FLOVENT Reviews (FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE)Average Rating: 2.2 (338 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare FLOVENT with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR FLOVENT | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | Asthma | None | Have taken on and off over many years. It has been life saving. I would not be alive today without it. I have had no side effects. | 66 | 20 years 220 mcg 2X day | 4/10/2016 | 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 | 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 | 1 | OMG I am so glad I found this site. My daughter was diagnosed with asthma at age 9. The Dr put her on Flovent. She had developed the worst OCD you can ever imagine and we just realized it has only occured since she started this medication. SHe cant walk up the stairs without taking one step back on each stair, she has to touch the toilet paper several times before pulling the roll...I could go on and on but this is TERRIBLE! I am stopping this medication IMMEDIANTELY | 30 days 44 2X day | 4/4/2012 | 1 | Had the flu | Horrible,chest tightness weird feeling tiredness muscle weakness hacking couch I stopped ,was not for me I do not have ashma,had a bad cough after the flu | Should be discontinued | 61 | 4 days 220 | 4/7/2020 | 5 | EoE | Kept me awake at night but nothing else | It worked wonders for my EoE, almost started working immediately, literally gave me my life back! | F | 18 | 2 years 2X day | 11/30/2022 | 5 | Reactive Airway | No side effects. | Unbelievable, I can't believe the improvement in one week. I can finally sleep through the night and breath comfortably. I didn't know how uncomfortable I was until this stuff started to work. I also started using Flonase at the same time. My nose is currently wonderful. | F | 40 | 1 weeks 110 MG 2X day | 7/26/2012 | 5 | Asthma | No side effects and I find it curious parents mentioning things such as teeth grinding, mood swings and being clingy. NEWS FLASH...that is normal behavior for children, whether we like it or not. My daughter has been grinding her teeth since she was 6 months old. By the way, many children grind their teeth. I work in dental field and it's common knowledge. Parents may want to look into other reasons for the sudden erratic behavior. Also, growth has not been as issue either. I am not trying to minimize parental observations but I do believe that sometimes, we as parents, tend exxagerate. I see it ever day!!! | My daughter was hospitalized for 5 days when she was 2 years old and then for 3 additional days six months later. We were already using the nebulizer after her first episode which was pretty much useless. After they prescibed flovent, she has been stable and her catching a cold is less scary now. She episodes were triggered by colds & chest congestion. Both my husband and I are very happy with her results. | F | 3 | 44mcg 2X day | 8/16/2012 | 5 | Athsma | Hoarsness - gargling with warm salt water helped this. My athsma was getting bad again due to allergy season so I went up to 2 puffs 2x/day, and experienced extreme moodiness, and feelings of agression while falling asleep. I'm a very gentle, introverted person not given to these aggressive urges. I was able to control them, but I can't always control the crying or snapping at loved ones. Lots of Omega 3's helped that. I have also had a migraine constantly for the last month, and nothing else in my life has changed except raising my dose of flovent up to the standard perscribed dose. It hurts to brush my hair and swallow food,and all my joints hurt. Other than this athsma I am in perfect health. I am content, vey healthy and live an active life. I am planning to slowly reduce my dose and end up at one puff at night only. | Flovent has been the most effective and unobtrusive of all the medications I've tried. It really does work for athsma. However, I am quite anxious to get off of it and get my energy and motivation back, and not be so moody all the time. I have also been doing the Buteyko method for athsma and it works well, if you have lots of time to commit to it. It is allowing me to slowly reduce the medication. | F | 27 | 3 months | 6/19/2006 | 5 | Asthma | Extra mucus and hoarse voice | This drug has enabled me to exercise again and resume a normal life. My asthma had gotten so bad that I could barely go up and down stairs without wheezing and this drug helped all of that. After 2 weeks I felt a world better and now I'm on 2 months and everything is great. I haven't noticed any side effects, mood changes or weight gain. | F | 29 | 2 months | 10/13/2007 | 5 | asthma | weight gain, pre diabetic, tired, weekness, blood pressure fluctuates | This is a very good asthma medicine but the side effects have been dramtic for me. Had to change to a pill form of another asthma medicine, Singulair. | F | 38 | 3 months | 7/28/2005 | 5 | Severe Asthma | No side effects. Inhaled steriods are FAR less risky than taking oral steroids. | This is the only medication I have used that WORKED. I have carried my albuterol around religiously since I was 8 years old. I have discovered that while I am on Flovent, I no longer care if I even have my albuterol nearby! That's how wonderful this has been for me! | F | 29 | 2 years | 10/16/2004 | 5 | Borderline Asthma | None | Very effective if taken regularly. Will prevent attacks from happening, but will not help when attack is already happening. | F | 36 | 4 years | 4/28/2004 | 5 | Asthma | No side effects. Flovent has been a godsend for us and has kept my DD out of the hospital. | My DD started Flovent 44 mcg 2 puffs 2x per day when she was 6 months old. She went up to Flovent 110 2 puffs 2x per day when she was 3 and alternates between that and Flovent 220. When we have tried to wean her off of Flovent, she has been hospitalized every time for asthma. She is a sweet, sunny natured easy 7.5 year old who has a fantastic attention span, is super smart and is loved by her teachers and friends. She does very well in school, music, ballet etc. Without Flovent, her asthma would be out of control. | F | 40 | 7 years 220 2 puff 2X day | 2/28/2011 | 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 | 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 | 5 | Asthma | On increased doses when ill, (880 mcg daily) I have experienced vivid strange dreams,as well as increased agitation. But,these side effects never deterred me from continuing therapy. On my normal doseage(440 mcg daily) I experience NO side effects at all. | This inhaler has improved my quality of life immensely. I have not had an attack in 15+ years because of being on Flovent. There have been many times that I have been sick with bronchitis and my Asthma would flare up..without this I would have been hospitalized. I highly recommend long term usage. | F | 40 | 10 years 110 mcg | 9/20/2015 | 5 | asthma | hoarseness, difficulty swallowing, thrush, tingling fingers, muscle weakness legs | Few mild side effects, but this has been the only inhaler that has worked for me and I only use my rescue inhaler twice a week instead of 4 times a day now. I can circumvent the oral side effects with hydrogen peroxide/water rinse. | F | 47 | 3 months 110mg 2X day | 8/28/2014 | 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 | 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 |
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)