Fluticasone / salmeterol and Increased Heart Rate: What Users Say

• Vic...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• June 5, 2021

Wixela Inhub (fluticasone / salmeterol) for Asthma, Maintenance "I was switched to Wixela in the last three months and since then I have been getting sicker. I now have cold sweats, irregular heart rate, pounding heart, worsening asthma symptoms, three bouts with bronchitis, chronic cough, and having to use albuterol when my asthma was well controlled for 10 years. Wixela needs to be removed from the market."

• Coc...
• September 15, 2020

Wixela Inhub (fluticasone / salmeterol) for Asthma, Maintenance "I am a 50-year-old female with no health issues other than occasional mild asthma from air quality and high pollen count issues. I’ve used Advair as a maintenance inhaler for years with no problems. I developed cough variant asthma right in the height of COVID. The pharmacy switched me to Wixela without even telling me, I didn’t know until I opened the bag. I used it for 2 months and developed the worst raw and sore throat of my life, heavy chest pressure, and rapid heartbeat (I could feel my heart pounding). I stopped using Wixela 4 weeks ago, and the sore throat and chest pressure have gone away, but my heartbeat is still rapid, I can feel it when I’m in bed falling asleep! Now my doctor has ordered a stress test, etc., to figure out what’s going on with my heart. Stay away from Wixela! This is a very dangerous drug!"

• Sca...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• December 10, 2020

Wixela Inhub (fluticasone / salmeterol) for Asthma, Maintenance "Please don't use this drug, Wixela Inhub. I started using Wixel 2 months ago. I'm always afraid of new medicine, so I started taking it at 2 puffs a day for my asthma. I developed a sore throat, headaches, a hoarse voice, then heart racing. I have a neurological illness as well, so I thought it was the problem. 3 weeks ago, I had a possible TIA (mini-stroke). I'm only 55. I lost sight totally in my left eye for hours, with increased weakness and a headache. Today, I thought to look into this inhaler for side effects. Then I checked the reviews here. I won't ever use this again. I need to live to care for my daughter. This medication shouldn't be on the market."

• Sic...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 26, 2021

Wixela Inhub (fluticasone / salmeterol) for Asthma, Maintenance "This medication is bad. It should be taken off the market. I got so sick on this. I got a very bad headache, racing heartbeat, and thrush, it made me nervous. I just felt really bad. The medication does not come out right - you either get too much medication or none at all. It does not get into the lungs, it just stays in the back of the throat, and that is how I got the thrush. My doctor now has it so the prescription is dispensed as written, so the pharmacist will now fill it with the Advair, thank goodness. Like I said, Wixela Inhub should be taken off the market as it is dangerous. If I could, I would give it a 0 rating."

• Wen...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 23, 2021

Wixela Inhub (fluticasone / salmeterol) for Asthma, Maintenance "I ended up going to the ER after taking my first dose due to an adverse reaction. I had trouble swallowing, felt short of breath, tightness in my chest, face flushed, fast heart rate, and numbness and tingling in my fingers."

• Gin...
• October 1, 2019

For COPD, Maintenance "I was doing so good on the Advair 500/50 Diskus. Well, then, Medicare decides to switch me to the generic form. My O2 stats have dropped drastically. From 97 down to 93 and sometimes much lower, like 87. My throat stayed clogged up, as well as my chest being heavy. I'm having muscle tremors as well. My heart shoots up to 128 and higher at times. The generic Advair sucks big time. This inferior medicine is not the best or even close to the original. In the meantime, I still have to struggle to breathe and try to fight this system that's forced upon me, as well as others. Shame on all of those involved. I was on Advair for about 9 years. This generic stuff for about 4 months."

• Hol...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• March 1, 2018

Advair Diskus (fluticasone / salmeterol) for Asthma, Maintenance "I have been using Advair 250/50 for 17 years. It works for me. I rarely have to use my rescue inhaler. I have noticed a rapid heartbeat from time to time, and I am assuming it is from this. Right now, with my prescription insurance, it is $150.00 for a 90-day supply. I will be on Medicare next year, and I checked the prescription plan my husband is currently on, and it is going to cost me $415.00 for a 90-day supply. Seriously, how do these pharmaceutical companies get away with this? Also, why isn't it in a generic form yet? I really would love to stop taking this."

• glz...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 28, 2022

Wixela Inhub (fluticasone / salmeterol) for Asthma, Maintenance "So far, horrible with Wixela. It does absolutely nothing for my asthma. VA changed my prescription from Symbicort to this, and now I can barely do any physical activity. Stuff is rubbish, gives me a hoarse throat, chest tightness, and rapid heartbeat! Please stop prescribing this!"

• Dis...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• March 14, 2022

Wixela Inhub (fluticasone / salmeterol) for Asthma, Maintenance "Started on Advair as a kid, switched to Breo as an adult because Advair costs increased as I switched insurance providers. Five years after that, I had to switch back to Advair because Breo was no longer covered under my new employer-based insurance, but Advair was. Both Breo and Advair were great for my asthma maintenance. Fast-forward a couple of years to last December when I, once again, switched insurance carriers due to a career change-Advair is no longer covered, so I was put on Wixela. I have been using it for about three months now, and it is a joke. I may as well not be using anything at all. Shortness of breath, rapid heart rate, wheezing, and having to use my rescue inhaler just so I can walk a mile. I questioned whether I was using it correctly, so I re-read the instructions and made sure to follow everything precisely-no change. Maybe the inhaler construction is limiting the delivery of the medication, but it is not worth it. Wixela was a mistake."

• kpr...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• December 14, 2024

Advair Diskus (fluticasone / salmeterol) for Asthma, Maintenance "Best maintenance inhaler I have ever used! Took away my asthma symptoms for the whole day, and there are really no side effects except for a high heart rate occasionally."

• Jab...
• January 14, 2022

Wixela Inhub (fluticasone / salmeterol) for Asthma, Maintenance "Do not buy or use this inhaler. This is dangerous to your health. My heart was pumping at 150 beats per minute, and my throat and voice were about gone. Stay far away from this stuff."