Fluticasone / salmeterol for COPD, Maintenance User Reviews

Brand names: Advair Diskus, Wixela Inhub, Advair HFA, AirDuo Respiclick

Fluticasone / salmeterol has an average rating of 6.6 out of 10 from a total of 35 reviews for the treatment of COPD, Maintenance. 54% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 26% reported a negative experience.

Fluticasone/salmeterol rating summary

6.6 average rating out of 10

35 ratings from 37 user reviews.

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Reviews for Fluticasone / salmeterol

bro
December 15, 2016

Advair Diskus (fluticasone / salmeterol) "The very next day after starting Advair, my life improved dramatically. I am not kidding... this stuff really works. I now do 40 minutes of yoga and a full mile of accelerated aerobic walking (20 minutes) 5 days a week. After that, I immediately grab my oximeter... it is almost always at 97 or 98. My doctor says I am in severe stage and functioning at level 1. I don't even use my nebulizer and Albuterol anymore. I am 71 years old and am being fully honest."

9 / 10

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Joe
Taken for 2 to 5 years
February 13, 2019

Advair Diskus (fluticasone / salmeterol) "Advair does work really well, but the disk spray is terrible. This medicine is very expensive, they should work on a new container. You have to clean it a lot, and when you do, the number of uses goes down to 0 when it has plenty in it. Then you have to waste medicine using it in the air to see if there is any left. This medicine is so expensive, they should look into fixing the container it comes in."

9 / 10

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There...
November 15, 2017

Advair HFA (fluticasone / salmeterol) "I used to take the Advair in Diskus form. I couldn't breathe in fast to get enough meds, so they switched me to the aerosol type Advair. This one works well for me. The thing is, some doctors do not tell you you MUST rinse your entire mouth and gargle after every use. It can cause thrush, which is awful, and voice loss, hoarseness, coughing, and mouth sores too, if you leave residue within the mouth or throat. This has a corticosteroid in it, so please rinse well! Avoid side effects. It will help you breathe because it's a beta antagonist blocker or something, which relaxes the lung muscle. Take care of your mouth! I have dentures, so I must rinse even MORE, but never had thrush in 9 years over it and can breathe easier now."

9 / 10

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Frequently asked questions

blah
November 29, 2011

Advair Diskus (fluticasone / salmeterol) "I started taking Advair 50/500 about 2 years ago. I must say that I have noticed almost a complete turnaround with my breathing problems, which is wonderful. However, I am in the emergency room almost half of every month due to severe heartburn, gallbladder attacks, severe stomach, throat, and esophagus pain. It is all due to the Advair. I have been on all the breathing medicines, and Advair works the best. Just don't know if I can keep dealing with all these side effects."

6 / 10

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Ayo
February 21, 2012

Advair Diskus (fluticasone / salmeterol) "Advair helps me to breathe, bottom line. I rated it an 8 only because of the side effect of heartburn, which can be almost intolerable at times. I can find something to relieve that discomfort! I don't really have much of an appetite (see as a good thing for maintaining blood sugar levels and weight). I am using it in conjunction with another once-a-day inhaler. I feel better and clearer than I have in years!"

8 / 10

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shellie
Taken for 1 to 6 months
October 19, 2020

Advair Diskus (fluticasone / salmeterol) "Advair Diskus helped my breathing by day two. I loved it at first, other than the cost. By week three my joints started to hurt and by 4th week I was having some real joint pain. After seeing the doctor and stopping the Advair discus the pain stopped within a few days. This has been a problem for me with some other COPD meds but this was by far the worst for pain for me."

6 / 10

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Mcsmile
Taken for 2 to 5 years
October 29, 2015

Advair Diskus (fluticasone / salmeterol) "I have been taking Advair 250/50 for going on 3 years, and I love it! My breathing oxygen level stays in the high 90s, and I haven't made a trip to the ER for not being able to breathe after I started it. Highly recommend it, even though it is pricey."

10 / 10

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watzk...
September 14, 2010

Advair Diskus (fluticasone / salmeterol) "Used it before, but then had it changed to Symbicort. No way of telling which one is better. I seem to get a lot of head colds and sinus drainage with both. Now my MD is putting me back on Advair 250/50, but I doubt it will be effective at all. I walk 5 miles a day in an hour and 13 minutes. So if my time improves a little, then maybe it does help more than Symbicort did."

6 / 10

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Cooti...
September 28, 2017

Advair Diskus (fluticasone / salmeterol) "On medicare and hit the donut hole in August, Have to pay $185. for one month. Way to much for something thats helping me breathe. Something I have to have. When is a generic or something affordable coming out."

10 / 10

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Anonymous
July 21, 2008

Advair Diskus (fluticasone / salmeterol) "I have been on Advair Diskus for only 2 days, and already I feel like I have much more energy, and I don't wheeze like I used to. Haven't had to have my inhaler in 2 days either. Time will tell, let's hope I have found something that works, and I can get back to a normal lifestyle."

8 / 10

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Voice...
Taken for less than 1 month
March 20, 2017

Advair Diskus (fluticasone / salmeterol) "By the third day I had lost my voice, developed pneumonia, been unable to cough out production from my lungs, scarred my lungs even further. I would expect this product to be removed by the FDA soon. If the condition lasts, I'll be seeking legal council."

1 / 10

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Gina
October 1, 2019

"I was doing soooo good on the Advair 500/50 diskus. Well, then , Medicare decides to switch me to the generic form. My O2 stats have dropped drastically. From 97 down to 93 and sometimes much lower like 87. My throat stayed clogged up, as well as my chest is heavy. I'm having muscle tremors as well. My heart shoots up to 128 and higher at times. The generic advair SUCKS BIG TIME. This inferior medicine is NOT the best or even close to the original. In the meantime I still have to struggle to breath. And try to fight this system that's forced upon me, as well as others. SHAME ON ALL OF THOSE INVOLVED. I was on Advair for about 9 years. This generic shit for about 4 months."

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Lulub...
Taken for 10 years or more
September 20, 2015

Advair Diskus (fluticasone / salmeterol) "I have severe COPD, and have been on Advair 50/250 for 11 years. I am also diabetic due to being overweight, and not being able to exercise. My FEV is 15%. Advair helps, BUT it has played havoc with my blood sugar. I lost 65 pounds since being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes a year ago. My blood sugar went down to normal levels since I had to quit taking the Advair (temporarily) due to the high cost. My breathing worsened, so I refilled my Advair, but I my blood sugar went back up over 200. I'm in a dilemma now. The insulin is $600/month. The Advair is $200. If I don't take the Advair, I hardly need any insulin. I do take Xopenex/ipratropium via neb, but that doesn't last all day like the Advair. It's part B, so more affordable by far."

7 / 10

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South...
December 16, 2017

Advair Diskus (fluticasone / salmeterol) "I've been on Advair Diskus 250/50 for almost one month since being out of the hospital where I coded from COPD. Needless to say I have quit smoking after 30 years (cold turkey) I can actually breathe & no more wheezing. Only drawback is financially it cost $530 & I now have a thick mucus in the back of my throat that I remember having when I once had pneumonia. My throat stays sore & I am so afraid of coming down with pneumonia. Because of this I am going to try using Advair once a day instead of twice a day. I also have nasal drip all night as well."

9 / 10

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TheDom
Taken for 10 years or more
December 13, 2017

Advair Diskus (fluticasone / salmeterol) "I first began using Advair after my second two week stay in the hospital for upper respiratory infection. For much of my youth and all of my young adult life up to this point 1997, I had constant shortness of breath and periodic times where I was unable to regulate my breathing without a bronchial inhaler 5, 6 or more times a day. The first time I used Advair I noticed a difference and within days I was breathing like I was 12 years old again. I could not believe the difference. It was night and day. I know that other users may not get the same level of relief, but for me it has been a miracle."

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Lpit
Taken for 5 to 10 years
January 16, 2017

Advair Diskus (fluticasone / salmeterol) "I have both asthma symptoms and copd so advair was given to me for the asthma first. It really helped me breathe better and it is a great med for long term control. As my copd progressed, I was unable to get a good breath to inhale from the diskus so my doc changed me to the HFA inhaler form. Advair is great and effective and I sure know when I have run out how much it helps me breathe."

9 / 10

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Stretch
Taken for 1 to 2 years
December 1, 2021

Advair Diskus (fluticasone / salmeterol) "I’ve told 3 of my doctors that this medication is a waste of time for me all it does is make me feel like I’m holding my breath with absolutely no help with my breathing my doctor had ordered me trelegy but apparently Humana has a problem with a medication that actually works"

1 / 10

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Venom
Taken for 1 to 6 months
July 17, 2021

Advair Diskus (fluticasone / salmeterol) "I started taking this medicine for a COVID cough. After one week of taking it, I started having body aches. Another week passed and I was having chest pressure. It did help with the cough, but then I started having heartburn and was coughing more than when I had COVID. I started to develop Gastrointestinal issues. After eating, I would belch and regurgitation would happen. Heartburn and chest pain was also common. A cough would happen after eating. I went to see a pulmonologist and see told me that I can just stop taking it and that no withdrawal symptoms would happen. That was a lie. After stopping it, cold turkey, I started feeling like absolute rubbish. I started to have diarrhea, abdominal pain, insomnia, anxiety, depression, feeling dizzy and faint-like. She never told me about adrenal insufficiency that could happen after stopping a corticosteroid. It’s been almost 3 months since I stopped the medication and I feel like the symptoms are only getting worse."

1 / 10

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miata...
Taken for less than 1 month
May 27, 2021

Advair Diskus (fluticasone / salmeterol) "The worst inhaler I have ever used, It has caused side effects of a sore throat, bad cough, congestion, sleeping issues, muscle and bone pain and doesn't work well as an inhaler. Do NOT recommend. My emergency inhaler works better and lasts longer."

1 / 10

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sunbi...
April 19, 2008

"This medication is great. This medicine helped me to start breathing again after an exacerbated COPD attack 2 months ago. I was hospitalized for 8 days. I did get a candida infection of my mouth and throat when I first started using this. My Pulmonary Doctor has me using Crest ProHealth mouthwash after each use to prevent oral candida infection. "

9 / 10

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TSV
March 16, 2008

"After two weeks of using it I felt much better.I went back to my doctor for a check up and he told me my lungs were sounding better.I am very pleased with it so far. I have been on it for 4 weeks now with no side affect as of yet"

10 / 10

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Stevemb
November 6, 2015

"I have been using Advair 25/250 for about 1.5 years and am very satisfied. My breathing has improved immensely and I can easily walk 3 miles at 4 mph in 45 minutes, each day. My health insurance plan covers the cost; tends to be costly in Canada. I recently discovered that you can buy it in Asia for $20 (marketed as Seretide) rather than paying $175 in Canada. Very effective medication for me!"

9 / 10

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Maili
Taken for 1 to 6 months
April 14, 2023

Advair Diskus (fluticasone / salmeterol) "The preliminary diagnosis is COPD pending approval from a pulmonologist. I have been taking this medication for 6 weeks. It is making me tired, lethargic, light-headed, and gaining weight. Feel good in the morning until inhaling the first dose of the day. After 6 weeks there is no improvement. Plan to stop this medication very shortly. I need my energy back and do not want to fight weight gain."

1 / 10

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Dee...
Taken for 1 to 2 years
November 23, 2021

"Well I think the medication is working properly the disc that displays the numbers is not functioning properly. This is a problem for me since I depend on the display of the numbers so I can discern what time of day is the dose is needed."

10 / 10

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patty
Taken for less than 1 month
November 19, 2013

Advair Diskus (fluticasone / salmeterol) "Just started this inhaler. Dr. only put me on it for a week. Then she will change me to another type with no powder. But I love the way I can breathe now. It's amazing to me, I CAN BREATHE."

10 / 10

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