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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR FLOVENT | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | Asthma/year round allergies | Irritable, restless, trouble falling asleep and staying asleep, angry outburst, emotional outbursts, extreme anxiety, daydreaming or blank stare | My son is autistic but is a loving and sweet boy with minimal behavior problems this inhaler has turned him into an enraged child who just wants to cry or hit someone. I told his pediatrician and she said she thinks it's his "autism" making him feel that way. I just took him off the medication a day ago and he's back to his loving and affectionate self I have my sweet baby back. Please don't give this to your child | M | 4 | 1 months 2X day | 10/25/2022 | 1 | Asthma | My son has been taking flovent from 9 months of age until 18 months. He has been diagnosed on the Autism spectrum after taking flovent for months. He had delays in speech, sensory issues, stimming, not following directions, etc.. I stopped his medication and now at the age 2 he is speaking, interacting socially and blossoming all around. He does not have ASD. It was the medication! | Use with Caution | M | 1 | 1 years 2X day | 8/17/2022 | 1 | Virus induced chronic cough | Aggression, violent outbursts (sometimes for no apparent reason), extreme emotional outbursts, extreme irritability, self-harm, self-loathing, defiance, hyperactivity. | As many other parents described, the side effects of this medication have been horrible. My now 4 year old was prescribed this when he was still 3 for a chronic cough. It eventually helped with the cough but turned him into a violent emotional basket case. He started hitting me and his dad many times a day (he was only rarely violent previously, a normal amount for a 3 yr old dealing with transitions) and started hitting his baby brother (something he had never done before). He also started saying that he wanted to be hurt and that he was bad and had just been born that way. After 2 months on this medication I think he has internalized these angry impulses and lack of self control and decided he's a bad person. I didn't put it together that it could have been this medication until a few days ago (after reaching out to a pediatric psychologist, private behavioral consultant and considering blood sugar or food sensitivities as possible causes) I think it's criminal that these side effects are not on the pamphlet that comes with this medication doesn't list these possible side effects. And the most infuriating thing is that when I told his doctor (the one who prescribed the inhaler) I thought this was the cause of the behavior problems he dismissed it and told me he thought my son should be evaluated for high functioning autism and ADHD and we should consider an ADHD medication. All this for a kid who h | M | 4 | 2 months 2X day | 3/20/2022 | 1 | Asthma | Anxiety extremely worsened with this puffer | M | 5 | 90 days 50 2X day | 1/15/2022 | 3 | Reactive Airway Disease | Shakiness, trouble sleeping | F | 12 | 2 months 44 mcg 2X day | 4/28/2021 | 1 | Asthma | My daughter started this last week and her mood and behaviors have been awful. Moody, angry and aggressive. She has anxiety and we finally got it down and her anxiety med down and she has been stable for months and months, until this medication. She won't be taking it anymore. This drug is bad and it is very bad for my child. | F | 10 | 8 days 2X day | 11/5/2020 | 1 | Asthma | Extreme mood swings, not able to control himself, difficult to calm down, panic attacks and being scared more. Little things set him off. | M | 4.5 | 4 days | 2/11/2020 | 5 | Transient asthma croup | This has been life saving for my son. He has currently transient asthma that causes croup inflammation that narrows his throat to the point of hospitalization. From the time he was 18 months we dreaded any respiratory virus as he would croup. Started this at age 6 at the lowest possible dose per our allergist and we have not had any issues or one croup related transient episode. And my son has had no side effects that have been mentioned on this board. The pediatrician is more mindful of growth just in case, but we are not worried because there are things for that too and the benefits outweigh the risks in that case. | Make sure you have an allergist that starts at the lowest doses possible for treatment effectiveness with monthly follow ups until achieved. Some start too high, and it might be cAusing side effect issues. | M | 8 | 2 years 88mcg | 5/4/2019 | 2 | Asthma | My sweet, compliant and affectionate son has become a monster on this drug. He is aggressive, defiant, unable to soothe himself or be distracted; he hits and spits and says terrible things with the intention to shock and hurt. He was like a different child. I thought his behavior was “three-nager” stuff I had heard of, but after he was sent home from pre school for hitting, I began researching this drug. I’m so grateful I found this site. We will be discontinuing our use and switching to Qvar. I want my little boy back! | I will say, his asthma was very well controlled in this drug, but the side effects are too grisly for us to bear. | M | 3 | 1 months 110 mcg | 9/3/2018 | 1 | Asthma | Seizures, Extreme Anxiety, Extreme Insomnia, Night Terrors, Hallucinations, Anger, Bipolar Behavior, Systemic Eosinophelia (presented in blood work and by severe skin condition), EEG showed Brain Toxicity in the way seizures presented | My sweet, kind, calm daughter had been on Flovent for several years. She had also been on Singulair as a combined treatment for part of that time (google Singulair side-effects - they are equally horrible). Gradually, we watched our dear daughter develop severe anxiety issues causing her to rip at her skin until she bled, severe insomnia, mood swings, terrifying dreams and visions, she kept saying the floor was opening up and evil creatures with red eyes were trying to get her to fall in, and a severe skin disorder (beyond typical eczema). She also developed systemic eosinophelia which presented in blood tests and by severe allergic reactions and an all over body rash, Finally, she started to have seizures out-of-the blue. Neurologists said her brain was showing an unusual pattern, and they could only conclude it was from a toxicity from something. The whole while, we kept giving our daughter flovent daily (she was 8 years old by this time, but had been gradually getting worse since she was 7 years old). Fast forward 2.5 years. Our daughter has been off Flovent for 18 months, but we are just now making the connection to Flovent and Singulair as the cause. Our daughter has had a long road to recovery (probably since she was on the medications so long). Everything is improving, and her mood is happy again. She still has seizures, though they, too, are improving. I am praying she can make a full recovery in time. PLEASE, PARENTS!! CAREFULLY CONSIDER USING THIS DRUG! | F | 8 | 4 years 44 mcg 2X day | 10/16/2017 | 2 | ASTHMA | F | 8 | 110 mg 1X day | 11/22/2016 Patient History | 1 | asthma/allergy | headaches, racing heart, paranoia, anxiety, schizophrenia, hallucinations, moody, stomach pains, night terrors | I do not recommend this medication. My daughter has always been pleasant and happy go lucky. She was put on this medication to control her asthma and seasonal allergies. She began having night terrors and hallucination of a man in all black chasing her. She became very moody and aggressive towards everybody. She was very anxious. Her symptoms got to the point where she did not want to be alone at any given point. She was also on other medications for her asthma as well and after slowly discontinuing one medication at a time this was the last medication that she was on so I conclude that this is the medication that was affecting her. Especially after reading how she was experiencing the same symptoms as other children around her age. | F | 11 | 2 months 44 mcg 2X day | 6/28/2016 | 1 | Asthma | Extreme anxiety, suicidal thoughts, hyperactivity, schizophrenia | My daughter will never touch this drug again. She's been on it off and on, spriing and fall, for 2 years. I started her on it to get through spring allergies last week. Yesterday she told me she didn't want to be alive. Today the school called because she broke down and told them she was hearing voices from under the ground telling her not to believe in God and that she should come underground with them. Thank God for this site. I suspected the steroid when her usually happy behavior changed but now I know for certain the drug caused a psychotic episode. So many other moms with the exact same behaviors in formerly normal children including voices and suicidal thoughts. | F | 7 | 3 days | 3/21/2016 | 1 | Asthma | My son has been on Flovent for 2 months for his asthma. He's always been a great kid, never any tantrums or behavior issues. Over the past month, we have noticed heightened anxiety, tics (clenching and unclenching his fists to relieve anxiety), OCD tendencies, inability to cope with the smallest frusterations, tantrums and anger. I couldn't figure out where this behavior was coming from, given that there have been no other changes in his life and he has a great day to day stress free environment. After reading these posts my husband and I are sure this is the cause. I'm stopping this horrid medication immediately. I will be calling his doc to see what our other options are. | M | 7 | 1 days 2 puffs 2x | 11/24/2015 | 1 | Diagnosed Asthma | Vomited twice, Hyper, Insomnia, Hallucinations (especially about spiders), Hallucinations of sensations in his face and feet, nightmares, irrational fears from my typically fearless child. | My other son had a reaction to this same medicine in 2005. He also hallucinations, irrational fears (terrified of tree frogs even though he loved them), nightmares, banging his head on the floor, anger, rage, major anxiety. I can't tell you how many times I have had a doctor tell me how extrememly rare these side effects are. I didn't want my 2nd son even trying Flovent because of the reaction my first son had. I was bullied into it at this latest appointment and here we are again. These side effects look pretty common to me after reading all of the other reports! | M | 7 | 3 days 110mcg | 7/12/2015 | 4 | allergy induced asthma | The day after my daughter starting taking this medication she changed into an emotional mess!! She would go into rage fits out of no where. She began getting violent and throwing things if she didn't get what she wanted. She even became super violent with her sister. She would jump on her punch her slap her etc. | F | 8 | 7 days 44 | 12/18/2014 | 5 | reactive airway/asthma | None | This med has been a life-saver. My daughter has not wheezed since she started this drug. Before this, we were in the ER with every cold she got. She is 2.5, diagnosed with RAD at 18 mos. Rescue inhalers are not a substitute for long term control. If this drug does not work for your child, find another control! it is necessary. | F | 2.5 | 120 days 44mcg 2X day | 9/22/2014 | 1 | Do not give this med to your child. My five year old done became aggressive, irritable and sensitive...and it didn't even improve his condition. I suggest getting a detailed allergy testing to find out what's triggering his attacked I mean test them for everything. Also I noticed if I really pay attention to his diet, lots of smoothies and veggies he tends to do a lot better. Omega 3 , probiotic and the spice turmeric help with inflammation . Look up natural alternatives . They've helped with my son. Good luck | M | 5 | 1 days | 9/12/2014 | 3 | severe environmental allergies/asth | his behavior is much worse on this but he isn't sick 9mos per year with URIs anymore. Becoming increasingly alarmed that he keeps getting fatter and fatter with pockets of cellulite and breasts. the only other thing he is on is very rare Proventil when needed, allegra, and Flonase. Thinking about stopping meds | anyone experience male child weight gain and breasts? the Proventil didn't do it so it is this or allegra | M | 8 | 1.5 years 2X day | 10/17/2013 | 1 | Bad cough | Screaming, kicking, just completely out of control behavior. | My son has taken Flovent a few times in the past - colds hit him hard in the chest, and he gets really gunky coughs - and never had any problems with it. We started him on it this afternoon (I only did 1 puff) and he was fine, but tonight (2 puffs, as prescribed), within 10 minutes of taking it, he completely transformed. He started screaming, kicking, just out of his head, and even said, "I don't want to be alive." When he finally calmed down about 20 minutes later, I asked him why he said those words, and he replied, "I don't even know why." It's like the drug temporarily altered his brain. It was so scary. I am absolutely not using this drug again. Ever. | M | 5 | 2X day | 4/10/2013 |
FLOVENT (FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE): Fluticasone is used to treat certain growths in the nose (nasal polyps). It belongs to a class of drugs known as corticosteroids. Fluticasone works by reducing swelling (inflammation) in the nasal passages. This can help decrease symptoms such as stuffy nose. FDA Approval Date: 1996-03-27 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)