Can't afford HFA inhalers
- The HFA inhalers are horrible. We used to be able to get a CFC inhaler for $12 co-pay. The HFA are $76 co-pay. We can't afford them.
- —Guest Robin
These inhalers suck..
- I am a nurse and an asthmatic. These HFA inhalers are terrible- they don't work as well as the old ones, and this is the truth. So much of the healthcare industry is about money, not patient well being. The pharmaceutical companies are evil, plain and simple.
- —Guest SOBRN
FHA is a Weaker Propellant
- Though the dose of the active ingredient of HFA inhalers is the same as in the CFC ones, it does not seem to be delivered as effectively, possibly due to the weaker puff. As such I find I use my inhaler more often than should be needed.
- —Guest Darrell Carlson
Not worth the money
- Because these inhalers are again "new" they cost more than ever and DO NOT WORK. Bring back the Rotohaler or the spin haler. I've been hoarding all of my expired inhalers, some of which are way past the expiration dates, because they still work! I use my nebulizer more than ever. What do we have to do to make the FDA hear us before we are tha next wave of revolving-door hospital guests?
- —I_should_know_PAC
Terrible!
- These new "HFA" inhalers do NOT work. I was told by my allergist (Who I have been with since I was 7 years old after going into full cardiac arrest from an asthma attack), that these puffers were still the same. They are not. The Dr's know that the new puffers don't work as well, and yet are still prescribing them to even their worst asthma sufferers. I just want my old inhaler back, the one that worked, the one that provided me with the QUICK relief I need when experiencing shortness of breath. I can't lug my nebulizer around with me every where. What happens if the power goes and my inhaler doesn't work? Thank you Government for taking away the one thing that helped me breath...Does my inhaler really have that much impact on the ozone? What about all the planes in the air, the factories, all the people with SUVs... They don't need those things, but I NEED to breath!!! This is NOT fair to us with Asthma.
- —Guest Melissa
HFA Inhalers
- I have Adult onset Asthma, so I am not familiar with the old type inhalers. But I will agree that the HFA ones do not work. Before I went on medication I felt good most of the time, now I just feel crappy. I also am on Ventolin which does not work very well.
- —Guest Stephanie
Chrissy
- I am an asthmatic who is now in my mid-sixties. I have had my breathing under control for the best part of forty years. In recent years here in the UK the national health service has withdrawn medications that worked for me, such as Alupent. Modern inhalers are now geared to saving the planet not the asthmatics who seek to breathe freely. Of course mankind should cut down on CFCs that damage the ozone layer but for many asthmatics the change to more environmentally friendly propellents is causing serious distress. I used to have full confidence in my medications now I feel that what is available to me no longer gives me proper relief. I am quite capable of following the instructions but the simple fact is that there is less control and far more confusion over what dosage is actually being received. When questioned my doctor & nurses simply tell me there are no other choices. Sad really, because in the past I used minimum dosages to achieve the control I required.
- —Guest Chrissy
hate it!!
- i hate the new hfa!inhaler! should stand for headaches for asthmatics!
- —Guest gomez
Not Pleased With The New Inhalers
- The new inhalers don't work. Only a few times a year I suffer from serious asthma and the new HFA Inhaler doesn't work at all for me. I just kept thinking I received nonfunctioning inhalers and would ask the doctor for a new one. None of them work well. So I recently did some research and interesting that I am not the only one having trouble with these new inhalers. I have an old CHC inhaler that I still use and I'm very afraid it will run out soon. Asthma is very uncomfortable and prevents me from being energetic and active so I am very upset about what I am finding. Wish we could go back to CFC inhalers. And them be more affordable again...
- —Guest Lindsee
HFA Inhalers.
- HFA inhalers are the worst thing that has ever happened to a group of people with a chronic disease. There are millions suffering young and old. The inhalers are not effective because some of them are propelled with an agent that is an allergen for many. Others simply just do not work. Please do not insult us by telling us that we "just dont know how to use them". The cfc inhalers were the best medication that has ever been sold for asthma. It stops an attack immediately in the majority of cases. It kept the attack from lasting long enough to take a hold and to allow the lungs to become inflamed and mucous to form. If that happens there is a good chance for infection. I am not a doctor but I am a 74 year old woman who has had asthma for 74 years. As a child there was no medication. I believe that the oxygen deprivation had a negative effect on my development, both physically and mentally. God help us all especially the children. https://www.savecfcinhalers.org/GUESTBOOK.php
- —Guest Dolores Hein
Do not like them
- They taste terrible, and I have to use more inhalations to get the effect of one of the old inhalers. Not that the drug nor the government care about the people who actually have to use this crap.
- —mercat
Can't Handle HFA
- I had a severe reaction to the new formula that has NOTHING to do with the way I used the device - severe bronchospasms, 2 ER visits after, cough, burning feeling in my chest, coughing up dark brown phlem, couldnt carry on long conversations or walk up steps - HORRIBLE!! It's now 2010 and this was about 2 years ago. Have been using a small stash of CFC's and looking for an alternative to HFA's. Doesn't look like I'm going to find much but worst of all my government or big pharma doesn't care!! How sad!!
- —Guest Kim
HFA Albuterol exacerbates my asthma!
- My asthma had been well under control for years until the switch to HFA albuterol inhalers. ProAir was slightly better than nothing. A few months ago my pharmacy stopped dispensing ProAir and went to Ventolin. Not only is my asthma now out of control, the Ventolin increases my wheezing and shortness of breath, and I'm having worsening palpitations, racing heartbeat and panic attacks. The advice I've been reading is we're not using the inhalers properly and we need to get our asthma under control. How dare they be so patronizing as to suggest we can't follow the simple instructions on the package insert...and my asthma WAS under control before the HFA inhalers!!! They are causing me life-threatening problems. Not all asthmatics have a problem with the HFAs, but the many of us who do have nowhere to turn. I fear for my life...what a disgrace!
- —Guest Kathy J.
FHA Albuterol does NOT work for me!
- And please don't tell me it's my imagination or that I don't know how to use the inhaler. I've been through many changes and different types of inhalers in my life and I am NOT opposed to change if it works. Pro-Air at least gave me minimal relief, but since my pharmacy switched to Ventolin, my asthma has been out of control and getting worse. Ventolin actually exacerbates my asthma. The wheezing and chest tightness are continuous. Now I'm having bad palpitations and racing heartbeat (120 BPM), in addition to no relief from my asthma. Out of desperation, I bought a box of Bronkaid tablets, and within 30 minutes of the first dose, I was breathing freely for the first time in months. I've used the Bronkaid in place of Ventolin for a week now, and the palpitations and racing heartbeat have subsided completely. Bronkaid, however, makes me feel weak and is not a viable alternative to "effective" Albuterol. Unfortunately, the HFA inhalers are not "effective" for me!
- —Guest Kathy
not as effective
- Not a fan of the HFA inhalers. The inhaler seems to get "clogged" by the power, and I haven't figured out a good way to unclog them. Rincing in hot water just makes things worse; very frustrating. I also wonder how much of the meds I'm getting that way!
- —zanthine
