Spiriva User Reviews & Ratings (Page 4)

Spiriva has an average rating of 5.9 out of 10 from a total of 122 reviews on Drugs.com. 44% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 30% reported a negative experience.

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Anonymous
Taken for 2 to 5 years
February 26, 2022

For COPD, Maintenance "Spiriva’s HandiHaler delivery system is a complete disgrace. I have had many conversations with the manufacturer, and they are unwilling to own up to the fact that either the HandiHaler is defective or the capsules are duds. SHAME."

4 / 10

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Taken for 2 to 5 years
October 11, 2021

For COPD, Maintenance "My biggest concern is the fact that in every carton of Spiriva, you can be sure you will have empty capsules or the HandiHaler makes exceedingly big holes in the capsule. I have cited this problem on many occasions."

3 / 10

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Ste...
Taken for 2 to 5 years
February 1, 2022

For COPD, Maintenance "While it has helped my COPD, I have had many problems over the years with the Handihaler not working properly and ruining capsules. Initially, we were given one Handihaler with a 90-day supply, and now each 30-day supply has a Handihaler, but it doesn’t matter - I have been forced to discard many capsules due to the malfunction of the Handihaler, and I think this company should be ashamed of themselves. I have tried to resolve this with them, and they have been very uncooperative."

5 / 10

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Taken for 2 to 5 years
January 9, 2024

For COPD, Maintenance "I am a 51 y.o male and after a bad lung infection in 2021, I began using Spiriva combined with Symbicort and antibiotics (numerous rounds). It took me a few months for my infection to go away. I have taken Spiriva and Symbicort for over two years and thank God, have not had any major shortness of breath that lasts. Now, I do have some pretty intense muscle cramps in arms, legs, and in my jaw, minor headaches. But the side effects are nothing compared to smothering."

9 / 10

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Taken for less than 1 month
April 5, 2021

For COPD, Maintenance "For years, I wake up, immediately need 2 puffs of albuterol to clear my chest and relieve the tightness. Typically takes an hour before I can breathe freely. Spiriva Respimat was prescribed, and the 1st dose was taken yesterday. I woke up this morning with greatly reduced tightness, able to breathe well. I am a true believer in this med!"

10 / 10

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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."

5 / 10

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Pat...
Taken for 5 to 10 years
October 18, 2024

For COPD, Maintenance "My experience with Spiriva Respimat has been very good. I’ve been using Spiriva for about eight years, and it helps very much with my breathing. I have not noticed any side effects in the years I have been taking it."

8 / 10

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Phy...
January 23, 2022

For COPD, Maintenance "I have no problem with effectiveness. I do, however, have a huge problem with the quality of the capsule and HandiHaler for many years. The piercing device makes a huge hole in the capsule and makes it unusable. SHAME."

6 / 10

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win...
Taken for less than 1 month
May 28, 2024

For COPD, Maintenance "I have been taking 2.5 mcg now for 12 days after diagnosed with severe COPD. After taking, I feel weak and somewhat nauseous that last about two hours. I sometimes think it's in my head because I'm somewhat scared from my diagnosis. After that, I am fine and no other problems. It really has made a difference in my breathing, thank goodness. I will continue to take as the alternative is no breath. Just wondered if anyone else has had this side effect. I go to my doctor in a couple of weeks and I will go over. I just hope this will go away. If anyone out there has this symptom, I'd like to hear about it."

9 / 10

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Sha...
Taken for 2 to 5 years
November 14, 2024

For COPD, Maintenance "I really resisted taking any more drugs for everything under the sun; but, Spiriva has REALLY worked wonders for me. I can breathe again! Unfortunately, the Spiriva is REALLY EXPENSIVE (close to $600 for a 90-day supply) and between that and two other really expensive meds that I have to take for cardiac issues, it was costing us more than our mortgage! So, I'm now being told that there's this generic Spiriva that's been FDA approved for just a $35/mo co-pay, and I'm going to give it a try. If all goes well, as I expect it will, I won't be back with an update. However, if I experience any terrible side effects, I'll be back to post more info. As it is, my husband and doctors all call me an 'outlier' because I'm allergic to everything...so, we'll see what happens here. For right now, I'll be rating the actual original Spiriva!"

10 / 10

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Lin...
Taken for 1 to 2 years
October 31, 2020

For COPD, Maintenance "I had to quit Spiriva after using it 1 1/2 years! I had gotten some kind of sinus infection with heavy coughing, took antibiotics, and felt better. But after that, the Spiriva did not work for me at all. I had no problems with Spiriva at all before that - it was a miracle drug."

10 / 10

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dar...
Taken for 2 to 5 years
April 28, 2013

For COPD, Maintenance "For the last four years I have been taking Spiriva before bed. Recently I switched to morning. What a difference! My daytime breathing has really improved."

6 / 10

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Anonymous
October 17, 2010

For COPD, Maintenance "After 3 days of use, my voice becomes very hoarse and I feel like I have a wad of phlegm caught in my throat, which I am not able to clear. Because of this, I only use it now and then."

5 / 10

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Taken for 5 to 10 years
January 26, 2015

For COPD, Maintenance "The first few years, I didn't puff Spiriva daily, and I didn't think it worked. As my COPD got worse, I used it daily. It took about 1 month to work, but it really helps."

9 / 10

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Mam...
March 23, 2015

For COPD, Maintenance "Spiriva Respimat is amazing. It has made a huge quality of life difference for me. I haven't been able to breathe this well for years."

10 / 10

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Anonymous
February 27, 2008

For COPD, Maintenance "Very effective but side effects far outweigh the benefits. Severe gastric distress was the main one that got worse as time went along."

5 / 10

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nym...
October 7, 2011

For COPD, Maintenance "After two weeks using Spiriva, the wheezing and loose phlegm have all but disappeared."

9 / 10

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Anonymous
April 16, 2009

For COPD, Maintenance "I came off this drug 6 days ago by forgetting to reorder over a public holiday. My general breathing actually improved (my wife would verify this). I will discuss with my doctor at our next meeting."

5 / 10

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Bri...
October 8, 2015

For COPD, Maintenance "Taking it now for almost a year, can see very little benefit. Still get chest infections, shortage of breath, etc."

2 / 10

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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."

10 / 10

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Anonymous
January 13, 2009

For COPD, Maintenance "I have been using Spiriva since 2005 with good results. You can prevent breaking off little pieces of the capsule by applying firm, steady pressure on the trigger rather than jerking it."

8 / 10

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Ric...
Taken for less than 1 month
December 1, 2020

For COPD, Maintenance "Spiriva made my breathing worse and gave me heart palpitations, severe nausea, and more frequent asthma attacks."

1 / 10

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god...
December 27, 2015

For COPD, Maintenance "I took this for 2 years and got a light wallet and lung cancer."

8 / 10

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Dav...
Taken for 6 months to 1 year
September 18, 2019

For COPD, Maintenance "I love the effect of this medication with my lungs. It's just kind of sad that about every fourth or fifth capsule I put in the handy inhaler has nothing in it."

10 / 10

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Anonymous
April 13, 2009

For COPD, Maintenance "This medication works very well, but unfortunately for me, it is expensive."

8 / 10

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