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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR FLOVENT | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 4 | asthma symptoms | Mood swings, hitting herself constantly, punching herself in the face, does not listen to us, immediately starts crying when she does not get her way. I can honestly say she had never had such a bad temper and she was a well behaved child, would listen to us when we asked her to stop doing something. Now she says she is going to hit us, she will laugh when we discipline her, and she is just not the same little girl. I stay up nights crying wondering what we are doing wrong as parents. Her asthma has completely gone away and i really don't know what is worse, the not being able to breath or having her behave like a monster. | I am afraid if I tell my doctor about these side affects he is going to tell me I'm crazy and that I shouldn't listen to what people say on the internet. He says he has had asthma for most of his life and that he knows exactly what she is going through. I would love to know what other kids doctors have told their parents when wanting to get off the meds. | F | 5 | 45 days 44mcg 1X day | 3/24/2013 | 1 | possible asthma | VERY aggressive behavior!!! Temper tantrums, hitting, name calling. Hearing voices in his head. | We lost our little boy for almost a year. Once he started say he was hearing voices in his head, I started looking for answers. Thank god I found this website. Started weening him off his puffers immediately and three weeks later, we have our little boy back. No exaggeration, that was awful!!! Thank you everybody for sharing!! | M | 4 | 1 years 2X day | 3/13/2013 | 1 | Asthma | My son has been agressive, overly sensitive, hyper and argumentative since taking this medicine and Q-var. He is also very afraid to go to sleep by himself when he hasn't been that way in a year or so. He wakes up several times at night and turns on his nightlight. He's very anxious and said that he cannot get some things out if his head, that "he keeps seeing them" right in front of him. Similar behavior in school since taking this medicine and prior to that Q-Var. I want my sweet little boy back. I throw this medicine out first thing in the morning. | M | 5 | 3 weeks 40mg | 3/7/2013 | 1 | Wheezing from virus | My son 23 months took flovent twice this winter for wheezing during a cold/virus. First episode was fine, recovered, we moved on. This latest one, not so much. My wonderful, gentle boy has become manic. Sorry for crude analogy but he has been acting like a crackhead. Or possessed. Jittery at night, thrashing, fighting, refusing to sleep before midnight and never napping during the day. This is all new and we've been terrified, considering an ADHD consult with our peds. For over a month now, my son has not had adequate sleep in any form. We have now stopped the inhaler, after cutting all sugar and dyes from his diet, allowing 0 TV time, and attempting herbal baths and soothing/calming measures to no avail. Am hoping cutting flovent works for my son. Sounds like it worked for you all. | M | 2.5 | 1 months 1 puff 2X day | 2/7/2013 | 2 | Asthma | Behavior that fit description of child with bipolar disorder: extreme mood swings, agitated most of the time, angry, throwing chairs, threatening to kill\hurt people, violent nightmares, paranoia, easily distracted, nonsensical speech, looking to pick fights, fly into angry speech at slightest bump, scrape or comment she didn't like, hearing voices. | My daughter was put on at 2.5 yrs old. At the time I figured the anger problems were terrible twos and fact she was sick every 3 weeks with a virus. Behavior became so extreme I took her to child psychologist to be evaluated. All doctors we saw said it couldn't be the Flovent because it was such a low dose steroid. I was distraught and desperate when she started hearing voices so I frantically searched Internet and found this site. Thank god!! Once I read the posts, I weaned her off it over a week period. She's been off for 5 weeks now and is a totally different kid. She's the sweet, happy kid she used to be. The anger and agitation, violent talk, tantrums are gone. So the doctors are wrong that it can never happen! Some kids are apparently very sensitive to steroids. | F | 4.5 | 2 years 2 puffs 2X day | 1/24/2013 | 1 | Reactive Airway(Viral/cold induced) | I noticed my son was more emotional and aggressive after 2 weeks on Flovent (2puffs once per day) but assumed it was the terrible two's setting in. By week three on the drug, he escalated to erratic behavior, emotional outbursts, grinding his teeth during the day, 6 tantrums per day, screaming incessantly, bizarre hehavior, repeated hitting, and he completely regressed after being successfully potty trained for over 3 months. In my heart I knew this wasn't my son, but still thought he was going through a phase. I realized the only change that was going on in his life was the Flovent and googled "Flovent side effects" and found this page and other posts outlining the same issues. I am so grateful for this website. I immediately called my pediatrician who knows this is out of character for my son and he agreed it was a side effect and recommended weaning him to 1 puff for 3 to 5 days and stopping it completely. He suggested Advair, but after this experience, I am going to | My son was hospitalized with bronchiolitis at 5 months, RSV at 7 months and then we had to use albuterol for wheezing most times he had a cold from then on, and used a short dosage of prednisone on a few occasions. My pediatrician recommended trying pulmicort as a preventative, however we we did not do it, and were lucky because my son only had croup twice between 1 and 2 years (we did pull him out of daycare and had relatives to come in our home to watch him) He had 2 colds this summer with no issues, but then when he started daycare and a toddler program this fall, He had another cold that led to wheezing and prednisone, so we decided to try Flovent at the recommendation of our pediatrician. He is 2.5 and took it for 3 weeks and it had bad side effects. I would recommend watching your child closely if you decide to use this drug if they are between 0-5 years old. | M | 2.5 | 3 weeks 2 Puffs 1X day | 11/19/2012 | 5 | Asthma | No side effects and I find it curious parents mentioning things such as teeth grinding, mood swings and being clingy. NEWS FLASH...that is normal behavior for children, whether we like it or not. My daughter has been grinding her teeth since she was 6 months old. By the way, many children grind their teeth. I work in dental field and it's common knowledge. Parents may want to look into other reasons for the sudden erratic behavior. Also, growth has not been as issue either. I am not trying to minimize parental observations but I do believe that sometimes, we as parents, tend exxagerate. I see it ever day!!! | My daughter was hospitalized for 5 days when she was 2 years old and then for 3 additional days six months later. We were already using the nebulizer after her first episode which was pretty much useless. After they prescibed flovent, she has been stable and her catching a cold is less scary now. She episodes were triggered by colds & chest congestion. Both my husband and I are very happy with her results. | F | 3 | 44mcg 2X day | 8/16/2012 | 1 | Thank you so much for your posts - I thought my son was behaving this way from a recent move to a new house, but now I am certain that it is from the Flovent. He only gets asthma when he gets seasonal allergies/colds, in Sept - Nov and in May, however the last asthma attack was worse than usual, so my son (age 5) was put on Flovent. I felt like I was losing my boy to this wild drug (side effects): He complains of: dry eyes (constantly rubbing them), that won't close at night - he will not go to sleep before 10pm and wakes up 1-2 times/night Hysterically violent tantrums daily Violent behavior towards sister and friends (usually very well tempered and sweet prior to taking this horrible drug) Abdominal pain (complains about this daily and has lost weight from lack of appetite) Loss of energy - lies on the floor, does not make eye contact as frequently I am going to take him off of this medicine NOW - I want my son back. We'll see an allergist and look for alternativ | M | 5 | 30 days 2X day | 7/12/2012 | 1 | constant cough and wheezing | My 6 month old daughter was prescribed flovent for her cough and wheezing to see if that helped as with 2 antibiotics for 2 lung infections. I associated all the antibiotics so i stopped those but she still has them. SIDE EFFECTS are diaherra, uncontrollable crying, clingy, waking at night(she has been sleeping through the night since 3 months) now she is starting to get her cough back and wheeze more than she did before. DO NOT PUT YOUR KID ON THIS DRUG! | F | 0.6 | 7 days 44mcg | 7/6/2012 | 1 | My 3 yr old starting taking Flovent after a asthma attack when he was 2 1/2 which hospitilized him. This was his first asthma episode and I honestly think this medicine is to strong for him. He used to be the most laid back child and I just recently started putting 2 and 2 together and realized that this medication is making him CRAZY!! He will throw the biggest tantrums ever just at the spur of the moment. He is very clingy and when he goes into these tantrums there is NOTHING i can do to control him. At first I thought it was just terrible 3's but I recently weened him off of flovent after reading this page and his personality completely changed and he is back to the mild mannered laid back child he once was. If you child is on this and having behavioral issues you might want to talk to his pediatrician. | M | 3 | 6 months 2X day | 6/19/2012 | 2 | Asthma | I honestly don't know what to do. My baby girls sleeping issues are at a point where she wakes up 7 to 10 times a night and sometimes is up for hours. She wakes up out of a dead sleep. Is it the drug??? Docs say no but after reading I think yes. I am going to try to take her off meds. | F | 1.5 | 4 months 2xdaily | 6/12/2012 | 1 | 8 yo daughter cough variant asthma | My daughter's cough is improving everyday but I am getting worried about the side effects. She says that when she looks at things, it reminds her of a cobra hypnotizing her. She also woke up the other night enraged! She came in yelling and crying at me and actually got in my face! She is actually eating well and sleeping better, but face and hands seem a little swollen. She already struggles with ADHD and ODD but is never aggressive. She is not medicated for those conditions. I found a great blog on squidoo.com under Cough Variant Asthma. The creator of the blog is spot on about medication and treatments. We are going to phase the Flovent out of her daily routine! | F | 8 | 7 days 44 mcg | 6/6/2012 | 1 | Asthma | Strange behavior, constant talking, making repetitive noises, eye rolling and complaining of dry eyes, big bloated stomach, constant hunger, very emotional, angry, unable to focus. Totally changed personality and behavior. I wonder what this med. does to the brain? | My son was on this med. on and off since age 3. Be careful with this and all other asthma/allergy medications. They all have side effects, especially if the dosage is to high. Most of the doctors I have been to deny the side effects of these medications for some odd reason. Read the insert that comes with the medication. The so-called clinical trials are usually short - term and on a small group of people (especially children). I feel sorry for the younger kids who can't tell anyone how they feel and are put on more medications (i.e. ADHD meds) because the doctors refuse to acknowledge side effects of the meds they prescribe. | M | 7 | 4 months 44 mcg 2X day | 6/2/2012 | 1 | allergy induced asthma | hyper activity, nightmares, teeth grinding, racing toughts, un able to sit still, un able to pay attention, over emotional. | DO NOT TAKE THIS DRUG!!!! my son is a very sweet mild mannered, well behaved boy, up until the flovent. He was hospitalized for an asthma attack ( his first one) and was immediately put on flovent and flonase. I already had concerns about him taking a dailY asthma control medication, as he only has tightness and wheezing twice a year ( at the most) when spring and fall come around. When i expressed my concerns about the medication with his ped. she looked at me as if i had 6 eyes. She expressed that if i didnt want my son hospitalized again i would give him the flovent. BS! I suggested trying to better control his seasonal allergies instead of a serious condition that HE DOES NOT HAVE. I am happy to say he is now off the flovent, and donig fine. When on the flovent he was extremely hyperactive (not normal for him), clingy, and two nights ago told me he was afraid to go to sleep because his "eyes get dizzy, and he sees bugs crawling all over the walls." I am so glad i found this site, and am glad to know we aren't the only ones who have had this experience, and what a coincidence....the doctor claims she has never heard of these side effects, and they are not side effects of flovent. REALLY???? than what is it??? A parent knows their child, better than anyone. STAND UP TO YOUR DOCTOR AND SEEK AN ALTERNATIVE!! we have made an appointment with an allergist to better control his ALLERGIES. also check out www.fda.gov and search flovent and flonase ( they are the | M | 5 | 6 days 44mcg 2X day | 5/7/2012 | 2 | Asthma | 1st time that my Daughter took Flovent was at 3 yrs old. She barely grew. Was on it for approx one year. Then weaned her to the months that trigger colds. Was able to take her off for a year, then recommended by ped. To go bk on as a preventive since she had a very bad asthma attack which landed her back in hospital for 3 days. Since she has been back on it she has Been very clingy, moody, crying spells in the morning and at night. Irritable, very similar to other posts. It finally hit me this time, I believe it effected her growth and no doubt her moods! She is 5 years old and looking for an alternative as a preventive. Calling pulmonologist after reading these post to get her off! | F | 5 | 1 months 44mg 2X day | 4/17/2012 | 1 | Virus-induced Asthma | My 23 month old was prescribed Flovent. After reading all of Flovent's side effects, I tried to find an alternative. But after more pressure from his doctor, I decided to try it. I only gave him ONE PUFF (44 mcg) yesterday morning. Throughout the day he was OK, maybe a little bit more clingy and easily irritable. BUT, as soon as the night started, he woke up each hour SOBBING, inconsolable. This is SO unlike my son. He almost never complains and never cries. For example, he was just teething all of his molars, all while having a bad cold, and he still slept through the whole night, never crying. Last night (after having had only ONE PUFF of the Flovent) he had the worst night of his life. He is never inconsolable, but he was last night. He would wake each hour SOBBING for 45 minutes, until we could console him back to sleep. Then he would wake up again shortly after. It was HORRENDOUS. The Flovent was the only change in his routine, so clearly it was a reaction to his Flovent dose. His | M | 1.5 | 1 times 44 mcg 1X day | 3/27/2012 | 1 | Asthma | My 21 month old son started taking for asthma. After 2-3 days only started having sleeping problems. Waking up screaming, inconsolable, mad, angry. During day having major temper tantrums with screaming, kicking, hitting, spitting. Overall agitated all the time. Stopped giving to him day# 6. That night he was back to normal sleeping pattern. Next day back to himself and hasn't had one temper tantrum. I have friend that's kids have been on it for years and never had a problem. Guess some kids just have adverse rxn. | M | 1.5 | 6 days | 3/3/2012 | 1 | asthma diagnosis | Horrible Migraines/Headaches. Severely Increased Anxiety -Separation and School. Depression. Insomnia. Nightmares. Nausea. Crankiness. Loss of appetite and weight loss. Limited height growth. Possible tingling in feet/cold legs. Memory and concentration difficulties. | BE WARY OF THIS DRUG (and class of drugs). Like all drugs, the benefits and risks should be acknowledged and weighed. It may be great for some and be very bad for others. It was very bad for us. I have a Ph.D. in Synthetic Organic Chemistry and have been a medicinal chemist. Our doctors did not suggest or believe that my son's physical and behavioral changes could be from the drug he was taking. I did not connect the change in my son's behavior to Flovent until we needed to see a psychiatrist (who suggested that we write a timeline of events, including medications) but trusted my doctors and did not agree with my husband's concerns until the situation became frighteningly ridiculous. All told, our son was on the drug for 5 months. He deteriorated before our eyes and we did not understand why. We had to do the research and convince our doctors to attempt taking him off the medication. Our son is now 12 and has been off the drugs for over a year. He has hardly any headaches. He still has some anxiety but nothing compared to the hell that he went through. We have our beautiful son back and we have hope for the future. He has also recently taken a metacholine challenge test and he DOES NOT HAVE ASTHMA. I hope others will be more inclined to discuss possible side effects with their doctors and to inquire about different asthma tests. (Also, a very upbeat friend with no history of depression had become suicidal on Flonase, the same drug.) | M | 10 | 5 months 110 discus 2X day | 2/14/2012 | 1 | asthma | My 3 year old son cries and screams at the drop of a hat. At first I thought it was because he is 3 but then I was called in for a parent teacher conference. For the past 2 months he has been uncontrollable in the classroom. He won't sleep during nap time and tried to wake up all the other kids. He has also taken to taking off his shoes and throwing them across the classroom, screaming, acting indifferent while placed in time out, throwing himself on the floor and kicking his feet around wildly while screaming and crying. He has NEVER done any of this before this medication. I've called his pulminologist and I'm told this medication has none of these side affects and that I need to address these behavorial issues with my son directly. This poor kid is running around like a lunatic and I'm being treated as the biggest lunatic because "the literature does not indicate this behavior". Yeah, maybe it hasn't been studied enough. My son is being used a test case and no one | Use something else. I don't know what to use yet, but believe me, it's hard. If you think terrible 2s are hard combine your worst possible day with this drug and believe me you'll just want to pull your hair out and so will your kid. | M | 3 | 2 months 44 2X day | 2/14/2012 | 2 | asthma | Moodiness, irritability, hoarsness, thrush, talking and fighting in his sleep, smaller than classmates | M | 4 | 4 years 110 mg | 2/1/2012 |