Wixela Inhub User Reviews & Ratings (Page 5)
Wixela Inhub has an average rating of 2.1 out of 10 from a total of 111 reviews on Drugs.com. 9% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 85% reported a negative experience.
Reviews for Wixela Inhub
- Jab
- January 14, 2022
For Asthma, Maintenance "Do not buy or use this inhaler. This is dangerous to your health. My heart was pumping at 150 beats per and my throat and voice were about gone. Stay far away from this stuff."
- Anonymous
- February 27, 2022
For Asthma, Maintenance "I cannot tolerate Wixela. I have used Advair for years with no problems. Wixela caused pounding headaches. Insurance copay went from $15 to $144 a month."
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- Anonymous
- Taken for less than 1 month
- January 29, 2022
For Asthma, Maintenance "VA switched the symbicort to wixela all the issues I have read about here I also am experiencing!!"
- Shaft...
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- August 28, 2022
For Asthma, Maintenance "VA took me off symacort for wixela, my oxygen dropped from my base of 95% to 91-92%, always struggling for air."
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- Notafan
- August 28, 2022
For Asthma, Maintenance "My 6 year old daughter gained a massive amount of weight on wixela in a very short amount of time. Now that I've read the long list of serious side effects and all the negative reviews I'm livid."
- Bill
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- June 24, 2022
For Asthma, Maintenance "On this for COPD side effects are hoarseness, chronic, ever since I started to use it. VA stopped my Symbicort and gave me this. Very very bad. Am now back on Symbicort."
- Anonymous
- Taken for less than 1 month
- April 7, 2022
For Asthma, Maintenance "I've seen a marked improvement by switching from Symbicourt to Wixela. Prior to the change I was using my Proair at least once a day. No need for Proair now. The VA made the switch and I approve."
- oneye...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- March 5, 2022
For Asthma, Maintenance "I could not inhale with enough strength to get the drug past my tongue. It really was the hardest inhaler ever. I actually got sick because of it."
- Anonymous
- February 10, 2022
For Asthma, Maintenance "I've used this inhaler 3 times and all 3 times it gave me asthma attack worse than before using it. I'm sad"
- Vietnam...
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- December 26, 2021
For Asthma, Maintenance "I was on Symbicort and doing great. VA switched me to Wixela and all my endurance is gone. I hope that this was not just a cost saving switch by the VA. I am going to request to go back on Symbicort."
- Blueh...
- Taken for 6 months to 1 year
- September 7, 2022
For Asthma, Maintenance "This product was zero effective in addressing my respiratory issues."
- Potas...
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- March 5, 2022
"I have a High potassium level on Wilexa, this is a listed side effect and that is bad. This is not listed on Advair side effects."
- angood
- Taken for less than 1 month
- January 18, 2022
For Asthma, Maintenance "Caused me to have severe headaches and dizziness to the point of not being able to walk."
- JayBird...
- Taken for 2 to 5 years
- March 3, 2022
For Asthma, Maintenance "I have COPD and lung maint due to removal of left lung. I same as everyone else on here.......I use Spiriva along with, the 2 help but my old was better"
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For Asthma, Maintenance "Medicaid switched from Advair to Wexela. It made my asthma worse!!!! I have to use my emergency inhaler Albuterol instead AND a nebulizer. Wixela is going in the garbage!"