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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR TAMIFLU | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | H1N1 Flu | Restlessness, a little jittery/anxious | Started feeling better 24 hours after taking tamiflu, fever is gone. | M | 12 | 5 days | 9/11/2009 | 1 | Swine Flu | Extreme mood swings, clumsy, low appetite, disoriented | My 5yr old daughter was diagnosed with swine flu and started taking the medicine. Found that the drug was little to no help. Extreme mood swings. The 4th day she was destructive and extremely hyper. By the 5th day wet her pants 3 times and hand not done thant in 2+ years. No more tamiflu | F | 5 | 5 days | 9/4/2009 | 5 | propyhlaxis/to prevent getting flu | none | my son took it once a day at night for 5 days and never developed the flu; took liquid form. his brother had influenza A | M | 1 | 5 days | 8/26/2009 | 4 | Influenza A | sleepy; but may have been caused by the flu. | Took 2 times per day for 5 days. Liquid form. After first dose of Tamilflu my so did not get the high fever again. 24-hour care place prescribed the Tamiflu but my pediatrician's office said they would not have prescribed the Tamiflu. | F | 5 | 5 days | 8/26/2009 | 5 | Flu symptoms | My 4yr old experienced no side effects and got better in two days of taking it. My 3 yr old is vomiting after taking the dosage so not too sure if it is working on her or not? | every person is different so the side effects will occur in some people and some not. If you have flu like symptoms the best you can do is to be safe and take Tamiflu if you experience severe side effects you can stop it, but at least you are not risking your or your child's life buy not giving it a chance!! | F | 4 | 5 days | 8/5/2009 | 3 | Swine Flu | Severe leg cramps in calves | My 9 yer old daughter displayed all the symptons of swine flu (vomitting, bad headache, cough, fever, etc) and had been in contact a few days earlier with another child with swine flu. I thought i could manage it at home but temperature shot up to 106.9 and i could not control it with calpol and nurofen so rang doctor who sent her immediately to hospital. Was in isolation for 2 days with suspected swine flu and now at home on day 3 of tamiflu. Is much better and temperature back to normal but is experiencing severe leg cramps and can hardly walk. Although this side effect is not listed on the tamiflu info leaflet i understand it is a common complaint, particularly in children. | F | 9 | | 7/31/2009 | 2 | my son was diagnosed over the phone | the drug didn't seem to reduce the severity o the symptoms or the length of the illness as stated. My son was very nauseous and had a lot of vomiting. the most marked observation was his strange behaviour - he was disoriented and confused, even hallucinating one night. I put all this down to the flu and his high temperature, but now i'm not so sure. My eldest son also showed some symptoms of swine flu, but we did not collect tamilu for him...his symptoms were less severe and he was well a lot quicker. | i'm worried now about any long-term effects of tamiflu | M | 9 | 5 days | 7/30/2009 | 3 | suspected swine flu | My 10 year old son started Tamiflu and flu symptoms subsided but he suffered severe stomach pains, diarrhoea, tiredness and vomiting. He had all but one tablet in the course of Tamiflu. 3 days after stopping the Tamiflu he still has bad stomach pains!! | Would think twice about the benefits of taking Tamiflu particularly for a child. | M | 10 | 4.5 days | 7/28/2009 | 1 | Suspected Swine Flu | Crying, not sleeping, irritable, not wanting to go to sleep | My daughter 20 months old was prescribed this over the phone. 1st night after taking tamiflu and she was waking up every hour or so screaming uncontrollably. Now even though she is shattered she goes nuts at the sight or mention of a bed. She is normally so well behaved and laughing all the time, she is now a different kid because of this. She is over the worst of the flu but is now very irritable and just doesn't want to sleep. Never has she had hysterics like this, even when she has been sick and had ear infections before, or chest infection. This drug is evil, don't give it to your kids. Now she has developed a rash as a side effect. I would never have given it had a read some of the other comments. | F | 2 | 2 days | 7/28/2009 | 1 | Diagnosed with Influenza A | My 4 yr old daughter went to her Pediatrician's office and was given the swap nose test because my chief complaint was constant coughing, high fevers, and aches and pains. I will not recommend this drug to anyone. My daughter was screaming constantly, very irritable, delusional, she was complaining about feet aches below the knee. I think with all of the brillant young scientists out today and graduating from outstanding colleges and universities they need to be given a chance to research new drugs. I was told this was the ONLY option for Influenza A (flu) and H1NL such a shame with all of the technology in the us today and all over the world. | I will not recommend any minor child to take this drug at all. My daughter was screaming constantly, very irritable, delusional, she was complaining about feet aches below the knee from the TAMIFLU. | F | 4 | 2 days | 7/28/2009 | 1 | Influenza | Nightmares and disorientation | Our son has been taking Tamiflu for several days and has had two nights of bad nightmares where he is disoriented and screaming out even when we wake him up and try to console him. He appears terrified moreso than any typical bad dream that he would have. Note this is also occurring after his fever is gone for the past day or so which would indicate these are not flu symptoms. Had we known what others have reported on this site, we wouldn't have given it to him. | M | 11 | 5 days | 7/26/2009 | 3 | Swine Flu | 9 year old son was prescribed Tamiflu as doctor thought his symptoms indicated Swine Flu. Not sure if he just got better or if the Tamiflu made him better, I kept him off school, kept him warm, and gave him little bits of food often, and anything he felt like eating, his appetite was very poor, and is usually very good. He was confirmed positive for Swine Flu. | I found he was very quiet, played on the floor with toys like a toddler, and wasnt at all interested in the usual playstation, nintendo etc that he loves to play if off school sick. Very confused state, bewildered, and wish I had read this website before we started. Only have 2 more doses to take, but thankfully no nausea or leg aches. Bit frightening when you read all this, surprised its an approved drug with these kind of side effects. Tina - Australia | M | 9 | 4 days | 7/25/2009 | 1 | Sudden High temperature/Flu like symptoms | My 20 month old son initially was sick after his first 2 doses of tamiflu but what followed this on the 3rd (and last) day of his 5 day prescription was horrific..He was acting like a completely different child, screaming and crying for no reason every 5 mins, walking around in a daze,very irritable, did not want to be touched, restless, very anxious and could not sleep for much longer than 30 mins or so at a time..It was terrifying to see. The doctor told me that if his other symptoms had passed then to take him off it, which we did. I wouldnt say he is his normal self yet, still irritable although a lot better..Why were we prescribed this without more information? I wish I had just treated it like a normal cold/flu with fluids, paracetamol etc. Please be aware when giving this to your child... | M | 1 | 3 days | 7/24/2009 | 1 | Tested Positive for Influenza A | Shortly after taking this medication, my son age 5 began to complain of itching all over. He has trouble sleeping and almost convulses at night. He suffers from nightmares and Is not sleeping well at all. In addition to this, he has been complaining of leg pain below his knee area down to the bottom of his foot. His behavior has also changed. He is more agressive and doesn't use his words like he normally does. Also complained of his lips hurting. | M | 5 | 3 days | 7/22/2009 | 5 | son tested positive for flu A | bloody nose | My 4 year old son was SO sick with flu symptoms, chest congestion, lethargy, weepy. We brought him in, they put him on tamiflu, the very next day, we saw a HUGE improvement in his health. The only side effects we saw was the bloody nose on the 3rd day of treatment | M | 4 | 5 days | 6/28/2009 | 5 | Flu test A positive | My 11 year old son only complained of being dizzy. | I find alot of the comments interesting being that a majority of the complaints they listed are from the effects of the FLU itself. My son experienced the 103 fever, delusionial, lethargic, confusion all during the first day the flu hit him prior to the meds. First day of Tamiflu treated so improvement in the virulentness of his symtoms. | M | 11 | 5 days | 6/20/2009 | 5 | Influenza A | "DAVEY" - Approximately after 4 days of what we thought were allergies and continuous 103 degree tempreatures and flu like symptoms, my 6 year old son was prescribed Tamiflu. He has been on it now for 3 days and without any incident what so ever so far. | "DAVEY" - I have read the various comments on the website and have tried to analyze the various ages / time taken / etc. What I will do is start my reports with my name - "DAVEY" - for the remaining 7 days of his prescription so that you can analyze his progress just in case anything changes. Fingers crossed he is recovering very well so far. I pray nothing goes wrong. Dad. | M | 6 | 3 days | 5/27/2009 | 1 | Flu A | My 11 year old developmentally delayed daughter is still coming off this whacked out drug. She was given the first dose in the hospital and seconds after taking it she went from being alert, waving to the nurses... to not talking, grumpy~ almost mean, very unusual behavior for her. I brought up my concerns to the staff & they said she was just feeling bad, later after getting the prescription filled I poured over the warning pamphlet that came w/ it and not one mention of abnormal behavior as a side effect. | Saw the pediatrician today (2 days after my daughter was released from the hospital)he said "get her off the stuff" I would only recommended this in a life & death situation, she had better bounce back from this drugs effects or I am going to be one Mad as heck Mom in Arizona! | F | 11 | 4 days | 5/23/2009 | 2 | my 7 year old son is | Severe leg cramps, cannot walk normally. | I feel terrible, my son took four days of Tamiflu and started complaining about his legs hurting on day 2. He has had "growing pains" in the past, so I dismissed it. Today when he woke up and could hardly walk, I went to look up side effects and found this is a common complaint. Wish I had looked sooner. | M | 7 | 4 days | 5/16/2009 | 1 | my 17month old son has type A flu | My 17month old son was on this medicine for three days. The first night he did not sleep well at all. The thrid day was hell, he woke up crying and wouldn't stop. No matter what I did he just wasn't happy. He stopped eatting and drinking. He had small red bumps on his face, neck, chest, back, arms, and tummy. I went on line to see what the side effects of this med was. After reading some of the other comments I started to cry. My poor baby, I'm sure he had other side effects that I could not see. | I called the doctor and was told to take him off. I asked if he needed another medicine, and was told no. So my question is why did his doctor even give it to him? Please do not put your baby through this. They are so small and can't tell us what they are feeling. | F | 1 | 3 days | 5/14/2009 |