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 |
| 5 | Chronic asthma | None | 1 inhalation once a day has completely brought my asthma under control, and it is very easy to use and pack. | F | 43 | 2 years | 12/27/2001 | 4 | asthma | Dry cough | Easy to use, not hard to tell when canister is empty. You need to have unconstricted airways when you're using it however, because if not, you may not have the capacity to inhale deeply, thereby delivering less medication to your lungs. | F | 47 | 4 years | 3/10/2003 | 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 | Psychotic effects--euphoria, violence (injured other children), mania, delusions (child thought he could fly and was injured in a jump from deck), poor impulse control, difficulty sleeping. Child's behavior and development returned to normal upon withdrawl of the drug. | Pulimort helped to control asthma, but hospitalizations still occured. | M | 4 | 180 days | 12/21/2004 | 2 | Asthma | Violent mood swings, violent behavior, mania, depression | The medicine worked great for my son's asthma but we had to discontinue because of the behavioral side effects. | M | 3 | 3 months | 2/3/2005 | 2 | asthma | mood disorder, depression, anti-social behavior, | The drug works to control the asthma symptoms, but at what cost? Looking for an alternative... | M | 5 | 5 months | 2/16/2005 | 1 | asthma | mood swings, miserable, constant nausia, stomach ache, headache, vomiting, runny nose. | M | 5 | 5 months | 2/28/2005 | 1 | asthma | severe mood swings, violent behaviour and depression. | He went back to his normal happy self when stopped taking the medication. | M | 5 | 2 months | 3/29/2005 | 4 | moderate asthma | none that I'm aware of | F | 18 | 3 years | 3/31/2005 | 1 | asthma prevention | restlessness, inability to settle down to go to sleep, hyperactivity | F | 5 | 2 weeks | 4/8/2005 | 3 | Asthma | Irritability, mood swings, severe sleep problems | Pulmicort was successful in keeping my daughter out of the hospital, but no one slept the entire time she was on it. | F | 2 | 6 months | 4/12/2005 | 4 | Asthma | Tiredness to the extreme - almost fell asleep in the dentist chair during hygiene appointment. Feel depressed and have no energy. However, I have been able to motivate myself and can sleep now - the OTHER MEDS meds stimulate my heart rate and keep me up all night with anxiety. This is week one so hopefully side effects will deminish. Pulmicort does make breathing peaceful and comfortable. Peace and health be with you ~ | F | 35 | 1 weeks | 4/19/2005 | 3 | wheezing | not sure, if my sons ongoing stuffy nose is a side effect. trying to figure it out. it started a few weeks after the dose and continues. only after he wakes up from sleeping and lasts from a couple of minutes to 1 hr. it has now been going on a few months. if others leave comments please leave an e-mail many people with children with these problems would like to contact eachother and can't find a source to talk to eachother, it would help. | M | 2 | 5 days | 5/9/2005 | 2 | preventive asthma | I don't know whether this is caused by the medicine or not but my sons fingernails are browning. He has mood swings and behavior problems that I believe are caused by rx. | M | 3 | | 5/10/2005 | 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 | 3 | Asthma | EXTREME fatigue. Child slept most of morning at preschool and was so tired that could barely speak; sounded depressed; but at other times was hyper. Medicine did help child breath better. Child has had asthma for some time and has been prescribed steroids before (orapred and pediapred). Both worked very well and had minimal side effects(Pediapred caused some vomiting). when switched to Orapred, did very well. | M | 4 | 3 days | 9/27/2005 | 4 | asthma | weaking of enamel on teeth. Reduced if mouth was rinsed well after. | works great to control asthma. I just wish it did not cost so much. | M | 4 | 1 years | 10/13/2005 | 3 | wheezing/chronic lung disease | My infant son (six months) has been very irritable and hyper and his appetite has decreased. However he's wheezing less and his oxygen needs have gone down. | M | 6 | 3 weeks | 10/19/2005 | 3 | asthma | Bruising first week on meds, extreme fatigue, child would sleep 11 hours, but want a nap by 11:00 a.m., behavioral changes | Less side effects at one puff per day, but didn't fully control asthma, more side effects at two puffs per day. | F | 4 | 3 weeks | 11/2/2005 | 4 | Asthma prevention | Fatigue, racing heart | Seems to have helped, I reduced to only one does a day. Fatique and lethargy still present. | F | 33 | 1 months | 1/5/2006 |
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)