PULMICORT Reviews (BUDESONIDE)

Average Rating: 2.5 (174 Ratings)

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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)

  

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 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  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  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
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 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  Severe Asthma/Eosinophilic Esophagi F 6
0.5 1X day
1/15/2013
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Patient History
 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
 5  Asthma Initially thougt i had anxiety but was asthma attack as result of braai smoke. Works well now with no side effects 40 1 days
4/23/2016
 3  Cold to prevent breathing problem My son is 17 months and he will start to take this medication today but I'm scare now reading all this reviews , he was hospitalized ones for breathing problems cause but a cold and cough , this time harms the same but I prevent to be worse giving him albutetol every 4 hours so the doctor tol me to start this pulmucort everyday to prevent to get woes if he get cold specially if he is going to start going to a day care si I don't know what to do ?? He was having some steroid twice a day but I didn't like it I notice changes no sleeping at night waking up in the middle of the night hungry , and his behavior was crazy M 1.5 1 days
8/18/2012
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 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
 2  wheezing and fatigue tight muscles, cramping, difficult breathing F 43 1 days
2/13/2009
 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
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 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
 1  asthma psychotic side effects - mania, delusions, severe insomnia. after taking this horrible drug, I could not sleep for one week straight, with my heart pounding constantly. Blood pressure shot up to 166/115, and stayed that way. Then I started gettin hallucinations, and then full blown delusions (of grandeur) and had to put in the mental hospital. (I was very nearly shot by the police because of my delusions) M 40 1 days
1/21/2006
 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
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 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
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 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
 1  To minimize sinus polyps Severe pain in my shoulder. I took this medication just once through a nasal rinse before going to bed one evening. I woke up the next morning (VERY early) unable to move because of the severe pain in my shoulder. Pain has lasted for two days but is almost gone now. I will NOT take this medicine again. F 38 1 days
2X day
11/7/2010
 1  To improve asthma and peakflow Initially went well with a far better peakflow. Woke up at 2 in the morning with tight feeling chest, sweat and anxiety. Took my wifes urbanol and felt better. This turbuhaler is certainly causing anxiety Uses for one day. Initialy thought i found a miracle until anxiety occurred. Too scared to use again. M 39 1 days
200ug
2/21/2016
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 1  Cold-induced asthma Lack of focus, aggressive behavior. Our son has been on pulmicort on and off for 2 years. I had always noticed aggressive behavior while taking it. He had just been on it for 2 weeks and his teacher made the comment to me today how "spaced out" he had been the last couple of weeks and that it wasn't like him. Towards us, he'd be aggressive and disrespectful - totally unlike him. I will be avoiding this med at all costs from now on. M 5 1 days
.5mg
2/21/2014
 1   My son will get a asthma attack on occasion and my wife starts cramming medicine in him. One of the things that has been prescribed to him is pulmicort. When it was given to him before bed he would wake up screaming and completely incoherent. He would have these night terrors and even though he was looking at you and speaking to you, I could tell he wasn't awake. I have forbidden my wife from ever giving him pulmicort again. When your child is screaming as if he is scared to death and nothing you do soothes him, this is a problem. Once he actually wakes up from this he doesn't remember anything. How is this even permissible to ever give to a young child! What if something bad happened? I could never live with myself. This stuff is terrible and I will make sure my son never takes this again. M 7 1 days
9/11/2016
  

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)

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