TAMIFLU Reviews (OSELTAMIVIR PHOSPHATE)Average Rating: 2.2 (1390 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare TAMIFLU with similar:
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| 2 | flu | insomnia, stomach upset, headache, dizziness,irratability, etc... etc... | Next time my husband or I come down with the flu..we are just going to sweat it out. He has developed some pretty nasty side effects after about 3 days on Tamiflu. Luckily I haven't had any flu symptoms, but if I do I will not be taking any Tamiflu. | F | 37 | 3 days | 2/15/2009 | 3 | 14 year old diagnosed with the flu | Vomit,Nasea headache - severe vivid dreams/nightmares | My daughter was diagnosed, after a nose swab, with the flu. Tamiflu was prescribed to make the symptoms and duration less. She had fever, cough, headache and stomache ache prior to taking the med in addition to the flu aggravating her Asthma. The first day I warned her of the scary dreams that may occur and, she said the night before she had a rally scary dream, this, I feel was due to a high fever 102. The first pill was thrown up within 30 minutes. I gave her another 12 hours later. So that first night she indeed had another 'bad' dream so much so that she was afraid to say the dream aloud. I do not think it was Tamiflu related- remember she threw it up and at $8 per pill I was not going to give another to see it in the toilet. So perhaps the bad dreams are aggravated by tamiflu coupled with dreams you experience at high fevers. I gave the pill the next morning- SHe had a headache and stomache ache after taking the next day tamiflu but kept it down. Fever was still in the 100 r | F | 14 | 5 days | 2/14/2009 | 1 | flu | severe vomiting, stomach pain | My 6 year old daughter was prescribed this after being tested positive with the flu today. I gave her one dose when we got home and within 30 minutes she was vomiting and had horrible stomach cramps. This medicine made her feel worse then she did before she took it. Terrible stuff! Thank goodness I only gave her one dose of it after reading a lot of these comments on here. | F | 6 | 1 days | 2/13/2009 | 3 | Influenza Virus | nausea, vomitting, hot-itchy skin, strange dreams, insomnia | I am still taking this medication but have experienced some strange side effects. I am 27, work in the Emergency Room and seem to catch every illness known to man! Anyway, I am on day 3 of Tamiflu and even when taking Tylenol PM along with the night dose of Tamiflu, I can only sleep in one hour increments and feel like I am drunk or something. I vomitted the first 2 days (dry heaving). My skin itches and I get very hot all over. I also have very strange dreams when I do sleep. I haven't noticed a huge improvement in my illness yet but I will continue taking it unless these side effects get worse. | F | 27 | 3 days | 2/12/2009 | 1 | flu | Loss of hearing in one ear. | I took tamiflu last April and ever since then I have lost hearing in one ear almost completely. If you have had the same problem please email me. | F | 29 | 5 days | 2/12/2009 | 1 | Postive Flu results | Immediate, severe vomiting | My 9 year old son was diagnosed with the flu about 40 hours of beginning symptoms. His doctor wrote him a prescription for tamiflu (actually he wrote prescriptions for the whole family and I am so thankful that I didn't start treating anyone else). Within 30 seconds of his first dose he threw up. He was eating lunch at the time so I thought maybe that was the problem. I took the medicine back to the pharmacy to have a flavor added to see if that might help. We tried again when I got home and he immediately threw up after taking only 1 ml of the medicine. He felt so bad because he knew the medicine would help him feel better but he just couldn't keep himself from throwing it up. We tried 2 more times and he just couldn't keep it down. Finally, I decided not to give him anymore because I was worried he would get dehydrated from throwing up. I think we are just going to let his body fight the virus and cross our fingers that the rest of the family doesn't get sick. | M | 9 | 4 times | 2/11/2009 | 1 | flu (my son) | Nausea | I just gave my son 1 dose and frankly the nausea was worse than the flu symptoms. I thought I'd try it since we were planning to go out of town and he came down with the flu. He tested positive and dr. recommended it. After reading all this, I am throwing them out. I feel like I just made my kid worse :( | M | 14 | 1 days | 2/10/2009 | 3 | Flu strain A | Bloody nose every day that lasted 10-30 minutes | Tamiful did work for the flu symtoms | M | 15 | 4 days | 2/9/2009 | 1 | Flu - strain B | I chose NOT to give it to my four year old after reading these stories and am 100% glad I didn't. She's already all better with just rest, vitamin C, orange juice, raspberries & TLC. | Here's the issue folks - you don't know HOW long you're going to feel sick, so how can you know taking this poison will shorten your duration? I treated my daughter's symptoms, all predictable and managable. I would have lost my mind waiting and worrying that she'd get night terror or start vommitting. And THANK GOD I didn't give it to her. A couple of days of rest, hot showers, Motrin, vitamin C, orange juice, raspberries and TLC and she's FINE. | F | 4 | 0 days | 2/8/2009 | 1 | Flu | Hallucinations, vomiting | I wish I had found this website before I gave my eight year old son even one dose of this medicine. Within 20 minutes of taking it, he was wandering around the house in a daze, asking me odd questions and then telling me he needed me and running into the bedroom, where he threw up in the middle of the floor. He threw up again in the bathroom and then took a shower. Afterwards, he had no recollection of ever speaking to me or vomiting. Very scary. Will never give this to my other kids. | M | 8 | 1 days | 2/8/2009 | 1 | Flu | Started taking Tamiflu 2 days after flu symptoms appeared. After just 2 doses I decided the flu symptoms were easier to deal with. Tamiflu made my stomach burn badly and nausia set in right away. I also cannot sleep. I don't usually have issues with meds but this one is an exception. This the first time I've been on this site but was glad to see others having the same issues. I can stop the med early before the problems get worse. | M | 45 | 1 days | 2/4/2009 | 1 | daughter diagnosed with the flu | I gave my 11 year old daughter one dose. An hour later she woke from a nap screaming that somebody please help her. We couldn't get her to snap out of it. It was the scariest thing i have ever seen. I did not know what to do. She was runnging around screaming that she needed to go home and somebody please help her get home. She was hallucinating. I never gave her another dose. I threw it away. | I do not suggest any children should be given this medicine. I also think it should be taken off of the market. | F | 11 | 1 days | 2/3/2009 | 3 | test posative for type B flu | insomnia, nausea, heart burn, "tight" feeling in chest | Went to work on Wed morning and felt OK. By lunch time, I had fever, body aches and sever congestion. Went to Dr. on Thursday and tested positive for flu. Started Tamiflu Thursday afternoon. After sleeping all day Wed, Thurs, and Fri, my fever broke. My body aches stopped. But nausea and a feeling of heartburn stayed. Likewise, insomnia has hit HARD. I did not sleep well Friday night, but I assumed it was due to sleeping most of the day. Saturday, I felt physically tired, but could not fall asleep to nap. Come bed time, still wide awake. I took 2 Tylenol PM and my tamiflu at bed time. I was up all night. Even with the sleep aid I slept maybe an hour. Unable to nap all day Sunday, still experiencing heartburn. I am going to stop taking the tamiflu in an attempt to sleep! | M | 38 | 4 days | 2/1/2009 | 2 | doctor prescribed for flu | nausea, violent vomitting and dry heaves | Started flu symptoms on Wed night, doctor prescribed Tamiflu on Friday. After second dose on Friday in the evening, I was up several hours with violent vomitting and dry heaves. Had not had any nausea symptoms with flu prior to starting this medication. Stomach muscles were sore next day from the ordeal - stopped taking it and not planning on putting anything but clear liquids and chicken soup into my system for the next couple days. | F | 44 | 1 days | 1/31/2009 | 1 | Influenza A | Confusion, Halucination | No words to describe, what happened to my little grandson after taking TAMIFLU. It helped him to get rid of the flu, but the side effects were evil. We were scared, he would loose his mind and his life. He had to stay 1 week in a hospital to get rid of the side effects. BEWARE OF TAMIFLU. This should not be given to children. | M | 3 | 3 days | 1/29/2009 | 5 | Flu | None | My entire family is on Tamiflu. It has helped us all. My kids 7 & 10 after 2 doses and my husband and I after 1 dose. Amazing!!! Thank you Tamiflu. We have experienced no side effects. I feel sorry for the people that have had side effects. | F | 36 | 2 days | 1/28/2009 | 5 | Beginning flu symptoms | None. Felt a little loopy at first. Take with food. | My stepson was diagnosed with the flu and the doc prescribed this for me since i was sneezing, had nasal draining, and was *just* starting to feel run down and achy. 15 hours later, I feel awesome. Worth the $30 copay, would have been worth the $115 retail if I were going to miss 3+ days of work. | M | 31 | 1 days | 1/28/2009 | 1 | diagnosed with flu | severe vomiting | F | 2 | 1 times | 1/28/2009 | 1 | Flu | First to say this medicine is very expensive- it cost me $115.99 I've been taking the medicine for 3 days now and first it helped with my high fever, but then the side effects began-To begin with the dizziness, light headedness, back ache, stomach aches, double vision and the list goes on and on. The insert that comes with the pills says sides effects are nausea and vomitting only- big lie. I called my dr. today and advised of whats happening he said to stop taking it. Would never take this pill again. I feel like a zombi. | F | 33 | 3 days | 1/26/2009 | 1 | Flu A | Headache,upset stomach, moody | My 5 year old daughter tested positive for the Flu after two days of symptoms. I got the perscription filled yesterday and started giving it to her. She has only had 3 doses, but I can tell it has affected her. She has complained of a bad headache and says her tummy is bothering her. She also told me a few times she felt like she was going to vomit. She has not been able to eat hardly anything. I am the kind of mom that does not like to give my kids medicine unless they REALLY need it. I felt unsure about giving it to her but decided I would try it out.. Tonight I gave it to her and about hour later she was complaining of a really bad headache and was just in a bad mood. That is when I decided to do some research. I too have been taking tamiflu and it has made me a little dizzy. I will NOT be giving her the rest of the medication. I too will NOT be taking it anymore. This is a "NEW" drug and we must remember that we are "test rats" (sorry but that's how i feel)! | F | 5 | 2 days | 1/26/2009 |