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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR TAMIFLU | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 3 | flu | nausea, diarrhea, general stomach uneasiness, insomnia | It did keep the flu from going full blown, which was good. However, it is very hard on the stomach and G.I. tract. The insomnia is also a big problem when you need all the sleep possible to heal. | F | 48 | 10 days | 2/17/2005 | 4 | Influenza Type A | No general side effects that i could differentiate b/n flu and drug; however there was a general feeling of malaise and myalgia-- common. I also noticed that when I took this I missed a monthly menstrual cycle. I wonder if there are possible interactions with birth control/contraceptive drugs? | Overall, the drug helped me get back on my feet again two days faster than friends and family that weren't taking it. | F | 25 | 5 days | 2/23/2005 | 5 | Onset of influenza | None what so ever... Absolutely fantastic result. One day at deaths door, the next day fully recovered. | M | 47 | 5 days | 4/1/2005 | 2 | Flu | Nausea, vommitting, upset stomach, headaches, chills | This is the 2nd time i've been perscribed Tamiflu and both times it has made me ill and not really helped the initial flu symptoms | F | 20 | 2 days | 4/7/2005 | 2 | Influenza | Nausea,headache,insomnia,skin rash | I took this medication for 4 days and developed a skin rash all over my body. I couldn't sleep at night, & it made me feel like my head was going to spin off. | F | 22 | 4 days | 6/16/2005 | 1 | FLU FEVER ACHES COULD NOT MOVE | IT STOPPED MY FLU SYMPTONS - BUT - I COULD NOT SLEEP FOR 3 DAYS AND I HALLUCINATED, MY FAMILY WAS VERY WORRIED ABOUT BE. I WILL NEVER TAKE THIS HORRIBLE MEDICINE AGAIN AND WOULD NOT ADVISE ANYONE TO. I COMPLETELY LOST MY PERSONALITY, I FELT AS IF I WAS | A DIFFERENT PERSON. IT WAS FOUR WEEKS BEFORE I STARTED FEELING MYSELF AGAIN. NEXT TIME I WILL LET THE FLU RUN IT'S COURSE. | F | 40 | 2 days | 8/5/2005 | 3 | I was exposed to a cold. | I had diarrhea. | I didn't get the cold. | M | 38 | 5 days | 10/27/2005 | 1 | Type A Influenza | Extreme nausea & vomiting. Headache, body aches | As awful as the flu made me feel, this drug made me feel FAR worse. The most horrid thing I've ever put in my body. Was on the bathroom floor wishing for death to end the Tamiflu body aches and vomiting. | F | 35 | 2 days | 11/18/2005 | 1 | Dr. Perscribed for flu | I am writing this on behalf of my boyfriend who took this drug and spent the day in and out of the bathroom. He was on the floor in front of the toilet feeling nautious and vomiting. I thought this drug was supposed to make you "feel better" not screw you up more. He would have been better off w/o it. | M | 39 | 1 days | 12/5/2005 | 1 | high fever | nausea, headaches, insomnia, blood in urine | horrible | F | 39 | 5 days | 1/31/2006 | 1 | flu | swelling and peeling of the lips after 2 doses of 75 mg (within 48 hours). Before realizing it might be connected I took a third dose... | Gave me no perceptible change in symptoms - I believe that in my case it was a total waste of money. | F | 47 | 2 days | 2/22/2006 | 5 | Influenza | Only the first day, a little nausea; some vertigo throughout treatment. I get side effects that most people never hear of, but I can't claim any bizarre ones with Tamiflu. | Almost 2 days, I thought I was dying. Started Tamiflu, fever broke, I stopped aching, and I felt human again. This is a wonder drug and I don't know how I would have made it through without it. | F | 45 | 5 days | 2/26/2006 | 4 | Diagnosed with Flu | I'm writing this on behalf of my husband who took this medication when diagnosed with the flu. He experienced extreme nausea that had him bedridden that he thought was related to the Tamiflu, but he was also taking a cough medicine that had hydrocodone in it. I convinced him that it was the cough medicine that was causing the symptoms because every time I've ever taken anything with hydrocodone in it (i.e. Lortab), I've had extreme nausea and vomiting. When he stopped taking the cough medicine and continued taking the Tamiflu, his nausea disappeared. If the Tamiflu is taken with food, any nausea it causes is usually mild and is gone completely within a couple of days of taking the medicine. | My 1-year-old daughter also took the pediatric dosage of Tamiflu to keep from getting the flu when my husband was diagnosed. Her only symptom I could see was insomnia. She would wake up several times a night and had a hard time getting back to sleep. | M | 35 | 5 days | 3/20/2006 | 3 | Test positive for flu w/out symtoms | Headache, rash, itchy skin, bouts of crying, depression and mood changes. | The Tamiflu hasn't really helped much with the onset of flu symptoms, I had low grade flu symptoms the entire time, but it did adversely affect my mood, I became irritable, sad and couldn't stop crying. I have to believe it's the drug considering there are very few stressors in my life. | F | 45 | 6 days | 3/20/2006 | 5 | flu w/high fever, aches & throat | for 8 year old son. no side effects at this point. But, my son hates the taste of the liquid. He seems a bit irritable, but I think he is actually just feeling better and is bored. | My son was very sick with almost 105 fever, extreme body and joint pain, sore throat, could not eat from the pain, body chills. The day after he started taking the medicine he woke up like a new boy. His fever was reduced, but lated for 1 more day, but he got out of bed and was looking for something to do. I recommend this medication when needed. | M | 8 | 4 days | 3/30/2006 | 5 | tested postive for the flu | This is on behalf of my granddaughter who is 10 years of age she took the capsules for 5 days twice a day with very little side effects, a bit of diarrhea and a little stomach cramps. I was also given a perscription for it but did not get it as I did not get any symptoms of getting the flu I am 68 years of age and also did not get a flu shot. | F | 10 | 5 days | 4/1/2006 | 1 | Flu | My 5 year old daughter took one 3/4 tsp. dose at noon, another dose the next morning, and again that evening. Then that night and the following night were both horrible. Extreme sleep disturbances, waking every 20-30 minutes with such problems as night terrors, uncontrollable crying with no ability to explain to me or her dad what was wrong, extremely angry, yelling and screaming, unable to hold still, thrashing around in bed, saying things that didn't make sense. It was very scary. That would last around 3-4 minutes and then she'd settle down to "sleep" only to awaken 20 minutes later and do it all over again. Also, during the time she was more soundly sleeping she was grinding her teeth like crazy! That is something she's never done before. Both mornings after these nights she had no memories of any of this. I will never give her this drug again. | Do your research before deciding to take this drug. Especially for children. There are some very scary adverse reactions that have been found. | F | 5 | 2 days | 4/18/2006 | 2 | had flu | diarrhea headahes flu just got worse | felt like flu was coming on on friday evening so i took my tamiflu,[which my doc prescribed for me to store for such an event] saturday morning 1* 75mg tablet.went to work saturday morning was ok.sat evening got diarrhea and my flu started getting worse. took 2 tabs on sunday .by sunday evening i had full blown flu .took 2 more tamiflu on monday and had to take panadol to get rid of headaches.my flu was the worst its ever been.rang the doc on monday couldnt get in till tuesday stopped taking tamiflu tues .now on antibiotics etc etc.off work mon tues wed and out of pocket $70. PS. it did work for my wife but not me im afraid. it must be because she smokes and i dont | M | 52 | 3 days | 9/26/2006 | 1 | Flu | Extreme nausea and vomiting. I was force-feeding myself hoping to decrease the nausea, but it didn't help. I also had problems sleeping. | Only flu symptom it helped of mine was the severe muscle pain. However, I would've gladly taken the pain over being nauseous and vomiting all week. I'll never take this stuff again. | F | 24 | 5 days | 10/22/2006 | 1 | positive for flu | My 9 yr old daughter took Tamiflu for 1 day. The first dose made her emotional but the second dose made her emotional and very scared that she might hurt someone. She was upset and crying and afraid. Too risky a medication for us to use again. | F | 9 | 1 days | 10/27/2006 |
TAMIFLU (OSELTAMIVIR PHOSPHATE): Oseltamivir is used to treat symptoms caused by the flu virus (influenza). It helps make the symptoms (such as stuffy nose, cough, sore throat, fever/chills, aches, tiredness) less severe and shortens the recovery time by 1-2 days. This medication may also be used to prevent the flu if you have been exposed to someone who already has the flu (such as a sick household member) or if there is a flu outbreak in the community. Talk to your doctor for more details. This medication works by stopping the flu virus from growing. It is not a substitute for the flu vaccine. (See also Notes section.) FDA Approval Date: 1999-10-27 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)