Wixela Inhub User Reviews & Ratings (Page 5)
Wixela Inhub has an average rating of 2.3 out of 10 from a total of 117 reviews on Drugs.com. 10% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 82% reported a negative experience.
Reviews for Wixela Inhub
- Jab...
- January 14, 2022
For Asthma, Maintenance "Do not buy or use this inhaler. This is dangerous to your health. My heart was pumping at 150 beats per minute, and my throat and voice were about gone. Stay far away from this stuff."
- Sha...
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- August 28, 2022
For Asthma, Maintenance "VA took me off Symbicort for Wixela, my oxygen dropped from my base of 95% to 91-92%, always struggling for air."
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- Bam...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- January 4, 2023
For Asthma, Maintenance "Developed terrible gastritis within two days of using Wixela. Pain and bleeding was so bad I almost called 911. Have used Advair for years and never had any issues."
- mad...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- December 24, 2022
For Asthma, Maintenance "Medicaid switched from Advair to Wixela. It made my asthma worse! I have to use my emergency inhaler, Albuterol, instead and a nebulizer. Wixela is going in the garbage!"
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- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- June 24, 2022
For Asthma, Maintenance "On this for COPD, side effects are hoarseness, chronic, ever since I started to use it. VA stopped my Symbicort and gave me this. Very, very bad. Am now back on Symbicort."
- Anonymous
- February 27, 2022
For Asthma, Maintenance "I cannot tolerate Wixela. I have used Advair for years with no problems. Wixela caused pounding headaches. Insurance copay went from $15 to $144 a month."
- Anonymous
- Taken for less than 1 month
- January 29, 2022
For Asthma, Maintenance "VA switched the Symbicort to Wixela. All the issues I have read about here I also am experiencing!"
- Not...
- August 28, 2022
For Asthma, Maintenance "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."
- Anonymous
- Taken for less than 1 month
- April 7, 2022
For Asthma, Maintenance "I've seen a marked improvement by switching from Symbicort to Wixela. Prior to the change, I was using my Proair at least once a day. No need for Proair now. The VA made the switch, and I approve."
- one...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- March 5, 2022
For Asthma, Maintenance "I could not inhale with enough strength to get the drug past my tongue. It really was the hardest inhaler ever. I actually got sick because of it."
- Anonymous
- February 10, 2022
For Asthma, Maintenance "I've used this inhaler 3 times, and all 3 times it gave me an asthma attack worse than before using it. I'm sad."
- Vie...
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- December 26, 2021
For Asthma, Maintenance "I was on Symbicort and doing great. VA switched me to Wixela, and all my endurance is gone. I hope that this was not just a cost-saving switch by the VA. I am going to request to go back on Symbicort."
- Pot...
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- March 5, 2022
"I have a high potassium level on Wixela, this is a listed side effect, and that is bad. This is not listed on Advair side effects."
- Blu...
- Taken for 6 months to 1 year
- September 7, 2022
For Asthma, Maintenance "This product was zero effective in addressing my respiratory issues."
- ang...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- January 18, 2022
For Asthma, Maintenance "Caused me to have severe headaches and dizziness to the point of not being able to walk."
- Jay...
- Taken for 2 to 5 years
- March 3, 2022
For Asthma, Maintenance "I have COPD and lung maintenance due to removal of left lung. I am the same as everyone else on here. I use Spiriva along with the two, help, but my old one was better."
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For Asthma, Maintenance "I switched over to Wixela Inhub after using Advair HFA for years. I can’t say that I notice any difference between the two."