There are 125 ratings for the drug: PULMICORT in the Askapatient database.

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2		My son was prescribed Pulmicort together with Xopenex since he was 3. It started as an RSV virus at 2.5 years of age. He had reflux really bad as a baby, I think as a result started being asthmatic with viruses and allergies. The side effects were tremendous: racing heart-rate, aggressive behavior, tremors, nightmares, pain in bones, shooting pain in heart. I was crying because my son turned into another person, I felt like I had a choice betweeen breathing and behavioral change. I felt so bad for him. All the side-effects are not taken seriously by doctors at all. I guess you have to experience this on your own child before you agree to connect the dots.	I finally decided to start to treat alternatively. My sister lives in Switzerland where homeopathy is the daily bread next to the common drugs. After finding a md that was also a homeopath, I was able to wean him step by step, still using Pulmicort and Xopenex, but on a much lower level. We discovered that whenever we drove from Michigan to Florida for spring break, his then usually bad asthma reaction from allergies and virus combos, was getting better immediately after we arrived. And then got worse again going back north. After seeing this happen twice, we decided to move down here. And he has needed Pulmicort and Xopenex only once with the swine flu appedemic!!!! Move to warmer climate and close to salt water. The difference is worth the move!!! Learn as much about the way your child can react and then observe very closely. A pulse ox meter at home, there are available on the internet below $200 and a stethoscope will help calm you or alert you to go see the doc or start the meds. It helps tremendously to start relaxing somewhat and not panic every time they start coughing. Doctors don't like the pulse ox, but it has helped to start meds at the right time while we were still in the cold USA and made us go to the ER at the right time, too, instead of waiting for pneumonia. WE NEED TO DEMAND NEW DRUGS FOR ASTHMA!!! I am outraged that we have VIAGRA but no acceptable drugs for Asthma yet!!!	M	9	5 years 2X D		8/19/2010 Email
3	Asthma	Severe insomnia (unable to sleep all night), panic attacks, restlessness, depression.	Worked excellently at controlling my asthma, so from that perspective recommended. However the side effects were so bad that I have decided to stop taking the drug after only 10 days.	M	35	10 days ?? 2X D		8/16/2010
1	asthma	my 17 year old experienced feelings of anger	the steroids in these med's do seem to cause anger, agression and violent behavior. He had the same experience with advair. When I told his doctor he said he was just acting up for attention and refused to switch his meds. I switched doctors and the new doctor confirmed my suspissions that it was the advair. Now he's also having the same problem with pulmicort on to the next one to try.	M	17	3 months 180mcg 2X D		3/15/2010
1	Asthma	My son has been taking Pulmicort for 3 yrs as well.I See a change in his behavior and moods and im not happy about it.His Asthma is so bad that im left with no choice but to give it to him.My son Sean suffers so much with his Asthma and Allergies I Feel so bad for him.At times When i would discuss his behavior changes and mood swings with his doctors and ask them could it be his meds they assured me no.Well needless to say I Did my own research and come to find out that alot of kids are experiencing what my Sean is going thru.I Pulled Sean off the Pulmicort for a few months and saw a change right away with him for the better.He wasn't moody and he didnt have a behavior problem.Then his Asthma flared up and i was forced to start him up again and now we are back to having problems with his behavior and mood swings which effect him in school.He can concentrate or sit still and is a different kid on that medicine.At times I Have punished him for his behavior knowing the med causes it but a		F	40	3 years 1.5 mg 2x 2X D		2/25/2010 Email
4	wheezing, bronchiolitis, pneumonia	none	Seems to have really helped my 5month old after multiple bouts of bronchiolitis and wheezing; when we tried to wean he develped pneumonia so we went back on, now I'm afraid to wean it again, not sure if it's coincidence or it's keeping the inflammation at bay...... sleeps through the night and very mellow baby, no change	M	1	6 weeks .25mg 2X D		2/20/2010
1	asthma and allergies	insomnia, aggressive, horrible nightmares	Our 23 month old was put on this to aid his albuterol. I never knew what was to happen over the next few days. Within 2 days of taking this medication, his whole personality changed. He was aggressive, moody, biting, hitting and withdrawn. The worse thing, was the horrible nightmares. It was extremely hard to console him because we didn't understand what was going on. Screaming through the house, balling-up in corner, yelling "help", but wouldn't not let me touch him. I can't believe there aren't more studies and this behavior. I hope he doesn't remember any of his. Needless to say, he will NEVER take this drug again.	F	42	2 weeks .5mg 2X D		2/17/2010
1	TO HELP FUTURE WHEEZING	MY SON HAS BEEN ON PULMICORT NOW FOR THREE YEARS DUE TO HIS ASTHMA.I ALWAYS FELT HE SHOULDNT BE ON THIS DUE TO IT BEING A STEROID AND I DIDNT FEEL IT WAS NATURAL.I WOULD CONSISTANTLY ASK DOCTORS SHOULD I WEEN HIM OFF,THEY WOULD ALL SAY NO.I DIDNT LIKE THE FACT THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO BE ON IT FOR YEARS, CONSIDERING BONE LOSS, THIS MAKES THE BONES WEAK AND A LOT OF SIDE AFFECTS ARE NOT LISTED, I USED IT I WAS VERY HYPER AND SHAKEY. MY SON RECENTLEY HAD HIS ASTHMA PLAN FOLLOW-UP WITH PC IN N.H.I TOLD HER I WEENED HIM OFF FROM 2X DAY TO 1X THEN AFTER A WEEK OR SO TOOK HIM OFF.SHE SAID PROTOCAL IS IF HE NEEDS ALBUTEROL 2-3 TIMES A DAY 3 DAYS A WEEK HE NEEDS TO GO BACK ON PULMICORT.I TOLD HER AFTER TAKING HIM OFF I NOTICED A TREMOR OR TWITCH IN HIS HEAD, UNVOLUNTERY MOVEMENT IT SEEMS AND I TOLD HER LOOK AT HIS WEIGHT CHART, HE'S IN THE 95%. SHE SAID THE PULMICORT WOULD NOT MAKE HIM GAIN WEIGHT, IT'S SUNCH A SMALL DOSE.I'M NOT A DOCTOR BUT COME ON NOW I FEEL IT'S THE DRUG THAT DID THIS. MY SON	REMEMBER THEY DON'T ALWAYS TELL YOU EVERYTHING IN BLACK IN WHITE!!!!!!	M	7	3 days 0.25MG 2X D		2/14/2010
2	Asthma	My two year old daughter has been taking this drug for a year and a half with major sleep problems. We started at twice a day but then moved it to once a day to see if we could help her sleep. She has since moved on from restlessness and waking up once a night to waking up every 2 hours screaming her head off, hitting and kicking everything in sight.	With all these side effects being reported why do they prescribe it as the number one controller for Asthma in toddlers?	F	2	1.5 years .5 1X D		2/13/2010
1	Asthma/Reflux	Mood swings, depression, anger, hostility, hyperactivity, fatigue...HORRIBLE	WHY ARE DOCTORS NOT AWARE OR IN TUNE TO THE SIDE EFFECTS SO MANY OF US ARE REPORTING??? The doctors look at me like I'm crazy when I explain what this medication does to my six year old. Is there an alternative that doesn't have behavioral side effects?	M	6	5 days .25 or .5 1X D		2/9/2010
1	Asthma	Severe back pain between my shoulder blades	Took the morning dose for the first time about 15 min. later a severe pain between my shoulder blades started and lasted for several hours. It finally dissappated. Took the afternoon dose and, again, about 15 min. later the back pain appeared again and was still there the following morning. No other item in my schedule was changed except adding the pulmicort.	M	71	1 days 180 mcg 2X D		2/7/2010
3	asthma triggered by a cold	severe sleeplessness	My son is 2 yrs old. He is taking the lowest dose by nebulizer twice a day. After a week he is having A LOT of trouble sleeping (waking up every 1.5 hrs) Pulmicort does seem to work well but at the expense of sleep. Will try dropping the evening dose.	M	2	8 days		1/21/2010 Email
3	bronchitis	Slight rash	My daughter has been on pulmicort breathing treatments with albuterol twice daily for abour 5 days. It does seem to help without noticable side affects. But after reading these post I am thankful that she is only suppose to take the med a few more days.	F	2			1/10/2010 Email
3	Cough, wheezing, congestion	None.	My 12-month-old son was started on Pulmicort due to persistent cough, wheezing, and congestion. He takes this twice per day along with albuterol. The albuterol does help his wheezing. I have not noticed a big improvement with the Pulmicort and will be discontinuing it soon, but we saw no side effects from this medicine.	M	1	4 weeks		12/2/2009
1	asthma	My son is 5 and his anxiety level is off the charts since this medicine. He is clingy and nervous and extremely moody and explosive. Last night he started freaking out that his eyes were gone. He insisted they were gone and wasn't convinced they were there until I showed him in the mirror. We took him to emergency and they told us Pulmicort can cause psychosis. He still asks me if they are there every once in a while today. His ped told us to take him off - that for us, this medicine is hurting more than helping. Now I have to just keep him from getting a cold or we're screwed. I can't believe there isn't a good alternative out there.		M	5	3 years		10/1/2009
1	nothing	Demonic nightmares with auditory hallucinations. No other drug I have ever taken, including pain-killers and steroids, messed with my head like this, and I have had almost all OTC and prescribed drugs for sinus, allergy, asthma, surgery, dental work, and lung infections, including inhaled antibiotics.	Immediately relieved the extreme discomfort of life-long bronchiectasis.	M	52	20 days		9/30/2009
2	prevent asthma	mood swings, when taken at night the next day she is not the same, very irritable. I even got a call from her teacher who is a PPCD teacher that she was not her norm.	My daugher who is DS child has been on this meds and xopenex with neb for about 6 months and I have decided that this is not working. I am glad that I have a pulse sox and a stethoscope to help me keep tract of her breathing.	F	49	6 months		9/29/2009 Email
1	Asthma	Violent aggressive behavior to self and others - biting, punching, slapping, kicking, spitting, yelling. Instigating, tormenting other children. Disobedient and rebellious to any authority figure. Weight gain although diet didn't change. Moody, compulsive finger & toenail biting. Nite bed wetting caused delayed potty training.	I'm crying as I read the posts on this site. I just had a behavioral conference for my 4 yr old boy at his preschool last week due to this behavior. My son was started on pulmicort at 2 yrs old after 2 consecutive boughts of pneumonia within a 4 week period and a diagnosis of asthma. It seemed to work so much better than albuterol. The behavior he is currently displaying has carried over from what we chalked up to the "terrible twos". Tha asthma has flared up in the past 2 yrs even with the pulmicort during the cold season. I asked the doctor at his 4 yr check up if the behavior could be from the medicine and didn't get a direct answer. I asked how his lungs sounded and he thought they sounded great. We were advised to wait through the blooming period for seasonal allergies and then stop the meds approx the end of May 2009. He had a flare up at the end of May and I have continued the meds through till last nite. The parent/teacher conference resulted in a daily journal to be passed back and forth from me to teachers. I am AMAZED at how frequent he is displaying these behaviors. I turned to the internet for possible answers and found this site. Every other post is describing my sons behavior. He can be incredibly sweet and loving and is so smart and can turn in an instant. I was actually thinking my 4 yr old could be bipolar! He is off this medicine starting now. I pray the asthma is gone and he can live without this stuff. PLEASE BEWARE OF THIS MEDI	M	4	2 years		6/16/2009 Email
1	asthma	Sleep walking, restlessness,impulsive,moody	Only just assosiated sleep problems with this medication. Seems so obvious now. Why don't doctors warn you about the side effects. If anyone has alternatives to Pulmicort please email me	M	9	3 years		6/9/2009 Email
1	asthma	pain in right side of chest/severe dizzy spells, thinning hair, tremors and constant headaches	I suffered tremendously with these symptoms when taking Advair several years ago and my doctor said Pulmicort wouldn't do the same. He was very wrong. It took me too many months to realize it was happening all over again. The side effects don't dissappear as soon as you stop taking the medication. It takes time-maybe months. Today I stopped taking Pulmicort. Hopefully the side effects will go away soon!	F	39	4 months		6/4/2009
3	respiratory illness	Severe mood swings, Sleep issues, constantly hungry.	18 month old daughter has been on pulmicort twice a day for a week due to respiratory illness and has displayed severe mood swings, sleep issues such as waking at 4am instead of 7 and she is constantly hungry. But the meds are working and make her breathe much more easily.	F	1	7 days		5/19/2009
3	asmatic attack	Rapid gain weight and swollen face.	Medicine seems had disabled me in many way after starting using it. Nevertheless, they could not discover why I had symptoms like depression, weakness, joints, back, knee and weight gain without having changed my way of life. All people wondered how I could have gained weight.... I hardly could make a talk because orienting and throat disturbance with the voice disappearance.	M	67	10 years		5/10/2009
1	Son has asthma	I am writing this for my son. He is 13 and has been taking Pulmicort Turbuhaler for 11 years. He was 2 years old when he was diagnosed. I am absolutely appalled and grateful that I have found this site. My son has been overweight for most of his life and doesn't eat much at all. I have to watch everything that goes in his mouth. He is very athletic and plays football and baseball and does the normal things that boys do. All of the doctors have told me that there is nothing to be concerned about by having him on the Pulmicort. They say that there are not enough studies to confirm the "weight gain" side effect. I thought that I was going crazy, I would count his calories, prepare his lunches for school and always make sure his meals at home were healthy and he is still gaining weight. He is now in the 7th grade and at 206 pounds. He is tall for his age but not enough to carry a 200 pound body. I am infuriated. Thanks for sharing your comments.	I have also been reading about the bone loss and possible liver damage that Pulmicort can cause. Why the heck are they prescribing this to us and our children?	M	13	11 years		5/4/2009
4	Asthma	Acne, insomnia, waking up in the middle of the night, runny nose once inhaler (by nebulizer) started, eye infection.	My children are in day care and the day care provider must think I am abusing my son and neglecting him medically. He is breaking out with small pin-point sized sores all over his handlsome little face. He picks obsessively causing them to bleed. Also picking his nose (which could just be age related but it has increased since starting the med). It does help his asthma and I give it to him once a day at night because he coughs at night if I don't give it. The Flovent wasn't as helpful as he would wake up at night coughing and even a repeat dose of it wouldn't relieve his cough. This med does help greatly but with a lot of side effects. I am not sure if his hyperactivity is just age-related and being filled with energy and happiness or if it is from this medication. He can sit still and isn't constantly hyper but the way he is breaking out on his face is bothersome to me. I am not sure if those areas are itching causing him to pick. I didn't realize this med causes the acne until I read the leaflet in the box today. Now I am relieved it's not something else and nothing that the day care provider or CPS can blame ME for doing or not doing to care for my child appropriately (bed bugs, etc). I have had "dealings" with CPS in the past (domestic violence victim) and everything is a worry to me when it comes to my children. His asthma is improved with only the one dose but the side effects are concerning. But I have to weigh the pros and cons.	M	3	5 days		4/11/2009
5	Asthma symptoms	We have not seen any side effects, though my wife think he sometimes has incontinence more frequently when on it. He is actually very tall for his age and is typically healthy and well behaved. Usually we'll see behavior problems when he's starting to have a flare up (check peak flows). This has worked very well for him.	My son has used Pulmicort intermittently as needed along with Xopenex. It has been a tremendous help for his asthma. Though he has been on it intermittently for five years (since he was 6 months old) he has probably spent far more time not needing anything. Usually he's on it for 2-5 months out of the year, depending on circumstances, usually brought on by colds or a sudden change in humidity (or a combination).	M	6	5 years		4/4/2009
1	cold-induced asthma	aggressive (yelling, hitting, biting), difficulty handling situations (fell apart a lot), sleep issues, potty accidents after being PT for over a year, unhappy, complained of headaches after his treatments, stained teeth (too much of a coincidence for it to be from anything other than pulmicort), etc...	My son was put on pulmicort as a preventative every day medicine via a nebulizer during the cold season. He was not on this medicine long enough to know if it made a difference though I did notice a decrease in his nighttime coughing. He became a different child and we never realized how bad it had gotten until we had him off of pulmicort for a few days. He was the little boy he used to be, a normal 3 year old, happy and healthy. The doctor was very hesitant to take him off the treatment, saying that the chances of the side effects we were seeing being from the medicine were so slim and insisted that it was his (my son) way of coping with having 2 younger siblings. He agreed to a 2 week break from the meds and we are so happy with the outcome. So far, no breathing issues and my son is back to his normal self. Shame on me for blaming my son's bad behavior on him and not the medicine.	M	3.5	3 months		3/23/2009
5	asthma	NONE!	MY 3 YEAR WAS PLACED ON PULMICORT ONCE A DAY... IT'S A MIRACLE. SHE FEELS SO MUCH BETTER, HER COUGH IS BETTER. SHE EVEN BEHAVES BETTER! WE WERE STARTING TO DESCRIBE HER AS A DIFFICULT CHILD... HOW BAD TO I FEEL NOW! IT WAS JUST THAT SHE WAS FEELING SO BAD. WE COULD TELL A DIFFERENCE IN HER BEHAVIOR IN ONE TREATMENT. EVEN HER PRE-SCHOOL TEACHER COMMENTED ON HOW MUCH MORE EVEN TEMPERED SHE HAD BEEN. SOME OF THE COMMENTS HERE SCARED ME AT FIRST BUT IT HAS BEEN GREAT FOR US!!!!	F	29	7 days		3/10/2009
3	Asthma	Teeth discoloration, coughing.	The doctor prescribed Pulmicort for my 2-year old because she is asthmatic and was hospitalized with pneumonia. It has helped somewhat but I am concerned about her oral health because I cannot get her to rinse (or drink) afterwards and her teeth are getting black. Literarily! She also coughs a lot and I have decided to take her off of it to allow her body heal itself. I am paranoid about her little body becoming dependent on drugs for every cure.	F	2	2 months		3/9/2009
1	Asthma	High blood pressure. Neck veins throbbing. Migraine headaches. Fatique, irritability, depression, anxiety, weight gain.	It helped control my asthma, in conjunction with albuterol, but at too high a price...I'm now looking for alternative ways to control my asthma.	F	32	4 months		2/27/2009
2	wheezing and fatigue	tight muscles, cramping, difficult breathing		F	43	1 days		2/13/2009
2	asthma	migraine headaches, cystic acne, extreme weight gain, hoarseness, thrush, cough, anxiety, depression, panic attacks, restless legs and leg cramps, frequent urination, feeling cold all the time, tight chest	The pharmaceutical companies need to work harder to come up with alternatives for asthmatics. Corticosteroids are dangerous and have terrible side effects. It is a living nightmare to be forced to choose between being able to breathe and being sane and healthy otherwise.	F	35	1.5 years		2/12/2009
1	asthma	yeast infections, thrush, behavior problems, gerd, sleep problems,asthma returned every 4-6 weeks,admitted to hospital about 6x times for asthma in less then 1year [6x each child]	my twins were put on pulmicort at the age of 6 weeks 1x a day then up to 2x a day because they were still getting sick about every 4-6 weeks this went on till about 16 months when i stopped all meds pulmicort zantac regalan exc..all i used was albuterol when needed and ipratropium bromide when needed they still get sick about every 2-3 months with or with out all the other meds but they have not been admitted to the hospital since i stoped all meds there is no harm in stopping the meds you can always restart them and they sleep throught the night [at 18m] THANK GOODNESS	M	2	15 months		2/11/2009 Email
1	seasonal asthma	irritability, violence, rebelliousness, extreme mood swings, paranoia, fear, sadness, anger, WEAKENED BONES	My daughter was on Pulmicort daily when she broke 2 bones in her forearm. She remained on it while in the cast. 6 weeks after the cast came off she broke her arm again in the same 2 places. After extended research my husband and I firmly believe the Pulmicort is to blame; after the second break we took her off of it and yesterday the doctor told me she regrew FOUR TIMES as much new bone as the last time (each in a 6 week period). Coincidence? I think not. Do the research yourself; it is in the fine print. Pulmicort has been definitively linked to bone weakness and increased likelihood of fractures. Not to mention the horrible mood swings! My daughter is back to her happy, cooperative, obedient self since stopping the meds. From now on we will do EVERYTHING in our power to avoid Pulmicort and you should, too. I know some children need preventative asthma medication and if they need it they should have it but find a different one with less devastating side effects or take the lowest dose	F	5	180 days		2/4/2009
1	allergy induced asthma	weight gain, nail biting , moody , not sleeping well	taking her of the meds, and to a another doc , the weight gain as been unreal , my child has gained 20 lbs in a year , no change in diet or activity, doc blaming me and what i am feeding her for the weight gain ,	F	4	1 years		2/4/2009 Email
5	asthma systems with cold virus's	None when only taking pulmicort. If albuterol is used in conjuction with pulimort there are noticible side effects including trebling hands and hyperactivity.	Has been a very good preventative for us. It has greatly reduced wheezing, coughing, and use of additional medications.	M	5	2 years		1/25/2009
5	allergy induced asthma	no side effect	My 5 year old son has been on pulmicort for 3 months and what a relief for his coughing. He was coughing so hard he would vomit over and over again. Pulmicort along with singular has relieved his coughing and so far so good. He suffered last year and the pulmicort has made a huge difference.	M	5	3 months		1/22/2009
3	asthma caused by reflux	poor sleep, irritated eyes (from nebulizer) after each use	My 8 week old son was started on Pulmicort and Albuterol to treat an asthma like condition caused by reflux. The Albuterol seems to help the most. I stopped the Pulmicort on my own 3 weeks ago (after 6 months of treatment). Sleep has improved.	M	0.9	6 months		1/19/2009
1	RAD / RSV / Colds	Insomnia, restless, severe mood swings - aggression, irritability, hyperactivity, disobedience, self hitting and clawing, even hitting his head.	My son has taken Pulmicort off and on since he was approximately 18 months old. However, he had not taken it for approximately 6 months. This past week, he became severely congested with fever so after taking Xopenex for three days with little improvement, I followed doctor's outstanding orders to begin Pulmicort. I started it on Tuesday and by the next day, he was so aggressive he would hit, bite, claw and kick not only those of us who were caring for him but himself. He would even throw monster fits, even hitting his head. It was like a light switch went off and he would swing between moods; like he wasn't even there. After reading the posts on this page, it now all makes sense that the aggression issues we have faced with him during his short life were potentially due to this medication. I will NEVER give it to him again!!!	M	3	18 months		1/8/2009 Email
1	Son had bad chest cough	My 6 year old son had a very bad chest cough and his doc said to give him a breathing treatment of Pulmicort. I did and he was a totally differnt boy. About 30 min after giving it to him he was very confused, moody, and kept telling me he felt like he was going to explode. He did a lot of crying but he couldn't tell me why he was crying, just that he didn't know. The feeling of exploding went away pretty fast, but it was scary. Thankfully he finally fell asleep and i hope it lasts through the night. I will never give it to him again!!!!!		F	33	1 days		12/20/2008 Email
1	Asthma/ Bronchitis	My two-year-old daughter has suffered from chronic bronchitis during the winter months. Her doctor recently prescribed Pulmicort to augment Albuterol breathing treatments. After only the first dose, my daughter become inconsolable, confused, and violent. After calling her doctor, he said to immediately take her to the emergency room. I would avoid Pulmicort if possible.		F	2	1 days		12/12/2008 Email
5	Asthma with Bronchitis	My three year old son takes Pulmicort with Albuterol every time he develops a chesty cough with his Asthma. We have noticed he's become very moody, with violent behavior which leads to biting. One minute he's happily playing by himself, and the next minute he's crying or extremely angry. This isn't normal behavior, and we've been punishing him because we didn't know what else to do.	Pulmicort causes abnormal behavior in children, which has parents looking for other alternatives. My son had all of these symptoms, including biting!; Aggressive behavior, tantrums, hyperactivity, and increased heart rate.	M	3	1 weeks		11/5/2008 Email
4	cough w/ phlegm wouldn't go away	My daughter has been taking Pulmicort for a month now. She has become disobedient and has some tantrums. I have not talked to the doctor to find out if these are related to Pulmicort, but I will. I noticed that her heart rate was higher during and after taking the Pulmicort & Albuterol mix she receives once a day; and that she was more hyper. But when it is time to go to bed she just falls sleep very fast.	She has been using Pulmicort respules once a day along with Albuterol every 6-8 hours. Together they helped her to expectorate and get read of her cough. However, one week after we stopped the Albuterol (by Dr.'s order) her cough came back. She was supposed to continue on Pulmicort only for another month, and use Albuterol if her symptoms came back. Since they did, we are back to the mix.	F	1.5	1 months		10/30/2008
1	asthma	Daughter has increasingly become disobedient and never sleeps at night. This medicine has stunted her growth. She's been biting her fingernails and toenails. She has also started urinating in her panties again after being potty trained for a year. Teachers have also noticed changes in her.	We are making an appointment with her pediatrician to ask why he ever prescribed this to her. After reading all of the other similar comments, we will be taking her off of this medicine. We are ashamed that we've been blaming her for being such a bad child.	F	3.5	1 years		10/29/2008 Email
2	asthma	distrurbed sleeping pattern, too much urination, wetting himself.	thanks to those comments they solved the mystery his teacher was asking me why did he suddenly had no controle over urination now i know whats wrong!!!my son is three and he's been potty trained more than a year ago and i was shocked he was wetting himself again and his sleeping is very disrupted. he's been on and off pulmicort since he was one year old , but new symptoms came up this time only three days after inhaling it ONCE a day.	F		3 days		10/26/2008
3	Bronchitis/ asthma	I notice my 4 year old daughter's hands and feet tremoring. My wife would have freaked if she would have seen this. Is this common?		F	4	2 days		10/24/2008
4	Asthma	Has occasional headaches, not sure if related to usage.	My son has been on it for two years and it is the only thing that prevents him from having asthma attacks. Tried weaning him off 4 months ago and soon after he started having asthma attacks again. He takes 2 inh at bedtime.	M	8	2 years		10/19/2008
5	Asthma	No side effects	I was prescribed Pulmicort 7 years ago to treat the chronic cough I had which was caused by asthma. I use Pulmicort once a day, and it has completely stopped my coughing about 95 percent of the time. I have had no side effects at all so far.	M	61	7 years		10/16/2008 Email
1	acute asthma	psychosis	my daughter was first given pulmicort in 1981 at 6 years of age. She now has delusional disorder, and in tracing the history of her mental illness I believe that cortisone has been a significant factor. Trauma and genetic suseptibility are also factors. In reality the drugs saved her life many times, but the very sad long-term outcome is her daily struggle with paranoia. I wish I had known what she was going through when she was little, I would have been far more helpful.	F	33	27 years		10/4/2008 Email
1	Asthma	We are in Delaware. My son started taking Pulmicort since April as he was diagonized with Asthma and since then he has been throwing up. He is also on another drug Zantac for reflux. Last week the Dr has asked us to stop all medication and for the last 2 days he has been lively. Will update soon if Pulmicort was the problem		M	1	4 months		8/20/2008 Email
5	asthma	This is a wonder drug for me. After years of going through four inhalers a month, theophylline and asthma, two puffs of this every morning got me to throw away the theophylline and I haven't taken an inhaler (I used to take it three times a day0 in over 6 months.) The only side effect I have noticed is that when I have a cold and get a little wheezy, I can take additional puff at night. My heart beats a little faster. This drug is a GODSEND to me.	Wonderful drug. I feel as tough I no longer have asthma.	F	56	6 years		8/15/2008
1	asthma	I urge everyone out there to avoid this drug at all costs . After 11 months on the drug I have buffalo hump, moon face, bad skin and am extraordinarily moody . I have gained weight and stupidly put it all down to my age : I just thought I was getting older .I have a meeting with a speacialist this week to determine if I have "Cushing Syndrome." I am absoultely shocked that the dose I took, 90mcg twice a day, has caused this. Take my word for it it's bad.	Beware of this medication and the doctor prescribing it . Only use under the most dire circumstances . I am weening myself off it and already feel entirely different . My skin is coming back and my mood has shifted discernibly. I still face years of recovery and possible surgery as a result of this medication. I learned a lesson the hard way. It's bad. I'm telling you , it's bad.	M	49	11 days		8/11/2008
2	asthma	My child has become aggressive, violent, hyperactive, disobedient and is often left scared and upset by his own behaviour. Obsesive nail biting fingers and toes. Constent bed wetting. Facial rash. On the plus side does help ease his asthma symptoms.	I am so upset to realise that my childs bad behaviour is caused by his medicine. I've been telling him off for over a year thinking he was a really naughty boy when actually it's not his fault. Why was I not told of these side effects?	M	3	1 years		8/4/2008
1	Asthma	Terrible anxiety resulting in frequent panic attacks that completely destroyed my life for several years whilst I was on it. Blood pressure used to suddenly soar for no reason with veins in my neck feeling like they were going to burst. Constant dull pain in the right side of my chest that never went away. Breathing would improve for a short period whilst using it but breathing began to get worse and worse the longer I was on it. I actually ended up more breathless after I was on pulmicort for a long period of time than before being on it. It got to the point where I would take it and within an hour or so I was having terrible panic attacks and raised blood pressure. Several times I thought I was going to simply 'burst' and ended up in ER on numerous occasions. I can fully understand why some people have ended up in mental hospitals as a result of this so-called medicine. Medical staff seemed to believe that I was simply suffering from anxiety and panic disorder and	I must say that it did appear to control the inflamation in my chest and reduced the general asthma related tightness but I think the negative effects of pulmicort are far more dangerous than the positive effects for which it is intended. I have no doubt that pulmicort had a drastic negative effect on my life and has caused me years of misery and lost work and also had a negative effect on my loved ones around me. I personally think pulmicort should be banned as it's effect on myself was simply life-destroying. I simply cannot warn against pulmicort enough.	M	42	5 years		7/11/2008 Email
1	asthma	moody, depressed, skin infection, weight gain	I didn't notice these things until about a year after taking Pulmicort. First I got a skin infection and it wouldn't go away, and next I gained a whole lot of weight. Finally I was very depressed and moody and just feeling bad for about two hours. I cheered up after the two hours, then when I took pulmicort again it started again. I take it twice a day, and it has helped with my coughing, but I still had to take additional medicine to help control my breathing.	F		2 years		7/7/2008
1	Asthma - coughing, weezing, etc.	Gained 25 lbs, depression, high blood pressure, extreme dizzy spells, stomach cramps, constantly hungry, moody, anti-social, worsened asthma symptoms, loss of periods, muscle fatique, overall fatique (falling asleep virtually everywhere and anywhere), acne, thinning hair, loss of focus, slipping behind in school, generally dazed feelings and actions, agression, basically I became fat, miserable, and suicidal.	I do ballet. The depression and weight gain nearly ended my career. Once I was off the meds and getting back in shape, I was sidelined for 2 weeks with tendonitis. If I hadn't gotten off the meds, I think they would have killed me. And if they didn't the depression certainly would have. I wouldn't recommend Pulmicort to anyone - avoid it if you can.	F	18	4 months		7/6/2008
5	cronic coughing asthma	Only good. Sometimes as we age, things don't work as well and we wonder about the causes, but so far, so good. It is the only thing other than Prednisone that has worked to control the cough.	I do have osteopenia, and a strong family history of osteoporosis. The pulmicort adds to the risk. I would love to not have allergies, and not cough, but this is the best help I've found so far, and I've tried most things out there.	F	53	10 years		6/12/2008
1	for official medical research test	It was a test for Glaxo Smith Klein. After 4 days I had to remove myself for study (& any compensation). Although was taking other athsma meds before and since, I had the following reactions: - swelling of the mouth, lips, tongue - no taste - throat irritation (even when brushing teeth, gargling...)	Easty to take meds in twist & inhale dispenser.	M	36	4 days		6/2/2008 Email
3	breathing problems due to allergies	wetting bed, frequent urinating,leaking urine,very emotional	My son is 12 and takes Pulmicort approximately twice a year for a a month at a time. He continually has accidents on a nightly basis only when on Pulmicort.	M	12			6/1/2008
3	asthma	mood swings, irritability, finger nail and toe nail biting. Preschool teacher complained about change in mood and my son not wanting to participate in activities the way he used to.	I am very worried about the side effects and if they are worth it. My son was a lot happier, calmer and cooperative before the meds. I am also concerned about his slowing growth, no change at all in the 6 months he has been on it, plus he has lost weight, complains often of a tummy ache and his bowls have been crazy since beginning this medication. Also concerned about the other asthma meds he is on. The night time coughing and wheezing have stopped, but like others, I am looking for homeopathic rememdies.	M	3	6 months		5/27/2008
5	Asthma	None	My son started taking this daily at age 3 for his asthma, he took it for about one year. It helped his asthma tremendously and even after stopping it his asthma problems did not return until about 3 years later. He did not experience any side effects that we noticed.	M	8	1 years		5/8/2008
3	Recurring Bronchiolitis	Irritability, eating excessively, First couple of days he slept 3-4 hours per day. My child is turning into a monster on this medications. He is 9months old and will be on it for 2 months, but I am not sure I can cope with the tantroms that he has started throwing. Usually, he is a mild tempered baby, but since being on this medication a couple of days, he cries excessively.		M	1	4 days		4/29/2008
1	asthma/frequent pneumonia	severe insomnia	It took us 6 months to figure out it was this medicine that had changed her sleep habits. When it finally dawned on me that it might be the medicine, this website confirmed it. Thanks! We are all finally sleeping again!!	F	2	6 months		4/29/2008
3	active airway disease	Depression, lost appetite, aggressive, sensitive, tired, not motivated,	My toddler 31/2 years old, had this problem before with flovent. He stop growing for a year and stop eating. The doctors told us that this will not happen again but I think that it is worse he is very aggressive, I can hardly recognized my son. He cries for everything, he lose interest in everything.	F		2 months		4/28/2008
1	Prescribed for asthma	Sudden change in behavior. Complaints of fatigue; loss of appetite; disobedient. Teachers not pleased with his sudden change of behavior. Used to be a very normal child.	I'm pretty sure the drug industry is still experimenting on kids of this medicine. Very disappointed.	M	4	2 months		3/27/2008
1	asthma symptoms	out of control, erratic, agressive, loss of voice, sores in mouth and throat, almost mania	will never allow son on it again. repetitive problem each time it was re-introduced.	M	2	4 times		3/27/2008
4	Asthma	Mild tremors, slight dizziness, slightly irritable (for about 2 hours after taking)	Helped greatly to subdue night cough, and now just use mainly for maintenance	F	42	3 months		3/12/2008
3	asthma symptoms w/ colds	Aggression; disobedience; moodiness; withdrawn; complained of penis pain (thank goodness I also read that here!); experienced urinating accidents after being potty trained since he was 2.	This medicine seemed to help with the wheezing but I agree with so many comments here that I'm not sure it's worth it. I am in the process of pursuing homeopathic treatment & a visit to an ENT for a look at his tonsils & adenoids.	M	2.7	6 months		3/6/2008
4	ASTHMA	MY SON IS VERY AGGRESSIVE, SENSITIVE, AND MEAN WHILE ON THIS MEDICINE!!!!!!	IT TOOK ME A YEAR OF HIM BEING ON THIS MED TO REALIZE IT WAS THE MEDICINE AND NOT HIS AGE. MY DOCTOR SHOULD HAVE DONE A BETTER JOB WARNING ABOUT THIS, I SHOULDNT HAVE HAD TO FIGURE IT OUT ON MY OWN!!!!	M	3	1 years		2/22/2008
1	Asthma control	Agressiveness, continual accidents (even though potty trained). My daughter also started biting her nails -- and toenails.		F	3	3 weeks		2/19/2008
4	asthma	None so far	I have had it for years but was too lazy to remember. I always used albuterol inhalers daily. I had 3 old containers of Pulmicort and decided to give it a try. I have not used my inhaler in 2 weeks. I take 2 puffs in am and pm.	M	55	2 weeks		2/17/2008
1	cold-related Asthma	depressed, severe mood swings, irritable, very tired, unable to cope with anything with falling apart	My toddler was prescribed Pulmicort to control his cold-related asthma. We were instructed start the medicine at the first sign of a cold. We noticed that after 2 to 3 days, when the medicine had built enough in his body he would become lethargic, depressed, easily upset, unable to cope with just about anything and extremely withdrawn. Recently his behavior reached a new extreme that we have decided to try stopping the Pulmicort to see what happens. Within 2 days he was this happy, well-adjusted, positive and engaged boy, in brief a completely different person. His new doctor has started him on Singulair and he seems to be responding well to it, in the meantime we treat him with Albuterol on a very strict as needed basis. I will never touch Pulmicort again!	M	3.5	2 years		2/14/2008 Email
4	asthma	hoarsness, deeper voice..lost ability to sing		F	53	3 years		1/24/2008
4	uncontrolled wheezing	definitely a big weight gain for my son. we've noticed some aggression issues (hitting, yelling) but we chalked it up to being a 2 year old	easy to take from his nebulizer and i don't have the worry from side effects as I did with oral prednisone he'd been on so many times before.	M	2	1 months		1/20/2008
5	asthma	none	Switched from Singulair to Pulmicort for planning pregnancy (pulmicort was safer) and thru pregnancy. Lowest dose - 180mcg 1x per day - no problems with the medications. Greatly helped keep my asthma in control (mild asthmatic).	F	35	5 years		1/18/2008
3	Allergy related asthma	completely changes personality-my toddler gets severely hyper, aggrenssive, and disobedient.	Been on and off for a year, does help his breathing, but not sure if it's worth the side effects.	M	3	1 years		12/10/2007
4	asthma symptoms	insomnia, hyperactivity	My son has been on this drug since birth. The hyperactivity & insomnia stuff rings true in our case. However, the alternatives of not breathing, going to the ER and still not sleeping due to severe coughing are not an option. We are learning to deal with the insomnia and hyperactivity. An active lifestyle helps with both. Our child is actively involved in swimming and is allowed to run around lots at home even in the house:) He is learning where it is appropriate to run and where it is not. He just will have to learn to deal with the side effects in order to be able to breathe.	M	5	5 years		12/2/2007
3	asthma	irritability, loss of appetite, waking up very early (5:00 - 5:30), overly sensitive		M	6	3 months		11/30/2007 Email
1	asthma	Huge weight gain. 15 pounds in one year! Moody.		M	4	1 years		11/28/2007
4	To prevent recurrence of pneumonia	Rapid weight gain	My 5 year old daughter has been on this inhaler for about 3 weeks and it has helped with her coughing at night, but I'm worried about her weight gain. It has been quite sudden, and I've actually had to buy her new clothes. Other than that I am happy with her progress on this drug. She sleeps through the night and has a proper nap at school (which she would fight before). All of her other activities seem normal.	F	5	21 days		11/9/2007
4	asthma	Each time my son takes asthma he complains his penis hurts and he wets his pants and the bed at night. He has been out of diapers for a year and feels terrible when he has accidents. As soon as he goes off the medicine, he is fine. My Dr. said the medicine is not the cause.		M	3	4 days		9/30/2007
1	seasonal asthma	mood swings	My daughter would be angry then turn depressed. She started getting into trouble at school and she never had before. She was irritable and wouldn't sit still. One minute she would be hyperactive then I couldn't get her off the couch the next. I started seeing a change in her less than a month of starting the medicine.	F	4	1 months		9/18/2007 Email
3	Allergy related asthma	Took it for five years then began to have side effects on immune system. In one year I had strep throat, four colds and two cases of shingles less than three months apart. My doctor suspects that the Pulmicort corticosteroid lowered my immune system and he switched me to another med with lower amounts of corticosteroid. I have not had any illnesses with this new med switch which I've been on for two years	Know that the level of corticosteroid in your asthma medicine can hamper your immune system over the years that you take it. Also know that if you have any history of osteoporosis in your family, any corticosteroid thins your bones over time and can lead to brittle bones in later years.	F	52	5 years		8/13/2007
2	Asthma	Tiredness, weight gain, colds or cold-like symptoms, skin infections.	Didn't completely relieve my asthma; I still had to use other drugs like Albuterol. With so many observed side effects, I'm concerned about the side effects I don't/can't notice. I'm tapering off Pulmicort then stopping it. WE CAN NO LONGER DEPEND ON THE FDA TO PROTECT US FROM UNSAFE DRUGS, DUE TO THEIR CORRUPTION BY CORPORATE INTERESTS.	M	51	4 weeks		6/28/2007
4	Asthma	Weight gain; moon or swollen face; bloated stomach	I first developed asthma symptons while pregnant 2 years ago. My Pulmicort and other meds keep my asthma under control, but I hate the side effects of bloatedness and weight gain. I refuse to take pictures! I also take Flonase, Foradil, and Astelin daily and a rescue inhaler as needed.	F	39	2 years		6/23/2007
1	asthma	steroid psychosis, hallucinations, delusions, severe insomnia, high blood pressure	very dangerous drug. caused steroid psychosis and delusions (of grandeur) which put me in the mental hospital for 5 weeks. I was very nearly shot and killed by the police because of the delusions. I have been on disability for many months because of this dangerous drug. Apparently, this is a rare side effect, but if you get it, it can change your life. Be very careful!	M		1 days		6/17/2007 Email
5	asthma	none	Her mood disorders ceased, she finally is eating, and can breath much better.so far.......	F	3	2 weeks		4/5/2007 Email
5	asthma	None	I have used Pulmicort for 7 years. I have not experienced any asthmatic symptoms since I started using this med. I take one inhale per-day before I go to bed.	M	41	7 years		4/1/2007
2	Asthma	Severe appetite loss and subsequent weight loss, irritability, severe mood swings, inability to eat any kind of meat, month long withdrawal afterwards.	Within six hours of my first dose (one inhalation) I felt different. I felt angry for no reason at everything. I didn't eat lunch because I felt repulsed by food. That night, I had a burger and got severe stomach cramps and very bad bloating. The mood swings and irritability hurt my home life. At dinner, I picked vegetables out of our beef stir-fry. I still got sick from that and decided to start cooking my own dinners. I decided to try chicken and pork one night and still got sick. This lasted from September to the middle of October. Though it helped my asthma a great deal, the side effects were too much.	F	16	4 days		3/23/2007
5	Asthma (cold weather and excersize)	The only side effect I have is a mild, barely noticable feeling of tremors (shaking, heart racing ect..). This is BARELY noticable and not a bother at all. I do not feel more tired, nor do I have any more trouble sleeping then normal. I have gained weight but am not sure if this is from the medicine or not. NOTE: Because of my sensitivities to many medications I have started, and continue to take, only on inhalatoin daily, not two daily.	I have taken many, many meds for treating my asthma. Most have had horrible side effects or have not even worked for me. However, pulmicort works wonders! I love it! I have had no problems with it so far and I will continue to use it daily. I feel like I breath better and am able to more active then usual.	F	34	5 weeks		3/20/2007 Email
5	Asthma (cold weather and excersize)	This is adding to my last post. When I forgot to take the inhaler for 3 days I became so tired I couldn't stay awake. I slept most of the time that whole weekend. Once I started using it again the tiredness went away.	As long as I remember to use it daily it helps wonderfully!	F	34	5 weeks		3/20/2007 Email
3	asthma	My 5 year old son has become hyperactive, violent, aggressive, and oppositional.	He says he loves this medicine -- probably because he can breathe for the first time in his life. But are the side effects worth it? We are researching homeopathic solutions!	M	5	1 months		2/22/2007
2	Upper Respiratory Issue	4 yr old son, not sleeping at night, extremely irritable, did not help with breathing issues, aggressive, unable to focus on directions, appetite decrease, some vomitting		M		21 days		12/18/2006
5	asthma	I do not think dosage is consistent through life of canister. When start a new canister I am really hungry but have great asthma relief. Towards the end I find not as much medication delivered and not as helpful with asthma.	Sometimes the little red flag doesn't drop down. TIP FOR USERS: I write the date I first use it with waterproof marker on the canister. Then I calculate number of doses and get an idea of when I will be running out, just in case flag doesn't drop. Also...be REALLY careful when you open a new one...if flag hasn't dropped you can't tell the new one from the old one.	F	48	4 years		11/26/2006
2	asthma	Insomnia and Muscle spasms..my hands and fingers contorted into unnatural positions and were momentarily paralyzed. Looked like stroke victims hands. This happened on three sperate occasions when I tried Pulmicort..after just one dose. When I stop the drug,spasms are gone	Helped my astma a lot	F	55	1 days		11/20/2006
4	asthma	My son had an increase in urination while on Pulmicort. Wetting the bed every night, even with fluids resticted and waking during the night to go to the bathroom. Now off the pulmicort, urination has returned to normal. Pharmacist said this is a side effect of the meds, but I do not see it listed anywhere.	Pulmocort does help my son's asthma flare ups.	M	3			11/2/2006
3	reactive airway disease	irritabily, depression behavior, restlessness, sleeplessness, low appetite, malaise	this medicine kept her wheezing at bay but it did not prevent it. when she got sick she stayed sick and had to switch to oralpred for 5 days. She has had recurring cycles of illness for the past year. She also uses xopenex for acute coughing attacks.	F	3	1 years		10/23/2006 Email
4	asthma	child has been on this medication for 1 week; has become hyperactive, complains of headaches, sleep has been severly disrupted		F	8	7 days		10/2/2006 Email
3	Wheezing	My 11 month old daugther was prescribed Pulmicort to help her wheezing casued by RSV. The wheezing was cleared up within the first week however her face broke out in a rash, her appetite decreased TREMENDOUSLY, and she never slept through the night when taking this medication and she had been sleeping throught the night since she was one month of age.	Pulmicort was excellent for stopping the wheezing symptoms in my 11 month old daughter, however I'm not sure if it was worth the rash, the loss of appetite, and numerous sleepless nights. consider alternatives before using this on young child....	F	-1	3 weeks		9/26/2006
2	reactive airway disease	Emotional volatility, mood swings, inattentive, tantrums, Tourette's disorder-type symptoms, stunted growth	It NEVER occurred to us my son's behavior was drug (Pulmicort) related until we took him off of it. What an amazing turnaround -- he was so bad we thought he was autisitc but now he is completely normal.	M	5	3 years		8/9/2006 Email
5	asthmatic bronchitis	HUGE weight gain.	I only need asthma medicine for winter Asthmatic Bronchitis. I've had it since I was 19 when I had my tonsils taken out. As soon as the weather hits 32 degrees I start coughing. Dry hacking seal type cough so hard I can gag. No infection. I will stay this way from the first 32 degree day in fall until April when it warms up. I have no other asthma. I take Singular, Pulmicort, and have an emergency inhaler if needed. Pulmicort controlled the cough great. But I noticed a HUGE weight gain that was out of control. No matter what I did I gained weight in months. I blamed it on age until I started talking to others on asthma meds. I was up 7 lbs in 4 months. I was up to 130 at 4' 10". As soon as I went off and did a diet I am down to 119. I had the moon face, and rolls on my back I've never seen before. I even lost weight on a cruise and ate like a horse. I confirmed with my doctor this was the cause, so come fall we will try something else. No meds in warm weather.	F	50	5 days		6/7/2006 Email
5	Asthmatic bronchitis	Ammendment	Ammendment to previous review	F	50	5 months		6/7/2006 Email

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