PULMICORT Reviews (BUDESONIDE)Average Rating: 2.5 (174 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare PULMICORT with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR PULMICORT | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | seasonal asthma | irritability, violence, rebelliousness, extreme mood swings, paranoia, fear, sadness, anger, WEAKENED BONES | My daughter was on Pulmicort daily when she broke 2 bones in her forearm. She remained on it while in the cast. 6 weeks after the cast came off she broke her arm again in the same 2 places. After extended research my husband and I firmly believe the Pulmicort is to blame; after the second break we took her off of it and yesterday the doctor told me she regrew FOUR TIMES as much new bone as the last time (each in a 6 week period). Coincidence? I think not. Do the research yourself; it is in the fine print. Pulmicort has been definitively linked to bone weakness and increased likelihood of fractures. Not to mention the horrible mood swings! My daughter is back to her happy, cooperative, obedient self since stopping the meds. From now on we will do EVERYTHING in our power to avoid Pulmicort and you should, too. I know some children need preventative asthma medication and if they need it they should have it but find a different one with less devastating side effects or take the lowest dose | F | 5 | 180 days | 2/4/2009 | 1 | allergy induced asthma | weight gain, nail biting , moody , not sleeping well | taking her of the meds, and to a another doc , the weight gain as been unreal , my child has gained 20 lbs in a year , no change in diet or activity, doc blaming me and what i am feeding her for the weight gain , | F | 4 | 1 years | 2/4/2009 | 5 | asthma systems with cold virus's | None when only taking pulmicort. If albuterol is used in conjuction with pulimort there are noticible side effects including trebling hands and hyperactivity. | Has been a very good preventative for us. It has greatly reduced wheezing, coughing, and use of additional medications. | M | 5 | 2 years | 1/25/2009 | 5 | allergy induced asthma | no side effect | My 5 year old son has been on pulmicort for 3 months and what a relief for his coughing. He was coughing so hard he would vomit over and over again. Pulmicort along with singular has relieved his coughing and so far so good. He suffered last year and the pulmicort has made a huge difference. | M | 5 | 3 months | 1/22/2009 | 3 | asthma caused by reflux | poor sleep, irritated eyes (from nebulizer) after each use | My 8 week old son was started on Pulmicort and Albuterol to treat an asthma like condition caused by reflux. The Albuterol seems to help the most. I stopped the Pulmicort on my own 3 weeks ago (after 6 months of treatment). Sleep has improved. | M | 0.9 | 6 months | 1/19/2009 | 1 | RAD / RSV / Colds | Insomnia, restless, severe mood swings - aggression, irritability, hyperactivity, disobedience, self hitting and clawing, even hitting his head. | My son has taken Pulmicort off and on since he was approximately 18 months old. However, he had not taken it for approximately 6 months. This past week, he became severely congested with fever so after taking Xopenex for three days with little improvement, I followed doctor's outstanding orders to begin Pulmicort. I started it on Tuesday and by the next day, he was so aggressive he would hit, bite, claw and kick not only those of us who were caring for him but himself. He would even throw monster fits, even hitting his head. It was like a light switch went off and he would swing between moods; like he wasn't even there. After reading the posts on this page, it now all makes sense that the aggression issues we have faced with him during his short life were potentially due to this medication. I will NEVER give it to him again!!! | M | 3 | 18 months | 1/8/2009 | 1 | Son had bad chest cough | My 6 year old son had a very bad chest cough and his doc said to give him a breathing treatment of Pulmicort. I did and he was a totally differnt boy. About 30 min after giving it to him he was very confused, moody, and kept telling me he felt like he was going to explode. He did a lot of crying but he couldn't tell me why he was crying, just that he didn't know. The feeling of exploding went away pretty fast, but it was scary. Thankfully he finally fell asleep and i hope it lasts through the night. I will never give it to him again!!!!! | F | 33 | 1 days | 12/20/2008 | 1 | Asthma/ Bronchitis | My two-year-old daughter has suffered from chronic bronchitis during the winter months. Her doctor recently prescribed Pulmicort to augment Albuterol breathing treatments. After only the first dose, my daughter become inconsolable, confused, and violent. After calling her doctor, he said to immediately take her to the emergency room. I would avoid Pulmicort if possible. | F | 2 | 1 days | 12/12/2008 | 5 | Asthma with Bronchitis | My three year old son takes Pulmicort with Albuterol every time he develops a chesty cough with his Asthma. We have noticed he's become very moody, with violent behavior which leads to biting. One minute he's happily playing by himself, and the next minute he's crying or extremely angry. This isn't normal behavior, and we've been punishing him because we didn't know what else to do. | Pulmicort causes abnormal behavior in children, which has parents looking for other alternatives. My son had all of these symptoms, including biting!; Aggressive behavior, tantrums, hyperactivity, and increased heart rate. | M | 3 | 1 weeks | 11/5/2008 | 4 | cough w/ phlegm wouldn't go away | My daughter has been taking Pulmicort for a month now. She has become disobedient and has some tantrums. I have not talked to the doctor to find out if these are related to Pulmicort, but I will. I noticed that her heart rate was higher during and after taking the Pulmicort & Albuterol mix she receives once a day; and that she was more hyper. But when it is time to go to bed she just falls sleep very fast. | She has been using Pulmicort respules once a day along with Albuterol every 6-8 hours. Together they helped her to expectorate and get read of her cough. However, one week after we stopped the Albuterol (by Dr.'s order) her cough came back. She was supposed to continue on Pulmicort only for another month, and use Albuterol if her symptoms came back. Since they did, we are back to the mix. | F | 1.5 | 1 months | 10/30/2008 | 1 | asthma | Daughter has increasingly become disobedient and never sleeps at night. This medicine has stunted her growth. She's been biting her fingernails and toenails. She has also started urinating in her panties again after being potty trained for a year. Teachers have also noticed changes in her. | We are making an appointment with her pediatrician to ask why he ever prescribed this to her. After reading all of the other similar comments, we will be taking her off of this medicine. We are ashamed that we've been blaming her for being such a bad child. | F | 3.5 | 1 years | 10/29/2008 | 2 | asthma | distrurbed sleeping pattern, too much urination, wetting himself. | thanks to those comments they solved the mystery his teacher was asking me why did he suddenly had no controle over urination now i know whats wrong!!!my son is three and he's been potty trained more than a year ago and i was shocked he was wetting himself again and his sleeping is very disrupted. he's been on and off pulmicort since he was one year old , but new symptoms came up this time only three days after inhaling it ONCE a day. | F | 3 days | 10/26/2008 | 3 | Bronchitis/ asthma | I notice my 4 year old daughter's hands and feet tremoring. My wife would have freaked if she would have seen this. Is this common? | F | 4 | 2 days | 10/24/2008 | 4 | Asthma | Has occasional headaches, not sure if related to usage. | My son has been on it for two years and it is the only thing that prevents him from having asthma attacks. Tried weaning him off 4 months ago and soon after he started having asthma attacks again. He takes 2 inh at bedtime. | M | 8 | 2 years | 10/19/2008 | 5 | Asthma | No side effects | I was prescribed Pulmicort 7 years ago to treat the chronic cough I had which was caused by asthma. I use Pulmicort once a day, and it has completely stopped my coughing about 95 percent of the time. I have had no side effects at all so far. | M | 61 | 7 years | 10/16/2008 | 1 | acute asthma | psychosis | my daughter was first given pulmicort in 1981 at 6 years of age. She now has delusional disorder, and in tracing the history of her mental illness I believe that cortisone has been a significant factor. Trauma and genetic suseptibility are also factors. In reality the drugs saved her life many times, but the very sad long-term outcome is her daily struggle with paranoia. I wish I had known what she was going through when she was little, I would have been far more helpful. | F | 33 | 27 years | 10/4/2008 | 1 | Asthma | We are in Delaware. My son started taking Pulmicort since April as he was diagonized with Asthma and since then he has been throwing up. He is also on another drug Zantac for reflux. Last week the Dr has asked us to stop all medication and for the last 2 days he has been lively. Will update soon if Pulmicort was the problem | M | 1 | 4 months | 8/20/2008 | 5 | asthma | This is a wonder drug for me. After years of going through four inhalers a month, theophylline and asthma, two puffs of this every morning got me to throw away the theophylline and I haven't taken an inhaler (I used to take it three times a day0 in over 6 months.) The only side effect I have noticed is that when I have a cold and get a little wheezy, I can take additional puff at night. My heart beats a little faster. This drug is a GODSEND to me. | Wonderful drug. I feel as tough I no longer have asthma. | F | 56 | 6 years | 8/15/2008 | 1 | asthma | I urge everyone out there to avoid this drug at all costs . After 11 months on the drug I have buffalo hump, moon face, bad skin and am extraordinarily moody . I have gained weight and stupidly put it all down to my age : I just thought I was getting older .I have a meeting with a speacialist this week to determine if I have "Cushing Syndrome." I am absoultely shocked that the dose I took, 90mcg twice a day, has caused this. Take my word for it it's bad. | Beware of this medication and the doctor prescribing it . Only use under the most dire circumstances . I am weening myself off it and already feel entirely different . My skin is coming back and my mood has shifted discernibly. I still face years of recovery and possible surgery as a result of this medication. I learned a lesson the hard way. It's bad. I'm telling you , it's bad. | M | 49 | 11 days | 8/11/2008 | 2 | asthma | My child has become aggressive, violent, hyperactive, disobedient and is often left scared and upset by his own behaviour. Obsesive nail biting fingers and toes. Constent bed wetting. Facial rash. On the plus side does help ease his asthma symptoms. | I am so upset to realise that my childs bad behaviour is caused by his medicine. I've been telling him off for over a year thinking he was a really naughty boy when actually it's not his fault. Why was I not told of these side effects? | M | 3 | 1 years | 8/4/2008 |