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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR TAMIFLU | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 2 | flu A | my son was on his third day of this med. and he started telling me his knee hurt, I brushed it off as if he hurt it playing at recess. the next day he complained of extreme leg pain, he kept waking on his tippy toes so not to stretch his legs. I started getting worried and looked up the side effects of this med and am shocked to see all the comments on the leg pain in the children. I am going to stop this med til I can contact my doc.he is also very emotional which is unusual for him. thank you everyone for commenting on the side effects I wish I would have read them first | M | 10 | 3 days | 5/1/2009 | 1 | Type a influenza | My 8 year old daughter woke up from a nap after taking one dose (liquid) of Tamiflu with red dots all over her face and chest and starting complaining of a severe headache and started throwing up with a fever of 106* | A doctor in our group of docs prescribed this after doing a nasal swab and diagnosing infuenza a..she had a fever and chills for about 36 hours or so..102 fever..not too too sick..but enough to take her in..they prescribed Tamiflu liquid..$118 at pharmacy which insurance would not pay..(hint)..gave to her she had symptoms as stated..called doc right away..they said bring her in asap..saw a different doc and he said he could not believe that they woudl prescribe it..put her on antibiotic to fight what Tamiflu was doing to her..he was worried about her hearing..her legs ached...bad dreams...thank god I googled her reaction and it landed me on this site!! I thank everyone for commenting and posting..beacause of you..she is fine today! I will tell everyone and anyone till I am blue in the face about how bad this drug is. walgreens rocks! They refunded our money. If your insurance won't cover a drug..there's a reason...if they will..look it up 1st! | F | 8 | 1 times | 4/27/2009 | 1 | Flu | On the third on Tamiflu my son complained of sever leg cramps in the morning but this passed after a while. That night was one of the worst nights of my life. He woke up around 9:00 pm crying. I tried to calm him down and there was no calming him. He complained of severe leg and arm cramps and would not let me touch him. I asked him to calm down and tell me exactly where he hurt but he said he could NOT stop crying. I asked him why he could not stop and he said he didn't know. He would cry for an hour and a half and then basically fall asleep crying. I would nod off and he would be back up in 10-15 minutes screaming in pain for another hour or so. This lasted until 6:00 am the next morning. | I would not give this product to my worst enemy. When I called my doctor he said he did not know of this side effect but to definately stop giving it to him. Please think twice before giving this to your loved one. Please feel free to reach me if you have any questions. I see that this drug has helped many people but I think my family will steer completely away from Tamiflu from now on. | M | 6 | 3 days | 4/6/2009 | 1 | Influenza A | My ten year took this for 5 days along with some other medications. On day 5, the last dose both of her legs from the knees down began to feel funny, then to burn. She then said they felt as if they were being pulled apart on the inside. Both legs below the knees were cold and warm above the knees. We took her to the emergency room and they said they believed it to be a reaction to the Tamiflu. | This is very scary, but we are not truly sure ourselves that it was this medication or another she is on. Just FYI. | F | 10 | 5 days | 3/14/2009 | 1 | flu | severe vomiting, stomach pain | My 6 year old daughter was prescribed this after being tested positive with the flu today. I gave her one dose when we got home and within 30 minutes she was vomiting and had horrible stomach cramps. This medicine made her feel worse then she did before she took it. Terrible stuff! Thank goodness I only gave her one dose of it after reading a lot of these comments on here. | F | 6 | 1 days | 2/13/2009 | 1 | Postive Flu results | Immediate, severe vomiting | My 9 year old son was diagnosed with the flu about 40 hours of beginning symptoms. His doctor wrote him a prescription for tamiflu (actually he wrote prescriptions for the whole family and I am so thankful that I didn't start treating anyone else). Within 30 seconds of his first dose he threw up. He was eating lunch at the time so I thought maybe that was the problem. I took the medicine back to the pharmacy to have a flavor added to see if that might help. We tried again when I got home and he immediately threw up after taking only 1 ml of the medicine. He felt so bad because he knew the medicine would help him feel better but he just couldn't keep himself from throwing it up. We tried 2 more times and he just couldn't keep it down. Finally, I decided not to give him anymore because I was worried he would get dehydrated from throwing up. I think we are just going to let his body fight the virus and cross our fingers that the rest of the family doesn't get sick. | M | 9 | 4 times | 2/11/2009 | 1 | Flu - strain B | I chose NOT to give it to my four year old after reading these stories and am 100% glad I didn't. She's already all better with just rest, vitamin C, orange juice, raspberries & TLC. | Here's the issue folks - you don't know HOW long you're going to feel sick, so how can you know taking this poison will shorten your duration? I treated my daughter's symptoms, all predictable and managable. I would have lost my mind waiting and worrying that she'd get night terror or start vommitting. And THANK GOD I didn't give it to her. A couple of days of rest, hot showers, Motrin, vitamin C, orange juice, raspberries and TLC and she's FINE. | F | 4 | 0 days | 2/8/2009 | 1 | Flu | Hallucinations, vomiting | I wish I had found this website before I gave my eight year old son even one dose of this medicine. Within 20 minutes of taking it, he was wandering around the house in a daze, asking me odd questions and then telling me he needed me and running into the bedroom, where he threw up in the middle of the floor. He threw up again in the bathroom and then took a shower. Afterwards, he had no recollection of ever speaking to me or vomiting. Very scary. Will never give this to my other kids. | M | 8 | 1 days | 2/8/2009 | 1 | daughter diagnosed with the flu | I gave my 11 year old daughter one dose. An hour later she woke from a nap screaming that somebody please help her. We couldn't get her to snap out of it. It was the scariest thing i have ever seen. I did not know what to do. She was runnging around screaming that she needed to go home and somebody please help her get home. She was hallucinating. I never gave her another dose. I threw it away. | I do not suggest any children should be given this medicine. I also think it should be taken off of the market. | F | 11 | 1 days | 2/3/2009 | 1 | Influenza A | Confusion, Halucination | No words to describe, what happened to my little grandson after taking TAMIFLU. It helped him to get rid of the flu, but the side effects were evil. We were scared, he would loose his mind and his life. He had to stay 1 week in a hospital to get rid of the side effects. BEWARE OF TAMIFLU. This should not be given to children. | M | 3 | 3 days | 1/29/2009 | 1 | diagnosed with flu | severe vomiting | F | 2 | 1 times | 1/28/2009 | 1 | Flu A | Headache,upset stomach, moody | My 5 year old daughter tested positive for the Flu after two days of symptoms. I got the perscription filled yesterday and started giving it to her. She has only had 3 doses, but I can tell it has affected her. She has complained of a bad headache and says her tummy is bothering her. She also told me a few times she felt like she was going to vomit. She has not been able to eat hardly anything. I am the kind of mom that does not like to give my kids medicine unless they REALLY need it. I felt unsure about giving it to her but decided I would try it out.. Tonight I gave it to her and about hour later she was complaining of a really bad headache and was just in a bad mood. That is when I decided to do some research. I too have been taking tamiflu and it has made me a little dizzy. I will NOT be giving her the rest of the medication. I too will NOT be taking it anymore. This is a "NEW" drug and we must remember that we are "test rats" (sorry but that's how i feel)! | F | 5 | 2 days | 1/26/2009 | 1 | influenza A or so the DR thought. | My child experienced nightmares and was dilusional. It scared me to death to see my child act like this and i looked the meds up online and saw the side effects. SCARY. I cant believe a DR would prescribe this medication to a child with these side effect and not have a Positive swab test that the child really had influenza A. the doctor determined it because the other kids at school were sick with it. As a parent(dad) i pulled my child off this immediataly. IM a divorced dad who my daughter is my life and i look out for safety all the time. | What is wrong with the FDA to market this stuff besides to make money. Its suppose to help your child or adults but has serious side effects like this. You wonder what they really know about this, drug or how many kids or adults need to die as a result of them removing it from the market. | F | 8 | 3 days | 4/7/2008 | 1 | 4 year old daughter had flu | My 4 year old daughter had the flu was given tamiflu. She took all the medicine and then broke out in an very bad rash below the knees. This has been going on for 2 weeks befor we figured out it gave her Erythema Nodosum now she is on steroids for 2 weeks to get rid of the very bad rash | needs very big warning | F | 4 | 5 days | 3/25/2008 | 1 | flu symptoms | My son went deaf in one ear | Tamiflu may have caused my son to go deaf in his right ear. On the Roche website, they admit that 1% of patients experience "tympanic membrane disorder" but they don't specify to what degree. My son has suffered a complete hearing loss that doesn't seem to be returning. If you have had similar problems, please email me. | M | 7 | 4 days | 3/17/2008 | 1 | FLU | My 21 month old daughter was prescribed this medication for the flu (although her swab was not positive). Her personality RADICALLY changed! She became angry, violent, confused. She lost her words. She is adopted from China and I wonder if this has a stronger adverse effect on Asian people. It took a few dys 4-5) after stopping this medicine for her to be back to herself. This medication si HORRIBLE and I would nver give it to my children again. | F | 1 | 4 days | 3/13/2008 | 1 | Flu | Severe night terrors in my 3 year old. 4 nights of her waking up, insisting someone was trying to "get her". She's NEVER had night terrors before and these were EXCRUCIATING. She could NOT wake up nor could she calm down. She also developed a terrifying rash of 4-5 dots right on her vertebrae that blistered. | We finally called her doctor who told us to take her off it. I will NEVER give this Rx to my children again. It needs to be studied by the FDA. It's been an awful blow to our family. Our 3 year old still seems to be suffering from occasional night terrors, a week after taking this. She had 1-2 night terrors a night beginning the day she 1st took the Rx...never had one before. She was also terribly restless and vomitted, although that could have been the flu. | F | 3 | 4 days | 3/11/2008 | 1 | Tested positive for influenza | Nausea, severe diarrhea, loss of sleep | My son initially threw up within 45 minutes of initially taking Tamiflu. I decreased the amount a little and had him take it with food. His bowels became loose and on the 5th day became mucousy and even bloody. He's had diarrhea now for 6 days and now after getting some herbs from the health food store they are becoming a bit more solid. He completely regressed and turned back into a baby. He was no longer potty trained, he could only sleep for 30 minutes at a time. He was extremely irritable and wanted to be carried at all times. He completely withdrew and didn't talk, eat, or respond much to anything. I wish I saw this website before I gave him this medication. This is a horrible drug and should never be given to anyone! | M | 2 | 5 days | 3/10/2008 | 1 | diagnosed with influenza | stomache pain, hallucinations, nightmares, night terrors, and depression for several days after stopping drug | Prescribed for 9 year old son - we will NEVER use Tamiflu again. Side effects started after 1st dose. He took a total of 3 doses before I found this site and made the connection to the drug. All side effects, except the depression, stopped immediately upon discontinuing the Tamiflu. Do not use this medication! | M | 9 | 2 days | 3/10/2008 | 1 | Influenza A & B! | Rash all over body, lethargy | Gave this to my son thinking it would help. Poured it in the toilet after 2 doses. | M | 7 | 1 days | 3/5/2008 |