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  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
 5  H1N1 None whatsoever, I took the medicine on a full stomach as recommended. I started on Tamiflu within 12 hours of getting the first symptoms (for me, it was a sudden onset of a raw larynx, i.e. a deep cough accompanied by sudden unset of high fever and aches.) Within 12 hours after taking the first dose of tamiflu, all the symptoms went from a grade 8 (like a steamrolling train) to about a 3, a low grade fever that didn't even require me to take anymore tylenol to be comfortable. By day two, symptoms went down to a grade 2, I even stopped coughing up any green globs. By day three I was pretty much on my feet without anymore aches, although still fatigued. I was back to work by day 4. I just took my last pill this Morning, so day 5, and all that is left is a little bit of a cough. All in all, the medicine performed exactly as advertised: symptoms were reduced, and the duration shortened. I highly recommend this medicine. M 42 5 days
10/19/2009
 3  H1N1 I would recommend this drug and extremely grateful it was provided, my concerns however are that I'm anxious more than ever before and my sleep behavior is full of movements (crazy dreams).I'm exhausted when a wake. I'm on day 3 and yet no bowel movement. my appetite has decreased still very little output concerns me. I have concerns about the effects to my liver. I feel much better than I did on Friday, abit wheezy and achey but other wise turning a corner. F 41 3 days
10/19/2009
 2  Suspected Swine Flu Like someone had Kung Foo'd me in the back of my neck and my head was hanging off, Extreme Sickness and stomach pains, Dizziness (like I was having an out of body experience and also like I couldnt see straight) and a dry mouth and constant thirst. Severe anxiety and hot sweats. After my first dose I vomited within 20 mins I wish I had just let the flu run its course to be honest. I wish the pharmacist asked if I had any other conditions as I suffer bad from anxiety anyway and wouldnt have taken the drug if I knew it would make it worse. Only one more day to go though thank god!!!! F 30 3.5 days
10/19/2009
 1  prevention of H1NI nausea,vomitting,horrible nightmares with night sweats.i had jerking movements and was unable to sleep.felt like my heart was racing.i also had a terrible headache and dry mouth. was fine before starting Tamiflu.i took it since i am a nurse and was exposed to a very sick patient with HINI. im stopping it after day 2.side effects are horrible. F 47 2 days
10/19/2009
 1  Flu symtons Swelling of my lips, hands, fingers, itching all over body and my throat must have been swelled, I was losing my voice. Would not chance taking it again!! Took only l pill F 59 1 times
10/19/2009
 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
 4  Daughter has it, I'm diabetic. Daughter had loss of appetite and nightmares. I have itching on torso and scalp and terrible body aches and joint and spinal pain. Hurts to move. Feel like I'm 90 years old! I am only taking a preventative dose of 1 cap. for 10 days because of her DX and the fact that I am diabetic. Hate to think of what I'd feel like with the full dose but would bet the effects of the flu feel worse. Hate the side effects but overall I am pleased with the outcome. My daughter has asthsma and was feeling horrible prior to treatment. Within 24 hours she was doing much better. Side effects are inconvenient and troublesome but would not want to go through the full 'bang' of the flu and I feel like Tamiflu helped to prevent that. F 50 8 days
10/18/2009
 4  H1N1 Nausea if taken on empty stomach, aching legs. F 28 5 days
10/18/2009
 1  flu skin rashes, irrational behavior, did not really help with the flu I gave this to my son hoping that it would help him. He developed skin rashes on top of already having eczema which made him sleepless and irritated at night. By the third night, my son began experiencing some bizzare behavior, he awoke 4 times in the middle of the night, screaming and running in circles, crying inconsolably, pushing and hitting me, and was very angry. I would not recommend this to children at all. My son still has skin rashes that even topical steroid cream can't fix. F 31 3 days
10/18/2009
 1  Suspected Swine Flu Vomiting, extreme nauseau, groggy I vomited within half hour of taking first dose (and I took it with a small amount of breakfast) took next two doses with larger meals but still felt extreme naseau for hours. Seemed to make me feel more 'groggy' as well and after second two doses tempreature and headache seemed to get worse, but this may have just been the flu itself, hard to tell. Had some trouble sleeping and some strange nightmares. I have discontinued the course, and wish I hadn't started it - would much rather just deal with flu symptons than the awful constant naseau. I don't think that the drug should be handed out so readily. F 24 2 days
10/18/2009
 3  Viral infection I got rash on Day 3 and it itched irresistibly. That night I could not sleep. Maybe some amount of sleeplessness was also a side-effect. Apart from this there were no side effects. M 38 3 days
10/17/2009
 1  swine flu bad vomiting within half hour of first dose second dose vomiting 5 times through day sleepless night my 17 year old son has taken two doses now and has only just stopped being sick after four hours from the second dose and a sleepless night, at least he could manage to eat some food before starting tamiflu, he has decided not to continue the course M 17 2 times
10/17/2009
 5  For Flu No side effects. Very pleased with the effectiveness of the drug. Within 12 hrs after taking my first dose I was feeling much better. M 45 5 days
10/16/2009
 4  Probable H1N1 Anger, hallucinations,nightmares, insomnia, apathy,depression The psych side effects were horrible. My children 16, 12, and 9 also experienced side effects. The younger two, nausea and vomiting as well as head ache and photo phobia, which may have been from the flu, but the older two experienced some problems with mood and nightmares. Hated the side effects, but truly believe at least two of us would have had to be hospitalized if not for the efficacy of this drug in fighting the virus. Recommend close monitoring for psych symptoms as well as an explanation to the children so they know what they are experiencing is transient and will disappear following discontinuation of the drug. F 45 5 days
10/16/2009
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 2  Some kind of flu Vomiting, nausea, gagging lump in throat M 22 2 days
10/16/2009
 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
 4  type A and B flu Vomiting, nausea Just got tested positive for type A and B flu. Took my first pill of Tamiflu about an hour after the doctor. Vomited 3 hours later, after a 2 hours of nausea. However, I slept just fine. Didn't wake up once in the night, and woke up in the morning feeling like I wasn't even sick. Just took my second pill after eating some toast. Hoping I won't be sick again! F 15 1 days
10/15/2009
 4  flu loss of sleep and vivid nightmarish visions when I would close my eyes to sleep. Day 2 was 24 hrs awake. I do feel better but I am done with this drug M 29 2 days
10/15/2009
 3  H1N1 first day the drug worked great...felt 100% better but after 2nd day bouts of Extreme nausea after each dose for hours, blurry vision, loss of appetite although very like I am starving,feet and legs are very itchy at night causing me to be unable to sleep. Each day the side effects seem to get worse. Doctor told me to continue taking it as the benefits are better than the side effects...I am not so sure. I think I could be back at work but I just feel like I am going to throw up all day long. F 41 3 days
10/15/2009

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