Spiriva and Anxiety: What Users Say

• Mar...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• August 28, 2021

For COPD, Maintenance "Spiriva was a miracle medicine for me. I've been on it for almost 4 years now, but my health has changed. I'm having very bad blurred vision, extreme insomnia, tachycardia. I suffer from mental fogginess, forgetfulness, confusion, dizziness (I am only 44 years old). I also jump with any noise and get scared easily, I also have major anxiety. I suffered from insomnia before, but not like this. I feel as if I always have fluid in my lungs, something in my throat. I have a runny nose constantly (I am fully vaccinated, had minor side effects, but everything always targets my chest). Spiriva has controlled my asthma for a while, but now I'm not so sure, if I didn't take it or forgot to, I would not be able to breathe. I have tried well over 9 asthma medications and had severe side effects to most. Spiriva did help me manage to reduce the use of my albuterol (emergency inhaler). I have stopped cold turkey 4-5 days ago and need to contact my pulmonologist. I am having bad headaches lately too."

• Mem...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• March 2, 2020

"I am taking this Spiriva along with other products, so not sure which medication is responsible for what. Conclusion: My symptoms are better (MUCH easier to breathe), although the improvement on objective measures is very modest. When I first started, the hoarseness and dry mouth were extreme (and insomnia; and being jittery); fortunately, it got better over time, although I am still often hoarse; and now it seems that fatigue is building up. For me, the improvement in breathing is worth the side effects (for now)."

• Sma...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 1, 2021

For COPD, Maintenance "I have taken it for 2 ½ weeks and haven’t noticed any difference in my breathing. Because I have a giant hernia, I can’t do a PF test, so I don’t know if I have COPD or asthma. One GP said asthma, the next said COPD. I currently use Symbicort with Salbutamol when needed. I have never smoked. The Spiriva gave me sores in my mouth, an extremely dry mouth and throat, anxiety, and bad side and leg pain, though I am not sure it caused all of that as I have other chronic conditions. Since it didn’t help, I have stopped it to see if the sores, anxiety, and back pain go away or reduce. I don’t know how to rate it because I was in a severe car accident that ruptured my diaphragm, collapsed one lung, and a severely fractured femur. I was on a ventilator for over a week and wonder if my breathing problems aren’t a result of that, so I will give a tentative 5."

• sev...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• May 11, 2016

For COPD, Maintenance "Very helpful for me. Some anxiety the first couple of months, but none now. I haven't breathed this well in years and have the results to prove it."