 months. Only fault is the price, insurance does cover some of the cost."

• Gogog...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• August 27, 2018

Breo Ellipta (fluticasone / vilanterol) for Asthma "I made the mistake of buying 90 day supply of Breo. It gives me a sore throat back where it hits when I inhale. My allergist even asked me about this irritation. Now I have an asthma attack and I can’t get better because my throat is so sore. I believe that it is not doing its job so I'm going back on the old tried and true. The steroid inhaler that has one rx in it and I don’t have to throw out after 6 weeks. It also costs less."

• John
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• March 26, 2019

Breo Ellipta (fluticasone / vilanterol) for Asthma "I started on Breo just under a year ago and the results on Asthma were initially pretty amazing. I barely use ventolin at all now, however a month after starting I started to get skin boils which were large and painful and required antibiotics to heal (had never had these in my life and no other changes could account for them). These have continued and I am just now stopping Breo and going back to flixotide as the trade off is not worth it. Also have seemed to have a long term low level chest infection/ mucus with the Breo so obviously not great on the overall immune system."

• hrpuff
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• June 18, 2016

Breo Ellipta (fluticasone / vilanterol) for Asthma "I've been suffering with asthma for a few years now. I was diagnosed as an adult. Nothing would work for me. I was on so many different medications constantly switching things trying to get something to work. My allergist prescribed breo to me around a month ago. I haven't had any wheezing which is huge for me. No coughing. No shortness of breathe. No runny nose. I can actually sleep through the night. It's the first time in years that I've felt like my lungs can fully fill up with air. It's amazing. The only reason I'm giving it a 9 instead of a 10 is because it's caused me to have a constant sore throat. At first I thought I was getting sick but after 2 weeks with no other symptoms I looked it up and saw sore throat is pretty common."

• ruthm
• April 8, 2019

Breo Ellipta (fluticasone / vilanterol) for Asthma "I have severe adult onset asthma, mostly irritant triggered. This is the first long acting bronchodilator that works for me. Others make me feel worse within 3 weeks. I have gone off Breo twice, but ended up back on. Observations on and off have been consistent. The first couple weeks after starting are very rough with lots of coughing and attacks, like it's clearing all the crud out of my lungs. After about 2 weeks I turn the corner and feel so much better. On Breo, rebounding from a significant irritant exposure that inflames my lungs is shortened to 3-5 days from 3-4 weeks without it! Rebounding from a bad attack is also much quicker and easier. Also, the good stretches feel so much better than before. I honestly didn't realize just how much it helped until the last time I went off. Within 3 months I couldn't take it anymore, as I couldn't believe how much of a difference it made. I pray it comes down in cost, because at $350 per month, I can't afford it once coupon expires."

• Kowboy
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• March 27, 2021

Breo Ellipta (fluticasone / vilanterol) for Asthma "I was diagnosed with asthma 32 years ago, have been in and out of hospital several times and used my "reliever" daily. 1 month ago I asked my doc about breo and said it wouldnt hurt to give it a try, it is the best thing ever in the 32 years I have tried and I've tried all of them. The difference was immediately noticeable, by the end of the first week I no longer felt the need for my "reliever" and I have not touched it for 3 weeks now even sometimes forgetting to take it to work with me, never before in all those years did I dare go anywhere without my "reliever" so I can not rate Breo high enough for the change in life it has given to me, just amazing!"

• Mia
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• February 27, 2022

Breo Ellipta (fluticasone / vilanterol) for COPD, Maintenance "Horrible medicine! Has fluoride causing bone problems and vilanterol is poisonous hazard! Why is pharmaceutical companies trying to kill people? I have gained over 60 lbs. Now I have bone pain. My hips so bad can barely move X-ray showed osteoarthritis just since on this drug. I am so depressed I have never been so sick or fat before. I bruise easily. Tired all the time but unable to sleep. It is miserable. Problems seeing have halo around lights outside lighting really bothers me, night blindness. Worst part I am a nurse and just tying all these symptoms and this medicine. So many medicine I gave my patients knowing they cause harm and I take medicine that’s horrible for my body. I look in the mirror and don’t even know that person. I used to run track. Very athletic until Drs started giving me medicine."

• KISS
• October 13, 2017

Breo Ellipta (fluticasone / vilanterol) for COPD "I have been on BREO for a short time and already can feel the difference with it. I am not as short winded as I was and don't have to use my inhaler as much as before maybe 2 time a day.. I am glad my Doctor put me on it."

• Mike
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• June 3, 2019

Breo Ellipta (fluticasone / vilanterol) for Asthma "I noticed that I felt better instantly from using Breo. But I was worried that what I would do once my coupon expires. I did have a terrible cough when I started using Breo. Then it went away. So because I worried about what to do when my coupon expires. I started to ween myself off. Then I noticed that my terrible cuogh came back. With yellow phlegm. Not sure of what the cause is."

• Linda
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• March 31, 2023

Breo Ellipta (fluticasone / vilanterol) for COPD, Maintenance "Been on Breo Ellipta for four months. At first, I thought it was a cure-all. I could walk upstairs and not have to sit down right away. Walking wasn't such a chore. But then after about two months, I started to gain weight. 15 lbs., all in the midsection. Along with horrible bloating!! Most of the time I just thought I would burst from the pressure. Also now I'm not able to walk any distance. It was good at the start but I will be stopping this medication."

• Happy...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• January 31, 2018

Breo Ellipta (fluticasone / vilanterol) for Asthma "I am a healthy 42 who has had severe asthma since I was 11yrs old. Struggled all my life to successfully prevent attacks. Was prescribed Breo about 18 months ago and I’ve not had to use my blue ventolin inhaler since. Truly superb and no side effects -can’t believe it. Has changed my life I can fully breath in and out for the first time in 30 years!!"

• Lotti...
• December 7, 2017

Breo Ellipta (fluticasone / vilanterol) for Asthma "I was diagnosed with asthma in August 2014. I got it due to living with a smoker who smoked indoors and through the night. There were cats and the house was being decorated so my asthma kicked in. Started on terbutaline and pulmicort on the Uk but it just didn’t do the trick. I moved to the US and was first put on Singulair (Montelukast). This worked great for nighttime wheeziness. And then came the Breo. This stuff if fantastic. No side effects and I have only used a nebulizer once in about 18 months. No rescue inhaler usage at all. I am totally managed on it. Great stuff. I just hope I can get it when I go back to the UK! Also, have been using GSK vouchers to get it free or really cheap."

• Fish...
• January 25, 2017

Breo Ellipta (fluticasone / vilanterol) for Asthma, Maintenance "I've had asthma since I was about four (now fourty) and it's been terrible. Mostly triggered by allergies. Been on every cortico you can think of. I'd go through three rescue inhalers a month. I've been on Breo for about four months and have had two rescue inhalers filled. I can exercise withought using it, I can sleep at night and I have gone days with completely forgetting I had a rescue inhaler. It has been a miracle drug. It is expensive though but my doctor gave me a discount card and it's free now. My only issue is when its very cold and you work your bronchi hard outside, it hurts but it's worth it. Also you can build an immunity to it and it starts to not work as well after the four or five months. BUT it still works well."

• BaliseB
• January 29, 2018

Breo Ellipta (fluticasone / vilanterol) for Asthma, Maintenance "This medicine has worked wonders for me, completely eliminating the need to take the other 3 asthma medications I take (including my fast acting inhaler). I didn’t have trouble sleeping at night due to breathing issues and I didn’t have sudden attacks at work or while doing physical activities. I cannot give this medication all stars because of the ridiculous price of the medicine. I am a single mother and cannot afford health insurance for myself and I somehow don’t qualify for any assistance. I am shocked that this one life changing medication is almost half of what my monthly rent is. Simply put I cannot afford this medicine and therefore continue to take breathing treatments 3 times a day and burn through my albuterol inhalers at work and exercising. I find it absurd that you can get prescriptions that people abuse and/or sale illegally for nothing and I can’t afford and inhaler so I can live a normal life. I will also note I don’t smoke and I eat healthy and exercise."

• Mom
• May 23, 2019

Breo Ellipta (fluticasone / vilanterol) for Asthma "I have asthma most of my life, it has gotten worse last few years. Doctor put me on Breo, I have been on for a week now. It has helped my breathing but side effects are awful. Itchy rash and welts on jaw and forehead, skin turning purple on chin. Body aches. I'll try for a few more days but may have to stop"

• Slick
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• March 31, 2020

Breo Ellipta (fluticasone / vilanterol) for Asthma "Best inhaler I've ever used and I've had asthma for 40 years. I've been air lifted 3 times due to this condition. The only thing I hate about it is the sore throat but that's child's play compared to mot being able to walk 1 step without gasping for air. I'll take it forever"

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 16, 2016

Breo Ellipta (fluticasone / vilanterol) for Asthma "After having asthma my whole life and trying EVERY treatment for it, herbal or otherwise, I thought I had found my miracle. But after a day or two, my throat started hurting and I thought I was getting sick. I am convinced it is The Breo. I would rather use my Albuterol rescue inhaler 3 to 4 times a day than feel like I can't swallow. I had an even worse experience with Symbicort. It made my breathing worse. Breo did work, so for the 1 week I used it for, no asthma attack ,no nebulizer or inhaler, so this is why I give it 7 stars. But I cannot put up with the sore throat. I don't even wanna eat."