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Spiriva

A MyCOPDTeam Member asked a question πŸ’­
Halifax, NS

I have a question?. .. I am taking Symbicort, 2x twice a day. Not working well. Have no insurance, flying by the seat of my pants. I fell into a unit of Spiriva and three 'whatever' inserts, Where it came from was from a hospital visit of a friend. The care home can not use it as they can not scan it into their system. Ok.., from what I learned..., my friend is taking this, probably with his morning meds, and then takes Symbicort in the afternoon and maybe evening meds.

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July 2, 2016
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A MyCOPDTeam Member

thanks linda dr just put me on tiotropium

July 4, 2016
A MyCOPDTeam Member

Spiriva is also known as Tiotropium in the UK

July 3, 2016
A MyCOPDTeam Member

Hi there,I have been using Spiriva in the morning and two puffs of Symbicort in morning and evening.How ever lately I've been taking Symbicort in the afternoon and I think it helps a bit.

August 21, 2016
A MyCOPDTeam Member

As I stated above, I take Spriva and Symbicort in the morning and then Spriva at night. I've been on these for quite sometime now and they work fine for me.

July 15, 2016
A MyCOPDTeam Member

I need a pulmonary doctor but without insurance I am trying to do the best that I can. The GP I have visited is not the most helpful with this issue.

July 3, 2016

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