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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR TAMIFLU | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | Tested Positive for Flu A | After 1 dosage of Tamiflu my 5 year old child was asleep in bed and I went in to do my nightly routine of checking on my children , he was sitting up in his bed and he had this horrible look of terror on his face. He was saying he didn't want to loose his feet and mumbling words and just freaking out. I have never seen my child do this before now. He would also look at me and scream and cry like I was wearing a scary mask or something. | I would not and will not give this to my children or anyone else that I might know. | M | 5 | 5 days 7.5 | 12/14/2014 | 1 | Influenza A | Vomiting, stomach pains, hallucinations (kept pointing and saying "she's trying to bite me"), strange/nonsensical speech | When my daughter took this medicine the side effects were much worse than the side effects of the flu itself. I would not recommend giving this medicine to your child. We stopped giving it to her after her second dose when we realized it was the medicine making her so strange. After three days of having the flu, she was much better and starting to feel more like herself. I think the flu just has to run its course, and I will never again give my child this medicine. | F | 5 | 2 days 7.5ml | 12/10/2014 | 1 | flu type b | Fever broke after day one of medication. day two severe leg pain he walks on his tip toes and cries almost been 24 hours of this feeling I threw away medication that cost me 50 dollars he was also experiencing drunkness for about an hour laughed by himself for an hour do not give this to your children | M | 9 | 2 days 6 mg suspe | 10/6/2014 | 1 | The flu | My son had this medicine prescribed from his dr... They told me when I asked about the MANY side effects that they are minimal .. I also asked 4 different pharmacists.. DO NOT GIVE THIS POISON to your kids... He over a week later cannot walk well .. Has major pain at times .. Skin is falling off in different parts of his body, mouth sores .. Ohh and has a heart murmur since... thanks Tamiflu for almost killing my son.. he is one year old and suffering..... The sad part is he can't explain everything!!!! I'm so sick to my stomach over this !!!!!!!!!!!! I came on here to read reviews and had to write, | M | 1 | 1 days | 7/6/2014 | 1 | Influenza A | STAY AWAY FROM TAMIFLU!!! My pedi prescribed my son tamiflu and I'm am livid!! I should have done more research before giving it to him, but about 5 days later he broke out in a crazy allergic rash all over his trunk!! Gave him benedryl and the hives continued for weeks later, and eventually was told to put him on Zyrtec, after being on benedryl for 5 days after the allergic reaction. It's now 3 weeks later and my son still has lingering hives as if he is allergic to something. We are taking him for allergy testing to find out what could be causing these mystery hives but he has never ever been allergic to ANYTHING before this. We have a dog, he eats all types of food and not once in his two years of existence has he ever had a reaction to anything, let alone a crazy reaction days after taking Tamiflu. I have to say that he was also on amoxicillian while taking tamiflu due to a double ear infection, so maybe it was a combination of the two, but he has never reacted to amoxicillian before. - the allergist says he is "dermograhic" which basically is a skin disorder where he hives up from scratching himself or touching his skin!! He has never been like this! Ever!! And I know 2 other people who had similar reactions to tamiflu and some pediatricians won't even prescribe tamiflu to a 2 year old!!! I'm so upset over this!! And have no choice but to blame my idiotic pediatrician!! They really need to ban this drug already!! I only wish we didn't have to find out the hard way | M | 2 | 5 days | 3/29/2014 | 1 | Influenza B | My 11 year old daughter was diagnosed with Influenza B. We started Tamiflu liquid on day three of her symptoms. I was not happy about starting it as I had read of all the side effects, but her fever was really high. The medicine made her want to vomit, but she kept it down. That night she kept springing up, wanting to get out of bed...almost driven like a motor. She would shout out a few things, and then I would settle her back down. The next morning her fever was down to around 100-101 which was great, however, when she tried to get out of bed she cried because of leg soreness in her calves. This lasted all day...she just crawled everywhere. I did not continue the medication. I am hopeful that the leg pain will be gone today when she wakes up. My son, 15, is on a preventative does as he was leaving on a trip the next morning. He has taken two pills of the same does as my daughter and seems to be fine. | From what I read, the liquid seems to have more negative side effects. Maybe that is just a coincidence? | F | 11 | 5 days 6MG 1X day | 3/16/2014 | 1 | Flu symptoms | My 9 yr old son had the flu and strep throat...got a shot for strep and that went away fast...presc for tamiflu...way too expensive! Anyway my son wont eat and barely drinks and has a wierd habit of always wanting water to run on his face...wish I would have studied effects of tamiflu 1st...never again! | M | 9 | 1 days 10ml | 3/9/2014 | 1 | Diagnosed with flu | My precious 6 yer old som was prescribed Tamiflu and I foolishly bought it and gave it to him. HUGE MISTAKE. he became moody and depressed. Even worse, he told me he wanted to kill himself and thought about dying!!! Imagine my shock, dismay, heartbreak!! After researching Tamiflu I discovered this is actually a side effect in children and teens. Japan actually banned the drug because of so many patients committing suicide while on the drug. My son is normally the happiest, most joyful child. Idont know how long his symptoms of depression will last. Prayer and trust in God is our only answer. | M | 6 | 4 days | 1/30/2014 | 4 | tested positive for influenza A and | My son was positive for both influenza A and B. He wad quite ill. Started Tamiflu and he began to feel better. Did notice that about an hour after his first dose he started acting slightly strange almost as if he were intoxicated or high. At first I believed his behavior was caused by high fevers. However, as he physically got better ,he continued to have odd behavior that increased after each dose. | M | 5 | 5 days 48 mg | 1/12/2014 | 1 | diagnosed with the flu | Unable to stand or walk...taking her to her pediatrician...cried a lot and hated the taste, threw up several times while taking the medicine. | F | 5 | 2 days | 1/6/2014 | 1 | flu | Red itchy rash on back and sides | F | 10 | 3 days 10 ml | 1/5/2014 | 1 | flu | 8 year old son woke up 2 day after taking medicine with itchy bumps under his arm. Fast forward 5 days later rash has spread all over his body. Doctor does not know how to get rid of it. I feel so bad for giving him this medicine. | M | 8 | 2 days 20 1X day | 12/27/2013 | 1 | influenza A | Within 15 minutes, my daughter broke out in a sweat heat to toe. Woke up hallucinating; yelling and crying for me to stop rubbing her back and touching her. I was 5+ feet away. Five min later she was crying because of a horribly loud noise. Our house was dead quiet. She then threw up just once. 30 minutes later he eyelids began to swell. Talking to her was like talking to a brick wall...blank stares and disoriented. I have been up all night with her, too afraid to sleep. Benadryl has not helped the eyes. They are extremely swollen. We will be returning to the pediatricians office first thing in the morning and I will NEVER give this expensive POISON to my children again. This is a HORRIBLE drug. We will just live with the flu next time. Praying my daughters eyelids will not be the source of another medical issue....very worried. | F | 4 | 1 days | 12/17/2013 | 1 | Tested positive for FLU | Vomiting, trouble sleeping, hallucinations, confusion, irritability. | M | 5 | 2 days | 4/19/2013 | 1 | Flu Symptoms | Nausea and abnormal psychiatric behavior, irritable, restless and very aggressive. | My son would become nauseated within about an hour of taking Tamiflu, he vomited once after the first and second dose. If he ate something before taking Tamiflu the nausea was lessened. He lost his appetite while on Tamiflu and did not get his full appetite back until at least 36 hours after his last dose. The most troubling side effects were psychiatric, the worst manifested at about 36 hours into his Tamiflu treatment. My son has exhibited very aggressive and combative attitudes to persons around him. He is physically and verbally aggressive to close family members i.e. yelling, biting and hair pulling. He has been off of the medication for over 36 hours and is still exhibiting aggression towards others. I would not recommend Tamiflu. I'm actually disappointed with the manufacturer and the FDA for their lack of judgement about how they prescribe the drug and the lack of communication about the side effects. The question my wife and I have now is how long the side effects will last? We can only hope it subsides very soon. I'll end with a few more notes I've found while researching Tamiflu - "Japan bans Tamiflu for teenagers", "Masato Tashiro, head of flu at Japan's National Institute of Infectious said My personal concern is that Tamiflu might invade the brain through the blood-brain barrier.", "The manufacturer of Tamiflu said experiments in mice showed it depressed brain activity and caused death in animals too young to have a fully-for | M | 8 | 3 days 10ml 2X day | 3/17/2013 | 1 | Tested positive for Flu | My daughter had a slight fever and runny nose. Her dr. tested for the flu and prescribed tamiflu since it was the first 24 hrs. After her first dose she became a different child.. Having hallucinations, night terrors, jittery and couldn't sit still. I contacted her dr. and brought her back to the office and was told those were flu symptoms and to keep her on the meds!! After 2 more doses she was out of control crying for no reason throwing tantrums.. And having no personality with a blank slate face when she wasn't crying. Also complained of her head hurting and would cry about it. My poor love .. I felt horrible as if I failed as a parent for putting her through such torture. I will DEFINITELY research ANYTHING the drs try to suggest putting in our bodies! This should be banned!! | F | 3 | 3 days | 3/12/2013 | 1 | Infuenza B | Immediately started crying after swallowing (tasted bad). Maybe 15 minutes later started throwing up. Complained of stomach pain rest of the night would not eat or drink anything. Prior to taking fever/cough. Decreased appetite, good with fluids, no stomach pain. Will not give another dose | F | 3 | 1 days 1.5 tsp | 3/8/2013 | 4 | Influenza | Fatigue, some abdominal craps | F | 12 | 5 days 75 mg | 2/27/2013 | 2 | Flu Type B | Trouble sleeping, irritable, throwing up | My 2 yr old boy was prescribed this because his sister had the flu. He would throw up every time we gave him his dose. He would wake up almost every hour during the night crying uncontrollably. He seemed very sad on Tamiflu. Not himself. He has no appetite on Tamiflu. I do not want him to take it anymore. He's terrified of the stuff anyway! Gets so upset when he sees the bottle. I'm guessing the solution is thick and he knows it will make him throw up. No More! | M | 2 | 3 days 5ml 2X day | 2/14/2013 | 3 | 5 yr old daughter had type b flu | My daughter received it on day 3 of flu. On day six, which is day three of being on Tamiflu she has and enormous amount of anger. Which is not like her at all. She has the sweetest spirit but this has her almost possessed. Nausea the first dose, but has helped her flu symptoms. I will not be finishing the rest of it. Anger is too far out of control | F | 5 | 3 days 5ml | 2/9/2013 |