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TAMIFLU  (OSELTAMIVIR PHOSPHATE):  Oseltamivir is used to treat symptoms caused by the flu virus (influenza). It helps make the symptoms (such as stuffy nose, cough, sore throat, fever/chills, aches, tiredness) less severe and shortens the recovery time by 1-2 days. This medication may also be used to prevent the flu if you have been exposed to someone who already has the flu (such as a sick household member) or if there is a flu outbreak in the community. Talk to your doctor for more details. This medication works by stopping the flu virus from growing. It is not a substitute for the flu vaccine. (See also Notes section.)   FDA Approval Date: 1999-10-27 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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 1  Influenza A Stomach pain, anxiety, irritability, severe insomnia My 8 year old experienced severe stomach pain which weakened appetitie, severe insomnia including trouble falling asleep...up to 2-3 hours trying, middle of night awakenings, and then rising at 5 a.m. saying he couldn't sleep. Normally sleeps 9.5 to 10 hours without problem. Been 4 days off Tamiflu and still having problems sleeping. He also experienced fearful and death thoughts such as worrying about parents dying. Also verbalized feeling like he sees people in his bedroom. The package insert describes in detail neurological and behavioral side effects, as well as post market behavioral side effects which I read after my son experienced similar events. Suicide is also listed as a side effect in a small number of children in Japan attributable to Tamiflu. If I read the package insert or was informed by the P.A. whom prescribed this med, I would NOT have given it. BE CAREFUL WITH TAMIFLU, question the doctor, and avoid it if possible. GET THE FLU SHOT! F 8 5 days
50 mg 2X day
2/28/2011
 4  5 yo daughter tested + for Flu A She tested positive for Type A Flu. She has not seemed to have any bad reactions and my daughter is very sensitive to everything. She had no problems taking the medicine (she prefers pills to liquids). She still sounds terrible and has had a little fever but is feeling much better. Not sure if it is from her immune system taking over or if the medicine has helped that much after only 3 doses. Either way, she is feeling better and that is all I care about. F 5 2 days
45 MG 2X day
2/22/2011
 1  flu my son has slept walked before but usually walks around and finds his way bk to his room. Well tonight after his first dose he woke up walking in circles yelling like something was chasing him. I tried to console him but he kept running away from me like i was something horrible. He kept reaching for stuff that wasnt there. Talking about stuff that didnt make sense. The next episode happened two hours later, same thing crying waking up in a panic. He told me look come here, pointing to my pillow he said look i'm choking you. We're both crying bc i've never seen my child act or say anything like this before. i called walgreens and the pharmacist says there are no side effects like this with tamiflu, that it must be the fever. His fever was 100 at the most! So i think he really needs to do his research. I would never give this medication to any of my children. M 7 5 days
3/4 tea 2X day
2/18/2011
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 1  flu symptoms 9 year old daughter is having severe leg pain, to the point of not being able to walk. Also extreme rash on both of her legs. Striated type rash, not spotty or blotching. F 9 3 days
12 MG 2X day
2/17/2011
 2  My 9 yr old daughter dx with flu dizziness, weird dreams, sleeplessness prescribed for my 9 yr old daughter. we gave it to her once - tentatively - after reading all these comments. didn't like the effects so stopped. her fever broke after 2 days. F 9 1 times
45ml 2X day
2/16/2011
 1  My daughter has the flu Hyper, goofy, drunk like symptoms, my daughter couldn't focus This also happened to my daughter whenever she was four, she is nine today. I felt like maybe she was aliitle to young for the medicine. She was also delusional. F 9 5 days
1 teaspoon 2X day
2/13/2011
 1  my 18 month daughter has swine flu My 18 month daughter always sleeps well, the 2nd and 3 rd night of taking tamiflu she was up screaming in terror every 35 mins, lost and out of it. She is off her food completely and very cross about everything. She would sleep during the day at all...and after reading this site I'm taking her straight off it. Her temp has gone but I don't think that is down to tamiflu We were given so little advice on taking tamiflu.....simply could make her sick. Outrageous F 1 5 days
30 2X day
2/4/2011
 1  flu My 11 month daughter (who is tiny, only 16.5 lbs) took this yesterday around 7 pm because her father and I were diagnosed with the flu (we couldnt afford the med for ourselves). She woke up screaming around 2 am, trying to jump off the bed, and acted like she was scared to death of me!!! (she is a very clingy mommas girl) She kept trying to get away and screamed like she was possessed!! It was awful. After about 2 hours of this she fell asleep again. She woke up at 6, nursed, then was fine and all of a sudden a repeat of her terror! I believe it was the tamiflu. I will not give her anymore, I pray to God that this is temporary and hasn't hurt my baby. I DO NOT believe this drug should be prescribed to children!!! Serious neurological and psychological side effects!!!! F 1 1 days
30 mg 1X day
2/2/2011
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 3  Flu My 4 y/o and 7 y/o were both prescribed TamiFlu when the test for flu came back positive. The 4 year old took a capsule, got better and seemed to have no side effects. The 7 year old took the liquid form and kept telling me she felt weird. Her flu symptoms did subside, though. After 3 days, I called the pharmacy, described the symptoms and they told me to stop giving it to her. Wished I'd called earlier. F 7 3 days
2X day
1/31/2011
 1  son diagnosed with flu in ER my 3 & 1/2 year old son couldn't walk straight after taking this drug- he had to hold onto the stair rail and that was to go up the stairs! He started acting irritable, complaining about the tag in his shirt and literally spinning around because he felt "funny." I'm so irritated that the company gets to put that less then 1% of pediatric patients had adverse side effects like these yet there is evidence that in as many as 51% of kids in London had side effects! If there was ever any doubts that the FDA wasn't financially supported by the drug companies to say what they want I would say this website is proof. M 3 3 days
45mg 2X day
1/29/2011
 1  H1N1 My 6 year old became extremely hyper, would not listen to me. He has never acted like that before. Very strange behavior... like he was on speed. I took him off the Tamiflu after the first day. M 6 1 days
12 mg 2X day
1/26/2011
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 3  Positive for Flu Type B Irritability, Cranky, nightmares, aggressive My 4 1/2 yr old daughter tested positive for Flu Type B even though she received the flu shot 3 months prior. She was prescribed tamiflu and the first 2 doses worked really well for her. It was almost like she'd never even had the flu the following morning b/c there was no signs of fever, aches or pains. In the days following she's become more aggressive, irritable, and cranky. She hasn't slept well in a 3 nights waking up crying uncontrollably and unable to explain her dreams. Her Dr. said that there might be side effects but wouldn't go into detail b/c he knew I would object to the medicine. She already has a history of night terrors but this medicine seems to have increased them in number. I would rather have her wait it out next time instead of giving her tamiflu in the future. I did make sure that she had something in her stomach when she took it and she did not have any vomiting or diarehea either. F 4.5 4 days
45 mg 2X day
1/7/2011
 2  Preventative for Flu Bald Spot My 6 year old daughter took Tamiflu and had a bald spot on her head the next day. I don't know it it's related, but wanted to know if anyone else had this side effect. F 6 1 days
30mg 1X day
1/5/2011
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 1  Tested positive for flu painful itching hives, rash, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea Do NOT recommend this product. My daughter had to get epi & decadron shot. Now she is on prednisone for couple of days. It's painful to watch my child suffer like this!!!! This medicine should not be available!!! F 5 2 days
45 mg 2X day
1/1/2011
 2  H1N1 Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, odd behavior, joint pain My 2 yr old daughter was prescribed the drug by her pediatrician on Christmas Eve when she was diagnosed with H1N1. The first two days, she tolerated it well and her flu symptoms subsided. Fever was gone, but respiratory symptoms still there. Day three, she vomited 1-2 hours after the each dose, did not sleep well, and was very irritable. Now today (day 4), she is still vomiting and has horrible diarrhea, and is very clingy. She will be fine one minute and the next she will be crying and wanting to be held. It seems that no matter how I hold her or what position she is in, she is not comfortable. She has also been making a strange smacking sound with her mouth and complaining of joint pain. Her pediatrician did not mention the horrible side effects, nor did the pharmacist. We left the day after Christmas for a ski trip so I am not able to get a signal to contact her doctor & inquire about side effects & if I should continue giving her the drug. After reading the comments on this website, I am definitely going to discontinue the medicine & will treat her symptoms with OTC meds. I do not recommend this medication at all, now I worry that she may develop some of the other side effects I have read about or that the ones she has will persist. F 2 3.5 days
12 2X day
12/27/2010
 1  Influenza b Gvn to my son 2.5yrs for 5 dyas. Reduced flu symptoms n fever after 2 doses. My son had a relapse of flu b attack. Given second time I stopped the Medici e midway as my son got more violent. I would advice parents to think carefully before deciding to give the drug to young ones. M 2.5 5 days
30 mg 2X day
5/6/2010
 4  swine flu diarrhea and skin rash Tamiflu worked great it brought my one year olds fever from 104dg to 100dg by day two. He got diarrhea on second day along with a rash by day three. He was sleepy, but could be from the flu. This medication worked well and I would use it again if I had to. He was also prescribed omnicef for precautions so the side effects could be from that medication. When his flu swab came back positive for swine flu I gave him 2 doses that day of 30 mg. and he was showing sighns of improvement by day two. I read the post on this medication after giving him this medication and was freaked out by what was being said about this drug. Thank god he did not experiance any of those symptons, those symptoms could possibly be from the flue itself. M 1 5 days
2X day
4/11/2010
 1  H1N1 Strange behavior, vocal tics, aggression, hallucinations Last November (09) my six year old son was prescribed Tamiflu for possible H1N1 flu. After the first dose, his fever spiked to 104 and he was very lethargic and refused anything by mouth. By the next morning, his fever was down and he was feeling better. BUT, the next day he started acting violent and trying to hurt himself. He also started whispering words to himself. In the following weeks he developed several vocal tics which were severe enough that we couldn't leave the house. We took him to his Pedi, a neurologist, and had several tests done. There was no explanation for his odd behavior other than the Tamiflu. Our Pedi told us that it does have neuro-psychotic side effects and that it should eventually go away. It's been almost five months and he still has some residual tics. If I had known about the potential side effects, I would have NEVER given my young son this drug. M 6 5 days
45mg 2X day
4/11/2010
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 1  H1N1 My 11 year old daughter was given the tamiflu for H1N1 in October, 2009. Shortly after each dose, she would experience severe dizziness. She did not have a high fever that would cause the dizziness. I called the drs. office and they recommended to keep taking the medication. Her dizziness continued. Since she has been off the medication, over 2 months, she has been experiencing dizziness, audio hallucinations and a ton of anxiety. We have been to her pediatrician, ENT twice, CT scan, Neurologist twice and now psychologist! I am so upset this horrific drug has caused all this!! Does anyone have similar symptoms or can help us. No one seems to know what to do, since this drug hasn't been given to children in these high numbers until this Swine Flu Scare! Horrible fall out from this horrible drug! It needs to be taken off the market! We have been to several drs. and specialists! This drug has caused dizziness, anxiety and hallucinations and its been over 2 months since taking the drug. Please help if anyone has any helpful information! F 11 5 days
1/1/2010
 4  Influenza A, H1N1 loss of appetite My 2 yr old son was diagnosed with Influenza A and the doctor prescribed Tamiflu. We started the meds asap and he did vomit after the first dose. The doctor said he would. Other than that, he tolerated the medicine very well and recovered after about 3 days, but continued with a cough for about a week. I read this website after I gave him his first dose and was really freaked out by all of the terrible reviews so wanted to leave a positive one. M 2 5 days
12/27/2009

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