COPD, anxiety and vanity
Hi, I joined last year and haven’t participated in any discussion. I am 65, I have stage 4 emphysema ( end stage,I’ve been told), pulmonary hypertension and Factor V Leiden ( too much of the clotting factor). I have a Phillips home concentrator and an Activox portable (1-3 liters pulse, I don’t like using it because I focus on the light going on and off while I breathe. Anyone have any Inogen reviews from personal experience? This is destroying me, any advice would be welcome, thank you, Anthony Popola
, we're so glad that you have decided to start a discussion, we love hearing from our members! I'm confident that our other members will join the conversation if they have any experience with the inogen to share! I hear how hard it can be to find the right concentrator that works for you and actually helps with your breathing. I hope you are able to find a good option soon! All the best, Sam S. (COPD.net, team member). 
Hi Tonypop and welcome to the community forefront and out from the background. I'm glad to 'see' you've taken the plunge and shared your story here in the forums section. I am sure you will be glad you did.
While I'm hopeful others in the community will respond to your inquiry about Inogen-brand oxygen concentrators (as my colleague,, has intimated), I was able to do a quick search here on our community website, and found some articles in which the Inogen product is spoken about. For your convenience, here is a link to several of those articles: https://copd.net/search?s=inogen. At your leisure, you may want to sift through them to see if the information is what you are looking for.
Wishing you well,
Leon (site moderator COPD.net)
hello Tony
I've been using an Inogen portable for 5 years. I really like the freedom it offers me. The oxygen levels go from 1-5. I'm able to keep it on 3L. The battery lasts approximately 21/2 hours on 3. I received 2 batteries with my concentrator. I also have 2 recharging cords; one for home outlet and one for my car. My respiratory company also gave me 1 small oxygen tank that I leave in the car in case something should happen to the concentrator. The important thing to know about the portables is that they require you to breathe through your nose( not your mouth). You don't have to keep checking to see if it is working properly. It will alert you if it is not. A couple of times especially when talking that it has alerted me that they don't sense my breath. It reminds me to breathe through my nose. You will get used to it very quickly. I find it a lot easier than using tanks when outdoors. If you have any other questions please contact me. Roberta @
Hi Roberta, and thanks so much for lending your own personal support and encouragement here. We also appreciate you sharing your own personal and extensive experience using these concentrators with the community. I am sure, will appreciate your conversation once he has an opportunity to see it. I'm hopeful he will since both you and I 'tagged' him.
We value your input and your feedback.
All the best,
Leon (site moderator COPD.net)
