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| 3 | swine flu | started tamiflu on monday and by wednesday was feeling marginally better! but was very nauseas after taking first couple of doses but then took it after food and felt much better. although should be fighting fit by now i have headaches and a hacking cough that is really worrying me could this be caused by the tamiflu? | F | 54 | 5 days | 7/14/2009 | 1 | Possible Swine Flu | Extreme nausea, dizzyness, severe stomach cramps | I took my first dose of Tamiflu yesterday evening. After about 25min my head felt like it was buzzing and I started feeling really dizzy. Then I checked out the leaflet and read through the side effects and I seemed to be experiencing quite a lot of them. About 10min later I had to lie down in bed as I felt so dizzy and horribly sick! Then the stomach cramps kicked in, worse than the ones I have while I'm on my period. I was lucky that I had anti sickness medicine at home (which I took straight after reading the side effects in the leaflet!). Otherwise I probably would have vomited a lot. The anti sickness was also making me feel nice and drowsy so I drifted off into a good 12 hour sleep. For people that have a sensitive tummy like me I would not recommend taking Tamiflu but if you do, make sure you have enough anti sickness medicine at home. I have not taken anymore Tamiflu since, apart from this last dose. For me, nausea dizzyness and vomiting are side effects I cannot bear and I'd rather have a headache and a bit of fever. | F | 23 | 1 times | 7/14/2009 | 3 | Swine Flu | slight visual disturbances after first dose. Heartburn. Feel high, not unpleasant most of the time, and lethargic. (started taking on day 2 of symptoms none of these were present before.) | F | 40 | 3 days | 7/12/2009 | 1 | Type A flu possibly h1n1 (swine) | My 16 yo son with Down Syndrome was diagnosed with Type A influenza on Friday and prescribed Tamiflu. On Saturday he c/o weakness and trouble walking up stairs, which I thought was from the flu. However, on Sunday I noticed involuntary tremors in both hands when he extended his wrist. Also, unable to open doors, a bottle of water or hold his sandwich (I had to cut it up and he ate it with a fork!). I called his MD and he advised to discontinue the medicine. He also has asthma and was taking predisone for congestion along with albuterol nebs treatments. Apparently this is not a good combination. I hope the hand tremors resolve themselves. | Given all of the comments with complaints of children having muscle pain and other ailments and my son's experience--I will not give it to my son again! | M | 16 | 3 days | 7/12/2009 | 4 | Flu | Dry mouth, nausea (although the nausea may well have been part of the flu) | I am on day 3, and it's hard to say whether I am getting better because of the Tamiflu, or because of time. I would say, though, that the Tamiflu MUST be helping, because that's what it is for! Today I started to get a very dry mouth - I feel as though I just can't get enough water. This is really the only thing I can think of that must be a side-effect. Would definitely take it again if I got the flu again. It is just such a horrible virus, and I would take anything which was made specifically to make me recover. | F | 28 | 3 days | 7/9/2009 | 2 | flu like symptoms | nausea shortly after taken but no recommendation of taking with food on label. After one dose, severe itching lasting six days and red skin as if out in the sun too long for a day or so after the initial dose. Stopped after first dose because of the reaction. Swollen and painful joints six days after. Went to er-said it was an autoimmune response possibly from this drug. | proceed with caution and take with food to be safe and avoid any nausea | F | 42 | 1 days | 7/9/2009 | 5 | H1N1 Swine flu | I experienced no side effects | My family and I were in New York last week and my son was suppose to have a simple surgery. Well that did not happen because he had a sore throat and fever by the time we got to New York. The doctor said we would have to reschedule and gave us all a prescription for Tamifle. He said there was a pandemic of flu in New york. My son started on the medicine and did not become ill. Five days later I became sick with a headache, sore throat, dry cough and severe body aches. I started on the tamifle and felt 100% within 2 days. I was thankful for the tamiflu. I have not had the flu since 1987. | F | 51 | 5 days | 7/7/2009 | 4 | Flu | I experienced Dizziness, slight disorientation, loss of appetite, depression, recurrence of Crohn's which had been in remission | Having stated the negative side effects, The pain and fever aches of the flu were much worse than the side effects. This drug did help me | M | 39 | 5 days | 7/5/2009 | 3 | H1N1 Virus - Swine Flu | While quarantined and treated from June 11-17, I felt very tired. Exhausted. Sleepy. Had a strong strange taste in my mouth. I don't know if Tamiflu helped with the Swine Flu, as I had a very mild case. Also, I wonder if Tamiflu affected my chest, since I had wheezing and a rattling chest - even though the Xray showed clear.. and I have never had asthma. The chest problems stopped 3 days after I went off Tamiflu. | Now it's July 3rd. I've been puzzled about why I am still exhausted, but didn't connect it with Tamiflu. I keep getting headaches everyday, and a weird 'buzzing' in my head. My back aches a lot more. I've been bluer than usual as well. Plus the IBS flared up too. I've made the connection with Tamiflu because today I tasted it very strongly in my mouth, when I haven't taken it for over 2 weeks! It certainly must still be in my system! How long does this thing stick around in you and what are the long-term effects??!! | F | 37 | 5.5 days | 7/3/2009 | 5 | influenza A | no side effects. | My fever and chest congestion were gone within 18 hours of starting Tamiflu. My husband and son did mention a little nausea if they didn't eat before taking the medicine. A lot of the people who had leg pain while taking Tamiflu for the flu may have have muscle aches from the flu itself. That is one of the symptoms of the flu. | F | 51 | 2 days | 6/29/2009 | 5 | son tested positive for flu A | bloody nose | My 4 year old son was SO sick with flu symptoms, chest congestion, lethargy, weepy. We brought him in, they put him on tamiflu, the very next day, we saw a HUGE improvement in his health. The only side effects we saw was the bloody nose on the 3rd day of treatment | M | 4 | 5 days | 6/28/2009 | 3 | Diagnosed with the Flu | I get slight dizzy spells, but not as bad as when I first went to the doctor sick. I have been getting easily aggrivated, and feel as if I am on drugs. Bad anxiety attacks. | Both my 4 year old and my 11 year old were recently on this and neither one had any of these side effects. How long will these symtoms last?? I have 2 doses left...one tonight and one tomorrow. I am 27 years old. I am also on the Z pack and an inhaler. My doctor said I have Bronchitis as well as the flu. | F | 27 | 4 days | 6/26/2009 | 4 | Diagnosed Type A flu | My 52 yr old significant other - Had been eating trail mix in the ER, when released 3 hours later and took 1st dose of Tamiflu, 25 minutes later had repeated vomiting. At 4th dose 48 hours later, broke out in ITCHING HIVES, inside one elbow and opposite knee/calf. (He later observed redness but no swelling at either side of waist/trunk. He reported this skin redness "moved around" from place to place during the day but was gone by the time his next dose was due 12 hours later. Called Doc who DC'd a "new" designer antibiotic he was giving coincidentally (AZO) but wanted him to take at least one more dose Tamiflue. WE SUSPECTED TAKING ON EMPTY STOMACH MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO PROBLEM. As additional doses taken with food did not effect much response - some redness once, and mild itching, but not nearly as severe. | Fever dropped in 1/2 degree increments after starting Tamiflu - (from a high of 102.4). We believed it definitely helped. He has history asthmatic allergies and his respiratory symptoms were very scary the first night. Although it IS curious that he had no real nausea before taking the Tamiflu ... it might have been a possible progression of disease? Cost for 10 tabs - $115! (Insurance covered only $65) HINT: TRY HYDRATING PATIENTS WITH GREEN COCONUT WATER! It was the only thing he could keep down for 36 hours (But sipped down a pint during first night!) Coconut water is said to have been used as IV substitute during WWII in the Pacific theatre when blood/plasma supplies ran out. Electrolytes mimic those of human blood, (high potassium) and cocount is also thought to have antimicrobial properties. By late morning day 2 was tolerating tea w/lemon and dry whole wheat toast - but still wanted the coconut water. | M | 52 | 5 days | 6/24/2009 | 5 | 14 yr old daughter had swine flu | She did experience a bit of nausea and has a rash on hip-we are not sure if the rash is from meds or not. Also, nausea-could have just been another flu sypmtom. | My daughter was extremely ill and within 2 days of taking the Tamiflu she was just about 100% better,still had to be isolated in her room but we truly believe without the Tamiflu this would have been a completely different scenrio-it would have lasted much longer and could have gotten worse. | F | 14 | 5 days | 6/22/2009 | 3 | Son-swine flu, Me-started to | Tingling and numbness in hands and feet, trouble breathing, chest pains, depression, insomnia | I took this medicine for 3 days. I started feeling achy the night that i took my son to the doctor for the swine flu. I was told to take 1 for 10 days if i wasn't feeling ill or 2 for 5 days if i felt ill at all. So i took one Thursday night, 2 Friday and Saturday but every time i took it the symptoms got worse. So i took it Sunday morning but didn't Sunday night. I have had anxiety attacks in the past and it seemed to be similar symptoms but much worse. I am glad that this medicine made my son well with what seemed like no side effects for him but i felt scared, crazy and anxiety ridden the whole time. I called the doctors office today and they said not to take anymore of it. That i was most likely having an allergic reaction to it. I'm a little torn honestly. If i ever get the flu in the future i might take the chance on tamiflu instead of taking the chance on the flu. I just don't know. | F | 36 | 3 days | 6/22/2009 | 5 | Flu test A positive | My 11 year old son only complained of being dizzy. | I find alot of the comments interesting being that a majority of the complaints they listed are from the effects of the FLU itself. My son experienced the 103 fever, delusionial, lethargic, confusion all during the first day the flu hit him prior to the meds. First day of Tamiflu treated so improvement in the virulentness of his symtoms. | M | 11 | 5 days | 6/20/2009 | 5 | Flu | Dry mouth, dry heaving | I would use it again. It did the job. | M | 69 | 5 days | 6/20/2009 | 2 | swine flu symptoms | Nausia, headache, dizzy | F | 15 | 3 days | 6/19/2009 | 1 | My sister had the flu | Extreme nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, disorientation, lack of sleep, loss of appetite | This medicine was horrible. I took it because my little sister has the flu and her pediatrician suggested my family take it so we wouldn't get it as well. I was also taking penicillin at the time to get rid of a sinus infection. Within minutes of taking tamiflu, I felt nauseous and felt like I had to go diarrhea. I thought it might have been because I mixed the two medications, so today I have only taken tamiflu and I've felt awful all day. I had diarrhea a few times and felt so nauseous to the point that I just vomited a little while ago. However, there was not much to throw up because I hadn't eaten all day due to the lack of appetite this medicine gave me. I've felt like a zombie all day and haven't had any clue why - I figured it had something to do with this medicine. I wish I looked at this website sooner. | F | 20 | 2 days | 6/19/2009 | 4 | Type A | Insomnia, tired, loss of apetite, mood swings, | Its been five days after completing the dosage which was twice a day for 5 days. Less than four hours of sleep per day, (after the course was completed)inspite of being tired unable to close eyes and sleep. Was little delirious for two days after stopping. | F | 35 | 5 days | 6/18/2009 |