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Fluticasone / umeclidinium / vilanterol User Reviews & Ratings (Page 4)

Brand names: Trelegy Ellipta

Fluticasone / umeclidinium / vilanterol has an average rating of 6.9 out of 10 from a total of 242 reviews on Drugs.com. 59% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 22% reported a negative experience.

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  • Jen...
  • December 9, 2021

Trelegy Ellipta (fluticasone / umeclidinium / vilanterol) for Asthma "I started using Trelegy three days ago and have not used my rescue inhaler since. I typically use it three or four times a day and have chest tightness most of the time. I am breathing normally for the first time in my life. If I was not worried about future side effects. I have been on so many medications for asthma, and nothing has come close to the results I have had in the past three days. Just praying the results last and that I do not develop other side effects."

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  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • June 14, 2022

Trelegy Ellipta (fluticasone / umeclidinium / vilanterol) for Asthma "I normally use Seebri, Flixotide, and Atrovent, and that was and is working very well. My lungs are 79% for 3 years now, but the lung specialist gave me Trelegy Ellipta because it's better and easier, well, never again. After using it, I started to shake badly and didn't feel good at all. I started to breathe differently. They tell you it's the same, just 3 in 1, but it is absolutely different. So tomorrow, starting my old medicine again. Let them inform you well before you try."

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  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • February 10, 2021

Trelegy Ellipta (fluticasone / umeclidinium / vilanterol) for Asthma "After 2 weeks on Trelegy, an $800 air purifier and 3 humidifiers, one on each floor of the house, I'm feeling great! Have had asthma most of my life. No side effects yet! Have tried different inhalers that were not nearly as effective."

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  • February 25, 2020

Trelegy Ellipta (fluticasone / umeclidinium / vilanterol) for COPD "Trelegy use made me not hungry and food taste gross. I now use Breo and Incruse and I don't get it, they are all made by the same company, but I don't get my food tasting bad by what I am using now. Trelegy for me has a $10 copay, and I spend $60 more in copays because what I'm on now doesn't make my food taste bad."

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  • Kol...
  • Taken for 1 to 6 months
  • September 16, 2021

Trelegy Ellipta (fluticasone / umeclidinium / vilanterol) for COPD "Since I have used Trelegy, my condition has become much worse. I was sent by the doctor's office to the ER by ambulance. I had horrific chest and back pain, as well as more coughing and phlegm. I have no energy at all. I took my last dose of this today."

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  • Taken for 6 months to 1 year
  • April 11, 2020

Trelegy Ellipta (fluticasone / umeclidinium / vilanterol) for COPD "A wonder drug, it controls my chronic asthma magnificently. The asthma cough it does not. I still have that old dry cough. It might be an allergy. When you use it, be sure to rinse your mouth with water. When I first took Trelegy, the cough stopped from the shock of new medication but returned a month later. But my breathing is awesome."

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  • Ste...
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • May 26, 2018

Trelegy Ellipta (fluticasone / umeclidinium / vilanterol) "I am 58, have had a heart attack and triple bypass when I was 41. I have bad sleep apnea and I am on a nose mask and have that under control, but still felt so tired all the time. I went to see a pulmonologist, found out I don't have COPD, but have me on Trelegy because I wasn't exhaling all my air. I've felt like a new man. I sleep better, have more energy, endurance, etc. I guess I was struggling when I breathe. Also, I am 265 lb, so hopefully since I am moving more, I'll lose weight. I haven't had side effects yet... been on it only a week..."

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  • Taken for 1 to 6 months
  • August 10, 2023

Trelegy Ellipta (fluticasone / umeclidinium / vilanterol) for Asthma "Trelegy works great for my asthma! I no longer wheeze or cough, but my tongue gets so raw. It burns like fire if I eat anything salty, and it burns if I drink Diet Pepsi. It clears up, and before I know it, the raw tongue is back. It might be a yeast infection or thrush, but I don’t know. I always rinse my mouth and gargle with water. I forgot to tell my doctor when I had my physical last week. I have been on Trelegy for 6 months."

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  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • January 4, 2019

Trelegy Ellipta (fluticasone / umeclidinium / vilanterol) for COPD "I am relatively new to meds for COPD, and am also finding the costs are ridiculously high. I have been appealing to my insurance company. I called customer service, and they helped me get the forms for the doctor to appeal, but have no results yet. But it's worth 'trying' at least. Maybe some of the others on here can try to appeal or ask for special consideration as well. Good luck to us all."

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  • Taken for 6 months to 1 year
  • February 17, 2023

Trelegy Ellipta (fluticasone / umeclidinium / vilanterol) for COPD "All my physicians prescribed it for my COPD, but I used it as directed, and I could sense no special improvement, and I am slowly beginning to have more problems with blurry vision and urinary retention. Plus, two episodes of A.Fib, which required an emergency drip of Metoprolol to stop. I discontinued Trelegy Ellipta on my own, without asking physicians several months ago and have not regretted it. I won't be taking it again. It seems high risk for me without enough benefit. However, for most patients, I think the physician should be consulted before discontinuing."

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  • Lil...
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • July 2, 2021

Trelegy Ellipta (fluticasone / umeclidinium / vilanterol) for COPD "I immediately felt my throat become irritated, then within a few days I could feel it become swollen, I could barely swallow. I stopped taking it when this occurred. In addition, my joints ached. I also had excruciating back pain. Also, my breathing did not improve significantly. One positive, my blood pressure dropped. It's not the medication for me."

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  • Taken for 1 to 6 months
  • November 19, 2021

Trelegy Ellipta (fluticasone / umeclidinium / vilanterol) for COPD "Works absolutely great for my mild COPD maintenance. I found I could use it every other day. However, the pulmonologist is switching me, saying I don't need the steroid. The anticholinergic (umeclidinium) started creating a constipation problem, but this was expected and fixed with OTC stool softener (docusate Na). I got a bad cramp in my calf at 5 AM one night, so this was unexpectedly LOWERING MY POTASSIUM. Watch out for that one. Ridiculously expensive! Of course, that's not something unusual for this particular inhaler. Big Pharma loves you."

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  • Ste...
  • Taken for 1 to 6 months
  • June 12, 2023

Trelegy Ellipta (fluticasone / umeclidinium / vilanterol) for Asthma "No problems with the results. However, thrush occurred. I rinsed my mouth faithfully after each dosage. I think we should know other types of rinses so that we don't get thrush so easily. There are home remedies."

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  • Taken for 1 to 6 months
  • October 19, 2021

Trelegy Ellipta (fluticasone / umeclidinium / vilanterol) for Asthma "I have bronchiectasis, and I finally see improvement after years of coughing! Multiple sinus surgeries and antibiotics have given only temporary relief. Unfortunately, Trelegy is busy making commercials, but they make it impossible to get it covered by my insurance..."

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  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • May 11, 2023

Trelegy Ellipta (fluticasone / umeclidinium / vilanterol) for Asthma "Switched from Breo to Trelegy recently, based on breathing expiratory tests indicated it might help. This is the height of my allergy season, when my asthma is at its worst. Rhinitis, sinusitis, whatever, it is stuffy head and stuffed-up noses, all make breathing deeply a chore. Trelegy does not seem to be working as well as the previous product, which I had only just begun using, and with good results. Trelegy does seem to improve breathing -- i.e., less 'air hunger,' but so did Breo. One negative side effect is weight gain. Not sure why, unless it is the steroids increasing my appetite. But two pounds in two days does not portend good long-term results. May go back to Breo if this continues, and see if same weight gain happens with that product too."

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  • Taken for 6 months to 1 year
  • April 18, 2024

Trelegy Ellipta (fluticasone / umeclidinium / vilanterol) for COPD "I have been using Trelegy Ellipta for approximately 8 months. I suffer from pain in my legs and cramps that reduced a lot when I started to rinse my mouth after application. I read that it is very important. I don't use oxygen hardly ever. Lungs respond relatively well."

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  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • November 1, 2018

Trelegy Ellipta (fluticasone / umeclidinium / vilanterol) "Suffer SOBOE (shortness of breath on exertion). Dr. says COPD, but I am a latent asthmatic with no attacks in 25 years. I am 85, go to senior aerobics in the fall to get ready for skiing. Been skiing for 75 years, so I am not a basket case. Doubling up on Advair did not help. Moved to Breo with 10-15% better. On Trelegy trial (20 doses) with noticeably better. Cost in Canada about $105 - have not paid yet. Benefit plan + plus Gov't health program. PAY."

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  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • June 17, 2023

Trelegy Ellipta (fluticasone / umeclidinium / vilanterol) for Asthma "I have been using this inhaler for two days and have seen some improvement as far as breathing in and breathing out, and the tight chest is minimal. I think it’s a really good inhaler, and I hope to continue to use it. The only side effect that I can tell is the upper part of my mouth has a sore maybe and a little itchy at the roof of my mouth. Other than that, it’s not out of control or anything else for that matter, but I do know it’s there."

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  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • November 11, 2023

Trelegy Ellipta (fluticasone / umeclidinium / vilanterol) for COPD "I have asthma and COPD and scared to leave the house due to my breathing. I have taken every medication prescribed to me, and last week, my doctor prescribed Trelegy. So, I tried it, and from day one, I have not used my inhaler or nebulizer. I have had no breathing issues in 5 days, and I am able to leave my home without worries."

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  • March 26, 2024

Trelegy Ellipta (fluticasone / umeclidinium / vilanterol) for COPD "Started taking it one month now. Breathing much easier, use my rescue inhaler much less. My doctor put me on it after my 3rd episode of COPD with pneumonia in less than a year, and my breathing got worse after Covid. Negatives: body aches, flu-like symptoms, and fatigue I'm experiencing, and a cough that won't go away. Trade-off? Will give it another month when I go back for my follow-up. I do like breathing better."

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  • May 26, 2023

Trelegy Ellipta (fluticasone / umeclidinium / vilanterol) for COPD "I have level 4 COPD and have been using my albuterol inhaler about 10 times a day for my breathing issues, which I know is way too much. I have been on Trelegy for one month and have not used my albuterol inhaler no more than 5 times total. I am very, very grateful for Trelegy and wish I had started taking it sooner, but because of the price, I was unable to afford it. But since I just turned 65, I am able to afford it. No side effects for me, and I do have heart disease."

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  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • March 24, 2024

Trelegy Ellipta (fluticasone / umeclidinium / vilanterol) for COPD "Well I ran out of Trelegy almost two months ago...was struggling... oxygen at night, 3 or 4 Duoneb treatments a day. My oxygen level was staying in the 80s. When I went to the bathroom or exerted myself (just a little), the level would drop. I just got a new prescription yesterday morning. I used it as soon as I got home. This morning I woke up to my oxygen being 94. 4 hours later it was still 94. I didn't get winded going to the bathroom. Walked around outside some later in the evening, my oxygen level got down to 87. I haven't taken any more meds. 14 hours later my oxygen level is 92. I would definitely recommend it. I just pray it does as well in the long run. The two weeks before I got it, I was around sawdust. I coughed so hard for two weeks, my ribs and head hurt so badly that I wanted to cry. Tell you, I was much better not long after I took Trelegy."

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  • Taken for 6 months to 1 year
  • October 2, 2023

Trelegy Ellipta (fluticasone / umeclidinium / vilanterol) for Asthma "I have been taking Trelegy for quite some time now and noticed it works great but only for so long. My go-to secondary inhaler was Symbicort which worked fabulous but insurance stopped paying for it. I get this crazy brain and body rush right after I inhale and hold my breath for just a few seconds. But all in all, Trelegy is a pretty great medication."

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  • Taken for 1 to 2 years
  • April 9, 2022

Trelegy Ellipta (fluticasone / umeclidinium / vilanterol) for COPD "Started on Trelegy last part of 2019, didn't seem any better than Advair. Then, middle of 2021, my lungs started hurting on a daily basis. I stopped the Trelegy, and my lungs quit hurting. About that time, it seemed my teeth were imploding, falling apart, and I rinsed my mouth every time I used it. Now I have to try to get money for new teeth. I am retired and have limited funds."

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  • Taken for 1 to 6 months
  • March 22, 2023

Trelegy Ellipta (fluticasone / umeclidinium / vilanterol) "Worked very well for a week, with less breathlessness, faster recovery, good energy levels, much less fatigue and tiredness, and a general sense of 'this is better.' Then on day 8, all the benefits vanished, and I was left with a foul-tasting mouth and flatulence that would clear out a World War One trench of a hundred conscripts."

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