Mepolizumab for Asthma User Reviews (Page 3)

• gre...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• November 11, 2023

Mepolizumab "I'm 64, was put on disability at 62 due to severe cough asthma and reflux. Prednisolone helped a bit, but a skeleton X-ray showed severe loss of bone structure. Was given first Dupixent for 3 months, no improvement, then Nucala. I've been on it every 4 weeks since. Asthma and cough are gone, but I produce a lot of snot and have some hair loss. All in all, so far I give Nucala 9 out of 10 in my personal opinion. PS. Still use Flutiform inhalation in the morning, and I have some issues with hypertension and prostate that I medicate with pills and yearly check-up (Norway national healthcare system)."

• Dav...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 8, 2018

Mepolizumab "Nucala makes it so difficult to get the injection that by the time you find a facility that will do it, you're so worn out you give up. And I have insurance that will cover it. Why is it that Dr. offices have to enroll in a prepay program to get the drug? If it was that great, they wouldn't need to do that. Scam."

• Ter...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• January 2, 2021

Mepolizumab "Nucala has changed my life in a positive way. I no longer get sinus infections twice a year that take months to get over. If I do get sick, it runs a normal course of 10-14 days, and I’m better. My asthma and allergies are much better controlled."

• Whe...
• July 14, 2018

"I have had asthma since infancy, and up until I turned 23, I only suffered from a minor attack maybe once a year. And then... my life turned upside down. I began having severe, life-threatening attacks every 4-8 weeks, resulting in long hospital stays. I was put on a number of asthma medications: Uniphillin, montelukast, prednisone, Kenalog injections, my blue reliever, Fostair, and Spiriva. I went from working full-time in a nursing home to long-term sick, and depression set in as my quality of life dwindled away with each attack. Finally, after a year of waiting, I was told I was going to be trialed on Mepo. From the first injection, I felt positive, and I am now coming up to my fourth injection and have had no attacks. I have been able to return to work, and my quality of life is slowly improving. Unfortunately, I now suffer with quite severe anxiety, which leaves me feeling breathless, but I'm hoping with time that too will ease. Still early days, but long may it continue."

• Gus...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• June 27, 2023

Mepolizumab "I'm from Argentina and have had asthma since I was 8. I started using Nucala 2 years ago. It took at least 8 to 9 months to have an effect on my body, but it was amazing. Before Nucala, I used to nebulize 6 or 7 times a day and would wake up at night at 3 am because I needed a nebulization. I even had a nebulizer with a battery to use on trips, but now I have it stored away. Nucala changed my life. It's a pen, which I press to my tummy, and after hearing one click, 20 seconds later, I hear a second click, and that's it. I use it once a month and have had no side effects."

• GoO...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• January 7, 2019

"Been diagnosed with asthma and COPD in 2007. My asthma got worse over the years, was on steroids but nothing seems to help, been hospitalized in 2017 twice. My doctor recommended trying Mepo. I started in August 2018, it took some time before I felt the difference. But I say that I have fewer problems since I got the injection, fewer infections, a bit more energy. I get my last one this month and see my doctor if I can continue with the injection. I believe that it will definitely help me to cope with my asthma and improve my lifestyle."

• 12a...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• August 28, 2019

Mepolizumab "This drug changed my quality of life 180 degrees to the good... a miracle for me."

• Ron...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• April 7, 2019

Mepolizumab "I have been taking this for 1 year and four months. It's been keeping me out of the hospital for sure. I've been wheezing a lot off and on. Has anybody had a problem with hair loss?"

• Lou...
• October 19, 2024

Mepolizumab "Suffering from eosinophilic asthma, Nucala did a great job. A side effect for me was arthritis (joint pain of medium to severe grade)."

• Sho...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• June 14, 2020

Mepolizumab "I’ve had seven injections and have had an asthma attack a day the last two of them. I thought this would prevent an asthma attack, not cause one. Won’t be getting another injection of this."

• Bre...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• August 2, 2019

Mepolizumab "I wouldn't be alive if not for this drug."

• Ter...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 8, 2021

Mepolizumab "I had the worst side effects ever! My face was completely stuffy, I couldn’t stop coughing, and there was a pain in my side where I gave the injection. And I couldn’t hold my bladder."

• Cla...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• October 14, 2021

Mepolizumab "52F, have been taking it for 14 months. It’s a miracle drug to me, I am off prednisone since my first injection, however, I have lost half to 2/3 of my hair."

• tom...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• March 22, 2023

Mepolizumab "I have a backache and rib ache. Will probably discontinue taking them. Side effects are too painful."

• mik...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• February 11, 2021

Mepolizumab "I would not give this to an elderly person. Side effects far outweigh any benefit. The FDA should remove approval on this med."

• lin...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• October 18, 2023

Mepolizumab "Less panic for air, less wheezing, endurance during exercise remains very hard for me, my hair growing back slowly."

• Big...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• April 28, 2021

Mepolizumab "Basically has cured me. Haven’t taken any steroid since I’ve been using Nucala. Was using large amounts of oral steroid and have just recently gone to a lower steroid inhaler."

• Nuc...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 17, 2022

"Headache after one dose of mepolizumab. No other doses given for nearly 2-3 months. Limited relief with OTCs. Steroids limited. Fioricet limited relief only. Dose is appropriate."