TAMIFLU Reviews (OSELTAMIVIR PHOSPHATE)

Average Rating: 2.2 (1390 Ratings)

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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)

  

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DOSAGE
DATE ADDED
 
 1  Very bad flu Sweating profusely/pain above my ribs and below my chest never had it before/too weak to do anything/felt worse and three weeks to feel better/chronic constipation/ This medicine should not be on the market surely the pharmaceuticals can discover something with no side effects. F 59 5 days
1/12/2020
 4  Influenza A Nausea tiredness F 67 5 days
75mg
1/9/2020
 1  Flu Landed in ER not from flu (which I knew I had) but from severe abdominal pain, nausea, diarrhea caused by Tamiflu according to the doctors. I have never felt pain that strong. Waves of pain so strong I wanted to die. Symptoms started on the fifth day of taking Tamiflu. Also experienced uncontrollable crying. I will never, ever taken it again. The flu was much easier to deal with than Tamiflu. And here I am more than a week later and I still hav the flu. It did nothing to shorten the sickness. F 42 5 days
1/7/2020
 4  Flu Night sweats, sort of extreme. That said before tamiflu I was having nightmares and wasnt able to sleep for more than a couple hours. I see alot of extremely dissatisfied ratings, I find that to be low percentage side effects (all documented if interested). To balance it out a little I am writing what the avg experience is, which is good and much better than having flu symptoms (where I literally wanted to die). M 37 5 days
75 MG
1/3/2020
 1  Flu Diahrrea, cold sweats, dizziness, headaches and insomnia. This is almost as bad as taking antibiotics. I feel miserable. I'll take Immodium for the diahrrea and will just have to let this flu run its course. M 66 3 days
75
1/3/2020
 3  H1N1 Tamiflu does aid in helping flu symptoms but for me the worst part is the NAUSEA and Loose bowel movements. I have signs of IBS and this makes it worse, embarrassing to say but I had to buy adult diapers to make sure I had no accidents. The Nausea is unbearable for me thou. I had a fundoplication and its almost impossible to throw up, so having the urge to and cant is really hard on my body. Taking Gravol helped with urges to throw up but created more nausea. M 34 4 days
75mg
12/14/2019
 1  Flu Lack of Appetite, Lack of Sleep, Stomach Pains Only have taken 1 1/2 days worth and that’s it for me. The stomach pains below my rib cage are unreal. They come and go. Sometimes seems to get better when you eat but come right back. Keeps me up all night. This drug should not be allowed to be presicribed. Think the side affects are worse then the flu itself. M 26 2 days
75MG
11/28/2019
 1  Influenza A Extreme insomnia, severe headache to the point I was in tears, lower abdominal pains, and diarrhea every 15 minutes. I would not recommend tamiflu to my worst nightmare. There are natural ways to fight off infections like the flu that won’t leave you with constant diarrhea and discomfort for days. The flu is awful but taking tamiflu has made it 10x worse. I can’t sleep because I’m going to the bathroom constantly and I can’t eat because that too makes me have to use the restroom. What I don’t get is why they even prescribe this stuff? 1 day less of flu symptoms is not worth the sleepless nights. REST IS THE BEST MEDICINE. Tamiflu needs to be discontinued. F 27 2 days
3x75mg
11/21/2019
 1  Flu I thought this was a lifesaver- got over my fever, chills, extreme body aches and headache very quickly. After the 4th dose- I started having stomach pain and extreme watery diarrhea- absolutely horrible. I can’t even sleep bc I have to go to the bathroom every 5 minutes!! I am not taking anymore of this drug- I’d rather go through the flu again than this. I have taken tamiflu before and not had any problems. I have the generic this time- I wonder if that has something to do with it? I heard a lot of generics are made in China now- and there are all kinds of impurities in medications. I would not recommend this medication AT ALL F 49 2 days
75mg
6/14/2019
 1  Stomach flu for child Didn't even get to experience the side effects - child hated the taste and we are out more than 100.00 for this. I wish I came on here or anywhere else prior to attempting to give this medicine to my child. Upon the strong recommendation of our Doctor we decided to give this medicine to our child. For 144.00 you would think the makers of this would make something that tasted ok so that our child would actually continue to take the medicine. We got through 2 attempts of what seemed like pulling teeth to administer the medicine at her pace which included immediate vomiting, and the 3rd attempt now we have a child that probably will never want to have any medicine ever again. I guess maybe from reading all the other horrible experiences with the horrible side effects, maybe it is a blessing that she was unable to take the medicine. What we are left with now is a child that still has the flu, a child that threw up twice when having the medice that tasted disgusting, a wallet that is 144.00 lighter, and a child that will not trust us with administering medicine to her again in the future. Wish I was someone reading what I just wrote prior to considering this medicine. What a disaster. Please avoid. Thanks F 3 2 days
7.5 ML 1X day
4/9/2019
 1  Prophylactic Vomiting abdominal pain and flu symptoms. Over a week later I am still experiencing abdominal pain and discolored stools. F 30 2 days
75
3/19/2019
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 1  My son was diagnosed w flu at ER My son age 12 took 2 doses and he displayed several of the side effects with the worst one being auditory and visual hallucinations. Other SE. included nausea, vomiting, nose bleeds, insomnia and nasal congestion. DO NOT TAKE! Very scary medicine. The cost definitely outweigh the benefits. F 51 1 days
30 MG 2X day
3/8/2019
 3  I had influenza Feel very confused and uncomfortable, flu symptoms gone in the second day taking Tamiflu, however I feel very thirsty and also very confused and sometimes dizzy. I feel a bitter taste in my throat and have nausea. F 39 7 days
75 mg
3/3/2019
 1  Influenza A Acidy feeling in my stomach, dizziness, weird dreams that seemed real, night sweats, bad taste in mouth, dry mouth and throat, severe thirst, sore swollen lips. F 28 5 days
3/3/2019
 1  Flu type.A Confused, vomiting, diarrhea, blurred vision I will never give this to anyone in my house, ever! My son has been vomiting and has diarrhea. At one point he said he couldn't see. I had a panic attack basically. After a few minutes I put him in tub and gave him an ice pack. He had a 103 fever. I had heard and read negative things about this drug and I should of followed my instincts M 9 2 days
2xd
2/16/2019
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 1  Influenza A Severe night sweats I've taken 4 doses of tamiflu & am stopping this medication because of side effects. The first 2 nights with the flu (before I started to take tamiflu) I didn't get any night sweats. Once I started the tamiflu, the 2 nights since starting this medication I have constant severe night sweats. After just 30-50 minutes of sleeping I wake up drenched in sweat. The first night I changed t-shirts 3 times & had to lay a bath towel under me while I slept. The second night I layed a towel down before I even went to bed, soaked through the first t-shirt in 40 minutes of sleep & after that just stayed naked. Still couldn't sleep longer than 50 minutes at a time & would then be awake for 2 hours until me & my bedding had dried. Everything was do soaked & it's winter so it was so cold & uncomfortable I couldn't sleep at all. The first night on tamiflu I could sleep only because I was so exhausted from fighting the flu. Tamiflu is making my situation worse if I can't get any sleep at night because of the severe night sweats. I'm stopping this medication & I'll never take it again & will never encourage anyone to take this medication. Especially after reading reviews of what others have experienced with tamiflu, I don't know why doctors prescribe this to so many patients. It's very negligent for doctors to prescribe this medication to patients who don't have a serious need for it (like weakened immune system etc). F 36 2 days
2/14/2019
 1  Flu A After just 2 doses my son's upper body started twitching in his sleep and opening his mouth very wide, eyes rolled back, couldn't speak. Even when trying to wake him up and make he walk he stop and start racing his arms like when you do a cross or airplane with your body and again opening his mouth. I started to freaked out and was screaming what was happening???? He opened his eyes and said it was ok, the he started asking me "where's the mind? Where's the mind?( at the time we didn't know what he was saying luckily I was recording the his twitching and never turned the camera off when we all panicked) he then started making unusual sounds and covering his ears, as we all screamed in panic. He seemed really confused and scared. Took him to the ER. ER dr told us to keep giving to him, ofcourse we didn't listened to him. We just kept treating the symptoms and he is doing much better. Don't use this crap. This is poison M 9 1 days
45ng
1/17/2019
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 3  Flu Worked well for flu symptoms - I tested positive for the flu at the urgent care facility on Tuesday - Fever and body aches gone in 2 days- I don’t have bronchitis like I Always have with the flu . But this drug is HARD to tolerate Couldn’t complete course cuz of the diarrhea and belly pain- I’ve never had discomfort like that - so no more tamiflu for me after 3 days .i don’t recommend anyone take this if you have IBS or any other intestinal issues .. I thought I’d pass out from abdominal cramping- F 68 3 days
1/11/2019
 1  flu I took one pill, a few hours later, violent vomiting and diarrhea. Did not take any more. I found myself longing for the time when I had "only the flu" and not the g.i. distress side effects. Horrible. Also insomnia. 36 hours later I am just now able to keep down crackers and ice chips. I'll deal with the flu, thanks, rather than ever take this again. F 62 1 days
1X day
12/29/2018
 2  Influenza A Heart palpitations, intense sweating when trying to sleep, mental fog/ felt like my conciousness was disintegrating, painful headache, awful taste in mouth, insomnia, anxious thoughts. My temp was 101.8 and was diagnosed with influenza type A. Prescribed Tamiflu but given no warning of serious side effects. Temp resided after 2 days and after figuring out it was the Tamiflu causing the symptoms I decided to stop - still have 5 pills left. NOT WORTH IT. Drink ginger lemon honey tea take ibuprofen and look to natural remedies. M 33 3 days
75
10/14/2018
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