PULMICORT Reviews (BUDESONIDE)Average Rating: 2.5 (174 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare PULMICORT with similar:
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| 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 day | 3/15/2010 | 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 | 1 | Asthma | Extreme anxiety, panic attacks, unable to think clearly, unfounded fears, cycling mood swings | M | 12 | 3 months 180 | 6/25/2020 | 1 | She has not taken yet | My 4 year old daughter is diagnosed with asthma.attacks are sporadic the last one was a week ago,previous to that it was last August.the doctor has been asking is to give her pulmicort.extremely scared of the side effects.Her trigger in August was due to the vacuume Car and put her in right away.2 week ago the trigger was at my sisters house who had brand new carpet put in and she had the windows all open and the weather was below zero.the next morning she got an attack.I just wonder being sporadic in her attacks does she need to be on pulmicort?I have purchased the medication. | F | 4 | 3 months 0.5 /2ml/2 | 2/26/2015 | 4 | asthma | My son has been more aggressive. However, I will gladly take a more difficult child with the pulmicort over a child who cannot breathe without it. Before this medicine, my son would cough so bad he could not catch his breath. Children die from asthma in other parts of the world. I'm grateful to live in a place where drugs like corterosteroids are available to us. | M | 3 | 2 months | 12/11/2011 | 3 | Persistent Cough last season | I have been very skeptic about what our pediatrician prescribed to our son last winter (2 yr old then) to have him on a daily dose of Pulmicort. He had a horrible time last winter with almost 6 to 7 ear infections and breathing issues between November and march. Pulmicort does stop the cough but I find the reported issues troubling for continuous usage. | Since then we have consulted a Naturopath who had his allergies tested and found him allergic to some of the foods, Mold (very prevelant during late fall and also a warm winter last year) and Dust. So we shielded him from all that, reinforced his immunity to the allergens with daily drops and so far this year has been good. | M | 3 | 2 months 2X day | 12/20/2010 | 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 | 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 | 2 | Asthma, Pneumonia | Uncontrollable mood swings, irritability, heart races, night sweats, crying, fits of anger, sleeplessness, loss of appetite, inability to focus, anxiety, fearlessness | 2yr old started pulmicort Nov'10 due to pneumonia. Has been on Singulair daily, Xoponex as needed for wheezing/asthma. Dr. prescribed Pulmicort after bad experiences w/orapred. Had complete fearlessness, climbing, jumping, tackling head on, he was out of control. Behavior is good off meds, has gotten worse on pulmicort. We thought he was bi-polar. He is warm, loving, has a great sense of humor, & loves to play, sing, dance. He is completely different on pulmicort. Moody, aggressive, & just plain MEAN! He hits constantly, smacks us in the face, throw things, pulls hair, & has uncontrollable fits of rage screaming at the top of his lungs. He was initially only doing this to me, my husband, & our 5yr old. Behavior has gotten much worse, to the point where he's lost control in stores, restaurants, & w/our families. We all notice the change. He's lost his appetite, lost weight, & can't sit still. He's happy one minute & a raging monster the next. Acts like he is possessed by the devil! He has a terrible time falling asleep, his heart constantly races. He sweats terribly at night, & started waking up nightly @ 3:30am SCREAMING "mommy I need you!". He wraps his body around my arm and won't let go. When you try to wake him he freaks out screaming. He sniffles constantly, barely smiles & every touch is painful to him. You try to rub his head or tickle him he just screams, "owy, owy!". This is not my child! Af | M | 2 | 2 months 5mg 1X day | 1/16/2011 | 1 | eosinophilic esophagitis | My 18 month old son became very irritable, screaming at the top of his lungs, extreme hyper-activity yet also tired because he was unable to sleep. I have decided as a Mother to not allow my child to be on this medicine any longer! We figured out why he has eosinophilic esophagitis and we can avoid what was causing it. I refuse to make him suffer through this medication! | M | 1 | 2 months 2MG 1X day | 11/16/2010 | 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 | 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, Preventative Care | My daughter had 2 very severe cases of RSV and was hospitalized. She's needed oral steroids for breathing problems with other colds before too. Her Dr prescribed a 2x daily dose of budesonide (pulmicort) and almost instantly she couldn't sleep. I cut it down to once a day (although the Dr said it shouldn't be a problem) and even with just a single dose her behavior changed. She was angry, threw screaming and shaking fits, and eventually woke up at night screaming and shaking violently screaming "No!" for an hour. I went to give her the medicine the next day and she was scared. I finally asked if the medicine hurt her and she said yes. I didn't give it to her and she was fine that night. A complete 180 from the previous weeks of night terrors and bad, aggressive behavior. I feel awful that I subjected my daughter to this drug. | F | 2 | 2 months .5 | 11/11/2014 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 3 | wheezing | in my 5 year old--irritable, moody, easily agitated, agression, trouble sleeping...but controlled wheezing | She has not taken it for 1 week, so hopefully she will return to her old self. I have even discontinued a nose spray she was prescribed because it may also be causing the same symptoms. I probably will not use pulmicort again. | F | 5 | 1 months | 2/21/2006 | 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 | 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 |