im taking 500/50 advair which is the highest dose. if you had such a dramatic improvement stopping taking spiriva then i think i would be insisting to discontinue it and use something else. i used pulmacort for a while and did ok on that. then i was treated by another pulmonary doctor and he preferred advair, which again i have no problems with.
i went from 115% of predicted fev1 to 80% in weeks after being exposed to a large amount of toxins for months. since then it has continued to decline and i also have nodules on my lungs which they keep an eye on.

i went today to get mri on my cervical spine and two different places with two different size machines i just couldnt do it. its very embarassing. i hate what i have become, its the opposite of what i once was. i had it done in 2003 and 2008 but this time i just couldnt do it. i have 3 herniated disks in cervical and 4 in lumbar that meed to be checked from time to time. this time especially since my legs have locked up on me twice. ill have to contact an open mri place, this one was called a large bore but i still couldnt do it. i really dont want to do it at all. im at a low ebb and worn out between cat scans, mri's, xrays for breaks, bone scans, blood tests etc.