ProAir RespiClick for Asthma, acute User Reviews (Page 2)

• Edg...
• July 19, 2017

"I previously used the old ProAir, the traditional design, and it worked great. Could jog twice as far without getting short of breath, mow grass, etc. I was at the doctor and asked about a refill, and she told me about this amazing new design that you don't have to squeeze. The idea sounded great, but in reality, it doesn't work. After I use it, shortness of breath is slightly decreased, but the chest tightness/pain remains and starts to take on a different character, and it also makes me extremely nauseous. Yes, it is convenient, but people who need a rescue inhaler would rather it work and provide relief than to have one less button to press."

• Tam...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• July 5, 2017

"Worse rescue inhaler ever! I'm resorting to using my nebulizer in order to get relief. Whose bright idea was it to switch from a pump inhaler to an inhaled powder? Half the time I don't have enough breath to inhale and I don't get a good dose, and let's not forget the fact that I have to make sure that my lips do not block the airflow window. Unfortunately, I can't even switch to a different one because my insurance will not cover any other brand. Someone help me, I can't breathe and my back hurts so bad as a result."

• Lyn...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 1, 2018

"I am sick of feeling horrible with this inhaler. I never get any relief. My pharmacy tells me this is the 'preferred' drug of choice with my insurance plan. I pay $25.00 copay and am getting no relief for my asthma at all. I wanted to go back to my aerosol inhaler, however, the insurance denied that request. We should not be made to purchase a drug that the insurance company feels is in our best interest. Listen to your patients-this needs to be recalled before someone dies from an asthma attack."

• cut...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• September 28, 2017

"I thought we were doing it wrong! This thing feels like it does absolutely nothing. We open the click cap, and I tell my son to breathe in deep (which is a lot to ask when he is coughing), and he feels nothing, and it does nothing. I even tried it and can usually feel the albuterol in his nebulizer and other inhalers and feel absolutely nothing. Really, what a piece of garbage, a $40 co-payment, and my insurance is paying like $200+ for it in addition. What a waste -- we should be reimbursed or given a replacement. Thanks for letting me know we weren't crazy!"

• Asc...
• May 19, 2020

"I'm allergic to the propellant in the CFC-free Ventolin. I have to use a powder. I first used the GSK Rotahaler with no problems. The powder is in a capsule that spun in the Rotahaler as you breathe in. You knew if it worked or not. Breathing in the powder is no different from the puffer. It still has to get to your lungs. I saw a demonstration video of the Respiclick. I definitely DON'T want to use it. The fact you have to open the mouthpiece each time to take a puff would be incredibly dangerous in an attack when you're trying to breathe and also trying to open/click the thing. Non-asthmatics designed it as asthmatics know better. I use an Easyhaler. You have to press to release the medication, but once again you have no idea if the medicine came out as you can't always feel it when you breathe in. I found myself checking whether it was still working, and you're never 100% sure if you got any and how much you got. I prefer the GSK Rotahaler, but they discontinued it."

• kkh...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 15, 2020

"This is a dangerous product! I had always used Albuterol spray for intermittent asthma. On a Sunday, I had an asthma attack and was unable to find my inhaler and went to urgent care. They gave me a breathing treatment and a prescription for this ProAir RespiClick. That night, I had another attack and was considering going to the ER, but first scrambled around the house and thankfully found an old inhaler with a few puffs left! The next day, I went to my primary doctor, who said she had heard so many terrible things about this product she wouldn't prescribe it! She gave me an RX for the regular spray Albuterol. I think everyone needs to report this to the FDA! When one is wheezing and unable to breathe, this worthless powder won't go past your tongue and you don't even know it is working at all!"

• Lex...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• January 1, 2017

"I absolutely despise this inhaler. It honestly takes a lot for me to get so upset over a product, but this one is ridiculous. There have been multiple cases where I've had attacks, and my lungs are not strong enough to get the medicine out of it. I have to use it multiple times to even find a little bit of relief. I do not recommend this product."

• Kev...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 19, 2018

"I have allergy-induced asthma, depending on how harsh the allergy season is, I might have no symptoms, or I might get really bad asthma. So, in late April through May, I will typically have my asthma symptoms and attacks. This year, I was given this ProAir RespiClick powder inhaler, and it really does nothing. The first few doses, it did leave some residue on my tongue, but now, after using it for 3 days, it's not making a difference, and it doesn't even feel like it's dispensing any medicine! $45 copay, and I'm sure my insurance picked up a pretty big chunk of the cost. Total waste! The company that makes this inhaler should be investigated for fraud, in my opinion, this is a defective product."

• Mot...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 22, 2017

"This inhaler has caused my family much grief. It does not work. It will not rescue. We used it for two days as we watched our child's condition steadily worsen to a full-blown attack two days ago. A call to the pediatric respiratory specialist prompted a prescription for the aerosol version of ProAir. After just one use of the aerosol replacement inhaler, our child's condition quickly improved. I am so glad we were able to get back to the aerosol inhaler."

• tod...
• December 26, 2016

"It is extremely difficult to use during an acute asthma attack. It is rather terrifying trying to be able to breathe enough to actually take this medicine. My husband dug around for an empty Ventolin to stop the attack."

• Chi...
• September 15, 2016

"I have been using ProAir for the past couple of months because my insurance company would not cover Ventolin. I have found that ProAir is not nearly effective and does not help my breathing nearly as quickly or as well as the Ventolin. I am very disappointed in the way it sprays! When I compare a spray of Ventolin to a spray of ProAir in the air side by side, you can see and hear the difference. The ProAir is weak and slowly dispersed, whereas the Ventolin is a strong, great spray with quick results."

• Bro...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• March 22, 2020

"I don't know whose idea this was. It dispenses the medicine in a powder instead of finer air size particles. This obviously doesn't work very well because air can be breathed into your lungs, whereas a powder gets stuck somewhere along the way from your mouth to your lungs. I can literally feel the powder getting stuck in my throat instead of going where it's supposed to. My expired ProAir puff inhaler works better than this, and I know because I've had to dig around to find it when I'm having an asthma attack since the RespiClick does nothing."

• Nic...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 7, 2016

"Why does ProAir keep making bigger and BIGGER inhalers?! Over the years, they have gotten huge and hard to carry around. I often carry my inhaler in my pocket or in my purse (which is small), but I just picked up the new ProAir and it's way too big. I can't even put it in my pocket. Plus, I find the fact that you can't take it apart and wash it really disgusting. Directions say to wipe it off, but this thing is going in my mouth... I prefer soap and water, which you can't do with this inhaler. I'm going back to the old stuff."

• Dee...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• March 11, 2021

"I was switched from my ProAir to the albuterol RespiClick. I will tell you now I think it is one of the worst I have ever used. I wake in the morning needing relief ASAP, and RespiClick sends me down a nightmarish road."

• Kat...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• October 13, 2018

"More powder on the tongue than in my lungs. Counter broke at some point, so I was never sure if there was still medicine or not. Definitely not possible to get the deep enough inhalation needed to get meds into lungs when having asthma attacks. (Used Advair until I couldn't afford it, and it came out of the disk easier.) Only chose this because of the coupon offer since the atomizer was too costly. Did like that the “freezer burn” feeling from the atomizer didn’t occur since I use the rescue inhaler at least 6x daily."

• Fuz...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 9, 2018

"I had asthma as a kid. I kind of grew out of it. Recently, I have been getting very short of breath. Turns out I have a respiratory infection that brought my asthma symptoms back. I was given a prescription for a RespiClick inhaler. I remember when I was a kid the feeling of the inhaler kicking in and being able to breathe again. That doesn't happen with this inhaler. I don't remember what medication my old inhalers had in them, but they were a lot more effective."

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 15, 2020

"This isn’t horrible or awful, it’s “horriawful.” I’m an athlete that was left “sidelined” due to the design of this product. Thank goodness I still had my old inhaler around, or this could have been a different post. Why aren’t zero ratings allowed? As this rating a 1 is way too high! Note: Google how to hack the RespiClick into an ordinary inhaler."

• mee...
• November 15, 2017

"This RespiClick design is horrible! In fact, a few inhalers have switched to a non-aerosol type recently, and people who cannot breathe, or have acute asthma or COPD, cannot breathe in fast or hard enough to make the powdered med enter the lungs! I switched back to aerosol-type inhalers on most of my inhalers because of this. You need to have a certain amount of force in the lungs to take this, and during attacks, you simply don't have that breath strength, and a medical manufacturer ought to know that. It also leaks and clogs up constantly. It is the same issue I had with another powdered inhaler. This is, I think, why others also are getting no relief. This needs to be recalled and redone! It could cause deaths."

• ind...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• July 9, 2022

"This has been an absolute godsend! My asthma has been well controlled for a long time. But if I'm running around with my nieces and nephews, I occasionally get an asthma attack. My issue with regular Albuterol HFA is that since I don't use it frequently, the actual propellant in any brand of Albuterol runs out. That is why my doctor suggested this. I can feel the dose each time I've had to take it. And it works just as quickly as the mist did. I actually only have to inhale one dose vs. two on the mist. Now I can see it being harder for some people to inhale a dose during an asthma attack. But I would say if you had to use your rescue inhaler multiple times a week, then this wouldn't be for you. Even my doctor said this is mainly for people with very well-controlled asthma, and not for people that had to use their rescue inhaler multiple times a week or more. But it's perfect for me because I know I will have my medication dose and not worry that the propellant has decreased or is gone!"

• SDM...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• June 28, 2018

"I find that it doesn't work either; I was having bronchospasms a few times this season, and the ProAir RespiClick does nothing. First, I thought that it was because I had shortness of breath, but with the HFA inhaler, I was still able to get a fairly decent dose, even in the middle of an attack. Trying to see if I can switch back to the old-school inhaler."

• Noa...
• April 8, 2021

"I personally have had a much better experience than most people with this inhaler - I don't find it difficult to breathe in the powder at all (maybe they changed something because I only started it less than a year ago?) Works better than the HFA inhaler I used to use in terms of helping my breathing and doesn't make my heart rate increase or make me shaky or anxious, which is especially useful when you already have anxiety."

• NDa...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• March 19, 2020

"My ProAir RespiClick doesn’t seem to work when I need it to. It doesn’t work for pretreatment when I exercise at all. It sometimes works as a rescue inhaler. Also, when I pretreat for exercise, it gives me a dry, awful feeling in my chest and extreme chest pain when I finish."

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 4, 2021

"This is almost useless. I need 8 inhalations just to get going and 2-4 more within half an hour. There's NO immediate relief. This is not a 'rescue' inhaler. Also, it is very noisy. I need privacy for use."

• Son...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• November 20, 2020

"I have never had a problem with these inhalers. I prefer them to an inhaler you shake. I think a lot of the issues people are having is if they are unable to breathe in strong enough to inhale the powder. The only issue I have is one of my inhalers went through the wash, and I cannot figure out how to get a replacement because my doctor won’t give me a new prescription. I have found that these last longer than my normal inhalers as well."

• Dar...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• April 27, 2023

"I'm partially paralyzed, so using my Ventolin inhaler is impossible, as my hand is not strong enough to squeeze. My doctor recommended the ProAir RespiClick for ease of use. I agreed to try, but as many of you have stated, it just doesn't work. I have used the Advair Diskus to control my asthma for at least 15 years, so I know what powdered inhalation feels like. There is no powder coming out. I just tried getting the powder to come out on a dark surface, and there was hardly any powder at all. So I will not count on this as a rescue inhaler."