TAMIFLU Reviews (OSELTAMIVIR PHOSPHATE)Average Rating: 2.2 (1390 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare TAMIFLU with similar:
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| 1 | Influenza type A | Am supposed to take this hellish med for 5 days, but after only one pill, I feel much worse than I have the previous 24 hours with the flu. Thanks to Tamiflu I now am also dealing with severe stomach cramps, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite, and heightened sense of smell and taste. This is four hours after my 1st dose, and I did eat an entire sandwich with it. I called my pharmacist whose exact words to me were "Yeah Tamiflu has VERY SEVERE effects on the intestine", and he recommended I take Dramamine to help with some of the symptoms. So I'm now waiting on my mom to drop off Dramamine. Praying it helps. I WILL NOT be taking another dose of Tamiflu. I'd rather ride it out. | I also got my flu vaccine in mid November, so this strain is one not covered. Yippee. | F | 34 | 5 days 75 mg 2X day | 3/6/2011 | 1 | Tested positive for the flu | Vomiting, splitting headache, horrible sleep | This medicine is horrible! I took one pill and about an hour later i was in the bathroom puking my brains out. After vomiting, I couldn't fall asleep for hours because my stomach pain was astronomical. Once I was able to fall asleep, I kept waking up to a painful headache which I've never experienced before. I never took anymore of the medication after the first pill. I would NOT RECOMMEND tamiflu to anyone! You're better off fighting the flu off on your own. | M | 24 | 5 days 75mg 2X day | 3/5/2011 | 2 | Diagnosed with early onset flu | Migraine headache, severe nausea, vomiting, chest/back pain, light headedness, heart fluttering/palpitations, racing heartbeat, weakness, severe cough | After taking the first two tablets, I developed severe nausea and a full-blown migraine headache with sensitivity to light, sound and smell. Nausea turned to vomiting. These symptoms lasted for about 24 hours. Also experienced heart fluttering and palpitations and racing heartbeat and dry mouth. Once those initial symptoms subsided, felt better. Since I had not taken another dose while experiencing nausea/vomiting, re-started the Tamiflu and felt fine - until I awoke with heart palpitations/fluttering/racing again, along with severe dry mouth, wracking cough and light headedness. Am considering not taking any more of this med because I really feel weak and yucky. Have taken before prophylactically with no side effects, so this really caught me by surprise | F | 51 | 2 days 75 mg 2X day | 3/3/2011 | 1 | Possible flu | tightness in chest, swollen eyes, loose bowels, stomach cramps, agitated/edgy | My GP gave to me because she suspected I had the flu. I asked her if there were any side effects from the meds in case I didn't have the flu, but just a bad cold. She said no, no side effects. That is the frustrating part and I should have known better....after the 3rd dose my eyes were very sore, nose very dry, and I felt "edgy" kind of the same way vicodin makes me feel. Wouldn't take this medicine again, I will just deal with the flu an extra day - if I even had the flu...I think this medicine is overprescribed. I will be glad when it is all out of my system! | F | 46 | 1.5 days 75 2X day | 3/2/2011 | 5 | Flu | I have the diarrhea and nausea. The nausea is not bad if I ate with it and started 20-30min after taking first dose. I have had some sleep disturbance but I am sick and drove 1300 miles home from Florida with the flu. My wife has worse problems sleeping than I do and has the same level of nausea. No vomiting. Diarrhea nothing new to me as I have celiac dz and this may account for it but I don't think that is all of it. As far as emotional and hallucinations we have not had any that though both were edgy on ride back from Florida with my parents and 6 year old twins. We all survived (heh heh) | I saw patients with the flu the week before going to Florida on a road trip. I was concerned as the flu shot has not seemed to help with this one. Half way through trip (in Disney World) felt REAL BAD. Had to go to first aid there and slept 2 hours. This is NOT me. I will bulldoze through ANY cold (even pneumonia). I was out of it and it was not a good thing as we had to drive back home in 3 days with my parents, my wife and 2 6yr old boys. Had no choice but start tamiflu. 2 hours after first dose sat up in bed turned on TV (not something tolerated as light even bothered me before that) and then felt alot better and could drink (very concerned about dehydration at the time). That evening took second dose and was up walking and making sense (people in party relieved) and then 2 days later drove (over 2 days) 1300 miles home and feel ready for work tomorrow. Wife and I finished the last dose 1-2 hours ago. | M | 41 | 5 days 75mg 2X day | 2/28/2011 | 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 | Flu (confirmed by nasal swab) | I had night sweats, weird dreams, facial swelling, very angry, exhausted. I had a little nausea but I took the Phenegan my husband's doctor gave him to take with his Tamiflu and that stopped the nausea. Also, had terrible cough, dry mouth, bitter tase in mouth, no appetite. I'm over the flu now but am worried because I am depressed, have no interest in anything, no motivation. Just an effort to get up and get dressed. Very sad, ruminating about past events and people. Still having some weird dreams. Still having coughing spells. Hoping sunny weather and spring will help. Have been over the flu for a week an 1/2. | I think the drug helped me with the flu, but after reading some of the comments I worry about the ongoing symptoms of the drug. Have goggled neurological symptoms relating to Tamiflu and this is the only real information I have been able to find. | F | 59 | 5 days 75 mg. 2X day | 2/27/2011 | 4 | H1N1 | None that I'm aware of. | I was as sick as I have ever been fever,aches,sweats,fatigue,vomitting, etc.My doctor diagnosed me as having H1N1.I was into my third day when I started the Tamiflu.I felt like a new person within 24 hrs of starting it.Whether or not it was the drug or my symptoms just running there course I dont know,but it definitely didnt hurt anything or cause me any problems. | M | 47 | 5 days 2X day | 2/27/2011 | 1 | Possible flu | After one hour of taking Tamiflu I threw up. No nausea, no warning of it - I barely made it to the toilet. I threw up violently every 30 minutes for the next 6 hours and decided to take myself off the medicine. | My 7-year-old son was confirmed with influenza A, took Tamiflu, and he was 100% better by the next day with absolutely no side effects. My husband tested positive just 2 days later,took tamiflu, and although it helped his flu symptoms he has had nausea the entire time. He finally stopped taking it with only 3 doses left because he couldn't take the nausea anymore. I came done with what I thought was the flu, didn't test positive, but as a prevention Tamiflu was prescribed. Worst medicine I have ever taken in my life. I'm renaming it Damniflu. I threw up violently for 6 hours every 30 minutes until the medicine finally made its way out of my system, I was hot and clammy, i literally felt like dying. The side effects seem to be different in everyone, but out of all of our family I'm usually not sensitive to medication, and I got the worst of the side effects! I took the one pill, and after that no more. Day two and I feel better by treating whatever I have (flu, cold, etc) with DayQuil! | F | 40 | 1 days 75 mg 2X day | 2/27/2011 | 5 | flu | no side effects | Had the (confirmed) flu. Couldn't move, everything hurt. Severe headache. A few hours after my first dose of Tamiflu this started going away. | F | 27 | 5 days 75 2X day | 2/26/2011 | 1 | preventative for family | Both children, one using for treatment and one half-dosed for preventative measures, experienced delusions, hallucinations, severe insomnia, stomach pain, and personality change. DO NOT USE. WAY WORSE THAN THE FLU. cannot believe this **** is given to children. | F | 39 | 1 days 30 1X day | 2/26/2011 | 2 | Suspected Flu | DIZZY, strange dreams, stomach pains | my children both tested for flu, son was very ill, so whole family, being symptomatic was put on Tamiflu. 18 mo threw it up and stopped medication, son had a few hallucinations that stopped, but remained clammy at night. I am still experienceing diorientation, dizzyness, headaches and stomach pains. Very weird dreams and finished meds 3 days ago | F | 35 | 5 days 30 mg 2X day | 2/23/2011 | 1 | To treat flu | Severe anxiety, panic attack, chest pain, insomnia, heart palpitations, excessive crying; all within 2 hours of each dose taken. Stopped taking on the third day, and feel fine now. | Both my children are also taking Tamiflu and have also experienced insomnia. I DO not recommed this medicine to anyone, it's worse that the flu!!! | F | 24 | 3 days 75MG 2X day | 2/23/2011 | 1 | FLU | Nuasea, stomach cramps, rash on stomach, kidney discomfort, insomnia | Very bad drugs | F | 49 | 5 days 2X day | 2/23/2011 | 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 | 2 | 16 year old son taking for the flu | After the 4th day son got a terrible rash all over his body. The doctor suggested Benadryl. he has never had a reaction to a drug before. Hopefully the rash will be gone by morning | M | 16 | 5 days 75mg 2X day | 2/21/2011 | 1 | FLU | ANXIOUS, DEPRESSED, DISCONNECTED, NOT WANTING TO LIVE, DISORIENTED, SPEECH PROBLEM, CHEST PAIN, SEVERE SLEEP LOSS, STOMACH ACHE, NO APPETITE... | NOT WORTH THE RISK... WILL NOT TAKE THIS MEDICATION AGAIN... FEEL TERRIBLE... I AM USUALLY A HAPPY AND POSITIVE PERSON... AFTER 2 DAYS OF TAKING THIS MED... I HAVE A SUICIDAL THOUGHT... LOSS SLEEP AND NOT KNOW WHY... DONT TAKE THIS MEDICATION... IT IS NOT WORTH THE RISK... | F | 39 | 5 days 2X day | 2/20/2011 | 1 | type A flu | Headache, severe anxiety, depression, racing thoughts, loss of sleep. In kids-rash, hyperactivity, headache, disoreintation | Stay away from this drug. After 2 days taken my dose i noticed these side effects i was told to stick with it so i took it all 5 days. Today is 5th day and i hope side effects go away; as for my children i am discontinuing their doses as i read on here that what they are experiencing are side effects. I called the docter yesterday when i noticed the strange rash and was told it was not related then i knew they were lying. There are tons of side effects to this poison must worse than the flu. | F | 33 | 5 days 75mg 2X day | 2/19/2011 | 1 | Flu | nausea, dizziness, dry mouth, itchy, sleeplessness, vomiting and diarrhea. | Worst drug I've ever taken and will NEVER take again I don't care how sick I am!! | M | 37 | 5 days 75 2X day | 2/19/2011 | 5 | Flu | None. | Fever broke after 2 doses, felt better after 3 doses. Helped reduce symptoms and sick time greatly. | M | 18 | 5 days 75 MG 2X day | 2/18/2011 |