Before he could hardly move without having a coughing attack & needing to sit down. As well as Azithromycin 3x a week. I didn't get any advice but was working on trying to spread the benefits over the day. The doctor said it's ok. That scares me. Advair is approved for both asthma and COPD. Most cases of COPD are mild and require little treatment beyond smoking cessation, immunizations and occasional bronchodilator use. Home Table Of Contents Living with COPD COPD News Subscribe About Us Contact Us. I take them together in the mornings and Symbicort at night. But, there are two classes of bronchodilators: beta-agonists and anti-muscarinics. Now I exercise at least 3x a week in gym. But the VA doctor put me on Symbicort also and the weasing has stopped..... so far. Salmeterol is the long-acting bronchodilator in Advair. For people with moderate to severe COPD, research has shown a number of benefits with triple therapy like yours.COPD is a lung disease that blocks airflow and makes breathing difficult. Hello to all, I am new here and diagnosed with mild to moderate COPD 10 months ago, age 52, and quit smoking 15 months ago (former smoker of 30 … Anything. Can I take Symbicort and Spiriva together or how much time before each. It was not ideal.My son, however encouraged me to go to "Planet Fitness" and begin to lift weights on cabled machines, do treadmill if only 10 minutes a day. All the best.I have gone through cardiac rehab as that was the only option that my hospital offered after my chemo and radiation. Let us know how you get on. Albuterol as needed. It's the only thing proven to slow the progression of COPD and to improve survival with COPD.
Before the Symbicort I was using 2 puffs of the Spiriva first thing in the morning. I'm on a Nippy Machine 8hrs a night with 1 of oxygen and several other meds I'm still on from a stroke I had in 2001 good luck mate the LUNG disease is a terrible progressive illness. On eHealthMe, you can check real-world data from 16 million patients, and personalize the results to your gender and age. Advair is approved for both asthma and COPD. It may seem odd to take two drugs that do almost the same thing. Several studies have found that using the two types of bronchodilators that you're taking, along with an inhaled corticosteroid, results in better control of COPD symptoms, better exercise tolerance and better pulmonary function.Inhaled corticosteroid medications (such as the fluticasone in Advair) are essential to the treatment of asthma in all but the mildest cases. Add an Answer. Theophylline is an alternative for both asthma and COPD. This may be triggered by allergies or viral infections. Bronchodilators relax the muscles around your airways to make breathing easier and relieve coughing and shortness of breath. I will be going to a pulmonary rehab class next week and after the 16 weeks of it I'm planning to continue my health rehab at a gym. I am hoping to hear from anyone using...mention Symbicort and have a question - I take Sprivia, Seretide and Ventolin. which is the best medication to use for for the treatment of copdWell my father was diagnosed in February with COPD and immediatly started taking Spriva. Life goes on.Are you suppose to take one before the other ? Content on HealthUnlocked does not replace the relationship between you and doctors or other healthcare professionals nor the advice you receive from them.Never delay seeking advice or dialling emergency services because of something that you have read on HealthUnlocked. The study is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 387 people who take Spiriva respimat and Symbicort from the FDA, and is updated regularly. Close. My pulmonologist prescribed two medications — Advair and Spiriva — that seem to do the same thing. While we encourage individuals to share their personal experiences with COPD, please consult a physician before making changes to your own COPD management plan. I have always had it near by, but nowadays my copd has lessened (or not advanced) and I use it as it has worked and I'm not going to change now. But the azithromycin (antibiotic) has kept chest infections at bay. Then go on the treadmill for 5 minutes (I started that way 2.5 years ago! I am on both symbicort and spiriva, sympicort I take 3 puffs twice a day but can take it up to 8 times a day if needed (in Canada it is approved as a reliver medication) and also on spiriva which I take once a day. Since all three of the medicines work by a different mechanism, they can be used together. Spiriva Handihaler is a prescription medicine used each day (a maintenance medicine) to control symptoms of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), including chronic bronchitis and emphysema.. Spiriva Handihaler helps make your lungs work better for 24 hours. I am an active 84-year-old man and was diagnosed with asthma and COPD a few years ago. Drug interactions are reported among people who take Spiriva respimat and Symbicort together. good luck, shirl621. SH. Recent studies have shown substantial benefit using theophylline in doses lower than employed in the past.You did not say if you are a smoker, but for those who smoke and have COPD, the most essential step in any treatment plan is to stop all smoking.