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| 4 | Flu H1N1 | I am currently giving this to my 10 month old after he tested positive for the Flu. My older son (3) gave it to him and it was a long road to recovery for him. Hospitals, doctors etc. So, I had to weigh my options...Give this to my baby or fear he would be hospitalized. I am on day 4 and he has had a rough time with it. He is aggitated, I can tell his tummy hurts and the first dose made him vomit. | It has stopped the flu in its tracks. He was fever free within 24 hours and does not have it nearly as bad as my son did. I have heard the last few doses are a bit easier on the stomach. Since he is too little to tell me what is wrong it is heartwrenching to watch him be this uncomfortable. The upside is he will be around allot longer because of this drug. | M | 1 | 4 days | 10/28/2009 | 2 | Child had a high fever | I have a 21 month old and she was perscribed Tamiflu. After 4 doses she has a rash on her back, chest, legs, arms and face. | Please research this drug before administering to your child or yourself. I would not recommend taking Tamiflu. | F | 2 | 3 days | 10/28/2009 | 2 | Type A Flu | Leg cramps, dizzy, extremely tired, Nausea, vomiting | Daughter screamed and cried about not taking it. I stopped after 2 doses. | F | 7 | 2 days | 10/28/2009 | 5 | H1N1 | My 9 year old son has asthma and is considered high risk with the flu. We decided that the risk was enough that we needed to give Tamiflu a try. First dose was on empty stomache. He did not eat much with 103 fever and couldn't eat. He had mild to moderate nausea and threw up twice. Second does just Nausea and the third dose Nothing at all. If I can say anything at all, EAT first before you take this drug. Although the first time you take it you feel like a train hit you, keep taking it. The side affects of Nausea goes away after the first couple of days. | His best friend has it and has had 103 fever for 3 days, chills, aches and pains, moderate cough. No tamiflu taken. after my son taking Tamiflu: Hour 1, Chills, Fever of 104, Aches and pains, nausea and threw up. Hour 6, Fever 100, nausea Hour 12, Fever 100, nausea with 2nd dose, no throwing up. cough starting Hour 24, Low-grade fever, very little nausea, coughing regularly Hour 36, low-grade fever, slight cough, very little nausea, up playing video games. No airway restrictions, breathing normally. Tamiflu worked for us. | M | 9 | 2 days | 10/26/2009 | 1 | swine flu | my 10 year old son had psychiatric episodes dazed and confused does not no where he is and fells upside down.he dose not make any sense. | we are all still having sleepless nights and he only took 2 pills 8 days ago my wife is todaly stressed out and trying to get some sleep while i stay up to keep an eye on my son so he dose not hurt himself or any of our other children it is very scary hard to put in words how real it seems to my son he thinks he is going to get crushed by somthing then he runs franticaly around my bed room and thinks he is in my daughter room then he will start yelling im going upside down im going! upside down!And he is scared to death thru it all and remembers all of what happened .And not understanding how he can feel this way. | M | 10 | 2 days | 10/26/2009 | 5 | Positive for Flu A..Suspected H1N1 | My 5 year old son was not feeling well but not running fever so I sent him to school. That afternoon he was running 101.5 and complaining of his throat hurting and has a runny nose and a cough. I took him to the after hours clinic and he tested positive for Flu A and they suspected the new strain.....H1N1. | My son started the Tamiflu that night and we are on day 4 of 5. It has helped tremendously. I would say that by day 2 he was nearly back to his old self and has been fever free for 2 days. My 9 month old is on the preventative dosage and has had no side effects either. I make sure I give it on a full stomach. | M | 5 | 4 days | 10/25/2009 | 1 | flu | my 8 year old daughter was vomiting like crazy screaming from a headache and bad anxiety! AFYER ONLY 2 DOSES!!DO NOT GIVE TO YOUR CHILD!! | F | 8 | 1 days | 10/25/2009 | 1 | Flu | Seizure | PLEASE DO NOT LET YOUR CHILDREN TAKE THIS ! | M | 12 | 1 days | 10/25/2009 | 1 | H1N1 | My 9 yr old daughter had SEVERE vomiting for 3 hours after taking first dose! We needed to get an RX to stop the vomiting, it would not stop on its own. She has never been more misserable! We will just ride out the virus without meds! I am extremely dissapointed in this drug! We have never had a problem with meds before but after this I will question everything I give my kids! | We thought the flu symptoms were bad until she took the tamiflu and got REALLY sick! Never again...I am taking my son off of it too! | F | 9 | 1 days | 10/25/2009 | 1 | Confirmed Influenza A and Asthma | Severe behavior problems, Fits of rage, Depression, Crying uncontrollably | I gave my 4 year old son 2 doses of Tamiflu. After the second dose his behavior became very violent. He is usually a mild-mannered child and became 'a monster'. He was screaming, hitting, kicking etc. for hours. He looked as though he was out of it during these rages. I called his Doc the next day and they said to take him off of Tamiflu. It was terrible to see my boy have to deal w/ these side effects. Even 4 days later he is still showing some abnormal behaviors. NO TAMIFLU. We need to come together and get this drug out. | M | 4 | 1 days | 10/24/2009 | 2 | Yes | Hives, night waking | My 16 month old daughter was given tamiflu without being tested for H1N1. We got the RX in suspension and gave her a total of 3 doses over 2 days. She had unsettled sleeping the first night, waking and having trouble returning to sleep (not usual for her). The following day she came up with a hive-like rash on her legs and arms. Decided to stop the meds and let the flu run it's course. We are currently on day 3 of flu...and hope it can clear up on it's own with out the use of this drug. | F | 1 | 2 days | 10/23/2009 | 1 | influenza a | My 4 year old son was taking this for influenza A. it helped him to get better. he was on it for 5 days now the side effects are showing up. he has have behavior issues since he has been off of it and he has had an upset stomach since he was on it i would not recommend giving this to your child cause the side effects arent good My son has also been somewhat confusion confused, out of sorts, out of control emotions for no reason such as anger and agression | DONT GIVE THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN | M | 4 | 5 days | 10/23/2009 | 1 | Influenza A (possible H1N1) | My niece had "normal" flu symptoms, moderate fever, chills, mild nausea, mild headache and mild cough for a day and a half then went to the doctor because the school was worried it was Swine Flu and told my sister my niece would need to be tested and treated before she would be able to return to school. She went to the doctor and was diagnosed with Influenza A and was given Tamiflu. She took her first dose at 4:00 PM today. She will not be taking another dose. 1 hour after taking Tamiflu, she spiked a fever of 103 and began vomiting blood. I researched and found that yes, in severe cases vomiting blood was being reported with Swine Flu, however, this child was ill with what anyone has experienced with a "run of the mill" type flu. It wasn't until right after taking the Tamiflu did she become VERY ill. | PLEASE do your research, let the flu run it's course...MY RECCOMMENDATION: DO NOT GIVE THIS DRUG TO YOUR CHILD! | F | 8 | 1 days | 10/22/2009 | 1 | N1H1 flu | My 3 year old son had nightmares, would awake several times during the night screaming, very frightened, clearly misoriented, crying inconsolably, pushing and hitting us when we were trying to hold him and calm him down. He was also acting strangely during the day, being much more stubborn and jumpy than ususal and acting at times as if he had autism disorder - crying inconsoalbly without any reason and not being able to explain why he is crying or what he wants done. That is very unusual for him; he is very verbal. He took just 3 doses before we stopped giving him the medicine. After the first dose there was just one nightmare episode, and we did not know that it was a TamiFlu side effect; after another day on TamiFlu (2 doses) there were several nigght episodes, and those were longer and more severe than the first. After we stopped the drug, the effects could be felt for another 3 days, though not as severe; much shorter and only once or twice a during the night. | I think that it is a crime to prescribe such a powerful drug with a potential of such horrible side effects to little children. According to the manufacturer's website the drug shortens the length of the disease by 1.3 days. Its is not worth it. | M | 3 | 1.5 days | 10/22/2009 | 1 | type a influenza..swine flu | My 10 year old daughter tested positive..blood test.. had fever, her body ached, head ache. She took the Tami flu and rested all day. She took the 2nd dose at bed time and with in 15-25 minutes she was really cold. I took her temp and it was 94.6. She stayed low ,not more then 95all night and was really out of it, until an hour before she was due to take the 3rd dose, which I did not give her. She felt worse on the tami flu. | F | 10 | 1 days | 10/21/2009 | 1 | H1N1 | Rash, itching, sleeplessness | I would not recommend giving this to a child or anyone who suffers from eczema. | F | 9 | 1 days | 10/21/2009 | 1 | Flu Type A | My 12 yr old was diagnosed with Type A flu, she was given liquid doseage & they called for 4 ml. I gave her 2 ml, i wanted to see if she had any side effects. She took it 30 min. ago & already complaining of being tired all of a sudden & her head feels funny! I am supposed to get some & NO WAY after reading all the side effects, Wish I had read before I gave it to her. Thank goodness I only gave her a little! | F | 12 | | 10/20/2009 | 1 | H1N1 | Nauseated, nightmare | My 8 year took his first dose today at 3:30 pm. He was nauseated and vomited some foamy stuff 2 hours later. He's now having vivid nightmares (it's now 1am and he's up 3 times already, each time awoke with a different nightmare). At one time, He couldn't even tell whether he was dreaming or it was reality. I'm going to stop the drug. It's definitely messing with his central nerve system. | F | 8 | 1 times | 10/19/2009 | 1 | FLU | I gave this medicine to my 15 month old son for the flu. He had swelling of the feet and a rash from head to toe. He started acting crazy, banging his head into the wall, spinning in circles uncontrollably, and scratching all over his body. He ripped his diaper off and was very hard to console. I would NOT recommend this medicine to anyone, but especially children. | F | 1 | 1 days | 10/16/2009 | 1 | Type A Flu | Vivid, terrifying nightmares. Leg pains from the knees down. A jittery or shaky feeling inside. | My 11 year old tested positive for Type A Flu after running slight fever for 5 days. He had not been very sick, I simply took him to have his lungs checked out due to a painful cough. The doctor put him on Tamiflu. His first dose was taken on a Wednesday evening two weeks ago. That night his first nightmare happened. EVERY time he falls asleep he immediately starts breathing hard, flailing about and moaning. I also started making him tell me about the nightmares and documenting each one. My son has watched me (Mom) be burned alive, drowned, hit by an 18-wheeler, etc. I almost always die before his eyes. In desperation, I took him back to his pediatrician, told her about his side effects, gave her a report on the nightmares he has been having. She said that NO problems with Tamiflu had been reported and that his side effects were from the actual Flu. If that were true, shouldn't he have had these side effects before he started the drug? (5 days after onset of symptoms) It has been 2 weeks since first nightmare and they have not slacked off at all. We are both exhausted! Will NEVER give Tamiflu to this child again! | F | 11 | 5 days | 10/15/2009 |