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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR FLOVENT | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 2 | prolonged barking cough | My 5-year-old daughter was given Flovent (2 puffs of 50 mcg 2x daily) after developing a barking cough (loud enough to make you jump) at the end of a cold virus. After a few days I noticed that my daughter was restless and not sleeping well. After almost 2 weeks she was becoming hyperactive within 30 minutes of taking her med using an Aerochamber, but her cough was still not under control so I continued her med. Her teacher commented at about 2 weeks that she seemed to be "out of sorts". On the 19th day, one day after the cough finally seemed to be subsiding, her school phoned me to say that she had asked that they call me because she wasn't feeling well - her teacher also noted that she had been acting "completely out of character". When I thought about the previous couple of weeks, it became clear that she had been becoming increasingly sensitive, moody and teary. She also experienced stomach bloating and more frequent bowel movements during this time, which did n | It's not entirely clear which of my daughter's symptoms may have been caused directly by Flovent other than the hyperactivity and sleeplessness. Of course sleep deprivation can be quite harmful. However, I think we have to conclude from our experience that she does not tolerate this med and should not be given it in the future except in an emergency and when there is no alternative available. I am quite unhappy that the potential for these side effects was not described in the drug information sheet that we received from the pharmacy, nor was it mentioned by our family doctor. Even if sensitivity to a particular med only occurs in a small portion of the patients who use it, patients and their families should be informed about this possibility. | F | 5 | 19 days | 3/26/2008 | 3 | mild to moderate asthma | severe irritability, mood swings, dizziness, nausea, headaches | this drug controls my sons asthma well and at a low daily maintenance dose (1 puff daily) side effects have been negligible for several years of treatment, but have always suspected it caused irritability when a higher dose was required. He has recently had to be on an extended dose of 4 puffs daily due to 2 viruses back to back. He has been complaining constantly of headaches, nausea, dizziness and the mood swings are unbelievable. Will be talking to our dr. about trying something different. | M | 8 | 5 years | 3/4/2008 | 4 | repeated bronchitis / coughing | My 18 month old has been coughing for months, Paediatrician started him on Singulair (our daughter is on this as well & has had great results) and the Ventolin & Flovent puffers. He has been irritable, eating has been off & on, wired, and falls asleep easily at night, but wakes in the night with what appears to be bad dreams & gas, and is awake for a minimum of 2 hours.... Not fun, and it's every night... We're exhausted, he's cranky. | We do feel the Flovent is helping to decrease his cough & dry it up. Since he's been on antibiotics for bronchitis about 10 times in his short life, it seems like a better change to make, but we're not sure we can handle the night waking for an extended period of time. Are there other options? My daughter did not have any of these side effects & still takes the Flovent/Ventolin frequently.... The Paediatrician has also prescribed a mask & machine, is the medicine different? We had to order it in & hasn't arrived yet. Maybe we'd be better off using this.... | M | 1.5 | 2 weeks | 2/29/2008 | 1 | Viral Induced Asthma | Thank heavens for this web site. I knew something was wrong as soon as my 5 year old son woke up the next day after his first dose. If I could have hooked him up to an electric generator he could have powered a small city. Aggression, loss of self control, mood swings, became obsessive about certain things he previously had no interest in. He constantly had to make noise, even if it was just a slight humming sound while he ate. He was a different kid. Stopped the treatment after five days. Was seriously worried he was going to hurt himself or his younger brother. Why this isn't listed as possible side effect I don't know. | M | 5 | 5 days | 2/13/2008 | 3 | asthma | irritable, headaches, emotional | my son has been taking flixitide same as flovent as a preventor on and off for a few years. He takes ventolin when needed. His asthma over the years has been getting worse. So I've been looking for answers and I think the ventolin has been making it worse. The past few weeks we've been practising butekyo breathing method and I can say It has been MIRACULOUS we've halved his preventer. Look into it. I bought a book about it , but there are people who teach the exercises. | M | 8 | 2 years | 2/12/2008 | 3 | cough/asthma | My daughter's cough improved within a few days. However, after about a week she started becoming very emotional/depressed. She began having trouble falling asleep and was complaining of constant dizziness and stomach aches. Also noticed what seemed to be a tic. None of these issues were ever present before she started on Flovent and she is not on any other meds. | Would monitor carefully if you have a young child. | F | 5 | 3 weeks | 2/9/2008 | 4 | Asthma | maybe slight oversensitivity, however, my daughter is 3 1/2 so its hard to tell how much of that is just normal drama. No other side effects so far. | I refused to allow my daughter to take this medication for over a year, I wanted to see if we could control her asthma with Singulair alone aginst the advice of my doctor. After 2 emergency room visits and daily use of her Albuterol inhaler to contol her cough (these were coughing spells so bad that it would cause her to not be able to catch a breath)I gave in an gave her the Flovent. We give her 1 puff before bed along with the Singulair and she has bee symptom free since the day we started giving it to her. I will take her off in the summer as her asthma is seasonal. | F | 3.5 | 3 months | 2/1/2008 | 3 | Asthma | Night terrors. Emotional instability. Fatigue and difficulty sleeping. Moody. | My son is 5yrs old. He had asthmas as a toddler and used Flovent then. It helped. We had some behaviour issues, but thought that it was because of his age and did not consider that it might have been because of the medication. Recently, unfortunately, the astma has returned--likely due to allergies. He was put on Flovent two separate times and both times after a couple days we saw past behaviour issues return. The night terrors caused us to wonder if it wasn't linked to the Flovent. As soon as we stopped the medication, the night terrors stopped as well. | M | 5 | 7 days | 1/27/2008 | 1 | allergic asthma | aggression, excessive and unusual moodiness/over-sensitivity, sporadic appetite, urinary incontinence (reverting back to earlier stage of potty training) | My son has been taking Flovent for 15 days. For the past 4 days, we've noticed a sudden and extreme increase in his moodiness and aggression--something we also noticed when he was on Singulair for about 2 weeks last spring. This is not "normal" behavior for him, and seems to us to be directly linked to these two drugs. We're discontinuing immediately, and I know his doctor will say aggression isn't a side effect, as the only one he informed me of was the growth stunting effect, even after I told him of our experience with Singulair. If there hasn't been a formal study about it, our doctors won't acknowledge it--at least not to a degree to enable them to actually warn us about the potential side effects! | M | 4.5 | 15 days | 1/26/2008 | 1 | asthma, coughing, RAD | Behavior changes: oppositional, hyperactive, contrary, argumentative, near-obsessive, increased aggression. Physiological: sleep disturbance (anxiety), facial puffiness, weight gain, especially in trunk, some kind of blemish, acne-like on face - anyone else's child have small bumps, almost like pimples on their child's face? Very mild, but there. | Daughter has Obstructive Sleep Apnea, is short on sleep, affecting her behavior (i.e. sleep debt = poor impulse control). But recent hitting/spitting/scratching, etc., behavior at school makes me wonder if it might be Flovent making her more aggressive. Going to speak with Doc about taking her off Flovent. My daughter is having Tonsils and Adenoids removed in April to abate Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Didn't want my child to have to endure surgery, but feel like I have to so she can breathe and sleep restfully at night. Note that *other side effects have been noted anecdotally* by parents whose children are taking Flovent. But being anecdotal is not the same thing as not being real - the people that post to this forum might represent a statistically under-reported sample - the right question to ask is who has studied Flovent use in children? How many studies? How many children? What results? Just because we're a tiny slice of an larger population that takes this drug - this does no | F | 6 | 3 months | 1/14/2008 | 5 | breathing problems/asthma | some behavior problems, anger, emotional (with bigger doses than currently taking) | My 5 yr. old son now uses the inhaled version (instead of a nebulizer) at the lowest strength possible once a day and his behavior problems are gone. We were trying two times a day through the winter, but he experienced the same behavior and emotional problems others listed, so the doctor went back to once a day and he's great. | M | 5 | 1 years | 1/12/2008 | 4 | asthma | None at all | My daughter did not have any of the side effects that others are reporting. She has been on Flovent and Singulair for over two years now and if she does not get it she will get sick. Parents should take heed that not every child will react the same way. Your doctor should tell you what to do. If your child has an adverse reaction talk to your doctor first. Do not just go to the internet and stop the meds without checking. This can be very dangerous. | F | 4 | 2 years | 1/4/2008 | 1 | 4-year-old Virus induced asthma | Thank goodness for this website --- we knew something was wrong after 3 days of giving our son Flovent! We went to a specialist and our son was given an Asthma Plan for us to follow regaring Virus Induced Asthma and were told to give him Singular 1x/day, along with 44 mcg of Flovent; however, when a "flare-up" occurred we were to give him 110 mcg of Flovent for 7 days, along with Albuterol by inhaler. We did this for 3 days and then stopped. Our son is a very happy boy and after waking up from his sleep and a nap, his whole behavior changed dramatically: crying/screaming, kicking, throwing his body around, became unfocused, throwing objects, waking up at night kicking/whining. It took him about an hour to settle down each time. For 2 1/2 years we've used Albuterol and Pulmicort in a nebulizer and have never had these side effects. We called the specialist and spoke to the nurse and she said she wasn't familiar with these side effects, but kindly said that "we know | Stopping it after 3 days! | M | 4 | 3 days | 1/3/2008 | 1 | asthma, cough | My 6-year old son is on the autistic spectrum, high functioning. Since the medicine, he has shown signs of full-blown autism. Stimming like crazy, tantrums, does funny rolling things with the eyes. I didn't realize it was the flovent until last night. This past week, his neurologist said he was like "jekyl and hyde", his speech therapist couldn't get over how nasty he was and the stimming was unbelievable and my girlfriend (another spectrum mom) who we haven't seen for three weeks, told me SHE wanted to cry, she was afraid of him, all of his autistic tendencies (he does have tendencies, they were just somewhat controllable) just came out intensified overnight. We finally pinpointed it. Stopped it cold turkey and praying he goes back to his "normal" self. Could this cause permanent damage like vaccines do with some kids on the spectrum? | Cough stopped immediately. | M | 6 | 4 weeks | 12/20/2007 | 1 | Seasonal Allergies/ Asthmatic Cough | Change in appetite from one extreme to the other (not eating all day to pigging out on others), getting very emotional with crying outbursts, severe aggression towards others including myself, no respect for authority (ex talking back or just not listening), rapid heartbeat, overactive, nightmares, clingy the list can go on and on | I have spent the last two years losing my mind trying to figure out what was going on with my once well behaved, well mannered son. Including therapy, counseling and talking to other parents. I have lost out on sleep, found myself always having to say sorry to others for his behavior, very stressed over it all and most of all afraid to discipline him because how he may react and unsure what was truly going on with him. | M | 4 | 2 years | 12/17/2007 | 2 | Allergy/cold induced asthma/cough | Severe mood swings, sleeplessness, anger, whining, violent behavior. | Terrible! My 4 year-old son has been on and off Flovent for 6 months. My husband noticed right way the change in behavior. I thought something in school was triggering it and didn't believe it was the med. We took him off Flovent and he was happy and back to his old self. Then, he had to go back on it recently and he sprouted horns again. He started using Singulair too which seemed to make it even worse. His teachers couldn't handle him, he started hitting, having angry outbursts, whining all the time, crying, wouldn't nap, didn't want to play with his friends. Now I believe my husband is right and my son is off the med for good. Fortunately he doesn't desperately need it. His Drs. are going to hear about this.......other kids, and their parents should be spared from this. Flovent and singulair should be taken off the market. | M | 4 | 6 months | 12/13/2007 | 1 | Seasonal Asthma | Anger, Hyperactivity, Inablility to Focus, | Our son was prescribed Flovent after a scary 2 days in the hospital for seasonal asthma. After taking for 2 days about 20 minutes after 2 puffs our child turned in to a someone we did not know, a very angry kid that would become fixated on a single event and then could not let it go. He would scream, cry, fight, and remain fixated for 30 minutes or so, then would crash and sleep for hours. We have taken him off this medication and we have our son back. We'll have him take albuterol for any wheezing. Albuterol doesn't make him feel so terrible. | M | 5 | 4 days | 12/9/2007 | 1 | Alergy/Asthma | My three year old granddaughter is experiencing nearly all the emotional behavior being described. She has allergies but really has never had an "asthma attack". She was prescribed Pulmicort and recently Flovent (both with Cingulair). She is so miserable. We're taking her off of all of it. | THERE HAS TO BE A BETTER SOLUTION. ANY SUGGESTIONS ARE WELCOME. | F | 3 | 7 days | 12/4/2007 | 1 | 4 year old for virus induced asthma | daughter got agressive, couldn't fall asleep and was deeply disturbed by the fact i.e., hysterical screaming for half an hour which she NEVER does, angry to the point of biting cushions and screaming at me, and asked me why her toy bin was moving (hallucination) the third night we gave it to her. Her behaviour was so out of character that I looked up side effects and found not only this site but others that do list these side effects under the 'rare' category. I truly believe it was the flovent, but we will see now that we've taken her off. It's frightening how quickly these side effects kicked in. | F | 4 | 4 days | 11/30/2007 | 3 | asthma | Son has been on this for at least 4 or 5 yrs now. It did help his asthma, but appears to be unable to continue to do so without increasing it. I often suspected a connection with his bad headaches, and being much more emotional , but could never prove it. Was "poo Pooed" over my connection, then this last year we noticed weight gain in his chest, back & abdomen, but not his other body parts, he's had two asthma attacks that required hospital visits ( answer ... give more so he doesn't react to seasonal allergies) he's also begun to have regular severe stomach aches ... I took him off of it for 3 mo this year and he grew by leaps & bounds. He was born very tall and ranked 99th percentile in in height, 50% in weight till he was put on flovent, now he is one of the shortest kids in his class. The Dr does not believe his increased trunk weight has to do with the flovent. I dissagree, it doesn't look "natural" and came on suddenly. I worry about taking him off, b | It did seem to help control his asthma for a long time. I am terrified of the long term damage it may cause or may already have caused, now that i can see other connections in other kids. It looks to be good for adults & bad for kids ... I wish I had found this sooner ... I have hunted the internet at least 4 times over the last 4 yrs and only now am finding the connections. | M | 12 | 4 years | 11/29/2007 |