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 |
| 4 | uncontrolled wheezing | definitely a big weight gain for my son. we've noticed some aggression issues (hitting, yelling) but we chalked it up to being a 2 year old | easy to take from his nebulizer and i don't have the worry from side effects as I did with oral prednisone he'd been on so many times before. | M | 2 | 1 months | 1/20/2008 | 5 | asthma | none | Switched from Singulair to Pulmicort for planning pregnancy (pulmicort was safer) and thru pregnancy. Lowest dose - 180mcg 1x per day - no problems with the medications. Greatly helped keep my asthma in control (mild asthmatic). | F | 35 | 5 years | 1/18/2008 | 3 | Allergy related asthma | completely changes personality-my toddler gets severely hyper, aggrenssive, and disobedient. | Been on and off for a year, does help his breathing, but not sure if it's worth the side effects. | M | 3 | 1 years | 12/10/2007 | 4 | asthma symptoms | insomnia, hyperactivity | My son has been on this drug since birth. The hyperactivity & insomnia stuff rings true in our case. However, the alternatives of not breathing, going to the ER and still not sleeping due to severe coughing are not an option. We are learning to deal with the insomnia and hyperactivity. An active lifestyle helps with both. Our child is actively involved in swimming and is allowed to run around lots at home even in the house:) He is learning where it is appropriate to run and where it is not. He just will have to learn to deal with the side effects in order to be able to breathe. | M | 5 | 5 years | 12/2/2007 | 3 | asthma | irritability, loss of appetite, waking up very early (5:00 - 5:30), overly sensitive | M | 6 | 3 months | 11/30/2007 | 1 | asthma | Huge weight gain. 15 pounds in one year! Moody. | M | 4 | 1 years | 11/28/2007 | 4 | To prevent recurrence of pneumonia | Rapid weight gain | My 5 year old daughter has been on this inhaler for about 3 weeks and it has helped with her coughing at night, but I'm worried about her weight gain. It has been quite sudden, and I've actually had to buy her new clothes. Other than that I am happy with her progress on this drug. She sleeps through the night and has a proper nap at school (which she would fight before). All of her other activities seem normal. | F | 5 | 21 days | 11/9/2007 | 4 | asthma | Each time my son takes asthma he complains his penis hurts and he wets his pants and the bed at night. He has been out of diapers for a year and feels terrible when he has accidents. As soon as he goes off the medicine, he is fine. My Dr. said the medicine is not the cause. | M | 3 | 4 days | 9/30/2007 | 1 | seasonal asthma | mood swings | My daughter would be angry then turn depressed. She started getting into trouble at school and she never had before. She was irritable and wouldn't sit still. One minute she would be hyperactive then I couldn't get her off the couch the next. I started seeing a change in her less than a month of starting the medicine. | F | 4 | 1 months | 9/18/2007 | 3 | Allergy related asthma | Took it for five years then began to have side effects on immune system. In one year I had strep throat, four colds and two cases of shingles less than three months apart. My doctor suspects that the Pulmicort corticosteroid lowered my immune system and he switched me to another med with lower amounts of corticosteroid. I have not had any illnesses with this new med switch which I've been on for two years | Know that the level of corticosteroid in your asthma medicine can hamper your immune system over the years that you take it. Also know that if you have any history of osteoporosis in your family, any corticosteroid thins your bones over time and can lead to brittle bones in later years. | F | 52 | 5 years | 8/13/2007 | 2 | Asthma | Tiredness, weight gain, colds or cold-like symptoms, skin infections. | Didn't completely relieve my asthma; I still had to use other drugs like Albuterol. With so many observed side effects, I'm concerned about the side effects I don't/can't notice. I'm tapering off Pulmicort then stopping it. WE CAN NO LONGER DEPEND ON THE FDA TO PROTECT US FROM UNSAFE DRUGS, DUE TO THEIR CORRUPTION BY CORPORATE INTERESTS. | M | 51 | 4 weeks | 6/28/2007 | 4 | Asthma | Weight gain; moon or swollen face; bloated stomach | I first developed asthma symptons while pregnant 2 years ago. My Pulmicort and other meds keep my asthma under control, but I hate the side effects of bloatedness and weight gain. I refuse to take pictures! I also take Flonase, Foradil, and Astelin daily and a rescue inhaler as needed. | F | 39 | 2 years | 6/23/2007 | 1 | asthma | steroid psychosis, hallucinations, delusions, severe insomnia, high blood pressure | very dangerous drug. caused steroid psychosis and delusions (of grandeur) which put me in the mental hospital for 5 weeks. I was very nearly shot and killed by the police because of the delusions. I have been on disability for many months because of this dangerous drug. Apparently, this is a rare side effect, but if you get it, it can change your life. Be very careful! | M | 1 days | 6/17/2007 | 5 | asthma | none | Her mood disorders ceased, she finally is eating, and can breath much better.so far....... | F | 3 | 2 weeks | 4/5/2007 | 5 | asthma | None | I have used Pulmicort for 7 years. I have not experienced any asthmatic symptoms since I started using this med. I take one inhale per-day before I go to bed. | M | 41 | 7 years | 4/1/2007 | 2 | Asthma | Severe appetite loss and subsequent weight loss, irritability, severe mood swings, inability to eat any kind of meat, month long withdrawal afterwards. | Within six hours of my first dose (one inhalation) I felt different. I felt angry for no reason at everything. I didn't eat lunch because I felt repulsed by food. That night, I had a burger and got severe stomach cramps and very bad bloating. The mood swings and irritability hurt my home life. At dinner, I picked vegetables out of our beef stir-fry. I still got sick from that and decided to start cooking my own dinners. I decided to try chicken and pork one night and still got sick. This lasted from September to the middle of October. Though it helped my asthma a great deal, the side effects were too much. | F | 16 | 4 days | 3/23/2007 | 5 | Asthma (cold weather and excersize) | The only side effect I have is a mild, barely noticable feeling of tremors (shaking, heart racing ect..). This is BARELY noticable and not a bother at all. I do not feel more tired, nor do I have any more trouble sleeping then normal. I have gained weight but am not sure if this is from the medicine or not. NOTE: Because of my sensitivities to many medications I have started, and continue to take, only on inhalatoin daily, not two daily. | I have taken many, many meds for treating my asthma. Most have had horrible side effects or have not even worked for me. However, pulmicort works wonders! I love it! I have had no problems with it so far and I will continue to use it daily. I feel like I breath better and am able to more active then usual. | F | 34 | 5 weeks | 3/20/2007 | 5 | Asthma (cold weather and excersize) | This is adding to my last post. When I forgot to take the inhaler for 3 days I became so tired I couldn't stay awake. I slept most of the time that whole weekend. Once I started using it again the tiredness went away. | As long as I remember to use it daily it helps wonderfully! | F | 34 | 5 weeks | 3/20/2007 | 3 | asthma | My 5 year old son has become hyperactive, violent, aggressive, and oppositional. | He says he loves this medicine -- probably because he can breathe for the first time in his life. But are the side effects worth it? We are researching homeopathic solutions! | M | 5 | 1 months | 2/22/2007 | 2 | Upper Respiratory Issue | 4 yr old son, not sleeping at night, extremely irritable, did not help with breathing issues, aggressive, unable to focus on directions, appetite decrease, some vomitting | M | 21 days | 12/18/2006 |