TAMIFLU Reviews (OSELTAMIVIR PHOSPHATE)

Average Rating: 2.2 (1390 Ratings)

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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  suspected H1N1 After second dose, uncontrollable diarrhea and vomiting. Horrible stomach pain and headache. Felt very flushed. Will not continue and would not recommend it to anyone. F 53 1 days
10/27/2009
 5  swine flu none My 12 year old came down with Swine Flu. Within 24 hours we had her on Tamiflu.Broke her fever in 12 hours of the first dose. My 7 year old son came down with swine flu shortly after. We already had the prescription ready so he got his first dose in 12 hours of symptom onset. Broke his fever in 4 hours. I have two other kids and will report on them when/if they get h1n1. But, from what I see- this is a fabulous drug that prevents flu from doing real potential damage. I believe if you get on it quickly you will likely not confuse flu/high fever side effects with Tamiflu side effects. Wonderful drug. F 42 3 days
10/26/2009
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 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  Probable H1N1 Violent uncontrollable dry heaving and severe nausea, crying uncontrollably due to utter misery and exhaustion. This was after only 2nd dose. I was witnessing this medical misjustice happening to my wife as she lay in a fetal position on the floor with her head in a trash can,because she was to weak to get to the bathroom. I will never forget my feeling of utter helplessness,believing my wife was going die right there. We all need to make sure that this drug is pulled off the market. How many have really succumbed from the treatment, when they blame it on the virus. Think about it. I don't believe that I'm allowed to say what I want. The war is on! Please,under no circumstance give this drug to your child. F 51 0 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
 1  Possible Flu nausea, Severe Vomiting, Upset stomach, Stomach pains, dizziness, insomnia, hot/cold flashes, very pale face. After first dose within 15-20 minutes started vomiting uncontrollably. Next couple of doses went okay b/c i took them with lots of food and nausea medicine, but on day 3 got very sick again. I would not recommend using this medication if you can help it. Made me feel so much worse. I'm on day 4 now and i am going to stop it b/c it makes me feel so bad. F 25 3 days
10/26/2009
 1  Without test - dr told me h1n1 too much acid refluxes, no concentration - lot of discomfort at chest area. Avoid taking it. M 38 2.5 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  h1n1 I FELT LIKE I WAS DYING!!! After my 4th pill and the experience I will not be taking my 5th or ever using this pill ever again!, I had bad dreams, dizzy...Last night I took my 4th pill before bed i woke up at like 4am and i literally felt like i was going to dye I started freaking out, it felt like my heart stopped beating in my chest....i couldnt even feel my heart beat I had to tell my self to breath because i wasnt breathing on my own called an ambulance they checked my vitals and said i was fine the thought i was suffering from anxiety which i have no history of so i am blaming it on the tamiflu pill....I couldnt get back to sleep last night and i had the worst thoughts and feelings all i could think about was death and anything bad/negative/scary it felt like i was in a scary movie, i could not calm my self down i got up for a drink and i got very weak i felt like i was going to faint or pass out...THE WORST EXPERIENCE OF MY LIFE, the side effects are way worst than just letting the flu take its toll, I would never recommended tamiflu ever! M 21 4 days
10/25/2009
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 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  probable H1N1 Within 30-45 minutes of the first dose, my 9 y/o daughter starting vomiting out of no-where. She says her stomach doesn't hurt. The vomiting just happened and she didn't even know it was coming. Her flu isn't that bad and she doesn't feel very bad, so I think we will skip the rest of the tamiflu doses. it's not worth the almost violent vomiting. F 33 1 times
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
 5  flu-possible H1N1 Visual disturbance 24 hours after taking Tamiflu I felt 90% better. I think it saved me. F 57 3 days
10/24/2009
 3  Confirmed H1N1 None After reading all the comments here I was very hesitant to start my 12yr old son on Tamiflu. However, after talking with his pulmonologist and several pharmacists I decided to at least try it. My son has severe asthma and trachea/broncho malacia and nearly every cold ends in pneumonia. So, the benefit of having symptoms even one day less could help us fight this. However the horrible side effects that I read about scared me to death. I am happy to say that we are on day 2.5 and there have been no side effects what so ever. I will say that we have yet to see any benefit from it, but this has hit my son exceptionally hard. I hope this review helps other parents. It's a scary thing, and I think that if my son had no other issues I would not have started him on it. Good luck. F 37 2.5 days
10/24/2009
 3  probable flu Night sweats, vomiting, diarrhea, loss of appetite. I took the first dose before bed and woke up 3 hours later vomiting. The next morning, I woke up sweating. Day 2 I had no appetite whatsoever and Day 3 has been non-stop stomach cramps and diarrhea. Supposed to be on for 2 more days. It did seem to make me feel better than just taking Tylenol. F 20 3 days
10/24/2009
 3  flu diagnosis SEVERE insomnia ... am on 3rd day of dosing, 2nd night of sleeplessness, it's unnerving. My flu symptoms have started to diminish, however, I'm not sure the insomnia is a good tradeoff for the shortened flu cycle. F 43 3 days
10/24/2009
 1  Flu and Dr. perscribed Tamiflu My son started taking tamiflu that our Dr. perscribed and immediately he started violently throwing up. He was in alot of misery and pain. Six hours later he tried another dose and got worse and violently throwing up again. He decided it was definitely the tamiflu that was making him so sick. He stopped taking it and said the flu symptoms were much better to bear than the tamiflu side effects! The next day my husband brought home 'Feijo Homeopathics Flu 'for symptoms of the flu'. My son says it helped him tons. He could feel himself getting better and better with each dose. 2 1/2 days later he was all better. So, I looked up the ingredients of this and was a little worried about the Arsenicum ingredient. But on the other hand taking tamiflu caused hallucinations. I was told that when one is having hallucinations neurons are being overloaded and burning-out by the hundreds never to be repaired. That is scary. Plus all the misery and pain and throwing up the tamiflu caused. Maybe more than 1 out of 4 get terrible side effects from Tamiflu than they say. M 18 1 days
10/24/2009
 1  H1N1 hallucinations, suicidal thoughts, disorientated, anxiety, depression.... none of which I have EVER experienced before The first day of taking the Tamiflu I did not have any side effects. The evening of the 2nd day, about an hour after my 4th dose, I was attempting to study for an exam I had in a couple of days and started crying and repeating "the information won't go in my mind." My parents then told me to go to bed, and while in bed I started thinking of how I would feel better if I cut myself and released the pain, or if I would just hit my head against the wall. I NEVER have had suicidal thoughts before, nor have I ever hurt myself, so these thoughts confused me even more. I felt like a crazy person trying to talk themselves out of hurting themselves. Finally I rolled over and saw dark figures surrounding my bed. I turned on the light and rocked back and forth convincing myself I wasn't crazy and crying uncontrollably. My parent's came back later and found me and I told them what happened after I had calmed down. This was by far the scariest side effect I have ever experienced, I legitimately thought I was losing my mind. Over two hours later I am still extremely disoriented. I'd rather have H1N1 for a month than experience that again. I think the severity of the side effects stems from the fact that I had a decreased appetite and had barely eaten anything when taking the medicine. F 20 2 days
10/24/2009
 1  diagnosed with the flu dry mouth, trouble sleeping, but worst was the awful anxiety... felt like i was having panic attacks that would not quit, trouble breathing i have had panic attacks in the past but not for several years. as soon as i took the first does my heart and thoughts were racing and have made me feel like i was going crazy. when i contacted my doctor i was told to stop worrying and to watch a movie under a blanket to take my mind off things. what a joke!!!! i am stopping the meds tonight. rather suffer with the flu. F 40 3.5 days
10/24/2009

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