FLOVENT Reviews (FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE)Average Rating: 2.2 (338 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare FLOVENT with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR FLOVENT | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 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 | 5 | chronic asthma | None. | I have had asthma, classified as on the severe side of moderate, for 20 years now. Flovent is a miracle drug for me! I need my rescue inhaler no more than 3 or 4 times a year and my lung function is excellent. | F | 42 | 10 years | 1/4/2008 | 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 | 4 | Asthma | Mild hoarseness | Branded as Flixotide which appears to be identical to Flovent. Two weeks since starting to use it my lungs don't feel fully open but neither have I had to use Ventolin for the first time in maybe 20 years. The effect on my voice is not pleasant. The effect on my speech has been to diminish its strength...it feels and sounds weak and soft. | M | 62 | 14 days | 12/8/2007 | 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 | Asthma | My 4 year old son has been on flovent for about 2 months. He has been extremely anxious. He will not let us out of the room at night time is scared of monsters and robbers and noise. He wakes frequently during the night and is up before 6:00am. This is not the norm for my little guy! He has been crying at the drop of a hat during the day and whining about everything from putting his shoes on to what friend to visit. It has taken me a while to make the connection to the medication since some of these behaviors are normal for this age group. But while trying to figure out the night time issues, i have begun to suspect the medication. I wish I had thought of this earlier. We have had such a difficult couple of months. I feel like we are constantly diciplining him. He has never so much as pushed another child until this past week when he hit a little boy who wasn't playing a game the way he wanted him to. After that he just cried. It was as if he didn't know why he did it! | Contacted his doctor today, they suggested giving him the med. in the am rather than pm. Said insomnia was not listed as a side effect, but that everyone reacts differently to meds. See how he does with the change. After reading this site i will never give it to him again. Will consult doc. tomorrow, but plan on going back to Pulimcort. He was on that for 2 years with NO problems. Thank you all for your feedback! | F | 32 | 2 months | 12/3/2007 | 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 | 1 | allergies/asthma | rage,sensitivity,tantrums,whining,screaming,panting,clingyness and constipation | my son was on this med for almost 1 week.2 puffs twice a day.his ped said he has asthma or allergies and that coughing could be a sign of that.i brought him in for his cold that included a fever.i have never heard of asthma causing a fever but i decided to try the flovent anyway.what a horrible decision.my son became a little devil.he started running around the house until he was panting and coughing right after a few puffs.he refused to eat a whole meal or drink enough fluids.his face would become flushed and then he would start wheezing.my son has never wheezed or started to pant from playing until i started the flovent.at night he clings to me and cries when i tell him i have to leave the room.i can't even discipline him like i used to because as soon as i tell him no he get hysterical and starts bawling.he seriously looks heartbroken when i try to discipline him.he has been off the flovent for a week but he's still having the side effects.i was told this would help him and i was no | M | 2.5 | 6.5 days | 11/19/2007 | 1 | asthma and allergic rhinitis | Rapid weight gain, Puffy face and hands (rings got tight in one week), tingling/numbness of tongue and face, dizziniess, disoriented, inability to sleep | I don't have time for surveys but I am taking the time for this one in hopes to help others. Taking this drug scared me, and I'm pretty tough. Two pharmacists as well as my doctor said that the side effects I listed were not those of Flovent. I disagree. The puffiness - and most disturbing the tingling/numbness - had never happened to me before and these side effects lessened within 1 day of stopping Flovent and completely stopped after 2 days. Coincidence? I don't believe so. Nothing else was different in my daily routine. First I noticed my face was puffy but didn't think much about it, then when my head and tongue felt numb, I started reading and asking "professionals". The doctor and two pharmacists looked at me like I was crazy in regards to the tingling, but after reading reviews from REAL PATIENTS, I see I'm not the only one. I think it's important to add my experience so others know, this IS a side effect for some. | F | 42 | 7 days | 11/13/2007 | 3 | asthma | angry, severe sensitivity with his feelings, almost impossible to please, physically violent, slapping, punching, trying to choke people, biting, pinching, shoving. severe back talk including physical threats..very moody | i've had my son on this medication for about 4 wks now..within a few days my husband and i noticed a change in his behavior..after a couple of weeks of being on it the change was obvious..i'm so grateful i found this site and have seen other children with similar symptoms..he also started taking singulair a week after he started flovent which seemed to magnify the effect..if your child is on singulair beware of the same types of symptoms..i've discontinued both of these medications as of today..i'd rather administer the albuterol more frequently until i can find a better controlling medication than to have a child in such misery..i'll post the results in a few days | M | 5 | 4 weeks | 11/10/2007 | 2 | asthma | Roid-rage is the best way I can think. Over the top anger, agression like I've never seen in a normal 4 year old. Other side effects are little clearing throat noises all the time. | Yes, Flovent has stopped the asthma sypmtoms so he is no longer needing Albuterol. But, the behavior side effects are enough that tomorrow I will take him off and call the dr. for a new med. When your kid says to you "i want to stop this bad behavior but i don't know how. it seems to hard." and you realize he seems like he has a severe case of PMS, it makes you think. I have a nice, sensitive, thoughtful, normal 4 year old who sometimes has tantrums like most kids. But in the past month, he's turned into something that I've thought to myself is best described as a monster. I've wondered if he needs a psych eval. Or if I do. I've wondered how he turned into such an evil boy without me noticing. Yikes! Why isn't this info more accessible out there? | M | 4 | 30 days | 11/6/2007 | 3 | asthma | Extreme GERD (acid reflux), excessive sleepiness, irritability, waking in the middle of the night (which is rare with me), anxiety. Thanks for all the comments. I thought it was the medication but I wasn't sure. | F | 65 | 21 days | 10/20/2007 | 2 | Child's athsma? allergies? | Sleeplessness, aimlessness, aggression, rage, moodiness, uncooperative; just not himself. | Before our son started taking Flovent, he was for the most part a happy little guy! He's normally very energetic, but all of a sudden we noticed a HUGE change in his behavior.Thank God I decided to look this up! A lot of these describe our son to a tee. He hits, rages, he's stopped napping, wakes during the night even when we think he should be exhausted. He's over-active, aimless, and defiant. I was beginning to think that we had a monster on our hands... We have an appointment with the allergy specialist in two days, until then NO MORE FLOVENT!!! | M | 2 | 10 days | 10/17/2007 |