User Reviews for Incruse Ellipta inhalation

If you have eye problems DON'T TAKE IT!

I was using tudorza twice a day. My pulse ox was 90 to 91 while resting. My doctor gave me some samples of incruse and told me to try it instead of the tudorza. In 2 days with daily dosage my pulse ox at rest is 93 to 95, and I am more energized. It has to be from this medicine because it is the only change!

This drug has caused my back to hurt bad.It has caused my eyes to be blurred.I am going back to Combivent or Spiriva.I would not recommend to my friends to take this drug.

Doesn't help and coats tongue and also sore throat with cough. Spiriva was much better.

Have only been on this for 1 week. Dr. changed me from Atrovent to Incuse. Shortness of breath has become worse. Headache everyday 2 hrs. after taking, along with neck pain & overall not feeling right! Do not like this drug at all!

In 2016 my insurance stopped covering Spiriva and my only option was Incruse Ellipta. The delivery system is terrible! The square box makes it difficult to inhale without the powder getting on my tongue and then my tongue becomes numb. Within a month my saturation levels went from the mid 90's down to the mid to high 80's. My doctor tried to get pre-authorization for the Spiriva again but my part D coverage refused. So I am stuck with this horrible inhaler that is doing me more harm than good. This drug needs to be taken off the market.Read More Read Less

In Jan 2016, my script ins. had removed Spiriva from their formulary and I was given Incruse for a substitute. It seemed ok at the beginning. About March 2016, I noticed my neck and shoulders were hurting more. By the first of April, I was in such pain, I could barely get an hour of sleep per day. My doctor sent me to PT and with acupuncture, I was relieved some, but not all the way. On my own, I looked at all the severe side effects and noticed that how I was feeling was on there. I stopped using Incruse and in about a week, I started feeling better and by the end of two weeks, I felt like I did before using it. I also use Symbicort but have to be careful with it. I let my doctor know and she was glad I stopped using it. We did contact my script ins. provider and with a letter from my doctor, was able to get my Spiriva again and they are covering it. I had noticed others with the same problems I was having, so I suggest you talk to your doctor and let them know right away.Read More Read Less

Coughing and shortness of breath is intensified and it feels more difficult to bring up phlegm as it is all dry

Has anyone had serious side effects from this drug with their eye sight and vision drastically changing, blurring vision, unable to see things, etc.

Caused fingers and toes to go numb, Sprivia does they same thing. Pulmonogist said they have had quite few complaints about it.

made me VERY sick! Nauseated, sinus infection, back pain, leg pain, and now a sinus infection!! Dr. told me to stop taking it, as i am allergic to it. Dont know why he gave it to me, as it says, dont use for asthma!!!

I am amid month 2 on this inhaler. I can breath better than I ever could and for that I am thankful. What I have experienced is my joints are hurting and my back hurts more and more each day. I would love to know if anyone else has this problem and did they have to remove themselves from the medication or will the pain eventually leave the joints. Right now I am torn between breathing and more pain. If the pain is a short issue, will wait. If it will not subside then how long before the joints feel better? I have a bad back to begin with. Just a lot worse each day the past few weeks. I just did not understand that it may be this new wonder inhaler that has given me the ability to breath again... I will look for other info on this page in the future. I just need to figure out which is more important to me. Thank you! May God Bless...Read More Read Less

Prior to taking Incruse I had been using Spiriva with excellent results. I almost never had to use an emergency inhaler and I was able to walk farther and exercise more without breathing problems. When my insurance provider removed Spiriva from its formulary, I was given Incruse instead. Within 7 days of switching medications, my old COPD symptoms began returning and within a month it was difficult to breathe with the slightest exertion and I was constantly coughing up phlegm. My chest burns from the exertion. To make matters worse, Incruse has an extremely bitter taste that stays in my mouth for hours. It also has a coarse texture that feels like breathing in sand into my raw and sensitive airway. I now must use Albuterol several times a day, my lungs are constantly burning and I can barely walk around the house without gasping for air. For me, at least, this is a worthless medication that has made my COPD worse rather than helping it, and it tastes bad too.Read More Read Less

I have been on this inhaler for almost 3 weeks. I have suffered with chronic bronchitis for years and some shortness of breath. This new inhaler has helped tremendously with both problems. I really like it.

I'm on my 2nd month of Incruse Ellipta. It seems to be helping me more than any of my other inhalers. I continue to use Advair Discus 250 along with a rescue inhaler of Albuterol when needed.

Since Medicare / insurance formulary change have been on Incruse (4mos). Irritates throat, causing coughing. Also think it is upsetting my system generally. Don't remember having same discomfort with Spiriva (on for many years)

Less effective than Spiriva (ins changed formulary and excluded Spiriva). It has a sharp burning taste when I use it that causes me to cough a lot and leaves my throat raw. I'm also experiencing intermittent but very painful upper abdomen cramps and leg pain that wasn't present before taking Incruse.

was taken off of Spiriva ins would not cover it and replaced with Incruse I feel like Spiriva worked better for me.I have been taking it 3 months.

swelling of face and hands, urinary retention