I'm sorry you are having such a hard time. Yes, Spiriva can cause a little dry mouth, that didn't bother me too much but it can also cause dry eyes which did.

I wanted to let you know that some doctors are willing to titrate it a little if you do get side effects, people take it every other day or 3 times per week, etc. It has a long half life and still is effective for some people that way. You can ask your doctor about that if you do have problems.

It can take a couple of weeks to start working well, I don't know why.

I've had some problems with the med but they only started after I had been on it a long time and I think they would have been mild and easily remedied if my pulmo had listened so don't worry about the side effects too much, ok?

judi