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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 day | 2/20/2010 | 4 | Cough-variant asthma during flares | None, definitely helped with the mucous that accompanied my son's cough. | My son has been taking Pulmicort only when he gets really congested during an asthma flare, normally only taking Albuterol for the regular asthma cough. he has had NO side effects, unlike when he was taking SINGULAIR which gave him all the sides effects others have listed. Wondering if others here take Singulair and are blaming the wrong drug?? Or perhaps it's because he only takes it as needed instead of daily, I don't know, but it sure helps him. | M | 5 | 1 years 1 vial 2X AN | 11/6/2010 | 4 | Asthma | Bad breath, prone to bronchial infections. | I have not experienced the side effects that other people have listed here. However, I started using this medication in my 22 years old. My best guess is that this should not be used for children and possible not for older adults, but it should be okay for young adults. It has worked well to curb my asthma. | M | 27 | 5 years 180mg 4X day | 8/19/2011 |
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)