There are 172 ratings for the drug: FLOVENT in the Askapatient database.

Key to ratings for flovent: 5-Very Satisfied: this medicine cured me or helped me a great deal. 4-Satisfied: this medicine helped. 3-Somewhat Satisfied: this medicine helped somewhat. 2-Not Satisfied: this medicine did not work to my satisfaction. 1-Dissatisfied: I would not recommend taking this medicine.

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3	My son was taking it for asthma	My 3 year old son was having cough issues. He had just started going to daycare and was getting a cough every two weeks, and it would last for almost 2 weeks. Yep, he was constantly coughing. The doctor described the Flovent inhaler and we did see improvements in his cough. However, his personality completely changed. He was irritable, to the point where it seemed like he could not control his emotions. He was constantly wired, would lose his temper at the drop of a hat, and just wasn't the happy boy he was prior to the medicine.	Although we did have improvements with his coughing, his behavior seemed to change. He became very anxious, a bit compulsive (always picking his nails) and was losing his temper about very small things. He would wake up early and be wired immediately. His personality changed, where he couldn't sit still and just seemed over the top. It became even worse, where we couldn't handle his personality any more. We took him to the doctor, switched to the diskus Flovent (an inhaled powder) last week, and I'm happy to report our boy is back. He's much more mellow, no longer picks his nails, and he's sleeping better as well. He no longer loses control of his emotions, and if he does get upset (he's only 4...it happens), is able to get under control immediately. The doctor theorizes there may be something in the additives used in the Flovent inhaler that doesn't exist in the diskus. The diskus requires a little more coordination to take, but it's well worth it with my boy now so much better than he was. Flovent has helped his cough, but I truly believe the inhaler was having a big impact on his personality. If possible, try the diskus Flovent to see if it helps your child. I hope you see the same improvements we have, as the past week has been so much more enjoyable. Good luck.	M	38	1 years		2/1/2010 Email
4	My son has ashmatic cough	Constant feeling that he needs to urinate	Previously our son was on Flonase (same ingredient as Flovent) and had the same side effect. Dr. looked at me as if I had 2 heads when I reported that to him. The feeling stopped as soon as we stopped Flonase and came back after about 5 days on FLovent 100mg, once a day. We decreased to 50 mg and the problem went away for about 10 days, but last night complained again. His cough is VERY WELL controlled at such a low dose and I am trying now 50mg every other day, so we'll see. I was releived to read other kids had the "need to urinate all the time" side effect, I may not be that crazy after all! If Flovent controls your child's asthma well, try a lower dose, and a lot of side effects could disappear, talk to your doctor about it. I can't believe so many young children (under 4) are prescribed Flovent. It's safety has not been established for that age group.	M	6	15 days		1/24/2010
1	virus/allergy induced asthma	poor and interrupted sleep, irritability, loss of appetite, aggression, temper tantrums, hyperactivity,	My son was prescribed flovent by our pediatrician last year when he was 2 ( I didn't realize that it was not supposed to be given to children under 4!) I was concerned as it is a steroid and so I did not use it at all. This last fall he turned 3 and we had another emergency dr appt due to excessive wheezing. The ped asked if I was still on the Flovent twice/day and I said no- He encouraged me to give it twice/day. We started 3 months ago and immediately noticed signs although we did not think that it was Flovent we just thought that he had turned 3. He lost his naps which used to be 2-3 hours, he started waking up at 5 in the morning and having fits and biting, throwing toys and he turned into a child that we did not even recognize. This turned out house upside down! My husband suggested that it might be Flovent and so I looked online and found this site! We stopped 4 days ago and he had his first nap again yesterday and is starting to be the smiling angel that we knew before!- we will never give him this again- I am mad as I have been angry at our son at times for not going to bed- no wonder!! poor little guy!!	M	3	3 months		1/24/2010
5	Sarcoidosis & Asthma	A miracle drug. I have been on Azmacort for over 10 years, and was getting worse & worse with increased shortness of breath. Azmacort has been discontinued and it turned out to be the best thing that has ever happened to me. My pulmonary doctor substitued Flovent, and after being on it for only a few weeks, my breathing is better than it was 20 years ago, and I have absolutley NO SIDE EFFECTS. I can sleep, no heart palpitations like with Azmacort. I feel like shouting from the roof tops, just how wonderful this drug is. A true miracle!!	Please make your own decision about this drug. I have been on inhaled steroids for over 15 years, and this is the best one yet. I would do anything NOT to have to take oral steroids, and thank goodness Azmacort was discontinued so that I could discover this truly miracle drug. Everyone will have different reactions to drugs, and maybe this is NOT for children from reading some of the "horror stories", but for those of us that suffer from really awful lung disease (Sarcoidosis & pulmonary fibrosis), this drug is a GOD SEND!	F	58	2 months		12/27/2009
5	Asthma	None	I am a 21 year old just diagnosed with asthma by a pulmonary specialist, she had me on advair at first but I couldn't deal with the heart-related side effects I had everyday while on that medication. My doctor thought the only reason for these side effects was because it was a steroid so we tried once a day spiriva for my asthma, however without a steroid I was forced to use my rescue inhaler multiple times daily and never quite found relief, always felt like my chest was tight. My doctor told me after the fires in my area I needed to be back on a steroid inhaler because spiriva wasn't enough because I always had to be on prednisone tapers. So she prescribed flovent (1 puff 2x daily) and I've had NO side effects at all. I can finally breathe again everyday and RARELY use my rescue inhaler it is amazing!!	F	21	2 months		12/20/2009
2	cold related asthma (110 dosage)	Facial tics, urinary incontinence, depression	Child took this medication for a month. In the first week, he wet his bed at night twice and then had further issues with urinary incontinence. After a month, we noticed sadness in him, verbally stating he was sad but couldn't explain why and laying on the couch in the morning stating he didn't know what to do. In the same week, he developed a facial tic on the right side of his face. We took him off of the medicine. It took two weeks for the facial tic to subside, but his mood improved within the first week. This child has also experienced aggression issues with Pulmicort. Flovent did not cause the aggression issues, but did result in other unwanted side effects.	F	35	4 weeks		12/20/2009
2	My Daughter is talking flovent	My Daughter is 5 and she's been on Flovent for 4 weeks and i've noticed her behavoir has changed a lot. very bossy and just not the Happy 5 year old that she was.. As of reading this site today i'm talking her off this also i've noticed her becomeing more worried about little things that she never worryed before about but most of all the glazed look in her eyes that i get.. i can't believe i've been missing it all this time and its right here..	I would not give this to a child unless he or she really needs it .. i'm hoping I see a change in my daughter for the better soon, emoitonal wise ..	F	5	4 weeks		11/21/2009
2	Cold-induced Asthma	My daughter was prescribed this last year when she was 3, and for the entire cold season, she never wheezed or had problems respiratory-wise. However, for that entire year, she did not sleep through the night once, and she seemed very hyper at all times of the day.	We decided to take her off of Flovent in the spring. Similar to other comments, our allergist said that it "should not have those side effects", and prescribed us Singulair, but within a couple of weeks, my husband came across a report on how dangerous that drug can be (depression, suicidal thoughts, etc.) We stopped that immediately and started her with Chiropractic care, and things looked up (she slept through the night again, less hyper.) But this last month, with all the fearful messages of H1N1, and with her first wheezing problem that had her school calling me, I got scared into thinking that Flovent is a necessary evil for my now 4 year old. Within days restless nights began again and we're seeing hyperactivity in the evenings again as well (my caregiver has also noted her hyperness.) And in the last few days, we've also noticed red-puffiness appear around her eye within minutes after taking the medication, and disappearing minutes later (we only made the connection tonight when it happened for the third time in a row.) So now tonight was her last night taking that stuff, but I am absolutely confused as to what to do. I understand the importance of the "controller", but it's obvious that Flovent is not right for my child. There seems to be little alternatives, and the health professionals aren't helping us to find any. I do welcome any other medication suggestions from other parents/users that I can bring forward to suggest to my doctors to prescrib	F	34	3 weeks		11/21/2009 Email
1	asthma	Tantrums, out of control behaviour, screaming, complete loss of impulse control.	I only wish this site had been available in the mid nineties. Several weeks after beginning flovent my already difficult sone was completely off the wall - tantrums, screaming, hurting etc. - I can remember just crying but at first did not connect it (stupidly0 with Flovent because I had been so assured it was "without side effects" When I finally figured it out I talked to his allergist. He listened and then said condescendingly "If I lstened to every anecdotal story that came in the door...etc etc AND "the research does not support what you're saying" So i tried again - scared I was putting my son - and later hiis two brothers in danger because he refused to prescribe albuterol (which never bothered them at all) without Flovent. This drug is awful for many people - I've talked to so many moms since those days (anecdotally!!) that tell me the same thing - avoid it.	F	55			11/17/2009 Email
1	asthma	I didn't realize it at first, but slowly as my Flovent dosage was increased - I later found to an unhealthy level - I became depressed, anxious, I couldn't sleep, I cried a lot. It developed into full blown panic disorder and agoraphobia. The doctor's all told me it had nothing to do with the medication. I knew it did. For the past year I've been weaning myself off of Flovent. I went back to an old stand-by - Intal Inhaler. No longer available in the US, but my new doctor wrote me a prescription for it and I'm getting it through Panther Meds. I also noticed that Flovent was available through them much cheaper than in the US - I have no insurance. I ordered both. The intal is fabulous and the only side effects were a bit of tightness and coughing for 2 weeks while I got used to it. DO THIS! Before they made it in non-CFC form, you could even take this when you were pregnant. It's safe. As for the Flovent - strnagely enough, I found out that in the rest of the world it is no	DO NOT TAKE IT! IF YOU"RE ON IT, TRY INTAL. FYI - SINGULAR IS OR IS SOON TO BE (so I've heard) BLACK BOXED BY THE FDA LIKE ANTIDEPRESSANTS - NOT SAFE FOR CHILDREN AND THE SENSITIVE.	F	44	6 years		11/6/2009 Email
1	Asthma	My daughter is the most easy-going happy child. Days after starting Flovent we noticed an extreme change in her moods. She cried over everything, was tired all of the time and seemed depressed.	When we spoke to the allergist about this and like so many others were told it should not have these types of effects. Well, guess what..it does. Tomorrow is the 1st day my daughter will be off of Flovent and hopefully she can regain some sense of feeling normal again.	F	6	8 days		11/4/2009
1	asthma	perscribed for daugther of 10 yrs. old. Extreme tiredness in morning, hyperactivity at night, trouble sleeping, confusion, uanble to read, nightmares, sadness, aggressiveness, sensitivity on her face and fingers, onset of OCD.	Whe she first started the drug we saw some repetitive language. Then this led to extreme tiredness in the morning and hyperactivity at night. After 3 months of being on drug we notice an onset of very odd OCD behaviors (which she had NEVER had before), repetitive language, confusion, unable to read or draw well(which are her loves), couple of episodes of severe dizziness, scared, many unusual fears, nightmares, 1 time hallusination, trouble sleeping, sadness, aggressive behavior in the evening, sensitivity on her face and fingers. ALL OF WHICH SHE HAD NEVER HAD BEFORE TAKING FLOVENT. Dr. does not think it is drug. We have taken her off! Seven days off and many of the side effects are gone or diminished. BEWARE OF DRUG	F	10	3 months		10/22/2009
1	bronchitis	Depression, crying spells, mood swings, aggression, agitation, sleep interrupted, night terrors, unable to wear metal jewlery without scratching...had none of these symptoms prior		F	40	14 days		9/27/2009
1	asthma with cold	acute ocd; tics; hallucinations/psychosis; mania	Our daughter was on this for about four months. We noticed she seemed depressed, but didn't connect it to the drug. Then after three months off the medication (during which she was an angel and as happy as can be), we resumed her daily dose of Flovent and she instantly nose-dived. Acute onset of ocd, tics, hallucinations, mania--none of which she had previously experienced. We were terrified, until we found this site. She's now been off the medication for thirteen days. The hallucinations quickly subsided. The ocd, tics, and mania are still there, but diminished. We are hoping our daughter makes a full recovery very soon (we have read that mania can often last up to three weeks after medication is stopped), and we're extremely disappointed that our peditrician assured us repeatedly that there was no systemic absorbtion of Flovent.	F	4.5	4 months		9/24/2009
1	Asthma	Emotional Rollercoaster, no other way to describe it. Take your worst day ever of PMS, and live it every day. Anger, tears, inability to properly assimilate input, to the degree that is was debiiltating.	After several courses of Prednisone to keep her asthma under control, Flovent was added. Within 3 months the emotional rollercoaster began. Anger, suspicions, tears, and then lets cycle it again. You can not deal with them, they are NOT IN CONTROL. Please let your child know that is is the medicine, not them, and if it cannot be removed from their regime, give them coping mechanisms. If you have not consulted an asthma specialist about alternatives, do so. We had to have her treated for PMMD, which is what the Flovent seemed to create, and then that medicine gave her problems. At this time we are trying to keep her of all meds while her system returns to normal. Be very careful not to let your child believe that they are at fault for their episodes, it will only create more psychological baggage for them to carry. If your doctor refuses to admit that it is the drug, become stubborn. You are your childs defender.	F	21	5 months		9/22/2009
1	asthma	my 20 month old daughter has been taking Flovent 44 since March, and recently increased to the 110 mcg version. She has been demonstrating extremely aggressive behavior, both at home and especially at school. She has only been on the 110 for a month, and her behavior issues have increased over that time period. She is hitting and pushing the dog. She is now biting at daycare, and being extremely aggressive towards the other children. We even had a note from the teachers today expressing concern on her behavior. The more I thought about it, this all coincided with the new medication. It's very scarey, because without the medication, my daughter is extremely susceptable to asthma attacks, but WITH it, she is not our sweet loving daughter we used to have!		F		30 days		9/18/2009
1	Allergy-induced asthma	Irritability, mood swings, tantrums, rage, oppositional, clingy, insomnia, excessive crying (sometimes for over and hour)	My 8 year old son became another person on this med. I advised his doctor that he had similar problems with Singulair as well which he took when he was 4. I would not recommend ever giving this medication to any child unless it is life saving!	M	8	3.5 weeks		9/16/2009
3	exercise induced asthma	son complaining this morning about soreness behind knees and between fingers. i'm concerned about stunted growth and long-term affects of system. i know this is not a good thing to put in body but don't know what else to do at this point. help.	My son is on 2 puffs in morning, daily (half of what Chief of Allergy insisted upon). I would not use Flonase prescribed either -- we use xClear instead (a saline, xylitol nose wash). Also, a strict regimen of Child Life liquid vitamins & Vitamin C which I know has really boosted his immune system and made up the difference. I want him off this med -- does anybody have any other ideas?? We've also done Osteopathy which I believed helped but it is very expensive and had to eventually stop for now.	M	4	1 years		9/13/2009 Email
1	Asthma	I only yesterday thought about Flovent and my son's behavior issues. He started taking 1 puff a day in May. In June/July I started noticing his negative and disruptive behavior. I was thinking that he was not adjusting well to different summer camps and change this summer. He started Kindergarten this week and his reports that come home are of a very aggressive confrontational little boy. He took his last puff this morning and I hope that we see drastic changes shortly.		M	6	90 days		8/27/2009 Email
1	asthma	My son was prescribed this 2x a day for the past few months. he started having mood swings, outbursts, tantrums and getting agressive with not only his younger sister, but with both parents....he is 7 and this started with his using this medication!!!! avoid it! this is a horrible product that the physicians don't seem to think can cause this behavior they are wrong!		M	7	6 months		8/24/2009
3	asthma only when he has a cold	Nothing I have noticed in 3 years, except maybe he says his throat feels funny afterwards. We of course rinse his mouth well after.	I am shocked at reading some people gving this inhaler to TWO YEAR OLDS. It is not even reccommended for children under 4.	M	7	3 years		8/23/2009
3	Reactive airway disease	About the same time my son started taking flovent, he broke out in what looked like a severe case of folliculitis. I took him to a dermatologist that tried to treat the folliculitis. After trying 3 different things and not making any progress, he did a biopsy. The biopsy came back with urticaria (hives) as the diagnosis. This did NOT look like hives. He gave my son Allegra and we stopped the flovent and within 24 hours, the "rash" he had for 2 months started to fade. I will always believe it was the Flovent as the "rash" came at the same time he started the Flovent. My son is the one that put the two together. His rash was very pimply looking.	I will probably ask for something else if he has a problem again.	M	14	2 months		8/18/2009
1	Cough/Possibly Asthma	Irritable, mood swings, depression.	My two year old son was prescribed Flovent for a persistent cough lasting almost 2 months. We administered the drug twice and each time noticed an immediate mood change. He would break down in tears from dropping a toy. After about 3 hrs, he was okay. It was definitely caused by the drug because he is normally okay. To be sure, we tried one more time and got the same mood results. I would definitely not give my child the drug with these side effects.			1 days		8/6/2009
5	asthma	My son has taken flovent 2 puffs daily since a severe asthma attack in 2007 that left him on a vent for 3 days. Flovent daily has helped although he has complained of not sleeping well over the past two years & now severe leg cramps & joint pain.My dr feels the two are unrelated...		M	9	2 years		8/3/2009
1	My 10 year old has asthma	At first we were pleased with the sudden energy my son started having after starting using flovent twice a day. Then he had a twisted ankle and had to have an x-ray on his foot, the ankle injury was not considered serious, however there was resorption in the bones of his toes. After doing some research on Flovent, I have found the steroid in flovent can cause bone loss and bone resorption. This has been very difficult for my family, as we try to get my first born healthy again. Has any one else experienced this?		M	10	1 years		7/27/2009
3	My seven year old girl has asthma	My normally happy 7 year old girl started Flovent during Spring allergy season along with Singulair. I'm not sure if it was just the Flovent, or a combination of both, that turned her into a little monster! She was climbing furniture, hitting her younger sister, breaking crayons on purpose, broke two of my good dishes (not sure if on purpose or not, I came running into the room after the incident happened) and to top it off, threw our kitten down the stairs! I immediately scolded her and she started crying and said she couldn't help it. I contacted her allergist to talk, but had his nurse call back and insisted that (HIS words, not hers) "this medicine (Flovent) typically doesn't cause this type of behavior. But, you can take her off for 4 days and see what happens." Well, low and behold after no Singulair or Flovent for a week straight now, there is no more bad behavior. I definitely think this has a direct effect on mood, behavior and self-control. We are not out o		F	7	8 days		7/3/2009
1	Asthma/Allergies	Terrible sore throat, thrush, muscle aches especially shoulders, extreme fatigue, moody, migranes	Thought I was losing my mind but it was the Flovent. Do not take this medicine if you start having side effects because they can be extreme. I am going to the allergist next to discuss allergy shots.	F	47	5 weeks		6/27/2009
4	Exercise-induced Asthma	slight sore throat, minor gum irritation	Before Flovent, I tried Advair for one day, and had a very severe reaction. Extreme muscle weakness in my legs, couldn't walk for two days and had leg cramps for two weeks. But with Flovent, I can breathe easily and do my cross country training (4-6 miles/day) without any wheezing or chest pains. The most important thing I would tell patients is to not give up if you have a bad reaction to one inhaler. Take some time to recover and try another medication. Advair was dangerous for me, but is helpful for my little brother. Flovent seems to be the right inhaler for me, but it may be very bad for others. Also, rinse your mouth well and don't swallow the stuff, please! It practically guarantees throat pain.	F	18	3 weeks		6/24/2009
4	asthma	My six year old has been taking Flovent for about 2 1/2 years. The only side effect is that both her appetite and growth are somewhat suppressed during the eight months she is on the medicine. Both seem to rebound during the summer months when she is off of the medicine.	The medicine has worked very well at controlling wheezing and the need for further treatment. The two times I tried to take her off of Flovent, she developed respiratory ailments that required a nebulizer.	F	6	2 years		6/23/2009
1	To Prevent Lung Wising....Cold	My Little 4 year old was an Angel, NBefore she took this medicine, my wife thought I was wrong on telling her that this medicine was nbt any different that taking any other type of inhaler and that it had a hard effect on the personality of a child even adult. This is BAD and you should look for another alternatives... I want to see my little angel back. She has only been on Flovent for 2 weeks. I used an example to the Doctor of the side effect and told him that it was not any different than inhaling paint or other crazy drugs out there...He chewed my ass off! and tolds me that I was wrong and that it was not like taking drugs....you finish the rest of my story...Father that loves his kids.		M		14 days		6/23/2009
2	Asthma / Frequent Croup	UNBELIEVABLE! My 6 year old has been taking this for over a year and his obnoxious, whiney, immature behavior has gotten worse as he has gotten older. At first we thought it was just boy stuff but it has become intolerable. Other an vitamins, he is only on Flovent so I decided to look at the ratings for this. Nearly every pediatric post states the same thing that we are experiencing with him. His last puff was yesterday and that's how it's going to remain. I pray this is reason for his unruly behavior. I'm at my wits end.		M	6	1.5 years		6/21/2009
3	asthma	My 6 year old has been taking this medication for a few years now. Her anger has been a problem for a while, I thought it was related to her many allergies. Recently the problems are getting worse. Her explosive anger, rage and crying spells have increased. Her appetite is tremendous and has put on a lot of weight. She can't tell me what is bothering her, she says she doesn't know. Anything can set her off. If she were older, I'd swear she'd try to commit suicide or attack someone. She almost seems crazy when she's in the middle of it. I'm caught between following her doctor's advice and my own intuition. She hasn't had an asthma attack in three years.	I don't trust the drug companies to be honest about the side effects or concerns. Profit is their goal.	F	6	2 years		6/3/2009
5	asthma	sore throat, horseness	This med has changed my life. I have never able to run or play sports because I have had such problems with shortness of breath and wheezing. I also have seasonal allergies which are quite severe (I had to do allergy shots as a child) and exacerbate my asthma. I went from not being able to run around the block, to running my first 5K road race last month!!!! I'm going to do another next week. I do have a chronic sore throat and am hoarse, but those side effects come and go, and I try to be vigilant about rinsing well after using the med. But I consider those small prices to pay for the ability to breathe and live well. Hoping I don't encounter some of the more severe side effects others have talked about here. Much of the other side effects mentioned here with respect to flovent(aggression, behavioral changes, depression) I experienced when taking zyrtec to control my allergies.	F	44	30 days		6/2/2009
2	Suspected Asthma	Severe aggression, nightmares, hyper-active	We were never aware of any side affects that related to behavioral issues. My two year old son was put on Flovent when he was hospitalized for bronchitus. This was his second hospitalization. The doc prescribed Flovent 2 puffs 2x daily and he was to use it for at least a year and a half. We believed our 2 year old was just a bad child. He constantly bit his older brother for no reason, hit our dog, kicked us, screamed constantly, could not sit still for more than 2 minutes. His brother at some points would have 3 bite marks that would bruise on his back from my younger son. He was biting kids at school every day. We were told that he just was a bad kid. It tore me apart to think I could not control my child and that we were raising a terror. In passing I mentioned his behavior to a friend and she suggested I look into the medication. I first found this website and the we immediately took him off. The doc told us the medicine was not a factor in his behavior. In one week we have noticed a TREMENDOUS turnaround. His aggression has subsided, he is calm, no night terrors, he is much happier. I had a BIL who saw my child the week before we took him off the medication and then saw him again a week after we stopped and he could not believe it was the same child. I am so relieved to have my baby back. I feel awful to think what he went through.	M	2	6 months		5/27/2009
5	asthma	noproblem	perect for 10year old	M	15	6 months		5/21/2009
2	sudden, severe asthma attack	While the drug controls his new asthma well (what do I know, we've never dealt with this before) every quirk and negative personality characteristic is hyped by 100. Tearing tiny pieces of paper, and insisting on balling them and playing with them under a fingernail. Inability to stop picking a scab, till he bleeds. Moodiness. Verbal aggression. Quick defensiveness. Huge appetite. Where he was a loving child, now he acts like an attention starved cat. Hugely needy for physical affection. Irritable and irritating the hell out of his siblings. Generally making me nuts. And I ADORE this child. He was my baby for a long time until his baby brother came 2 years ago. And oh, reverted to obsessive thumb sucking.	I've talked to 2 pharmacists, and 2 nurses, and 2 doctors, including the pediatric pulmonologist's office. I get the same "well, this med typically doesn't cause these type of symptoms". Oh really? My son is just now a severe OCD nut? What are my options? We tried taking down the frequency and dose, just to have to use the Albuterol within 2 days. Maybe children are particularly sensitive, but this is crazy. An entire family shouldn't have to suffer with odd/unpleasant behaviors to control asthma, but most of all, I feel so badly for our son. At least, with this forum, I don't feel so crazy anymore, like it's all in my head...thanks to you all.	M	8.5	3 weeks		5/21/2009 Email
1	Asthma Control	Rage, anger, severe anxiety, night-terrors, opposition, defiance, hallucinations, day-dreaming, ADHD.	I posted on this site in April, '08 about my (then) 8 y.o. son's symptoms while on Flovent and wanted to update the past year. Since taking him off Flovent our son has gone from a raging maniac to a pretty normal 9 y.o. boy. He is in 3rd grade, gets straight A's and is reading at a 6th grade level. His school work is exceptional and his social skills have improved 100%. No more night terrors, no more hallucinations, no more rage. We are lucky that he seems to have grown out of his Asthma and we moved to another city with much less pollution which seemed to trigger the asthma. I am confident in saying the Flovent caused all the severe symptoms I've listed. Within 2 weeks of taking him off the medication his symptoms subsided. We continue to work on his learned (poor) behaviors and work on our own (poor) reactions to him. I can truly say life has improved 100% in regards to our son. Chris	M	9	7 years		5/13/2009 Email
1	Asthma	BAD, BAD depression!!!!!!! My 16 year old went from happy to crying long & hard on a daily basis and thinking she was losing her mind. Embarassed that it took her 2 weeks to tell me and it took me another week to connect it to the Flovent, but the depression stopped within 24 hrs after stopping the Flovent. She was thrilled to be herself again and we were thrilled to have her.		F	16	3 weeks		5/10/2009
5	asthma	none known	I've been on Flovent 110 for 12 years. I take 1 puff 1 time a day and it has DRAMATICALLY changed my life. I struggled for years as a child, beginning when I was 5. Within weeks I was free of the "wheezies". I now run, job, swim, dance-things I had never known as a child. I venture my neighborhood without my albuterol and don't freak out if I leave my purse and forget my resue inhaler. I have about 5-6 ashtma attacks a year now (opposed to 10-15 a week before) that are triggered by colds or hayfever. I just up my dose of Flovent and I'm fine. So far so good-I'm a long termer I suppose	F	33	12 years		4/27/2009 Email
1	Suspected Asthma	My 4 yr old daughter was diagnosed with Asthma on Monday 4-20-09. She has never, ever been sick beyond the normal cold, and 1 ear infection in her whole 4 short yrs. On 4-20 the dr prescribed albuteral every 4hrs for 2 days; allegra 1/2 tsp 2xpday; 4mg singular 1xpday; veripred 1 & 1/2 tsp 1xperday for 5 days and flovent 110mcg 1 puff 2xperday. I began all the meds for her immediately after returning from the drug store, except for the Flovent, only b/c I wasn't sure how to get her to breath in thru her mouth while giving it to her. I called her dr and asked for further instruction on Wed 4-22-09. Today, 4-23-09, my little girl became, Baby Jeckle and Whiney Hyde. She has only had 4 treatments (2 per day Wed and Thurs) of the flovent. She absolutely would not participate in gymnastics (Wed) or ballet (Thurs), her two very favorite activities. 2nite in ballet, she had turned her back on the rest of the class and sit with her little head leaned against the glass door, in her own	I am definitely taking her off the meds -- no question!	F	4	2 days		4/23/2009 Email
5	Asthma	None	Flovent keeps my airways open when exposed to allergies--without it, I am forced to overuse my rescue inhaler	M	20	8 days		4/12/2009
1	Asthma	Irritability, weakness, high fever, chills, flu like symptoms, loss of appetite, stuffy nose, headache, cough, nausea, tired	I took my 9 year old son to an Allergy Asthma specialist for testing. He has a lot of enviromental allergies which I was told my choices were very expensive shots for a long period of time or Zyrtek. For his Asthma he was prescribed Flovent 110 MCG 2 sprays twice a day and ProAir for quick relief. After a couple of days on the Flovent I noticed all of the side effects listed. He also had loss of appetite. He had been on Pulmicort Respules 0.25/2ML along with Albuterol 5MG and was fine it just took more time to administer. I am going to go back to that because he only has asthma symptoms if he has a cold or has been running around a lot. I do not recommend Flovent for anyone nor would I ever give it to my son again. I am planning on letting the FDA know of all of the side effects he experienced from this drug.	M	9	1 weeks		4/6/2009 Email
1	Asthma	Rapid weight gain, stomach cramps, fatigue, headache, joint pain, massive depression, loss of hair, low body temperature	The Dr told me there were no side effects and all the symptoms I had were all in the mind. All my blood tests came back normal. I only found out I had secondary adrenal suppression after I had a slight accident and went into shock. I immediately told the Dr I was not taking this any more and changed to a different inhaler. I have been slowly recovering from the adrenal suppression ever since but I'm still not right and I stopped taking this inhaler over two years ago. Losing the weight is proving to be impossible	F	57	2 years		4/1/2009
1	dr. thought son may have asthma	frustrated, unhappy, easily angered, teachers noticed in school he was less sociable than before, went from a great student to being frustrated and uncooperative, he was withdrawn in school and just was not himself, he just didn't seem to be able to control his moods and actions. teachers didn't know what was wrong at first until I told them he was on a new med. He also hit me for the first time ever! He had some nights of interrupted sleep, and was just overall grumpy a lot! Also had a migraine in teh first few days of taking med and some cold symptoms but it wasn't really a cold.	Dr. told me, after I told him about my son having side effects, that the list of side effects was just mumbo jumbo and they have to write down everything from trials and that people may have been exposed to cold germs before the trial but then the symtoms show up so they have to include it. He also said that he only sees sdie effects once every two years. After trying another week, he was just so different from his happy usual self that I called the Dr. about stopping and he agreed but wanted to put him on Qvar instead ( max dose 2 puffs 2 x a day just like the floven) He has been on nothing for over a week and he is starting to get back to his normal happy self and they are seeing a big improvement in school. Since Qvar has a lot of side effects too, We decided against it. He has very mild asthma, if any at all but the Dr. does not want to admit he may have made a mistake. we went in for allergy teasting and all of a sudden the Dr. says asthma beacuse he did have Bronchitis once and does get a bad cough with colds. But with the nebulizer and albuterol, it helps the cough. I can't see hime on any stuff 365 days a year if he only needs it with colds. Also Dr. put he coughs with exercise but I said I had made a mistake and he really didn't but the Dr. would not take it off the report! He said it was part of his history and couldn't be changed. If he runs around for 1/2 hour witout coughing, how can he have exercise induced asthma!	M	4	2 weeks		3/25/2009
1	relentless coughing	anxiety, nightmares, poor sleep, aggression, impatience, emotional, chills, inability to focus	I was prescribed flovent by my Dr. to get rid of a lingering stubborn spasmatic cough from a prior bronchial infection. I was told to take it for 10 days, but stopped on day 6 when I finally realized that the flovent was the cause of my side effects. When I read this webpage, I realized that it wasn't all in my head after all. It did however almost immediately stop my cough, but not worth the change in my personality in my opinion. It would have been nice to know about these side effects prior to taking the medication, but it was not listed on the package or the information sheet from the pharmacist, nor did my Dr. mention them.	F	33	6 days		3/18/2009
3	Asthma	Aggression, irritability, short attention and concentration, profuse sweating, especially when asleep.	My 6 yr.old son has taken 3 treatments of Flovent (inhaler-110 mcg. twice a day).We did not notice much change until this last treatment. He has been uncontrollably getting upset, arguing (especially with brother),crying for any reason, and can't control himself from moving around(hyperactivity) or excessive talking. Every parent knows his children, and believe me this is not normal. We also noticed much sweat on his head, neck and chest right after he went to sleep. Although it has helped him with his asthma, we're stopping treatment and looking for an alternative.	M	6	3 months		3/16/2009
2	Asthma	Numbness/ tingling of feet, agitation, behavior problems	My 6-year old daughter has been on Flovent for four months. It helped with her asthma, but has made her far more difficult, moody and defiant. Last night after taking her dose, she immediately began feel very agitated, and said her feet felt strange, numb and tingly. She couldn't keep her legs still and was very distressed. This is listed as a rare but very serious side effect in the patient information. We took her to the ER and they told us to stop the medicine and follow up with her pediatrician without explaining what was going on.	F	6	4 months		3/15/2009
3	Eosinphilic Esophagits	Our son, 15 years, was prescribed this drug last year to help open his esophagus. It does help, he can swallow meat without the "choking" feeling but the mood swings and depression are hard for us. When he goes off it for a week, we have our son back but not swallowing food is not an option. A high dose, 222 mcg - 4 puffs/2x a day is what is needed to keep his esophagus open for food consumption.	I wish the warnings about the psychological side effects were more clearly listed and shared. We need to find an alternative!	M	15	13 months		2/19/2009
2	Asthma	Irritability, violent, aggressive, moody, sleeplessness,I have a 2 year old son who has allergy and asthma problems. He has struggled since he was 11 months old. He has been hospitilized 4 different times since he turned 11 months. We have had numerous episodes that we managed to treat at home as well. I should add that I myself have dealt with asthma since I was a young child as well as my husband. My son has a docotr here that began treating him who started him with pulmicort and albuterol treatments. Then we were reffered to a pulmonoligist. At that time he was switched to flovent. I might also add that many many times he has been treated with pred either by itself with albuterol or in addition to flovent or pulmicort. And he has also taken pulmicort or flovent with out an oral steroid. With all that said we discontinued the pulmicort and the flovent because with both there were serious behavior issues. I explained it to our doctors that it was that type of fit an autistic c	And here we are again facing the dilema of what is best for your child. With us already using flovent and having the same reults we do not know what the right decision is for him. I would like to add I was reading the posts from earlier dates before posting mine and one person said that flovent worked well for them and until someone has seen the behavior changes that oral steroids such as pred can cause you have not seen anything. Well to that I reply I myself had a serious behavior reaction to the pred when I was 18 years old crying rage violent to which I was taken off of the meds. My two year old son was even worse with his behavior when he was on the flovent and pulmicort. It is a horrible feeling when you yourself have experienced the extreme emotional reaction and have to watch your sweet baby go through this and not be able to explain to him what is happening. Also to those of you who like me have been scorned by doctors because it just is not possible for it to be these m	M	2	3 months		2/19/2009 Email
2	Asthma (seasonal)	Thrush	The old form of Flovent with the chloroflorocarbon propellant worked very well for me for a number of years but the newer 'powdery' formulation with the CO2 propellant does not. Despite mouth-rinsing and all that stuff after 72 hours' use of Flovent I can count on a dandy case of thrush for my trouble. In terms of therapeutics, I don't find the new formulation works at all well for me. The Dr. gave me a sample of Symbicort to try last time I was in to see him--much better for me.	M	48	15 years		2/16/2009
1	allergic asthma	Irritability, difiance, oppositional, uncontrollable, sassy mouth, "out-there"	My usually mild mannered 4yo son has turned into a defiant monster. He is not listening to adults, is hyper and is about to kicked off the pre-k bus if he mouths off to the bus driver 1 more time. The doctore prescribed flovent to him 2 puffs 2x perday and his behavior changes started within days. When we knocked his dose down or accidently forgot to give it to him, he started to go back to the sweet caring little boy that we know he is. We shouldn't have to choose between "asthma control" and "good behavior". I can't believe how sever this side effect is. I am contacting the doctor to switch his meds, but i'm not sure "WHAT" to put him on that won't cause the same problems.	M	4	3 months		2/5/2009 Email
5	asthma, nighttime cough	none	I'm shocked at the side effects people are mentioning. My son has seasonal asthma. Nov. - April, he develops a nighttime cough. It's pretty bad, keeps him and the rest of the household up. He has taken Flovent 2puffs, twice a day. I can sometimes drop to 1 puff twice a day, but not this year. His doctor added Singulair to his therapy and that is when we saw the side effects. Fortunately, I ran out of the med and we decided not to have it refilled, the Flovent is enough and we haven't added anything else. I am seeing a Pulmonary Specialist today just to cover all my bases. My pediatrician has been managing everything up to this point.	M	8	6 years		1/22/2009
1	Asthma	Rage, anger, hallucinations, opposition, defiance, ADD, night terrors	We took our 8 y.o. son off Flovent on April 3, 2008 after having him on it for over 6 years. The changes have been dramatic. He is now a straight A student. All the side effects have vanished. We actually have a pretty regular 9 y.o. boy now! I would suggest alternative therapies before ever putting my child on this deamon drug.	M	9	6 years		1/22/2009 Email
4	asthma	No side effects at all. I did notice a huge (almost 2 inches!) growth spurt while off the med during the summer. Hearing about the possibility of stunted growth almost turned us away from using Flovent. I'm happy we didn't. Once the medication is stopped, the child is supposed to "catch up".	My 6 yr old son has been using Flovent since he was 2 1/2 yrs old for asthma. Two puffs (via spacer) once a day as a preventative and during flare ups he gets two puffs 3 times a day combined with Xopenex. Miracle drugs!	M	6	4 years		1/20/2009
4	Seasonal Asthma	Fatigue, lethargy, hoarseness	Severe seasonal asthma triggered by winter weather on top of the inevitable first cold or flu of the year. Had taken Advair with great success in the past, but this year Nurse Practitioner *gave* me a free Flovent provided by the drug company rep. I can say that it works - one puff 2x/day and I have used my emergency puffer perhaps once a week even in the extreme cold. However, I'm tired, in every sense of the word! Bone-tired, sleepy, lack of ambition, etc. In addition, my voice goes inexplicably hoarse, then gone completely, only to return for no reason. I would rather be on a steroid that didn't have these side effects, but I am deeply grateful not to have the severe asthma symptoms anymore and do trust that Flovent, regardless of the side effects, is doing the job.	F	44	30 days		1/17/2009
1	Asthma	Mood swings, trouble falling asleep, nightmares, anxiety and new fears, aggressive, uncontrolled crying and feeling very frustrated, constant need to urinate.	This drug helped control my daughters asthma but it is not worth these side effects. At first I blamed her for the changes and then I was ready to go to counseling but after stopping the Flovent she is back to my perfect little girl. I experienced similar problems with Singulair. It is so frustrating to get relief but worry about what other problems the medication will cause. Good luck to all of you reading this and remember to never put your trust completely in a drug or doctor...parents do konw best!	F	6	2 months		1/7/2009
2	Asthma	moody, sleeplessness, hallucinations, anxiety	This morning, my son told me he has trouble with colors - they tend to change somehow. If his teacher is writing in blue on the board, some of it will turn red, or green. It's happening 4-5 times a day! He is depressed, moody, anxious, and has lots of trouble sleeping. He had a nightmare winter last year with severe respitory problems and complex hallucinations. After giving him more and more and more meds that didn't work, we pulled him off of everything. After six weeks of withdrawl and anxiety councelling, he returned back to normal. He had a great sympom-free summer! With fall/winter, his asthma returned, so we started Flovent again a few months ago. I thought the mood swings were just part of being a pre-teen, but now that the hallucinations are returning, I bet Flovent is the reason he's so unhappy. Thanks for this site! It's helped a lot and we will not let him take Flovent again!!!	M	11	3 months		1/6/2009
5	Asthma	My daughter is one month shy of 5, and has been using flovent for almost 2 years with no adverse reactions. She gets one puff once a day before bedtime. I increase the dosage when she has a cold. Before flovent she was using QVar and it didn't work. She has had only one wheezing episode this year that required her to use her albuterol inhaler. Flovent works very well for her.		F	4	2 years		12/21/2008
4	Asthma, COPD	No adverse side effects.	On reading, I see some doses appear excessive! The only complaint I had initially was sore throat, but rinsing very well with very warm water after each inhalation eliminates this problem. I also wish there was a magic bullet for our ailment!!	F	73	10 years		12/17/2008 Email
5	asthma	none	My son has severe asthma and has been taking flovent for well over 4 years. It has lessened his need for the albuterol and has allowed him to lead a very active life. He uses it with a spacer and takes 2 puffs 2x a day. He was switched to pulmicort at one point and started having problems within a couple of days. Once he switched back he has been fairly free from any attacks. The only thing I do wonder about is the long term effects from taking this. I notice with this board is that parents are focusing on the very negative effects of steroids - ask about a lower dose. IMO the suppression of asthma is very important. When your kid has a full blown attack and ends up on liquid steroids, one sees a kid who is truly out of control. My kid take flovent, singulair, claritin, and lives with an air purifier. He plays hockey, hunts and skateboards. Prior to taking flovent he missed days of school, when he caught a cold and was too prone to an attack to be sent. Now his asthma is so stabilized	M	9	4 years		12/7/2008 Email
5	asthma	None	My son takes this 2 puffs 2 times a day during the winter and spring months. It helps him with his asthma and I don't need to use the rescue inhaler.	M	5	1 years		11/22/2008
1	Asthma	Insomnia, whinning, irritability, hyperactivity	My 5 yr old daughter was on flovent for controlling asthma for two years. Her only side effect was that she would not sleep much. She would lay in bed and whisper and play with her hands. MD eventually agreed to take her off of it and she has slept soundly since. Our 2 yr old son was just prescribed it and, although he already was a bit whinny and moody, his behavior has worsened 10 fold. Interestingly enough he also lays in bed whispering and playing with his hands like his sister did. Going to MD today to discuss alternatives.	M	2	7 days		11/21/2008
2	asthma	bruising, muscle cramps, weight loss, frequent urination, hypogylcemia, fatigue, carbohydrate intolerance. I now have secondary adrenal suppression due to flovent, it has been 8 years since my diagnosis and it's been somewhat of a nightmare.	I took flovent for about 5 years. The last couple of years I was on 220 mcg 2 puffs twice a day. My pulmonolgist had me increase my dose to 4 puffs twice a day for a week; when I tried to decrease my dose I got nauseated and weak. I finally decreased my dose to 220 mcg 2 puffs twice a day after about 2 1/2 weeks and then I started having all my symptoms of adrenal insufficiency.	F	51			11/16/2008
1	daughter (2) Asthma	In a matter of hours of taking her first 2 puffs of FLOVENT, my daughter went from being happy, outgoing,non whinny, active and enjoyable to crying uncontrollably, hitting, not sleeping well, clingy, whinny, ect...it has been almost 24 hours and we are starting to see our nice girl come back! We had a similar reaction with SINGULAR! My daughter suffers from asthma whenever she gets a cold which is just about every month now that she is in school, the allegist percribbed FLOVENT to her to help reduce the instance of asthma during colds but I am going to have to find some other way because I cannot stand to see her so miserable on this medication.		F	32	1 days		11/9/2008
2	Asthma	My son experienced night terrors, insomnia, aggression, mood swings, and crying spells. His dramatic change in behavior was noticed immediately by his teacher. We had similar problems when he was on Singular also.	It did well in controlling his asthma, but his meltdowns, anxiety and depression are not worth it. I am going to seek other alternatives.	M	8	2 weeks		11/8/2008
4	chronic lung disease	none	my young premature infant was put on this after unable to administer 6 doses of nebulizer treatments a day. he had RSV twice last winter and needed Prednisolone both times to get the wheezing to stop... since being on flovent he has had respritory infections without any wheezing and easily managed by rest and tylenol. no albuterol even needed. he was not given singular with his, and i do agree that those whose children were, should look into the drug interaction between the two, or the side effects of the singular alone, being on several different types of meds myself, i cannot take several allergy meds as they have extreme interactions with many medications.	M	1	6 months		10/29/2008
4	child's allergic asthma	My husband and I noticed that our son had a constant headache within a week of beginning the Flovent. We took him to his physician and discovered that the headaches were due to a sinus infection. We cannot blame this on the Flovent as our 6-year old is prone to infections and it is not uncommon for him to get one. He has complained of his mouth being dry a couple of times. By the way, his headache went away after he began taking his antibiotic for the sinus infection and have not come back.	I was very surprised to read these comments. I was beginning to feel that this is a forum intended only to bash this medication. My child has been taking the Flovent for only 3 1/2 weeks but has shown drastic improvement in most of the areas that everyone else is saying has gotten worse. His teacher says that he is on task all the time and that his grades have improved. We've seen no sign of aggression or agitation. He goes to sleep as he always has and has not complained of nightmares. This drug has been miraculous for him. This is a child who constantly had to use his nebulizer and is allergic to nearly everything. He is a changed boy, but for the better. He hasn't used his nebulizer since he began taking Flovent. If any person has concerns about a medication, talk to your doctor. Even better, talk to your pharmacist as they know more about drug compounds than doctors do.	M	6	3 weeks		10/27/2008
2	allergy induced asthma	All though this med did seem to help her breathig not worth all the same horrible side effects that my husband and myself were blaming on behavioral problems in our previously well behaved ,well mannered,respectful,good student,sweet 6 year old little girl. She was no longer considered a good child,	Her 98% school work quickly dropped to a 85% in a one month period of time, she could no longer stay on task or follow simple instructions. What have I done to my child? I was never even warned of any possible side effects, I feel like the worst parent blaming her for being defiant for no reason just all of a sudden!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Stopping this med. NOW	F	32	1.5 months		10/22/2008 Email
2	recurrent pneumonia	irritability, sleeplessness, agressive behavior	My 14 month old started using this medication after 2 episodes of pneumonia within 4 weeks. Since starting this she has been up most of the night unable to sleep for some reason. I looked up the side effects and no where on the medication's list did it say may cause insomnia. She has also had extreme thirst and been cranky and throwing fits and tantrums over and over throughout the day. She never did this before taking the Flovent. She has even began waving her arms and crying hysterically, screaming, and hitting when she is angered by the littlest thing. Thank goodness for finding this website and seeing that others have had some of these same experiences. If it can affect older children and adults this way her poor little 14 month old body must really be feeling it!	F	1	7 days		10/20/2008
1	asthma	extreme hyperactivity, not listening, being aggressive with other students in school, defying the teachers instructions	seemed to help control the asthma but not worth the side effects. he has always been an active boy but never had any issues until he started flovent. the side effects started immediatly, has only been taking it for about a week and a half. takes it two puffs in morning and two puffs at night as well	M	4	1 weeks		10/20/2008
2	ASTHMA	SLEEP INTERUPTION; NIGHTMARES.	I'm 49 yrs old. Have usually well controlled, allergy induced asthma. I used Advair whenever I had a cold or my allergies were not under control w/Allegra, etc. The Dr switched me to Flovent because of new info about Advair's possibly fatal side-effects. I figured out after a couple of weeks that the Flovent caused my sleep problems. I didn't find these side effects listed on the medical info websites.	F	49	14 days		10/15/2008
1	6 year old daughter for asthma	severe mood swings, uncontrolable anger, screaming, physically aggressive, destructive, increased appetite, difficulty going to sleep	It may control asthma but there needs to be a better warning lable for severe side effects.	F	6	2 months		9/8/2008
1	Asthma coughing	autistic behavior was intensified.	An update to my post from last December. I stopped giving my son both the Flovent and Flonase and it slowly took a few months for him to get back to his "regular" self, but he did.		7			6/27/2008 Email
1	Seasonal Allergies	Agressive behavior; long,explosive tantrums with head banging; sleep issues; "zoning out" to extremes; looked "through" you; rarely spoke.	We saw immediate changes within 24 hours of first skipped day (had been taking 1 puff/day). Had been diagnosed as PDD-NOS due to these issues; Once the med was stopped, he no longer exhibited the symptoms mentioned above. It has been nearly 12 weeks Flovent-free, and we have a new child and a new life!	M	3.5	1.5 years		6/21/2008 Email
1	asthma induced by viral infections	crying, out of control behavior, not listening, mean	I have been going crazy trying to figure out what happened to my nice boy? Every approach to discipline has failed lately. My son was on flovent 2x per day and I have brought it down to only 1 and there are still side effects. I can't even leave the room without him having a total melt down and he is 5 - never did this when he was a toddler. The same behavior happened when we tried Singulair. Isn't there something else to manange his asthma?	M	5	1 months		6/18/2008
2	Seasonal Asthma	My daughter was prescribed Flovent after a 2 day stay at the hospital. It seemed to control her asthma, however I started getting reports from her daycare provider and gymnastics coach that they have had to give her multiple timeouts because she would not listen, and was aggressive towards other children which was out of her character. She does not sleep completely through the night and has become moody on some days. She has only been on this medication for 2 1/2 weeks and takes 2 puffs twice a day. I am going to reduce her medication and make an appointment with her doctor for an alternative treatment plan.		F	4	2 weeks		5/10/2008 Email
1	Nonspecific Bronchial Spasms	Moodiness, Aggravation, Sleeplessness, Inability to focus	I started taking Flovent for a breathing problem that my doctor thinks started because of allergies. I am currently taking 4 puffs per day and only need it for 10 days (thank goodness). I have been on it for five days now and a couple of days ago I noticed I am really emotional and have found myself snapping at my husband, kids and co-workers. I also have cry spells for absolutley no reason. I am normally not emotional and could not live like this every day. I was not told of these side effects and they were not on the product info sheet from the pharmacy. I am glad I only had 5 days left of this medication or I would be looking for an alternative. I also have had horrible dreams and haven't slept well.	F	30	5 days		4/15/2008
3	severe asthma & allergies	no side affects initially...now can see weight gain is due to this medicine as well as sleep disorders..I was not able to put this all together til recently..dr's will deny knowing much about side effects..but chronicle everything..you are your only advocate in the dr's office..	initially- this inhaler changed my life..I had severe asthma & nothing controlled it without awful and immediate side effects..After a month I was able to not need my rescue inhaler or feel like I needed my epipen with me all the time..I was able to exercise and run and not worry about having an attack...I was finally free...then after a year of use..I started to gain more weight..my shape was changing yet I took better care of myself than ever- regular exercise, ate well..etc etc..but the pounds kept creeping on..I looked bloated in pictures..my sleep became interrupted and I felt my moods swing..I was attributing all these things to stress or other outside factors..after 2 years- I weight more and as much as I did when I took systemic steroids now..and in spite of the fact that I work out longer & harder than I have in my life..after all the reading- I think flovent is the key..while I may be giving up preventative asthma control- I think I want my life back- normal sleep, n	F	40	2 years		4/14/2008
3	bronchitus and asthma	quick weight gain, moodiness, sleeplessness	I have gone from a size 5 to 8 in 2 weeks. My stomach is as big as it was when I was 5 months pregnant. My legs and butt have gained also. I am breathing better. I also have been taking Flonase at the same time. I stopped that due to a very runny nose all day and that has subsided. I am very short with people for no reason and I'm awake alot at night.	F	38	2 weeks		4/9/2008 Email
4	Asthma (for both), Chronic Lung dis	2 sons take it--in one son, age 20 months, no adverse side effects and he has been on it since he was 10 months old. He has Chronic Lung disease and asthma. HE also takes singulair and Xophenex daily. My older son, now age 5, was diagnosed with asthma towards the end of last summer and began taking flovent 8 months ago. We have seen dramatic shifts in his mood, behavior, and ability to focus. He was a golden child at his preschool last year, and this year, from the first day (2 weeks after starting Flovent) he has become impossible to manage. Same room, same teacher, same class as last year. The only thing that changed was him going on flovent. It has taken us a while to pinpoint, but we are pretty sure it is a reaction to the flovent and have begun to take him off the flovent. We are seeking alternatives that have less of an emotional/behavioral effect. He also recently began taking albuterol as needed.	It defeintely seems to vary person to person--like any medications. Whiel not a commonly seen side effect, as with all meds, there will be side effects that show up in the genreal population that did not show up in clinical trials. As a former scietific researcher, I have to say that no clinical trial can ever predict every possible side effect. It is forums like these that help people who have rare side effects connect, and also keep the pharmacuitical companies informed of possible side effects to add tot heir warning or to do follow up studies on.	F	33	10 months		4/8/2008 Email
1	Asthma	My 8 year old son has been on this for at least 6 years. I'm reading these stories of rage, anger, anxiety, night-terrors, opposition, defiance, hallucinations, etc and seeing my son in every word! We have had him to therapists and doctors for this and nothing seems to work. We are taking him off this medication NOW as his asthma is very controlled and hope the rage/anger subsides.	His asthma has been well managed but if the side affects he's experiencing are caused by this drug then I'll be talking with an attorney. Try something else before you try this!	M	8	6 years		4/3/2008 Email
2	prolonged barking cough	My 5-year-old daughter was given Flovent (2 puffs of 50 mcg 2x daily) after developing a barking cough (loud enough to make you jump) at the end of a cold virus. After a few days I noticed that my daughter was restless and not sleeping well. After almost 2 weeks she was becoming hyperactive within 30 minutes of taking her med using an Aerochamber, but her cough was still not under control so I continued her med. Her teacher commented at about 2 weeks that she seemed to be "out of sorts". On the 19th day, one day after the cough finally seemed to be subsiding, her school phoned me to say that she had asked that they call me because she wasn't feeling well - her teacher also noted that she had been acting "completely out of character". When I thought about the previous couple of weeks, it became clear that she had been becoming increasingly sensitive, moody and teary. She also experienced stomach bloating and more frequent bowel movements during this time, which did n	It's not entirely clear which of my daughter's symptoms may have been caused directly by Flovent other than the hyperactivity and sleeplessness. Of course sleep deprivation can be quite harmful. However, I think we have to conclude from our experience that she does not tolerate this med and should not be given it in the future except in an emergency and when there is no alternative available. I am quite unhappy that the potential for these side effects was not described in the drug information sheet that we received from the pharmacy, nor was it mentioned by our family doctor. Even if sensitivity to a particular med only occurs in a small portion of the patients who use it, patients and their families should be informed about this possibility.	F	5	19 days		3/26/2008
1	Allergic Asthma	I've pretty much experienced every side effect. I had been on and off it for 3 years prior. I wasn't consistently using the drug every day, twice a day, until about 1 years ago. At which time I suddenly shot up 25 pounds, even though I was working out 3 times a week. The weight was also in my mid-section and arms (which does not run in the family). I crave food constantly. I am sick ALL the time. Every cold that I am exposed to, I catch it. I bruise just by grabbing or touching, especially on my legs. My periods are severe, painful, and I am extremely emotional (which prior was not a problem). I get yeast infections constantly. I have developed severe skin sensitivities with in the last year. I can't wear any metal jewelry without breaking out into hives and bouts of extremely dry skin.	If your doctor gives you any other recommendations on medications or alternative methods to controlling asthma, I would be open to using them.	F	26	4 years		3/26/2008 Email
5	severe bouts of bronchitis,	hoarsness, painful lump in my right breast (not cancerous and may or may not be related 2 my taking Flovent) and dry throat.	I'm a non-smoker and from reading everyone else's comments, I have 2 say I feel lucky that I haven't had most to none of the symptoms these people have endured but everyone is different. I wouldn't give up my Flovent for anything. B4 I started Flovent, my bronchitis and allergy induced asthma was horrible and now recently I was diagnosed as having bronchitis again only this time I didn't even know I had it. I thought I just had a mild cold for 2 weeks and it turns out my doctor told me I had bronchitis. I truly believe my Flovent, taking 1 puff twice a day at 250 mcg, is what really helped me. I was previously on Advair for 5 days and they should take that stuff off the market.	F	26	5 months		3/21/2008 Email
3	mild to moderate asthma	severe irritability, mood swings, dizziness, nausea, headaches	this drug controls my sons asthma well and at a low daily maintenance dose (1 puff daily) side effects have been negligible for several years of treatment, but have always suspected it caused irritability when a higher dose was required. He has recently had to be on an extended dose of 4 puffs daily due to 2 viruses back to back. He has been complaining constantly of headaches, nausea, dizziness and the mood swings are unbelievable. Will be talking to our dr. about trying something different.	M	8	5 years		3/4/2008
5	Asthma, Inflamation in my lungs	I don't have any side effects that I know of. I do have depression and weight gain,cramps in different parts of my body,bruising, but I'm not sure if any of this is related to Flovent. I resently found out I have Glaucoma, no other family members have it.	Waking up the day after my first dose I thought I was cured. I had tears in my eyes. I was able to take a deep breath without any wheezing. What a miracle!! I soon learned I can't get off this inhaler with out getting sick. I have always been healthy but in my 40's found out I have this terrible thing call Asthma.I pray someone finds a cure in my lifetime.	F	53	7 years		2/29/2008 Email
4	repeated bronchitis / coughing	My 18 month old has been coughing for months, Paediatrician started him on Singulair (our daughter is on this as well & has had great results) and the Ventolin & Flovent puffers. He has been irritable, eating has been off & on, wired, and falls asleep easily at night, but wakes in the night with what appears to be bad dreams & gas, and is awake for a minimum of 2 hours.... Not fun, and it's every night... We're exhausted, he's cranky.	We do feel the Flovent is helping to decrease his cough & dry it up. Since he's been on antibiotics for bronchitis about 10 times in his short life, it seems like a better change to make, but we're not sure we can handle the night waking for an extended period of time. Are there other options? My daughter did not have any of these side effects & still takes the Flovent/Ventolin frequently.... The Paediatrician has also prescribed a mask & machine, is the medicine different? We had to order it in & hasn't arrived yet. Maybe we'd be better off using this....	M	1.5	2 weeks		2/29/2008 Email
1	Viral Induced Asthma	Thank heavens for this web site. I knew something was wrong as soon as my 5 year old son woke up the next day after his first dose. If I could have hooked him up to an electric generator he could have powered a small city. Aggression, loss of self control, mood swings, became obsessive about certain things he previously had no interest in. He constantly had to make noise, even if it was just a slight humming sound while he ate. He was a different kid. Stopped the treatment after five days. Was seriously worried he was going to hurt himself or his younger brother. Why this isn't listed as possible side effect I don't know.		M	5	5 days		2/13/2008
3	asthma	irritable, headaches, emotional	my son has been taking flixitide same as flovent as a preventor on and off for a few years. He takes ventolin when needed. His asthma over the years has been getting worse. So I've been looking for answers and I think the ventolin has been making it worse. The past few weeks we've been practising butekyo breathing method and I can say It has been MIRACULOUS we've halved his preventer. Look into it. I bought a book about it , but there are people who teach the exercises.	M	8	2 years		2/12/2008
3	cough/asthma	My daughter's cough improved within a few days. However, after about a week she started becoming very emotional/depressed. She began having trouble falling asleep and was complaining of constant dizziness and stomach aches. Also noticed what seemed to be a tic. None of these issues were ever present before she started on Flovent and she is not on any other meds.	Would monitor carefully if you have a young child.	F	5	3 weeks		2/9/2008
1	I had a viral infection in my lungs	I pretty much experienced every single side effect. I'm a college student and life for the past two weeks have been horrible to say the least. I've been really tired, in spite of the average 10 hrs of sleep a night, and I'm always hungry (i've consistently been eating four full meals a day). I endured very heavy mood swings, i.e. i will start snapping at people randomly, be really happy and energetic then start crying. Unfortunately the drug worked for me. I got over the virus within days, but the side effects are KILLING ME! I would not recommend this drug because of what I've been going through.		F	20	14 days		2/2/2008
4	Asthma	maybe slight oversensitivity, however, my daughter is 3 1/2 so its hard to tell how much of that is just normal drama. No other side effects so far.	I refused to allow my daughter to take this medication for over a year, I wanted to see if we could control her asthma with Singulair alone aginst the advice of my doctor. After 2 emergency room visits and daily use of her Albuterol inhaler to contol her cough (these were coughing spells so bad that it would cause her to not be able to catch a breath)I gave in an gave her the Flovent. We give her 1 puff before bed along with the Singulair and she has bee symptom free since the day we started giving it to her. I will take her off in the summer as her asthma is seasonal.	F	3.5	3 months		2/1/2008
3	Asthma	Night terrors. Emotional instability. Fatigue and difficulty sleeping. Moody.	My son is 5yrs old. He had asthmas as a toddler and used Flovent then. It helped. We had some behaviour issues, but thought that it was because of his age and did not consider that it might have been because of the medication. Recently, unfortunately, the astma has returned--likely due to allergies. He was put on Flovent two separate times and both times after a couple days we saw past behaviour issues return. The night terrors caused us to wonder if it wasn't linked to the Flovent. As soon as we stopped the medication, the night terrors stopped as well.	M	5	7 days		1/27/2008
1	allergic asthma	aggression, excessive and unusual moodiness/over-sensitivity, sporadic appetite, urinary incontinence (reverting back to earlier stage of potty training)	My son has been taking Flovent for 15 days. For the past 4 days, we've noticed a sudden and extreme increase in his moodiness and aggression--something we also noticed when he was on Singulair for about 2 weeks last spring. This is not "normal" behavior for him, and seems to us to be directly linked to these two drugs. We're discontinuing immediately, and I know his doctor will say aggression isn't a side effect, as the only one he informed me of was the growth stunting effect, even after I told him of our experience with Singulair. If there hasn't been a formal study about it, our doctors won't acknowledge it--at least not to a degree to enable them to actually warn us about the potential side effects!	M	4.5	15 days		1/26/2008
1	asthma, coughing, RAD	Behavior changes: oppositional, hyperactive, contrary, argumentative, near-obsessive, increased aggression. Physiological: sleep disturbance (anxiety), facial puffiness, weight gain, especially in trunk, some kind of blemish, acne-like on face - anyone else's child have small bumps, almost like pimples on their child's face? Very mild, but there.	Daughter has Obstructive Sleep Apnea, is short on sleep, affecting her behavior (i.e. sleep debt = poor impulse control). But recent hitting/spitting/scratching, etc., behavior at school makes me wonder if it might be Flovent making her more aggressive. Going to speak with Doc about taking her off Flovent. My daughter is having Tonsils and Adenoids removed in April to abate Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Didn't want my child to have to endure surgery, but feel like I have to so she can breathe and sleep restfully at night. Note that *other side effects have been noted anecdotally* by parents whose children are taking Flovent. But being anecdotal is not the same thing as not being real - the people that post to this forum might represent a statistically under-reported sample - the right question to ask is who has studied Flovent use in children? How many studies? How many children? What results? Just because we're a tiny slice of an larger population that takes this drug - this does no	F	6	3 months		1/14/2008 Email
5	breathing problems/asthma	some behavior problems, anger, emotional (with bigger doses than currently taking)	My 5 yr. old son now uses the inhaled version (instead of a nebulizer) at the lowest strength possible once a day and his behavior problems are gone. We were trying two times a day through the winter, but he experienced the same behavior and emotional problems others listed, so the doctor went back to once a day and he's great.	M	5	1 years		1/12/2008
5	chronic asthma	None.	I have had asthma, classified as on the severe side of moderate, for 20 years now. Flovent is a miracle drug for me! I need my rescue inhaler no more than 3 or 4 times a year and my lung function is excellent.	F	42	10 years		1/4/2008
4	asthma	None at all	My daughter did not have any of the side effects that others are reporting. She has been on Flovent and Singulair for over two years now and if she does not get it she will get sick. Parents should take heed that not every child will react the same way. Your doctor should tell you what to do. If your child has an adverse reaction talk to your doctor first. Do not just go to the internet and stop the meds without checking. This can be very dangerous.	F	4	2 years		1/4/2008
1	4-year-old Virus induced asthma	Thank goodness for this website --- we knew something was wrong after 3 days of giving our son Flovent! We went to a specialist and our son was given an Asthma Plan for us to follow regaring Virus Induced Asthma and were told to give him Singular 1x/day, along with 44 mcg of Flovent; however, when a "flare-up" occurred we were to give him 110 mcg of Flovent for 7 days, along with Albuterol by inhaler. We did this for 3 days and then stopped. Our son is a very happy boy and after waking up from his sleep and a nap, his whole behavior changed dramatically: crying/screaming, kicking, throwing his body around, became unfocused, throwing objects, waking up at night kicking/whining. It took him about an hour to settle down each time. For 2 1/2 years we've used Albuterol and Pulmicort in a nebulizer and have never had these side effects. We called the specialist and spoke to the nurse and she said she wasn't familiar with these side effects, but kindly said that "we know	Stopping it after 3 days!	M	4	3 days		1/3/2008
1	asthma, cough	My 6-year old son is on the autistic spectrum, high functioning. Since the medicine, he has shown signs of full-blown autism. Stimming like crazy, tantrums, does funny rolling things with the eyes. I didn't realize it was the flovent until last night. This past week, his neurologist said he was like "jekyl and hyde", his speech therapist couldn't get over how nasty he was and the stimming was unbelievable and my girlfriend (another spectrum mom) who we haven't seen for three weeks, told me SHE wanted to cry, she was afraid of him, all of his autistic tendencies (he does have tendencies, they were just somewhat controllable) just came out intensified overnight. We finally pinpointed it. Stopped it cold turkey and praying he goes back to his "normal" self. Could this cause permanent damage like vaccines do with some kids on the spectrum?	Cough stopped immediately.	M	6	4 weeks		12/20/2007 Email

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