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 | 5 | Asthma | Barely noticeable jitters, =/same as albuterol | NO OTHER competitor comes even CLOSE to doing the job and getting it done, over with. Rarely have to employ it again, even not next day. Express Scripts overs 3 alternate "solutions" that fail miserably - does not cover Flovent & denies appeals. | M | 67 | 20 years 110mcg 1X AN | 7/5/2016 | 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 | 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 | 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, 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 | 3 | Asthma | I have taken a series of inhaled steroids since I was about 11 yrs. One side effect of all of them is significant weight gain. Another, that I have only become aware of in hind-sight is stunted growth. I keep myself on as low a dose as possible now, but when I do have to increase the dosage due to cold/allergies I gain weight all over again. As well, I bruise much more easily. The combination of Flovent with other steroids, such as Flonase is particularly problematic in these regards. | F | 26 | 9 years | 10/20/2004 | 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, 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 | 3 | Asthma | yeast infection in throat, esophagial candida | Flovent has worked really well for me to control my asthma over the years. The only problem is it gives me yeast infections in my throat and espophagus about once a year. The infection in the throat is obvious, it's white spots on the back of my throat. All it takes to get rid of it is one Diflucan. I found out I had the infection (candida) in my esophagus last week when I had an edoscopy. The GI doctor thinks it's the cause for my terrible stomach problems/acid reflux I've been having for 3 months. The only other symtpoms I had of it was a slight cough. | F | 26 | 7 years 110mg 1X day | 8/29/2010 | 2 | Asthma | Increasingly moody, irritable, rage, anxiety(increasing), defiance, difficulty sleeping, lack of focus, loss of appetite. All these symptoms have been increasing. | Our son is 12 and has been on Flovent for approx 7 years. His paediatricians switched him to Flovent from Pulmicort when he was 5. He has had asthma since he was a baby. The GP and his Paediatricians have repeatedly said "Flovent is very safe and has no side effects". I have questioned them several times about side effects - they dismiss my concerns. (and I feel embarrassed for asking). Even if this medication has adverse effects for only a % of kids why are they saying it is safe? (It's clearly worse for kids than adults). It may keep them breathing but at what cost? I thought our son had behavioural issues and we have been taking him to a psychologist to try and help with his issues. I found this site by accident and I am now weaning him off the medication slowly. I will be observing him to see if the behavioural symptoms subside and using extra Ventolin to manage the asthma. I feel terrible for having him on this medication for so long. AND I am very frustrated by doctors who do not listen to parents concerns and dismiss our questions. I will be telling them to look at this website and consider perhaps the parents have a valid concern. | M | 12 | 7 years 125mcg x2 2X day | 1/30/2012 | 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 | 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 | 5 | Prevent Asthma Episodes | Puffy face, increased sleepiness. Painful lump in left breast. After mammo and 3 dr. opinions, decided it was stress and/or glands collecting something possibly related to steroid. | Flovent, when taken regularly almost totally knocks out my need for ventolin. However, I'm looking for an alternative to see if the puffy steroid look goes away. I was told by my initial dr. who put me on Flovent years ago that the systemic affect was just about zero, since it really only goes to your lungs. I don't buy that anymore. | F | 38 | 6 years | 6/19/2007 | 1 | asthma | since they changed one of the ingredients in flovent,every time i take a puff my chest gets tight and i get shortness of breath,this never happened before they changed the ingredient,i can't use this medicine anymore,whats another good asthma medicine. | M | 45 | 6 years | 2/8/2007 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 3 | asthma | Side effects were extreme mood swings, irritability, skin issues, anxiety, swings in emotion. | This drug is definitely effective in controlling asthmatic symptoms, it takes symptoms away instantly. But side effects like most drugs are brutal and barely worth it. I was lucky enough to study physiology at university in New Zealand and start my own holistic health and fitness company in California, where my studies have led me to control my asthma 100% with nutrition (paleolithic diet basically with some supplementation). I wish someone had informed me about the effectiveness of ancestral nutrition when I was a child, but better late than never. Only someone who has had this illness can imagine how amazing it feels to be free of it and off of the medications (and side effects) used to control it. Our website has multiple nutrition articles that those with asthma will find very helpful - Bodyworks Lifestyle. com I am more than happy to answer any questions or help anyone who has asthma or a child with asthma. I am not a doctor, I am just sharing what has worked for me and for many of our clients with this illness so that I may help others | M | 31 | 5 years 250mcg 2X day | 12/23/2013 |
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)