FLOVENT Reviews (FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE)

Average Rating: 2.2 (338 Ratings)

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FLOVENT  (FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE):  Fluticasone is used to treat certain growths in the nose (nasal polyps). It belongs to a class of drugs known as corticosteroids. Fluticasone works by reducing swelling (inflammation) in the nasal passages. This can help decrease symptoms such as stuffy nose.   FDA Approval Date: 1996-03-27 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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 1  asthma induced by viral infections crying, out of control behavior, not listening, mean I have been going crazy trying to figure out what happened to my nice boy? Every approach to discipline has failed lately. My son was on flovent 2x per day and I have brought it down to only 1 and there are still side effects. I can't even leave the room without him having a total melt down and he is 5 - never did this when he was a toddler. The same behavior happened when we tried Singulair. Isn't there something else to manange his asthma? M 5 1 months
6/18/2008
 2  Seasonal Asthma My daughter was prescribed Flovent after a 2 day stay at the hospital. It seemed to control her asthma, however I started getting reports from her daycare provider and gymnastics coach that they have had to give her multiple timeouts because she would not listen, and was aggressive towards other children which was out of her character. She does not sleep completely through the night and has become moody on some days. She has only been on this medication for 2 1/2 weeks and takes 2 puffs twice a day. I am going to reduce her medication and make an appointment with her doctor for an alternative treatment plan. F 4 2 weeks
5/10/2008
 1  Nonspecific Bronchial Spasms Moodiness, Aggravation, Sleeplessness, Inability to focus I started taking Flovent for a breathing problem that my doctor thinks started because of allergies. I am currently taking 4 puffs per day and only need it for 10 days (thank goodness). I have been on it for five days now and a couple of days ago I noticed I am really emotional and have found myself snapping at my husband, kids and co-workers. I also have cry spells for absolutley no reason. I am normally not emotional and could not live like this every day. I was not told of these side effects and they were not on the product info sheet from the pharmacy. I am glad I only had 5 days left of this medication or I would be looking for an alternative. I also have had horrible dreams and haven't slept well. F 30 5 days
4/15/2008
 3  severe asthma & allergies no side affects initially...now can see weight gain is due to this medicine as well as sleep disorders..I was not able to put this all together til recently..dr's will deny knowing much about side effects..but chronicle everything..you are your only advocate in the dr's office.. initially- this inhaler changed my life..I had severe asthma & nothing controlled it without awful and immediate side effects..After a month I was able to not need my rescue inhaler or feel like I needed my epipen with me all the time..I was able to exercise and run and not worry about having an attack...I was finally free...then after a year of use..I started to gain more weight..my shape was changing yet I took better care of myself than ever- regular exercise, ate well..etc etc..but the pounds kept creeping on..I looked bloated in pictures..my sleep became interrupted and I felt my moods swing..I was attributing all these things to stress or other outside factors..after 2 years- I weight more and as much as I did when I took systemic steroids now..and in spite of the fact that I work out longer & harder than I have in my life..after all the reading- I think flovent is the key..while I may be giving up preventative asthma control- I think I want my life back- normal sleep, n F 40 2 years
4/14/2008
 3  bronchitus and asthma quick weight gain, moodiness, sleeplessness I have gone from a size 5 to 8 in 2 weeks. My stomach is as big as it was when I was 5 months pregnant. My legs and butt have gained also. I am breathing better. I also have been taking Flonase at the same time. I stopped that due to a very runny nose all day and that has subsided. I am very short with people for no reason and I'm awake alot at night. F 38 2 weeks
4/9/2008
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 4  Asthma (for both), Chronic Lung dis 2 sons take it--in one son, age 20 months, no adverse side effects and he has been on it since he was 10 months old. He has Chronic Lung disease and asthma. HE also takes singulair and Xophenex daily. My older son, now age 5, was diagnosed with asthma towards the end of last summer and began taking flovent 8 months ago. We have seen dramatic shifts in his mood, behavior, and ability to focus. He was a golden child at his preschool last year, and this year, from the first day (2 weeks after starting Flovent) he has become impossible to manage. Same room, same teacher, same class as last year. The only thing that changed was him going on flovent. It has taken us a while to pinpoint, but we are pretty sure it is a reaction to the flovent and have begun to take him off the flovent. We are seeking alternatives that have less of an emotional/behavioral effect. He also recently began taking albuterol as needed. It defeintely seems to vary person to person--like any medications. Whiel not a commonly seen side effect, as with all meds, there will be side effects that show up in the genreal population that did not show up in clinical trials. As a former scietific researcher, I have to say that no clinical trial can ever predict every possible side effect. It is forums like these that help people who have rare side effects connect, and also keep the pharmacuitical companies informed of possible side effects to add tot heir warning or to do follow up studies on. F 33 10 months
4/8/2008
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 1  Asthma My 8 year old son has been on this for at least 6 years. I'm reading these stories of rage, anger, anxiety, night-terrors, opposition, defiance, hallucinations, etc and seeing my son in every word! We have had him to therapists and doctors for this and nothing seems to work. We are taking him off this medication NOW as his asthma is very controlled and hope the rage/anger subsides. His asthma has been well managed but if the side affects he's experiencing are caused by this drug then I'll be talking with an attorney. Try something else before you try this! M 8 6 years
4/3/2008
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 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
 1  Allergic Asthma I've pretty much experienced every side effect. I had been on and off it for 3 years prior. I wasn't consistently using the drug every day, twice a day, until about 1 years ago. At which time I suddenly shot up 25 pounds, even though I was working out 3 times a week. The weight was also in my mid-section and arms (which does not run in the family). I crave food constantly. I am sick ALL the time. Every cold that I am exposed to, I catch it. I bruise just by grabbing or touching, especially on my legs. My periods are severe, painful, and I am extremely emotional (which prior was not a problem). I get yeast infections constantly. I have developed severe skin sensitivities with in the last year. I can't wear any metal jewelry without breaking out into hives and bouts of extremely dry skin. If your doctor gives you any other recommendations on medications or alternative methods to controlling asthma, I would be open to using them. F 26 4 years
3/26/2008
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 5  severe bouts of bronchitis, hoarsness, painful lump in my right breast (not cancerous and may or may not be related 2 my taking Flovent) and dry throat. I'm a non-smoker and from reading everyone else's comments, I have 2 say I feel lucky that I haven't had most to none of the symptoms these people have endured but everyone is different. I wouldn't give up my Flovent for anything. B4 I started Flovent, my bronchitis and allergy induced asthma was horrible and now recently I was diagnosed as having bronchitis again only this time I didn't even know I had it. I thought I just had a mild cold for 2 weeks and it turns out my doctor told me I had bronchitis. I truly believe my Flovent, taking 1 puff twice a day at 250 mcg, is what really helped me. I was previously on Advair for 5 days and they should take that stuff off the market. F 26 5 months
3/21/2008
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 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
 5  Asthma, Inflamation in my lungs I don't have any side effects that I know of. I do have depression and weight gain,cramps in different parts of my body,bruising, but I'm not sure if any of this is related to Flovent. I resently found out I have Glaucoma, no other family members have it. Waking up the day after my first dose I thought I was cured. I had tears in my eyes. I was able to take a deep breath without any wheezing. What a miracle!! I soon learned I can't get off this inhaler with out getting sick. I have always been healthy but in my 40's found out I have this terrible thing call Asthma.I pray someone finds a cure in my lifetime. F 53 7 years
2/29/2008
 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
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 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
 1  I had a viral infection in my lungs I pretty much experienced every single side effect. I'm a college student and life for the past two weeks have been horrible to say the least. I've been really tired, in spite of the average 10 hrs of sleep a night, and I'm always hungry (i've consistently been eating four full meals a day). I endured very heavy mood swings, i.e. i will start snapping at people randomly, be really happy and energetic then start crying. Unfortunately the drug worked for me. I got over the virus within days, but the side effects are KILLING ME! I would not recommend this drug because of what I've been going through. F 20 14 days
2/2/2008
 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

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