PULMICORT Reviews (BUDESONIDE)Average Rating: 2.5 (174 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare PULMICORT with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR PULMICORT | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 4 | Recurrent bronchitis | I have had bronchiectasis all my life. Surgery at age 20 dealt to it fairly well for 35 years then I started getting recurrent bronchitis that my GP mistreated because he wouldn't allow antibiotics for longer than 10 days and kept prescribing a different one each time it recurred within a week. Finally he referred me to a chest physician who gave me 6 months' augmentin! The bugs are killed in the first few days but the damaged tissues are vulnerable for much longer and need extended protection until they build resistance. I was told to do daily postural drainage to get rid of irritant non-pathogens that lower immunity and take 20-30 days augmentin for future infections. I was also prescribed Pulmicort and told to limit absorption by washing my mouth out and gargling afterwards. After a year or so things got back to normal but my GP said keep using Pulmicort to prevent a recurrence. 7 years later at age 71 I was diagnosed with osteoporosis - a total surprise as I thought I had all the r | I once got some advice from another doctor on long-term medication: when symptoms improve try cutting it out for a couple of weeks to see if you still need it, because often you don't. Wish I'd remembered to do that with Pulmicort. Now I have concerns about the Fosamax I am taking for osteoporosis... | M | 71 | 8 years | 4/18/2006 | 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 day | 2/7/2010 | 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 | 5 | asthma | None | Although prescribed for morning and night, usually night dose has been enough. Very easy to tell when inhaler is running out. Only negative is cost. | F | 65 | 4 years | 7/30/2004 | 1 | Asthma | Chills, anxiety, couldn't sleep. This is a bad medication! | F | 64 | 30 days 180 2X day | 7/8/2020 | 5 | Asthma | None that I am aware of. Very healthy otherwise. The only medication I take is 1 puff of pulmicort per day. When allergy season is bad, increase to two puffs. | No problems for me. | F | 63 | 10 years 1X day | 2/24/2011 | 1 | Allergies COPD | Extreme fatigue, anxiety, excessive urination, eye problems, sleep disturbance. | When I first started taking it I felt fine. Helped me breathe easier. However, as time went on I started to feel unwell. Didn't make the connection to the medication until all of the above side effects started getting severe. Scary to think a med could make me that sick! Stopped using it 5 days ago. Finally am starting to feel more like myself again. Have used Albuterol when needed for years and never had any issues. I hope doctors use caution when recommending this drug and educate patients on what to watch for with side effects. My doc never mentioned anything. Grateful I realized what was going on and got off this drug!! | F | 62 | 5 months 180 mcg 2X day | 8/23/2022 | 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 | 2 | asthma | Bad headaches. Thrush in my mouth. | It did control my asthma, but the headaches got very bad. I went back on Vanceril, an older steroid inhaler, which works just as well without the side effects. (Well, I could still get thrush, but I have a good spacer I can use with it that prevents the thrush.) And no headaches. | F | 61 | 3 weeks | 5/30/2005 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 4 | asthma | hoarsness, deeper voice..lost ability to sing | F | 53 | 3 years | 1/24/2008 | 2 | Asthma | I have severe adrenal gland problems now. Extremely high blood pressure. Have IIH. All probably caused by this drug. | I have been on this for 15 years. These last three years have been hell. I started on a higher dose three years ago and within 2 weeks was in the emergency room. Developed panic attacks, high anxiety, constantly light headed and was diagnosed with IIH. It has taken me almost 3 years to overcome all of this somewhat. I only inhale one half dose every three days and this has helped a lot. Drs can's say that this drug is the cause but I can. Now I seemingly have growths on one adrenal gland!! Seemingly Pulmicort can cause that. I would never had started this if I had known but it was a newish drug 15 yrs ago. Stay away from this drug, if you are giving it to your kid please do your research!! | F | 53 | 15 days 180 mcg 1X day | 1/16/2016 | 4 | Asthma | Bone loss, 3 inches in height. Fatigue, adrenal gland problems. | When I first started taking it I asked dr about side effects. He said not to worry as I wouldn't be taking it that long. Now it has been 15 years and I can't stop taking it or I can't breathe. | F | 52 | 10 years 180 | 7/11/2015 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 1 | Asthma | Steroid Psychosis, delusions, hallucinations, extreme insomnia, anxiety, pressured speech, high blood pressure, loss of appetite, potassium loss. | Had the rare side effect of steroid psychosis, with delusions (of grandeur) and hallucinations - ended up in the hospital for 5 weeks. This side effect is rare (approx 1 case in 10,000), but let me tell you, absolutely horrible. After taking it - i was up for 5 days straight. I could only get a bit sleep after taking lorazpam. Blood pressure was through the roof at 166/115. My normal blood pressure is 120/80 or less. It took several years before i could sleep thru the nite again. BE VERY CAREFUL before taking this drug. It is very powerful, and if absorbed into your system, can give you full blown steroid side effects. | M | 51 | 1 days 1X day | 7/16/2012 |
PULMICORT (BUDESONIDE): Budesonide is used to control and prevent symptoms (wheezing and shortness of breath) caused by asthma. This medication belongs to a class of drugs known as corticosteroids. It works directly in the lungs to make breathing easier by reducing the irritation and swelling of the airways. This medication must be used regularly to be effective. It does not work right away and should not be used to relieve sudden asthma attacks. If an asthma attack occurs, use your quick-relief inhaler as prescribed. FDA Approval Date: 1997-06-24 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)