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| 1 | Flu/ H1N1?? dont know | hallucinations, hot flashes, dizzy. Felt like an acid trip with out the "fun" part. I went to the drs because i was coughing really bad and my asthma was acting up, they gave me a breathing treatment and i felt better...i should have left it at that. Now im fighting to keep myself from being paranoid. It may have helped with the flu symptoms, but i would have rather had the flu for 1 more day they deal with what im going through right now.. i was supposed to take pill 2 times a day for 5 days.. i have stopped with my 5th pill. i just refuse to do it any more | trip to urgent care and dr prescribed it to me as a precautionary measure | M | 28 | 2 days | 1/26/2010 | 1 | Flu like symptoms | Nasea, hot flashes, stomach pain, dizziness. Horrible. Used for 3 doses. I'm done. The medicine is worst than the disease it is supposed to treat. | Visited my Dr for mild flu like symptoms. He prescribed Tamiflu. | M | 39 | 2 days | 1/26/2010 | 1 | flu symptoms | My husband was delirious..Not knowing who he was or what to do.. He has lung disease and the Dr said to use if he got the flu symptoms..It was scary how he was acting..He would rather be sick then take this again | Dr Prescribed during a visit | M | 69 | 3 days | 1/22/2010 | 1 | prevent flu | My husband took the pill for 2 1/2 days..I hope he recovers from his loss of memory and his dry mouth feeling..Awful drug.My husband is in end satge lung disease and this was supposed to be preventative..OMG please pray for him | Prescribed by infectious disease Dr.for preventive purpose | M | 69 | 2 days | 1/22/2010 | 1 | Exposed to H1N1 | lack of appetite, hallucinations, cold sweats, extreme pressure in forehead, shaking, blackouts, electrical feelings or "buzzing" in the body, dizzy/blurry dream like vision, driving to work and not remembering the drive extreme anxiety, numbness and tingling, hands arms feet and face, blackouts with bright white light and inability to sleep and vertigo. Extreme lack of energy, joint pain and muscle fatigue. Many little tasks seem overwhelming. Lots of stomach problems, gassy, cramping, reflux. It has been 4 months now and I am still battling many of these side effects. I am also sure there are more that I am just forgetting right now. | Regular doctor. | M | 31 | 10 days | 1/19/2010 | 1 | Influenza Type A | Horrible, heard voices, lights, sweed a lot, fear of sleep, nightmares about dying, fever went down and he is feeling better but after 3 days of Tamilflu, we will discontinue this extremely potent drug. | My husband was diagnosed with Influenza type A and doctor prescribed Tamifu without explaining about this horrible side effects. He was afraid of going to sleep, he felt dizziness, confusion, hands numb. I feel so guilty because I gave him this drug. He won't take it anymore... | F | 32 | 3 days | 1/16/2010 | 1 | Yes | Emotional mood swing 15 mins after taking. This would settle after an hour or so into a feeling of well being for a couple of hours then Anxiety, rapid heart beat (100+...difficult to count), Audible & Visual Hallucinations, Insomnia (sleept 2hrs a night for 3 nights), more mood swings, dizzyness, buzzy head, spacey. Lasting for 10 hrs. 3 weeks later I am still experiencing hallucinations and what I can only describe as "tamiflu weirdness". | Diagnosed on NHS Flu online service with Flu or Swine Flu. 1 x 75mg every 12 hrs. I took 7 tablets and couldn't take any more. Wouldn't recommend to worst enemy. Horrific. I didn't have flu or swine flu - i had an as yet undiagnosed disease from a bite (possible Lyme) | M | 50 | 3.5 days | 1/15/2010 | 1 | advised by the specialist | bad dreams, anxiety, depression, tired, vomiting, nausea, diarrhoea | I think the specialist doctors should consider carefully the necessity of administering this drug and advise the parents and patients carefully the possible side effects of taking this. I feel very bad that my doctor had not done so. I feel guilty that I have not been aware of the side effects and allow my daughter to take it. | F | 13 | 5 days | 1/14/2010 | 1 | H1N1 | started to menstruate. Severe trigeminal neuralgia. Increased heart rate. | swine flu hotline | F | 47 | 2 days | 1/14/2010 | 1 | the flu | nausea, vomiting,depression, severe halusination,bad dreams,fear and anger. I knew something was wrong with me. | I went to the Urgent Care where a physicians assistant asured me this drug is safe and has been taken by thousand of people.After taking it my symtoms got worse and I had such bad dreams that I was afraid to go to sleep.I hd thoughts of dying and am usually a cheerful and happy person.Please do never take this drug. | F | 45 | 4 days | 1/10/2010 | 1 | flu symptoms | anxiety (not normal) and irritability (sometimes normal :^)) | F | 49 | 2 days | 1/7/2010 | 1 | flu | nausea vomiting, and severe stomach pains | Got it for my son (16 1/2) at his pediatrician. Would not recommend it and will not take it again | M | 16 | 2 days | 1/7/2010 | 1 | H1N1 | My 11 year old daughter was given the tamiflu for H1N1 in October, 2009. Shortly after each dose, she would experience severe dizziness. She did not have a high fever that would cause the dizziness. I called the drs. office and they recommended to keep taking the medication. Her dizziness continued. Since she has been off the medication, over 2 months, she has been experiencing dizziness, audio hallucinations and a ton of anxiety. We have been to her pediatrician, ENT twice, CT scan, Neurologist twice and now psychologist! I am so upset this horrific drug has caused all this!! Does anyone have similar symptoms or can help us. No one seems to know what to do, since this drug hasn't been given to children in these high numbers until this Swine Flu Scare! | Horrible fall out from this horrible drug! It needs to be taken off the market! We have been to several drs. and specialists! This drug has caused dizziness, anxiety and hallucinations and its been over 2 months since taking the drug. Please help if anyone has any helpful information! | F | 11 | 5 days | 1/1/2010 | 1 | H1N1 | Tolerated first dose fine and fever almost immediately was reduced. Had mild nausea and feelings of gas, but tolerable. Second dose was also tolerated with same symptoms, however, after third dose I had severe gas pains in chest and constant rumblings in stomach. Only slept 2 hours in last 24 and now feeling depressed, sad, and burst out crying for no reason. I will discontinue taking this medication immediately. | prescribed by doctor | F | 59 | 3 days | 1/1/2010 | 1 | swine flu | me and my little boy took tamilflu, after 3 days I starting notice that my little boy couldnt not sleep and he was getting and still be till this day very hyppier what or wich concer me so much and I end up in emergency with my heart racing 120 per minute staied for 2 days in intensive care, till this day still going to hospital to do my heart checking up , I was very fit doing exercising 3 times a week and I teached aerbocis myself cant do anymore because of my panics attacks and I feel myself always anxious , still cant sleep I am always crying and scared that something bad will happen to me and my kids , feel very suicidal, I never had does sympotms ever before I just worried if this ever will go away, my heart still goes faster as before , my son behaviour still very much concern me , if I new that tamiflu would change my life and my little son as did I would rather endure the swine flu simpotms than taking it or giving to my child i am so angry tha | F | 42 | 7 days | 12/28/2009 | 1 | Suspected H1N1 | My son was perscribed tamiflu because his symptoms were "textbook" for swine flu (even though his nasal swab was negative). He seemed to tolerate his first dose well, but the second and third dose are a COMPLETELY different story. He was up all night vomiting, dry heaving and having diarrhea. Prior to starting tamiflu he had none of these symptoms. I do not know if the tamiflu offered him any relief from the fever and body aches, and if it did I would say the new symptoms are harder on him than the fever and cough. My husband and I stopped the tamiflu after the third dose, and although he still has a fever and cough, the vomiting and diarrhea are gone. I would not reccomend tamiflu to my worst enemy!! | Our regular pediatrician perscribed tamiflu for my son. | M | 3 | 1.5 days | 12/20/2009 | 1 | Flu Like Symptoms | I took tamiflu (4 doses) and started feeling very confused, dizzy slight hallucinations. This was not due to the flu as I was feeling fine flu wise. I then went into a severe depression, high anxiety, skin burning, numb hands, weird feeling in legs. I almost couldn't function for a week after stopping. I went to several doctors, even a shrink and am finally better two weeks later. I was perscribed larazapam to help with anxiety which helped. I will never ever, take this again or give it to me kids. I'm a professional adult with a relatively high powered job which I almost quit due to the symptons. I thought I'd never get better. I've never had any mental issues in the past and am convinced it was from the tamiflu. I'm 95% now, but it was the worst experience of my life. | M | 36 | 3 days | 12/19/2009 | 1 | I had the flu | Severe migrane headaches that could not be helped by advil and theraflu both (even being in the light caused the pain to become worse) - I've never had migraines before. Extreme nausea, a little bit of vomiting, blood in my mucus and high fever. | Urgent Care Clinic | F | 41 | 4 days | 12/18/2009 | 1 | Doctor gave it to my son | Before the doctor gave my son, his White Blood Cell count was low (3). After it, he had a seizure and died. I have CMP before and after and Tamiflu should not have been given to him but was. | this was given in the emergency room to treat what the doctor thought was a viral infection that turned out to be a bacterial infection. Nevertheless, my 3 year old son died. | M | 42 | 1 days | 12/16/2009 | 1 | Low grade virus | Very strong anxiety attacks began after 5th pill. Could barely function. Could not sleep. Stopped taking medication, but anxiety existed through next day and was strong enough that I went to quick care and saw a Doctor who prescribed Lorazepam. Felt almost immediate relief and was able to sleep that night. However, two days after taking last Tamiflu still feel nervous and anxious. I would not recommend this medication to anyone. | Visiting regular doctor. | M | 52 | 3 days | 12/11/2009 | 1 | flu most likely h1n1 | my five year old son threw up the medicine within 15 minutes of taking it. three hours later he was hallucinating and talking to non-existent people. | prescribed by ER doctor | M | 5 | 0 days | 12/11/2009 | 1 | swine flu | my 3 yr old crying unable to understand what her needs where, turned into a completly different child, vomit about 10 mins after taking capsule in a drink | did online check and got tablets from tesco | F | 3 | 2 days | 12/6/2009 | 1 | seasonal flu | severe insomnia, heart palpitations, and nausea. I have only taken two pills and have already had an adverse reaction. | prescribed by my doctor | F | 44 | 1 days | 12/5/2009 | 1 | I had flu symptoms; to prevent H1N1 | My 18 yr. old son was diagnosed with H1N1 and took Tamiflu with great results. He's one of the lucky few. Two days later, I began to have symptoms like his (fever, sore throat, cough) so my Dr. prescribed it for me as preventive. After the first dose, I felt light headed, dizzy, but thought it was part of my flu symptoms, as I'm never sick and didn't know what to expect. So, I took it again 12 hours later as prescribed. At 3AM I awoke, feeling very dizzy and disoriented. I couldn't tell if I was hot with fever or cold. I began to hallucinate and panic, like an out-of-body experience, my heart was racing and I thought I needed to go to the Emergency Dept. I woke my spouse and alerted him to my situation. After talking with him and taking homeopathic Rescue Remedy I began to calm down and could rest after about an hour. I stopped taking Tamiflu completely. Felt so dizzy for the next two days. I will NEVER take Tamiflu again. I have spoken with several people who also experienced | I called my doctor for prescription after my son was diagnosed w/H1N1 and I began to have the same symptoms as him. | F | 54 | 1 days | 12/4/2009 | 1 | H1N1 | feeling paranoid, insomnia, agitation, nausea, can't eat, feeling of going to die, shakiness, disconnected, irritability, feels like going crazy. | Got med from Urgent Care. | F | 44 | 8 days | 12/4/2009 | 1 | seasonal flu | After day 2 I started having uncontrollable crying, delusional thoughts that I had ruined my life (I am never this way), thoughts that the world would be better off with out me, depression, paranoia, irritablity and hopelessness. I immediately stopped taking Tamiflu as I knew deep down this was not typical of me and I was worried what 1 more dose would do to me. I will NEVER take Tamiflu again unless it is a life or death situation and demand to be put on 24 hour supervision. The symptoms all cleared up by the next afternoon. | F | 29 | 2 days | 12/1/2009 | 1 | my son was diagnosed w/h1n2 | My son started feeling sick on the 27th of Oct at 3am when he began vomiting every two hours... almost like clockwork. He had a 102.5 fever and liquid stools. I called his pediatrician the next morning to get him an appointment, they said to bring him down as soon as possible. We did that and they diagnosed him with the h1n1 virus and strep throat. The prescribed him tamiflu and amoxicillin. Both in pill form. He is 8 and had trouble swallowing the pills and would throw them right up. I had to call the doctor's office back up and the pharmacy and finally was able to get the amoxicillin in liquid form... the tamiflu they said to open the capsule and mix it with applesauce or pudding... now I don't imagine either one of those being easy on a stomach when vomiting is present. But I did it. Two weeks went by and he'd finished both medicines and was still feeling the same minus the vomiting. I called the office and they said give it a few more days and if there is no improvement to | information on his gender and age | M | 8 | 10 days | 11/30/2009 | 1 | Hospital Suspected Swine Fever | Extreme panic, thought I would die. Tried to get out of the hospital. Crying uncontrollable. Diarrhea. Tests proved negative I had pneumonia. Months later still ill, many different symptoms, Painful Mouth problems, stomach problems, persistent diarrhea, depression, still receiving treatment. Don't take this medicine, not enough is known about it, I did not have the choice whilst in hospital, and have no idea about the cocktail of anti biotic given along with Tamiflu. | Urgent emergency admission to hospital, although it was known that I had pneumonia I was isolated and treated for Swine Fever the tests for which were negative I then went on to receive the correct treatment for pneumonia.I think that I was given Tamiflu over a 5 day period of a three week stay in hospital. | F | 65 | 5 days | 11/28/2009 | 1 | Flu | severe vomiting after first dose, heart racing, loss of appetite, CAN NOT SLEEP!!!! paranoia | Urgent care visit | F | 32 | 3 days | 11/28/2009 | 1 | Flu | I got tamiflu from my doctor. He was so excited about it because it was provided by the government, which means it's cheaper for those who CHOOSE not to have health insurance. The day after I started taking it my throat was extremely sore. I woke up unable to breathe through out the night! I thought it was just my flu at first. Then on the second day I broke out with a rash all over my body. It felt as though my skin was on fire. I would have been better off alternating between Dayquil and Nyquil!!!!!!!!!! | F | 23 | 3 days | 11/27/2009 | 1 | H1N1 | I almost lost my life!!!!!!!!!!!!!! if my sister in law and my brother did not come by and check up on me, I would not be typing this right now. I woke up I was in the hospital, I had gotten a Seizure and fainted, my mouth was shut and I had no pulse it took 3 people to bring me back to life and the hospital and the worst part is that my doctor didnt even tell me about the side effects of this medication. DONT TAKE TAMIFLU YOU CAN DIE!!!!!!!!!!!! this needs to stop now!!!!!!!! | F | 28 | 4 days | 11/27/2009 | 1 | Preventative, my daughter had flu | My throat swelled and it became real hard to swallow. I also had a very hard time breathing. I thought it was because of the flu and my asthma but when it happened the next day about the same time I figured out it was a reaction to the TamiFlu. I took benedril and went to the doctor. He gave me a steroid shot and told me to stop taking it. I stayed on the benedril and threw away the Tamiflu. I did not experience the swelling the next day. My throat and chest are just sore and irritated. | I got the tamiflu from my doctor. I just want others to know throat swelling is a side affect if you are allergic and keep the benedril handy. I only took one tablet at night for 2 days and the throat swelling happend about 10 the next morning. I take an allergy pill every night and decided that probably helped the allergic response to the Tamiflu. | F | 50 | 2 days | 11/26/2009 | 1 | H1N1 hospital | vomiting, diarrhea, dizziness, agitation, anxiety, stomach cramps, horrible panic attacks | I was prescribed tamiflu in the hospital H1N1 positive. I was ok for the first 3 days and after that I began having awful side effects. My doctor prescribed zofran for the vomting which helped, but this med was not worth taking. I had severe anxiety as well. Not a pleasant expereience! | F | 36 | 5 days | 11/25/2009 | 1 | h1n1 | The side effects are not worth it unless you're dying! nausea, very bad stomach cramps, nosebleeds, headache, vomiting, diarrhea, racing thoughts, agitation, anxiety, could not sleep/focus. state of panic...(i'm an otherwise healthy counselor with a full time job and children) these side effects occurred by the 3rd day. i do not recommend this drug. If you're experiencing these symptoms don't worry you're not alone or going crazy! | F | 30 | 5 days | 11/25/2009 | 1 | To prevent the flu! | headache, chest pain, tingling hands, anxiety,dizziness | Dr. gave me this med. to prevent me from getting the flu after gall bladder surgery. Wow! This stuff is pure poison. I feel aweful. My chest hurts anxiety through the roof. I can't believe they give this to anyone yet alone children. I would have rather had the flu! | M | 38 | 2 days | 11/24/2009 | 1 | Flu | Constant and extreme nausea and vomiting; upset bowels, very severe headache; very weak; spacey and fuzzy feeling; couldn't go to sleep or stay asleep; filled with panic. Stopped after six pills. Felt worse with each successive dose. Would never recommend this medicine; it's much worse than enduring the flu. | Live in the mountains, sixty miles from my doctor. He phoned in RX after telephone consultation. | F | 71 | 3 days | 11/24/2009 | 1 | Possible FLU | Fever, heavy head, nightmares, sleeplessness and weakness. | Urgent care clinic | M | 38 | 3 days | 11/21/2009 | 1 | My child was taking Tamiflu for flu | My 2 1/2 year old has been very weird acting and cranky. He has unusual behavior from banging his head on the wall/floor, screaming, throwing, hitting to laughing uncontrollably. I do not recommend Tamiflu. I know 2 year olds have temper tantrums but this went beyond a typical tantrum. | My two year old was tested for h1n1 and tested positive and Tamiflu was prescribed by pediatrician. | M | 2 | 3 days | 11/21/2009 | 1 | ER Prescibed, exposed to Swine Flu | Painful and numb hands, feet and lips, severe facial swelling, Migraine, Back pain, nose bleed,insomnia,bloated, increased urinating,vomiting and overwhelming feeling I was going to die | WED 10/28/09:ER thought swine flu after 3 days of feeling sick, gave Tamiflu & released after two bags of IV fluid. First dosage after visit felt sicker than I had during the last 3 days, 2nd dose hands and feet hurt so bad, unable to even use computer mouse, migraine started, back pain started & increased to painful to walk up & down stairs, couldn't sleep once I laid down, 5x urinated during night,day2 Thurs.AM face severely swollen,still had headache&back pain from night before. after 4th dose in evening swelling wasn't better & called pharmacy was told NOT from Tamiflu,That night back pain worsen & swelling increased to entire body , felt sicker, insomnia, still urinating every hour with no decrease in swelling, unable to walk on feet, palms 2 painful 2 grip anything,my headache was so bad Migraine meds no help, nose bleed, just knew something was very wrong Morning day 3 Stomach swollen & face, legs& hands I called My PCP,asked nurse if pain & severe swelling was from Tamiflu was told Dr. will call me back,4 hours later nurse called back & said Dr. said NOT from Tamiflu. That night vomiting started & a overwhelming feeling of dying.AM took myself off Tamiflu, never had any fever so no other reason only getting worse since on it & taken to ER. told neg 4 swine flu,but ER labs pos for severe Tamiflu allergy,liver,kidney,thyroid,poss damage 11/21 still pain hands,feet 3 full days while having an allergic reaction now no answer | F | 48 | 3 days | 11/21/2009 | 1 | Misdiagnosed Swine Flu | palpitations, halucinations, dreadful dreams while semi-conscious. Panic attacks. Completely and utterly scared. | Misdiagnosed swine flu by Ringwood surgery over the phone, temp., 39 degrees with fevers. I have no spleen so was at huge risk, yet told to stay at home and when phoning hospital and doctors with symptoms, no one phoned back! Do not take this, ignore your GP and go to your local ER if you have symptoms you don't think are swine flu!! | F | 49 | 4 days | 11/21/2009 | 1 | My wife had the swine flu and took | A couple hours after taking this, I violently started shaking, Paranoia, my joints were so sore to the point where I couldn't stand up, I puked my guts out, and I couldn't breath right at all. What a crock this medicine is. Not only that, it cost 115.00 dollars and theres no generic for it. Could that be because Donald Rumsfeld owns 18 billion in stock in this company? I was feeling fine before I took this. My doctor said don't take any more of it | My regular Doctor suggested me taking this as a precaution | M | 51 | 1 days | 11/20/2009 | 1 | Had a fever of 38.8, and cough. - | A few hours after taking the first pill, i started to feel sick with stomach cramps and thought i was going to throw up. The pains got stronger and i decided to go upstairs and lie down. Next thing I remembered, i was on the floor half way down the stairs. As soon as I woke up, I could not speak.I tried to get up but passed out again. My daughter heard me fall down and found me lifeless and staring at the cealing. She could not get any response from me and called the ambulance. By the time I came through, I was sweating and breathing very heavily. Fever did suddenly drop from 38.8 to 37.6 | i got the medication after visiting the urgent care clinic. | F | 48 | 1 times | 11/20/2009 | 1 | H1N1 | extreme sweating, jittery, severe diarrhea, nausua and sharp stomach pain, insomnia....a superman feeling after taking the first two doses...fever never dropped(only after taking tylenol) after a third dose adverse sensations abdominally. I did not take the two pills per day as perscribed...I only took one per day...as I did not like the initial super hero feeling...a feeling of being high. quit taking--decided that a cough and fever was better than the side effects...DOC and PHARMACY, documents inside drug package never warned of side effects. | visited regular Doc, prescribed after being diagnosed, had been exposed to H1N1 in my workplace where no protective measures were being taken | F | 42 | 3 days | 11/19/2009 | 1 | fever 101.2 and head ache | my 12year old daughter was prescribed tamiflu by her doctor for fever 101.2 and headache.(flu like symptoms). After day 3 her glands behind her ears were swollen and painful, called advise nurse and they said it was just from her body fighting whatever she had and to continue with tamiflu, after the next dose the swelling increased and she had big lymph nodes and pain getting worse. Had the doctor check her again next day.He said, She developed Parotid glands(mumps) and he advised to stop tamiflu.Swelling seemed to stop after tamiflu was stoped and it is day 3 after tamiflu has been stopped, and her nodes have not gone down yet, she missed a week of school and couldn't do anything ,doctor said will take time for it to go away. She still is in pain but subsiding and cannot move her head freely. I do not recomend tamiflu. | regular doctor | F | 12 | 4 days | 11/18/2009 | 1 | Early Flu Symptoms | Took first dose on an empty stomach (not smart with any meds) and within a half hour was violently vomiting. Decided not to take two doses in one day in fear of getting deathly ill. Felt better after about the first 2 or 3 hours. Trouble sleeping that night. Next day decided to try it again with food in my stomach, same thing, vomited for a few hours but then felt better. Again, decided not to take the recommended two pills a day. So the next day I decided I would hold off to see how I would feel without it and my chest cold and what not came right back so I took a dose and again, within about a half hour I was more ill than I had ever been from the flu or even the tamiflu. I would never take this medicine again because it is just too harsh on my body. It did take my flu symptoms away after the two or three hours of being violently ill. Definitely not worth the trade off at this point. Lost way to much weight from not being able to keep food down! Use with caution and make sur | Emergency room DR | F | 18 | 3 times | 11/18/2009 | 1 | Flu Type A | My 9yr old daughter started taking Tamiflu. Three days after she had to stop taking the Tamiflu because she started experiencing feeling paranoid, insomnia, agitation, nausea, aching all over, headache, joint neck and muscle pain, crying uncontrobably, feeling of something being wrong, dizzy, shakiness, disconnected, irritability, she says she feels like she is going crazy. Now has a sinus infection and fluid behind both ears on top of all of this that hasn't went away and now been fourteen days since she stopped the medicine. What kind of medicine is this, it has helped nothing and caused tons of problems. She always has been a very laid back child with straight A's now she is so unhappy from all of this going on it's like she is depressed and constantly says mommy when is this going to go away. I have no answers and no one can seem to give me any. | I contacted the FDA by email and they basically gave me the run around but said I would have to report this and gave me the website so I am going to attach it so everyone can do the same if they would like it is . We now have a new way to report directly to MedWatch via the Internet. You can find a link to the Internet voluntary reporting form by going to the MedWatch homepage www.fda.gov/medwatch/index.html) , and then click on "Submit a Serious Medical Product Report Online". In addition, if you would like to report your adverse experience directly to the MedWatch Program, please call 1-800-FDA-1088. Alternatively, you can call our Office of Drug Information at 301-796-3400, and request that a MedWatch packet be sent to you. Please be sure to include as much information on the product, such as manufacturer, NDC number, lot number. | F | 9 | 3 days | 11/17/2009 | 1 | FLU (H1N1) | Insomnia, Hallucinations, Agitation, Nausea, Aching Skin, Head, Joint & Muscle Pains, Shortness of Breath... | Screaming, blood, guns, knives, undead, walking a plank, falling from high rise, are some of the sounds/images that were flashing though my head as I tossed and turned. After 2nd dose, I couldn't sleep and my skin hurt so bad I couldn't lay still. I assumed this happened because I hadnt eaten or slept in 2 days... Looks like it could have been Tamiflu pills. Finished prescription and am still feeling odd a week after first dose. I recommend NOT taking this medication. Regular MD Prescribed. | F | 28 | 6 days | 11/16/2009 | 1 | H1n1 | Panic attacks, anxiety, headache, insomnia, vomiting | Hospital | F | 36 | 4 days | 11/16/2009 | 1 | flu like symptoms | On the med. my 4 year old daughters stomach hurt. She finished the med. but the next day became a different child. She is worried, paranoid and cries alot. I do not have the same daughter as I had before. It is very scary and she has been off the drug for 5 weeks. Never take it ever. | reg. dr. | F | 4 | 5 days | 11/14/2009 | 1 | Toddler with Swine flu | After I gave my 19 month old the first dose she became cranky and inconsolable. She wouldn't eat and didn't take her routine nap. The next day the same thing except that she was now dizzy on top of the other side effects. She fell every time I put her down and screamed to be held. She clutched on to me like she was afraid of falling. I stopped giving in to her and now 2 days after stopping is still cranky but is eating and is walking again. | a pediatrician other than my daughter's prescribed it to her. | F | 1 | 2 days | 11/14/2009 | 1 | 4 yr old had flu symptoms | I only gave my daughter one dose this afternoon, and she couldnt even stand the taste of it even though it was bubblegum flavored. About a half hour later she threw up excessively. It is now about 3 and a half hours since that dose and she has thrown up 3 additional times, not as much. She seems to have dry mouth and a bad taste in her mouth. She also said her stomach hurts. If she continues to throw up I will take her to ER. I'm not giving her anymore Tamiflu. | Her doctor prescribed over phone. | F | 29 | 1 days | 11/13/2009 | 1 | h1n1 | my child | F | 4 | 3 days | 11/12/2009 | 1 | Flu | after the third dose my mind began racing unable to sleep, became extremely upset and agitated, crying, shaking, fearful, borderline psychotic episode | urgent care | F | 59 | 3 times | 11/12/2009 | 1 | flu symptoms | nausea, lighted-headed (really weird feeling like in lala land), trouble sleeping, ear infection, eye infection, nose bleed | received tamiflu after calling telehealth and advised to go to doctors. Felt worse after taking each pill. Was light headed and felt like i was in lala land. Could not get out of bed. Within 15 minutes of taking 3rd pill, my ear became blocked and couldn't hear out of it, intense pressure in right ear (throbbing) painful, stood up and had nose bleed (never get nose bleeds). Called telehealth again - they advised to see dr before i take next dose. Doctor took me off Tamiflu and put me on apo-amoxi clav 875-125 bc i had ear infection. By the time i arrived home my left eye has been discharging oddles and oddles of pus. Called telehealth again. Advised to go back to dr for antibiotic for eye infection. I rarely take antibiotics. WOULD NEVER TAKE TAMIFLU AGAIN. WOULD NEVER GET THE H1N1 SHOT EITHER. Good old chicken soup and tyelnol is the best. Better off suffering through the flu than taking Tamiflu. Telehealth was great though. | F | 48 | 3 times | 11/12/2009 | 1 | Flu (Possibly H1N1) | Nausea, Extreme stomach discomfort, shakiness, insomnia, loss of appetite and vomiting. | I got this medication from my doctor because I was in the "high risk." The first two days taking it it seemed to help, but the next day was a living hell. The night prior I woke up with a really bad stomach ache. I rushed to the bathroom and vomited. For the rest of the night I tossed and turned with insomnia. The next day I would spend moaning in pain dry heaving and not being able to keep any food down. The negatives HIGHLY outweigh the positives with this medication. Not Recommended. | M | 17 | 3 days | 11/12/2009 | 1 | exposure to swine flu | Not many symptoms while taking the medication . . . a little dizzy but that could have been the swine flu itself. However, I have been off it for about a week now and I am suffering from insomnia, nightmares, and soreness in my arms and legs. | Fixed my symptoms quickly, but definitely not worth it. Tamiflu does something to your brain man. Mine won't shut off to sleep, it's awful. Thera-flu is a heck of alot cheaper and safer, who cares if the virus lasts a day or two longer as long as its under control... | M | 20 | 5 days | 11/12/2009 | 1 | H1N1 | Severe rash, hives after taking 1day. Discontinued and taking medication to counter the allergic reaction. | Perscription prescribed by family MD | M | 60 | 1 days | 11/12/2009 | 1 | 3 year old son for prevention | My son didn't seem to have any side affects til day 6. He had terrible long nightmares that night. The next day he was paranoid, and even his pupils were dilated. The doc said to stop the medication so that he wouldn't experience any more side affects. I stopped giving it to him after that dose. He is still experiencing side effects though... a week later. He is a lot more sensitive, crabby, angry, and has had more nightmares. He was put on it because his brother had H1N1 and my 3 year old has asthma. So, it was a preventative. Then I found out that more kids that get the flu shot and have asthma end up in the hospital than those who have asthma that do not get the shot... I know this was the tamiflu and not the flu shot, but I have to wonder about this too. Has anyone else experienced these symptoms days after stopping the med? He has also been complaining of a tummy ache for a while now... but not like he is going to throw up, it just hurts. I will not recommend this | Regular doctor, over the phone. | F | 26 | 6 days | 11/12/2009 | 1 | H1N1 | I took one pill 20 minutes after having lunch( I was following the directions ).Later, I had severe vomiting for the whole day,I couldn't drink water or eat food. I was screaming from the nausea. I had severe lower back pain that made me paralyzed. I had bad headaches and sinus pressure. I was very agitated.I was so much in pain from head to toe that I didn't know what to do but to scream. Finally, my doctor had to prescribe suppositories to stop the vomiting and urged me to stop taking Tamiflu after the first pill.Once the the drug was out of my system, I felt so much better and everything went back to normal. I am concluding that it is better to have the aches and pain of the flu than to go through the pains of Tamiflu. | I got the prescription from my regular doctor. | F | 46 | 1 days | 11/11/2009 | 1 | flu | Gave this to my 4 year old. Within 30 minutes was saying "ouch" and trying to stick her finger in her ear. Vomiting and extreme restlessness ensued. I would not give this stuff to my worst enemy. I could not get her to sleep longer than a few mins at a time. She would wake up screaming about the pain in her ear. Emptied the bottle of $50 liquid out right away. These people are robbing people blind AND hurting us and our loved ones with their products! Nice! | Pediatrician. | F | 4 | 1 days | 11/11/2009 | 1 | Flu-Feb 2008 | I am completely against anyone taking this medication. The doctors do not give the horrible possible side effects-only that is may or may not help with flu symptoms. I have never had a side effect from any other medication I have ever been prescribed. I never slept and felt like I was losing my mind. I was paranoid, confused and extremely emotional. I never cry and I couldn't stop crying. I was left home by myself (which is normal when an adult is sick). I got half dressed and drove myself to get "ice cream". I got about 10 miles from my house when I was pulled over and arrested. I have no memory of how I got where I was. I could only tell police I had the flu. I was taken to jail. After the whole life shattering experience, I went to the pharmacy where I bought the Tamiflu and told them to file a complaint, so people will be warned that psychotic behavior can be a side effect. I am horrified this is being given so much now. Tamiflu will eventually get sued! | I received it from a minor emergency clinic. I do not take any other medicaitons and am rarely sick. | M | 43 | 3 days | 11/11/2009 | 1 | H1N1 | My 11 year old son was diagnosed with H1N1 two weeks ago. His fever was increasing so we filled our prescription for Tamiflu. He took 3 pills in 2 day. After his third dose he went to bed and woke up 2 hours later in a very different state of mind. He was terrified and paranoid and explaining he felt terrible and someone was after him. He exhibited paranoia and irrational fears of numbers and letters. It was terrifying and we were scared he might hurt himself as he seemed like he wanted to escape his own body. None of this behavior ever presented before. | We are so sorry we gave our son Tamiflu. It has now been two weeks since we stopped and he is still having residual effects. Has anybody out there had side effects that have then dissipated over time? We are worried this will not go away. Feel free to email we are looking for answers! | M | 11 | 2 days | 11/10/2009 | 1 | seasonal flu | My 18 year old daughter had a reaction 30 mins after taking, dizzy, could not stop crying and said she felt scary, weird and not normal, worse than before she took it. One dose and no more for her.... | F | 18 | 1 times | 11/10/2009 | 1 | flu, moderate asthma | My ten year old son took it once this past weekend. He had a completely psychotic reaction within ten minutes of taking it. He started ranting and hallucinating and was extremely paranoid. He finally calmed down. Took him to Childrens Hospital in Boston and nurse there said they had been seeing bad psychiatric reactions in the hospital as well. My son was extremely nauseated for several hours later. | My son was prescribed over the phone from urgent care. No warning from nurse or pharmacist. | M | 10 | 1 days | 11/9/2009 | 1 | flu symptoms | Took Tamiflu for 2 days. Stopped yesterday. Dizzy the entire time. Tonight, I am experiencing sudden numbness on my right side of face with sudden onset of delerium, anxiety and generall feelng of lack of control. Hives on neck first day of dose. These horrible symptoms (taking no other medicines and tested negative for flu)are what made me google for side effect and I came upon this website. Terrible headache and chest pain landed me in the ER 24 hours after taking Tamiflu. The ER visit and the tests they gave me (cardiac markers & flu) all showed negative. Basically, I think I had a cold and the Dr prescribing Tamifly was over zealous in prescribing same. I would not take Tamiflu again. I'm fearful how long these side effects will last now that I have stopped taking it. | F | 46 | 2 days | 11/8/2009 | 1 | flu symptoms | Me and my 16 month old son were given Tamiflu because we both had flu symptoms. I started my son on it Tuesday night through Saturday. Every night he was up most of the night crying, and everyday he was not the child that I knew to be mine. He cried and whined all day and wanted me to hold him constantly. Even my sister and parents who believe that my child can do no wrong said they couldn't believe how he was acting. I told his doctor about the change of behaviour, but she didn't seem to think it was a big deal even though she herself said that he wasn't happy as he was at the begining of the week when she had seen him. It wasn't the flu that caused him to act this way. He had a fever of 104.6 BEFORE starting the Tamiflu and was running around playing happy as always. The week my child was on Tamiflu was the most exausting week of my life. I wish I had reasearched it better before giving it to him. Once I got on the Tamiflu website and saw the side affect of behavior change I stopped | My OBGYN called in the perscription over the phone. And my son's pediatrition gave us the prescription for him. | F | 31 | 3 days | 11/8/2009 | 1 | H1N1 | Two-year-old daughter had severe vomiting within 30 minutes of first dose. | Got prescription in urgent care clinic, but this is also my regular doctor. Considered high risk because of her age. I am not going to give it to her again as she seemed more miserable after taking it than before. | F | 2 | 1 days | 11/8/2009 | 1 | Flu H1N1 | Horrible Stomach Pain about 30 minutes after taking the drug followed by vomiting and diarrhea for hours. I couldnt sleep it kept me awake all night feeling weird where I could not think straight at all. Before I took the medicine I was feeling sick but NOTHING like after I took it. I stopped taking it after 3 days because I couldn't take the pain anymore, and just worked with old fashioned OTC flu relief which worked just fine. | Was prescribed by my family doctor after testing positive for Influenza A type H1N1. | F | 30 | 3 days | 11/6/2009 | 1 | Diagnosed with Swine Flu | After taking Tamiflu i could not sleep all night. My felt my head was going to burst and i just wanted to run out of my house screaming. When i try to sleep i cannot close my eyes and i see dreadful dreams which i have never seen before. The headaches are never ending and just dont go away.. I sweat a lot and the only positive thing is my temperature has gone down (could have done that with paracetamol i guess). My chest is very tight and my body aches from head to toe and being asthmatic dosent help. As i am kept isolated i do feel scared, especially at night with all the dreams. I sought advice from a lovely nurse who gave me advice and said that i could stop taking Tamiflu. I dont know what is worse, the symptoms of Swineflu or the after effetcs of Tamiflu....? I guess i'll have to wait and hope for my recovery from today.. I am used to reading up on thigs before i consume it, should have done the same with Tamiflu. I wish the best to all those who have been affected. Written on b | My regular doctor gave me Amoxicillin and sent me home. My condition got worse and i had to go to A&E where i was diagnosed with Swineflu and given Tamiflu. I have been taking the tablets for 3-4 days. | F | 53 | 4 days | 11/6/2009 | 1 | my 4 yr old taking it for H1N1 | after wrestling with him to take 3 doses (tastes horrible)...threw up and then threw up the 3rd dose. Had diarrhea for most of the afternoon. Discontinued use and started feeling better the next day. | call in prescription from pediatrician | M | 4 | 3 times | 11/6/2009 | 1 | Preventative | Terrible experience with Tamiflu! Neck pain with extreme headaches, joint pain and fatigue. A general feeling of "unwellness" and I stopped taking it two days ago. My husband developed a urinary track infection....related/unrelated....strange coincidence. | Walk in clinic | F | 32 | 5 days | 11/6/2009 | 1 | Flu | I am posting this about my son who took it four years ago and had horrible reactions to it. He was only 3 at the time, his flu seemed to be mild but his doctor recommended it anyway. I stopped after one dose. He couldn't keep anything down, he cried NON-STOP and it wasn't from the flu, he couldn't sleep even though he was exhausted, he screamed like we were killing him when we tried to pick him up in his sleep. He was irrational, aggressive and cried all the next day. Once the effects of the Tamiflu wore off, he was fine. He was still sick, but not like he had been on the Tamiflu. He was diagnosed with Swine Flu Sunday and when the Tamiflu was offered, I immediately turned it down. I'm using Elderberry, Vitamin C, Zinc and OTC meds. to treat him this go round and his illness has been mild. He's already on the mend w/out the terrible side effects of Tamiflu. My 17 year old neighbor also used Tamiflu for the swine flu and ended up blowing out a major blood vessel in his nose | M | 3 | 1 days | 11/5/2009 | 1 | suspected h1n1 | Major irritability, personality changes, loose stools, possible abdominal cramping | both of my children (7 and 2 year-olds) ran 104 fevers on a Saturday evening. Upon calling the pediatrician, they ordered tamiflu for both (suspecting the flu) Both children had had the h1n1 vaccination 1 week prior. My son had congestion and lethargy and high fever. My daughter, 2 years old, only had high fever. She had no other symptoms - great appetite, no other issues at all.( I think the vaccination lessened flu symptoms) I didn't even want to give her the tamiflu (should have listened to my inner voice!) but kept thinking, what if she gets worse, etc. I stopped giving her the med after 5 doses because she just didn't have any major flu symptoms and it seemed crazy. I also stopped giving it to my son. He didn't seem to have an issues with the drug. However, my daughter, even after being off for over 24 hours, is such a different child, screaming at everything, upset over everything, loose stools, poor appetite, and my guess is, severe abdominal pain. I was so distraught and worried today becuase I had never seen her act like this, even during real major sickness or teething or severe double ear infections. Her reaction to this pain or mental discomfort has been almost unbearable for all. My husband and I are disgusted with the drug at this point. I regret giving it to her at all. Once you see how miserable a child can be while on it, you would know. I just hope it leaves her system soon so we can have our daughter back. | F | 35 | 2.5 days | 11/5/2009 | 1 | H1N! | After taking Tamiflu I feel extreme confusion/spaced out, disoriented,and dizzniness. You can't really function fully on this medication. | The dr. prescribed me Tamiflu after having a my regular doctors appointment. I had a temperature of 103, nights sweats, chills, sore throat, and chest pain when I coughed, and the doctor diagnosed me H1N1. My fever went away the next day after Tamiflu, but then I became disoriented. I don't want to take the last day of treatment because it makes me so spaced out. | M | 29 | 4 days | 11/5/2009 | 1 | High/Fever, Flu | The side effects heavily outweighed the benefits. After starting my prescription of Tamiflu I had back and forth bouts of diarrhea and vomiting. I honestly felt like I was going crazy. I couldn't sleep, and would wake up from extremely bizarre, violent dreams. These were all things I experienced AFTER my fever had broken and would immediately get worse after each dose. All of my symptoms (other than my temperature) got worse after taking it rather than better. | I contacted my pharmacist explaining everything and she said I really need to finish the course much like antibiotics, or the flu may come back stronger. Now I have to deal with these side effects for a another two days, while I feel otherwise I would already be back on my feet. I really don't think Tamiflu helped fight the flu any faster than rest, hydration and over the counter drugs. I will never take this drug again. | M | 23 | 3 days | 11/5/2009 | 1 | i had flu since 4 days | after taking the first pill, after 2 hours or so, i felt so dizzy and then started vomiting. There was blood in it too. i was feeling worse than before. I didn't take naother pill after that. | I wont take it unless u had no other choice! | F | 54 | 1 days | 11/5/2009 | 1 | swine flu | was dizzy,slow,tired,broke sweats,not hungry and had a huge HEAD ACHE! | DONT TAKE IT! Today would be my 3rd day taking it but I cant take the pain anymore, im suppose to be back to work tomorow and it will be inposible to work being on the tamiflu pill My fore head feels like its going to burst! Yes it fixed my fever but created 10 diffrent problems I did not have. NOT WORTH IT! | F | 20 | 3 days | 11/4/2009 | 1 | suspected flu | psychosis, angry, irritabilty, loss of memory, can't perform motor skills | My mother took 3 doses of this and has been in the hospital since. They are saying she is in a psychosis state. She is violent, does not know anyone in our family, mean, can't process what to do when people tell her, is in a trance like state sometimes, and too many more problems to list. This drug needs to be taken off the market. It was given to her without even being tested for the flu. | F | 59 | 2 days | 11/4/2009 | 1 | H1N1 or Normal Flu IDK | Raging Diarrhea, Sweating Heavily, feeling out of it, fever came back. | No word of a Lie, I could of put out a house fire with the amount of liquid I've expelled from my anus in the last 8 hours. Now, thanks to tamiflu, I'm dealing with probable low grade dehydration even though I've drank a small Kenyan river dry. Never again. | M | 31 | 1 days | 11/4/2009 | 1 | H1N1 | I had one of the less common, yet all too serious side effect - a seizure. Less than 1% of people experience this, so I guess I fall into that category. The seizure caused me to fall, get a concussion, and pass out. This happened the FIRST DAY I was on the medication! | DO NOT TAKE THIS! | M | 51 | 1 days | 11/3/2009 | 1 | Flu | i thought i was going to die | DO NOT take TAMIFLU! i took it for 3 days and i stopped myself, i could not take it any more.. just thinking about how i felt while on it makes me cry.. im still confussed. The FDA needs to take this off the market.. its DANGEROUS! DO NOT TAKE CHILDREN OR ADULTS! | F | 28 | 3 days | 11/3/2009 | 1 | Flu | Fatique, muscle aches, stomach aches, headaches, Mouth ulcers, skin lesions on legs and hands. My mouth is so sore, I can't even brush my teeth. NEVER AGAIN will I take this product. The H1N1 would not have been as bad as the side effects of this drug! | M | 60 | 4 days | 11/2/2009 | 1 | Suspected H1N1 early symptoms | My child (aged 2/1/2) developed Irritable bowel and diarrhea within 12 hours. He's been off of it for 3 days and still has gastritis symptoms. No appetite and crying with stomache pain. He's lost 3 of his 23 pounds and developed an aversion to milk. | I worry about my children & flu but this is a terrible drug! I was not pre-warned of the GI symptoms at all by our pediatrician. It seems that peoples' anxiety is permitting lower standards of diligence about avoiding harm...even the "lesser of two evils" is still an evil. | M | 2 | 3 days | 11/2/2009 | 1 | possible flu | after the 3rd dose I had severe stomach pain almost equal to labor pain and the pain gave me nausea. It's not worth it to me given that it only reduced the illness by a day or two. I just got back from the ER and it turns out that Tamiflu severely constipated me per the Xray and I never have problems in that department. I though my appendix was going to explode, I was afraid since the pain was so severe. And yes I do know what gas pains feel like and it was nothing like this. | Had a pregant friend who took it because we are both teachers and she was fine, no complications. I guess it just doesn't work with some of us. | F | 33 | 3 times | 11/2/2009 | 1 | doctors said i had "h1n1" | After only i first pill well within 30mins i starting vomiting and could not even keep water down without throwing that up just 1mins later and that lasted about 3-4hours. | I only took one pill of the Tamiflu and havent sence. ill just fight the flu the old way... to everyone else do more research before taking. | F | 17 | 11/2/2009 | 1 | H1N1 | diarrhea,, stomach pains, nausea | have such bad diarreah I've rubbed my butt raw and it's now bleeding. My stomach hurts so bad and I just feel awful and I was starting to feel better, too. For me, this wasn't worth it. Tylenol worked best to break my fever and just staying hydrated. | F | 24 | 2 days | 11/2/2009 | 1 | exposure to swine flu | anxiety, agitation, dry throat, felt disoriented | please consider not taking this product! especially if you are not in a high risk category - losing your mind and being unable to sleep and a feeling of something being terribly wrong ..just not worth the potential bebnefits | M | 64 | 1 days | 11/1/2009 | 1 | flu | hallucinated (i saw sparkles all around my bedroom and my cat tapped me on the shoulder and talked to me), nightmares, violent thoughts and upset stomach and dizziness. i also saw images in my mind of monsters/dead people/the undead. | i only had four doses of tamiflu. one dose was the first day, then the second day i took a dose in the morning and a dose at night. it was at night that i experienced the strange side effects (possibly bc i had 2 doses in one day). you are supposed to take tamiflu twice a day, but when i did, i experienced the above symptoms. | F | 33 | 2 days | 11/1/2009 | 1 | H1N1 | I suddenly got severe jaw pain, nose bleeds and dark urine. Could not figure out what was going on or make the connection until we read that it is a rare side effect of tamiflu and you should seek immediate emergency care and stop taking the product. | after talking to a doctor about it, he said that tamiflu only reduces the flu by one day anyhow and does not help too terribly much. not taking it again - ever! | F | 31 | 4 days | 11/1/2009 | 1 | swine flu | HORRIBLE!!! diahrea ohmygosh its so bad and my stomach hurts so bad WILL NEVER take again!!! ouch!!!!!!!! | right after I take it I feel sick and then comes diahrea im so miserable!!! | F | 24 | 10/31/2009 | 1 | Flu-like symptoms | Halucinations, Paranoid, nausea, horrific nightmares, delusional, numbness to my hands, twitching in my legs, very unusual thoughts, dizziness, Insomnia, dazed and confused.... | I have never been so terrified in my entire life. I know the medicine works great for some people because I've asked. It's very hard for me to describe my story but I'll give it a shot... I started taking TamiFlu Tuesday morning, Oct. 27. (Two pills a day for ten days) Wednesday evening, Oct. 28th I started feeling dizzy and had to sit down. I started sweating a bit, but my mom told me it was the Flu. I went to the doctor with these symptoms: Body Aches, fever, headaches. I tried to eat a bit and figured I'd go to bed. I decided not to take the next dose(4th pill) because I knew something was wrong. I continued to sweat, and I could not go to sleep at all. I tried squeezing my eyes shut many times because I was so frustrated. My legs twitched pretty hard a couple of times and it made me lock my knee caps. I started getting scared at that point. After that I started seeing very unusual things every time my eyes would close.... Knives, scary faces, demonic type things, Linda Blair in the exorcist- In my head I could see the part in the movie where she turns her head all the way around, and when her head turned in my direction it was my face on her body. I could hear the tv shows begin and end all throughout the night. That's how I knew that I wasn't falling asleep. I had a nightmare that I was driving a old racing type car, the car was in flames completely, I was driving it at about 1000 miles an hour. When I saw myself I looked like Freddie Krueger with burn holes all over .I was also on fire, but I was not screaming. I was driving this burning car, with patches of my hair on fire, slightly turning the wheel left and right uncontrollably. When I could finally see my face I was laughing looking right-left, right-left. I jumped up in my bed. I was sweating a lot, my heart was pounding. I kept checking on my 2 year old daughter over and over because I wanted to be sure she was okay. I began to pray over and over asking God to watch over myself and my family. Asking him to make sure I didn't die because my daughter needs me and because I have to teach her everything in Life. I have never been so scared in my entire life. And I assure you, I do not have any psychiatric issues. I have lived a normal life, and I have had the Flu more than once. The three flu tests at the hospital were all negative this time too! I finally calmed down, and laid me head on my pillow. My alarm clock started to beep. I had to return to work Thursday, Oct. 29th. I have never felt so relieved to get out of my bed for work at 6:15 in the morning. I took a shower, and felt a little dizzy but ignored it. Anything felt better than being in my bed. I started driving to work, and I couldn't feel my hands on the wheel. It looked like I had a "tunnel Vision". I got scared again, and couldn't concentrate. I called my mom and she told me I would be fine, and for me to take my … | F | 21 | 2 days | 10/31/2009 | 1 | Friend's son taking for the flu | Absolute horror. THIS DRUG SHOULD BE TAKEN OFF the MARKET! Nausea, aggression, insomnia, restlessness. Probably more but because of the age his mum stopped the drug as soon as she realized what this drug was doing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! DO NOT LET ANYONE SAY THIS DRUG IS SAFE! | NO one should be on this drug! If one says it helps they are probably saying this because the flu has probably run its course anyway and that is why they are better. It has NOTHING to do with tamiflu. | M | 4 | 2 days | 10/31/2009 | 1 | was very ill, but didnt have flu | visual and auditory hallucinations, suicidal thoughts, thoughts of self harm, nightmares, loss of appetite, loss of communication skills | when i went to the doctor i was tested for both types of flu and the test came back negetive. i was then sent to the ER for a spinal tap and when the spinal tap came back negative the ER doctor just decided that it was the flu anyway, regardless of the tests. while taking tamiflu for five days i lost 20 pounds from loss of appetite and vomiting. now that my illness resolved itself (with no help from tamiflu) i am experiencing hallucinations and unusual behavior almost constantly. DO NOT TAKE THIS DRUG | F | 19 | 6 days | 10/31/2009 | 1 | diagnosed with h1n1 symptoms | severe nausea, sleeplessness, hives, depression | on day 3 of taking this. have been throwing up constantly for 2 days (can not keep anything down including liquids). can not lie down as this heightens nausea. highly not recommended> | F | 36 | 3 days | 10/31/2009 | 1 | Flu-like symptoms | Halucinations, Paranoid, nausea, horrific nightmares, delusional, numbness to my hands, twitching in my legs, very unusual thoughts, dizziness, Insomnia, dazed and confused.... | I have to stop and think about what I'm trying to say, and very often I cannot remember what I was even going to say. It's horrible. If someone tells me something, I immediately ask them what they said to me two seconds ago. And it scares me. I can't say this medication will not help other people, but I can and will say this medication WILL make another person's nightmare. I wouldn't risk it..... Wednesday Oct. 28th was the scariest night of my entire life. And I would love to share my story. | F | 21 | 2 days | 10/31/2009 | 1 | TESTED Positive with HINI | I work in a hospital as a Nurse and was exposed to it. I got tested by MDH and it came back Positive. Was given Tamiflu by one of our MD. It was HORRIBLE! I started to vomit, was dizzy to the point where my vision was blurred, and hullucinations. I stopped immediately and just let the Flu run it's coarse. | I strongly encourage parents to not give their children Tamiflu. I know that some think this drug is great. Reality check, if your child is feeling better within 24 hours, they probably didn't have the flu. This drug is suppose to decrease the 4 to 9 days of having the flu to 4 to 8 days. 24 hours less then the typical possible 9 days of flu. This drug is still being study for future effects if you have been exposed to it. Don't give Tamiflu to your children unless they have any chronic conditions, such as cancer or asthma. I am truly afraid of the future effects of Tamiflu and having yet another medical condition to worry about. Do your homework and really study this drug before using it. I would never givet this to my children or my family. I rather have them hositalized and let the flu run its coarse then put in their body a drug that is on market with such little study. If you go on your state medical department page, you will see that they are constantly changing information about HINI. Obviously they still doing their homework too, so wait for the full facts before thinking this medicine is great and exposing it to your children. Calm down, its the flu, let it run it's coarse and it goes away. Rest, push fluids, tylenol/ibuprofen as needed for fever and comfortablity. Be seen if dehydrated, child is weak and not responsive, or at any point where you feel uncomfortable. | F | 34 | 2 days | 10/30/2009 | 1 | Influenza A | have not taken this medicine due to all the side effects I have been reading, but just wandering if anyone has advice about how to treat the flu without using Tamiflu | My son 4 years old was diagnosed influenza a, regular flu. They gave him tamiflu, but I have been hesitant to give it to him because of everything I have read. He has been sick since Tuesday and we have been dealing with high fevers between 100 and 104 all week. At this point, we are still dealing with him not eating much, fever of 102, and his coughing is getting worse. I have started giving him a natural flu medicine called Oscillococcinum, so far I dont feel this is working for him. He is also taking immune boosters that I bought from a health food store. I am worried for him because I want him to get better, but I dont feel that the Tamiflu is safe! I have read some previous postings and I was wandering if anyone has found anything else that treats the flu other than the Tamiflu. Any advice would be helpful! Please email if you wish and good luck to everyone! | F | 24 | 10/30/2009 | 1 | H1N1 | Anger, irritability, nightmares, aggression, emotional. | I have contacted the FDA about the dangerous side effects this medicine caused my daughter after only 2 doses. Please contact the FDA and report any side effects you or your child have experienced. | F | 12 | 1 days | 10/30/2009 | 1 | Flu like symptoms | Extreme disorientation, suicidal thoughts, tired, throwing up, restlessness, not able to sleep | I took the meds for a total of 10 days (8 doses), because I was so disoriented that I couldn't remember to take if. I just got back from the Emergency Room where the Dr called the poison control center to ask about the side effects (she didn't know) and all they said was nausea, and dizziness. This is their primary medicine treating a pandemic flu and no one knows the side effects. The real pandemic is that our whole health system is a train wreck and people are dying unnecessarily. The only way to avoid it is to get educated yourself. | M | 48 | 10 days | 10/29/2009 | 1 | Suspected H1N1 | Anger, irritability, nightmares, aggression, emotional. | My 12 year old daughter was prescribed this medicine because she had all the symptoms of H1N1. After the first dose, she could not keep her eyes open and fell asleep within 30 minutes. I gave her the second dose the next day at 3:50pm. She complained of a tummy ache, nothing real bad. Then at about 1am in the morning I woke up to her standing up in the middle of the room screaming. I called her name and she turned to me and started hitting me in the face! The look on her face was horror, I could tell she was scared. She was screaming and crying. i finally got her calmed down and she said that she had a dream that I was trying to kill her. My daughter was petrified to go back to sleep. She kept begging me to keep her awake so that she would not have to go through that experience again. She kept looking at me like she was afraid of me. She said she was afraid that it was not a dream because it felt so real. She kept asking me if she was awake or was she dreaming. It was awful! I never want my daughter to experience something like this again. I felt so bad for her. She kept telling me she was sorry for hitting me and she kept kissing my face. I told her that it was not her fault, that it was the medicine. She finally fell back asleep 2 hours later.I am throwing the medicine out! I am also going to do whatever I can to get this drug off the market! If anyone would like to join me please email me. | F | 12 | 1 days | 10/29/2009 |
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