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 | 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 | Asthma | None | M | 79 | | 1/6/2003 | 4 | asthma | none | helped me breathe better | M | 13 | | 12/29/2000 | 3 | respitory, clear lungs | none | where to find information, doesn't appear to do anything, no generic equal, expensive. | M | 78 | | 12/24/2000 | 3 | Asthma and allergies | My son is getting in trouble in school, not able to stay focus. He had been on Flovent for a while and I noticed his personality changing, crying alot, get angry. I took him off the medicine on my own and noticed a changed for the better, then his pediatrician put him back on it, because was wheezing and became sick. Since he's been back on it for about 30days his behavior is back on the negative side again. Teacher conferences at school, its now becoming a bigger problem. I want to thank the lady that recommends Pulmicort, I will get his pulmonologist to see if my son can try this. | F | 40 | 30 4X day | 11/3/2010 | 3 | asthma | Agression, anxiety, very tired, bad sleep patterns, outbursts | My 5 year old son has been taking flovent for about 2 years in various doses. Right now, he has been on 110 twice a day and has been acting aggressively, has tantrum outbursts, is very disobedient, seems out of control, etc. The sad part is that when I talk to my son about his behavior and try to get him to tell me why he is acting so badly, his response is "I don't know why mama." Now, that I have read all of the comments about the behavior exhibited by other children on flovent, I truly believe that he doesn't know why he is behaving outrageously and can't control his behavior. I hope that there is an alternate solution to flovent. Thank you all for entering your comments, I was beginning to feel like our son was developing behavior that was totally out of our control. | F | 48 | | 9/28/2007 | 3 | Asthma | Irritated throat, itchy skin, gerd | It helped my lungs I think, but I started getting side effects of itchy skin and sore throat immediately upon use and I always rinse my mouth, and brush my teeth. That doesn't help. I wonder if I am allergic to the spray part of this, because I've tanken flonase and never gotten a sore throat. | F | 45 | 40 MG 1X day | 5/27/2016 | 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 | 2 | ASTHMA | F | 8 | 110 mg 1X day | 11/22/2016 Patient History | 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 | 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 | 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 | 1 | asthma | aggressive behavior, emotional, overly sensitive | F | 5 | | 8/8/2007 | 1 | Virus-induced Asthma | My 23 month old was prescribed Flovent. After reading all of Flovent's side effects, I tried to find an alternative. But after more pressure from his doctor, I decided to try it. I only gave him ONE PUFF (44 mcg) yesterday morning. Throughout the day he was OK, maybe a little bit more clingy and easily irritable. BUT, as soon as the night started, he woke up each hour SOBBING, inconsolable. This is SO unlike my son. He almost never complains and never cries. For example, he was just teething all of his molars, all while having a bad cold, and he still slept through the whole night, never crying. Last night (after having had only ONE PUFF of the Flovent) he had the worst night of his life. He is never inconsolable, but he was last night. He would wake each hour SOBBING for 45 minutes, until we could console him back to sleep. Then he would wake up again shortly after. It was HORRENDOUS. The Flovent was the only change in his routine, so clearly it was a reaction to his Flovent dose. His | M | 1.5 | 1 times 44 mcg 1X day | 3/27/2012 | 1 | Yes | immediate headache, irritability, insomnia, light fever, dreams | We started my 5 year old daughter on flowvent last night. Five to ten minutes after her first dose (2 puffs) she reported having a headache in the front/forehead portion of her head. As far as I know, she's never had a headache. She then started to get a low-grade fever of about 99.8. She became very irritable and could not sleep during the night. Her behaviour was very strange. She couldn't stay still, kept moving her lips and face. My wife stayed up with her for the night and she (my daughter) eventually did sleep, but was talking in her sleep a lot. In the morning my daughter was fine, symptoms gone. No more Flowvent for us. | F | 5 | 1 days 44 MCG 4X day | 2/14/2010 | 1 | have patients who take it | nocturia, behaviour change | I saw comments from other users. Behaviour change in children and nocturia are recognised systemic side effects of all steroids. The problem here is that Flovent, as an inhaled steroid, should not be exhibiting these side effects as it is supposed to be rapidly metabolised after it enters the circulation from the lungs. It is a very fat soluble drug hence the body's problem getting rid of it and these side effects. | M | 57 | 1 days 200mcg 2X day | 2/10/2010 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 |
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)