COPD, Maintenance
"I&#039;ve been on Spiriva for about 15 years or so. At first it helped my breathing a lot. Now, not so much. I&#039;ve constantly battled the capsule not working. After contacting the mfg years ago, they eventually they reimbursed me for a box of the medication. They told me the amount of medication in the capsule would fit on a pin head. One day this week it took 3 capsules before finding one that worked. The plastic capsule sometimes seems to explode when you squeeze the lever to poke the hole in it. When it makes &quot;that sound&quot; of loud popping, after I try to use it and it doesn&#039;t work - I can open the handihaler holding the capsule, take the capsule out and hit it on my palm and tiny pieces of plastic fall out in my hand!"