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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR TAMIFLU | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | Flu | Fatique, muscle aches, stomach aches, headaches, Mouth ulcers, skin lesions on legs and hands. My mouth is so sore, I can't even brush my teeth. NEVER AGAIN will I take this product. The H1N1 would not have been as bad as the side effects of this drug! | M | 60 | 4 days | 11/2/2009 | 1 | possible flu | after the 3rd dose I had severe stomach pain almost equal to labor pain and the pain gave me nausea. It's not worth it to me given that it only reduced the illness by a day or two. I just got back from the ER and it turns out that Tamiflu severely constipated me per the Xray and I never have problems in that department. I though my appendix was going to explode, I was afraid since the pain was so severe. And yes I do know what gas pains feel like and it was nothing like this. | Had a pregant friend who took it because we are both teachers and she was fine, no complications. I guess it just doesn't work with some of us. | F | 33 | 3 times | 11/2/2009 | 1 | doctors said i had "h1n1" | After only i first pill well within 30mins i starting vomiting and could not even keep water down without throwing that up just 1mins later and that lasted about 3-4hours. | I only took one pill of the Tamiflu and havent sence. ill just fight the flu the old way... to everyone else do more research before taking. | F | 17 | | 11/2/2009 | 1 | H1N1 | diarrhea,, stomach pains, nausea | have such bad diarreah I've rubbed my butt raw and it's now bleeding. My stomach hurts so bad and I just feel awful and I was starting to feel better, too. For me, this wasn't worth it. Tylenol worked best to break my fever and just staying hydrated. | F | 24 | 2 days | 11/2/2009 | 5 | HINI | nausea, brief vomiting | This drug saved my life | M | 38 | 5 days | 11/1/2009 | 4 | Swine Flu | Whole side of my face went completely numb as if I was having a tooth out at the dentist | Has helped with the symptoms of flu but nothing in the leaflet for tamiflu about the numbness and when i called the helpline they were very confused. | M | 38 | 3 days | 11/1/2009 | 2 | flu type a | thank god we didn't give the drug to our 11 years old daughter after reading this page. | Our daughter had the flu. we took her to after hours clinic as it was on a sunday. we did't want to take a chance. some one had told us that tamiflu needs to be given with in 48 hours. so the doctor came, checked a swab in her nostril, and told us she has the type a flue. as we were nervous after hearing all the hype about swine flu, we expressed all the concerns. i guess, after seeing us all concerned or for all the other reasons, he prescribed her tamiflu, zythrotab anitboitic and cough syrup. I picked up the medicine and logged on to find out about tamiflu. thanks for this site, i decided not to give her tamiflu nor antibiotic. we just treated her as if was normal flu, lots of vitamins, fluids, watched her temperature. as her temp didn't go too high, she had a 3 day flu. didn't go to school for two days and hit the ground running without any pains or sufferings. To me, this swine flue is a hoax to scare people and make money. tamiflu was not needed, we bought it and ready to toss it in the trash. | M | 49 | 0 days | 11/1/2009 | 1 | exposure to swine flu | anxiety, agitation, dry throat, felt disoriented | please consider not taking this product! especially if you are not in a high risk category - losing your mind and being unable to sleep and a feeling of something being terribly wrong ..just not worth the potential bebnefits | M | 64 | 1 days | 11/1/2009 | 1 | flu | hallucinated (i saw sparkles all around my bedroom and my cat tapped me on the shoulder and talked to me), nightmares, violent thoughts and upset stomach and dizziness. i also saw images in my mind of monsters/dead people/the undead. | i only had four doses of tamiflu. one dose was the first day, then the second day i took a dose in the morning and a dose at night. it was at night that i experienced the strange side effects (possibly bc i had 2 doses in one day). you are supposed to take tamiflu twice a day, but when i did, i experienced the above symptoms. | F | 33 | 2 days | 11/1/2009 | 1 | H1N1 | I suddenly got severe jaw pain, nose bleeds and dark urine. Could not figure out what was going on or make the connection until we read that it is a rare side effect of tamiflu and you should seek immediate emergency care and stop taking the product. | after talking to a doctor about it, he said that tamiflu only reduces the flu by one day anyhow and does not help too terribly much. not taking it again - ever! | F | 31 | 4 days | 11/1/2009 | 3 | High Risk Group w/some flu symptoms | Main thing I am concerned about is sudden onset of nosebleeds. | After reading the possible side effects, I was quite nervous about giving this drug to my 10 yr. old daughter. Her flu symptoms were minor. It was prescribed b/c she has a history of getting asthma when sick and the doctor heard some wheezing in her chest. She also had a fever. After 2nd pill, she had a nosebleed midday, then another nosebleed that evening. I skipped the dose the next morning and she was fine. Gave her a dose after dinner and she came into my room in the middle of the night with another nosebleed. She never gets nosebleeds, so this is VERY UNUSUAL! I came to this site to see if others are reporting nosebleeds, but haven't seen any posts citing nosebleeds. She has a cough now, but is otherwise fine. I am considering discontinuing Tamiflu. | F | 10 | 3 days | 10/31/2009 | 1 | Flu-like symptoms | Halucinations, Paranoid, nausea, horrific nightmares, delusional, numbness to my hands, twitching in my legs, very unusual thoughts, dizziness, Insomnia, dazed and confused.... | I have never been so terrified in my entire life. I know the medicine works great for some people because I've asked. It's very hard for me to describe my story but I'll give it a shot... I started taking TamiFlu Tuesday morning, Oct. 27. (Two pills a day for ten days) Wednesday evening, Oct. 28th I started feeling dizzy and had to sit down. I started sweating a bit, but my mom told me it was the Flu. I went to the doctor with these symptoms: Body Aches, fever, headaches. I tried to eat a bit and figured I'd go to bed. I decided not to take the next dose(4th pill) because I knew something was wrong. I continued to sweat, and I could not go to sleep at all. I tried squeezing my eyes shut many times because I was so frustrated. My legs twitched pretty hard a couple of times and it made me lock my knee caps. I started getting scared at that point. After that I started seeing very unusual things every time my eyes would close.... Knives, scary faces, demonic type things, Linda Blair in the exorcist- In my head I could see the part in the movie where she turns her head all the way around, and when her head turned in my direction it was my face on her body. I could hear the tv shows begin and end all throughout the night. That's how I knew that I wasn't falling asleep. I had a nightmare that I was driving a old racing type car, the car was in flames completely, I was driving it at about 1000 miles an hour. When I saw myself I looked like Freddie Krueger with burn holes all over .I was also on fire, but I was not screaming. I was driving this burning car, with patches of my hair on fire, slightly turning the wheel left and right uncontrollably. When I could finally see my face I was laughing looking right-left, right-left. I jumped up in my bed. I was sweating a lot, my heart was pounding. I kept checking on my 2 year old daughter over and over because I wanted to be sure she was okay. I began to pray over and over asking God to watch over myself and my family. Asking him to make sure I didn't die because my daughter needs me and because I have to teach her everything in Life. I have never been so scared in my entire life. And I assure you, I do not have any psychiatric issues. I have lived a normal life, and I have had the Flu more than once. The three flu tests at the hospital were all negative this time too! I finally calmed down, and laid me head on my pillow. My alarm clock started to beep. I had to return to work Thursday, Oct. 29th. I have never felt so relieved to get out of my bed for work at 6:15 in the morning. I took a shower, and felt a little dizzy but ignored it. Anything felt better than being in my bed. I started driving to work, and I couldn't feel my hands on the wheel. It looked like I had a "tunnel Vision". I got scared again, and couldn't concentrate. I called my mom and she told me I would be fine, and for me to take my … | F | 21 | 2 days | 10/31/2009 | 1 | Friend's son taking for the flu | Absolute horror. THIS DRUG SHOULD BE TAKEN OFF the MARKET! Nausea, aggression, insomnia, restlessness. Probably more but because of the age his mum stopped the drug as soon as she realized what this drug was doing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! DO NOT LET ANYONE SAY THIS DRUG IS SAFE! | NO one should be on this drug! If one says it helps they are probably saying this because the flu has probably run its course anyway and that is why they are better. It has NOTHING to do with tamiflu. | M | 4 | 2 days | 10/31/2009 | 1 | was very ill, but didnt have flu | visual and auditory hallucinations, suicidal thoughts, thoughts of self harm, nightmares, loss of appetite, loss of communication skills | when i went to the doctor i was tested for both types of flu and the test came back negetive. i was then sent to the ER for a spinal tap and when the spinal tap came back negative the ER doctor just decided that it was the flu anyway, regardless of the tests. while taking tamiflu for five days i lost 20 pounds from loss of appetite and vomiting. now that my illness resolved itself (with no help from tamiflu) i am experiencing hallucinations and unusual behavior almost constantly. DO NOT TAKE THIS DRUG | F | 19 | 6 days | 10/31/2009 | 1 | diagnosed with h1n1 symptoms | severe nausea, sleeplessness, hives, depression | on day 3 of taking this. have been throwing up constantly for 2 days (can not keep anything down including liquids). can not lie down as this heightens nausea. highly not recommended> | F | 36 | 3 days | 10/31/2009 | 1 | Flu-like symptoms | Halucinations, Paranoid, nausea, horrific nightmares, delusional, numbness to my hands, twitching in my legs, very unusual thoughts, dizziness, Insomnia, dazed and confused.... | I have to stop and think about what I'm trying to say, and very often I cannot remember what I was even going to say. It's horrible. If someone tells me something, I immediately ask them what they said to me two seconds ago. And it scares me. I can't say this medication will not help other people, but I can and will say this medication WILL make another person's nightmare. I wouldn't risk it..... Wednesday Oct. 28th was the scariest night of my entire life. And I would love to share my story. | F | 21 | 2 days | 10/31/2009 | 1 | swine flu | HORRIBLE!!! diahrea ohmygosh its so bad and my stomach hurts so bad WILL NEVER take again!!! ouch!!!!!!!! | right after I take it I feel sick and then comes diahrea im so miserable!!! | F | 24 | | 10/31/2009 | 2 | H1N1 | I experienced nausea and extreme fatigue even with a low dose. My 10 year old daughter found it extremely disgusting and she either puked it up or felt really nauseated from it. | Neither the doctor nor CVS pharmacist discussed side effects. I read the package warnings, paused and took it anyway since I'd just spent a small fortune on supplies for a family of four. I think we'd have been better off physically and financially letting nature take its course. | F | 46 | 10 days | 10/30/2009 | 1 | TESTED Positive with HINI | I work in a hospital as a Nurse and was exposed to it. I got tested by MDH and it came back Positive. Was given Tamiflu by one of our MD. It was HORRIBLE! I started to vomit, was dizzy to the point where my vision was blurred, and hullucinations. I stopped immediately and just let the Flu run it's coarse. | I strongly encourage parents to not give their children Tamiflu. I know that some think this drug is great. Reality check, if your child is feeling better within 24 hours, they probably didn't have the flu. This drug is suppose to decrease the 4 to 9 days of having the flu to 4 to 8 days. 24 hours less then the typical possible 9 days of flu. This drug is still being study for future effects if you have been exposed to it. Don't give Tamiflu to your children unless they have any chronic conditions, such as cancer or asthma. I am truly afraid of the future effects of Tamiflu and having yet another medical condition to worry about. Do your homework and really study this drug before using it. I would never givet this to my children or my family. I rather have them hositalized and let the flu run its coarse then put in their body a drug that is on market with such little study. If you go on your state medical department page, you will see that they are constantly changing information about HINI. Obviously they still doing their homework too, so wait for the full facts before thinking this medicine is great and exposing it to your children. Calm down, its the flu, let it run it's coarse and it goes away. Rest, push fluids, tylenol/ibuprofen as needed for fever and comfortablity. Be seen if dehydrated, child is weak and not responsive, or at any point where you feel uncomfortable. | F | 34 | 2 days | 10/30/2009 | 1 | Influenza A | have not taken this medicine due to all the side effects I have been reading, but just wandering if anyone has advice about how to treat the flu without using Tamiflu | My son 4 years old was diagnosed influenza a, regular flu. They gave him tamiflu, but I have been hesitant to give it to him because of everything I have read. He has been sick since Tuesday and we have been dealing with high fevers between 100 and 104 all week. At this point, we are still dealing with him not eating much, fever of 102, and his coughing is getting worse. I have started giving him a natural flu medicine called Oscillococcinum, so far I dont feel this is working for him. He is also taking immune boosters that I bought from a health food store. I am worried for him because I want him to get better, but I dont feel that the Tamiflu is safe! I have read some previous postings and I was wandering if anyone has found anything else that treats the flu other than the Tamiflu. Any advice would be helpful! Please email if you wish and good luck to everyone! | F | 24 | | 10/30/2009 |