TAMIFLU Reviews (OSELTAMIVIR PHOSPHATE)Average Rating: 2.2 (1390 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare TAMIFLU with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR TAMIFLU | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | Influenza A & B! | Rash all over body, lethargy | Gave this to my son thinking it would help. Poured it in the toilet after 2 doses. | M | 7 | 1 days | 3/5/2008 | 4 | Dr. diagnosed Influenza B | Inosmnia and intense anger outbursts | Sure helped get rid of the flu symptoms - amazing! With the first 2 tablets, felt immediately better - still not sure if the anger was from the flu or the Tamiflu. Either way, taking the Tamiflu was worth it to me. | F | 51 | | 3/4/2008 | 3 | Flu | Mild dizziness initially (within first couple doses only), but no other noticible side effects for me. My children did experience emotional side-effects though. | Was very effective at reducing the severity of my flu symptoms within 2 days of being on the medication. I would be very hesitant about having this prescribed for young children though (under 10). My whole family was prescribed this as we were all at various stages of flu symptoms. My 9 year old son and 7 year old daughter had no real physical side-effects, but seemed prone to mood swings while on the medication. My 3 year old son was on it during the same time and started experiencing very intense night terrors a couple times a night after about 2 days on the medication. | M | 38 | 5 days | 3/4/2008 | 1 | flu virus | My 4 year old son had some nausea and vomitting while taking this medicine, which would have been tolerable. However, like others, we experienced the fits of rage, extreme irrational fear, and uncontrolled crying with an inability to articulate what the problem was when asked. Some of his fits would be characteristic of a panic attack. | M | 4 | 4 days | 3/4/2008 | 4 | Flu | Some nausea...but I DO have the flu... | I took this drug after being diagnosed with the flu (i.e. actually tested postive for it). By the 3rd dose my fever and body aches were gone. I m very concerned by reading what others have written about this drug. It seems like a majority of the people didn't have the actual flu. I read that many people "thought" they were getting the flu so they started taking it. If you had the true flu, you don't just "think" you have it, you do have it. This drug ONLY works if you actually do have the flu virus, not some other virus. The ONLY way to know that is to be tested. And as for the side effects people describe they are ALL symptoms of the flu. One person said she started Tamiflu after being sick for less than a day and the next day she was worse after starting the med. However, the 2nd day of the flu bug IS worse. This drug is not like Dayquil or Theraflu. It does NOT treat flu symptoms. It ONLY shortens how long you were going to be sick. I think people are under the | F | 24 | 3 days | 3/2/2008 | 2 | Flu | dizziness, heavy head, insomnia, nausea | About an hour after I took each tamiflu pill I would feel so awful. I became nauseaus and dizzy and couldn't sleep at night. After 3 pills I figured out that the tamiflu was making me feel worse than the flu. Once I got the tamiflu out of my system I just experienced other flu symtoms that were much more manageable (ie. fatigue, weakness, cough, body aches). I would not use this drug again. | F | 38 | 2 days | 3/2/2008 | 1 | Flu | Heavy unusual bleeding, headache, disoriented | Took meds on the first day and actually felt worse and chalked up my headache to the flu and decided to stick with it..The next morning I blew my nose and blood poured out, went to the restroom and had bloody stool, brushed my teeth and my gums bled when I touched them with the toothbrush...Not more than two hours later I began to have heavy vaginal bleeding not associated with my normal menstral cycle....I will NEVER take this medication again...nor will my children...This is truly on of the scariest things I have ever put into my body. | F | 43 | 2 days | 2/29/2008 | 1 | influenza a | diarrhea, bad dreams, confusion | my father is 75 and was given this medication....what a scam! prescribing these "meds" to help remedy an issue and making people feel worse....when i read the feedback on this site- it all made sense. ....will never take this again- and will tell everyone i know to avoid this junk.... | M | 75 | 3 days | 2/28/2008 | 1 | Flu | My 6 yr old son took this medicine and had diarrhea within an hour. After the 4th day of the 5 days it was prescribed, a horrible rash broke out in tiny dots all over his body and his entire face was red and itchy. Now it is 5 days after stopping the medicine and he still has side effects, namely a horrible stomach pain and cramps. I will never let him or anyone else in my family take this drug. | Not worth the agony of seeing your child suffer the side effects | M | 6 | 5 days | 2/28/2008 | 5 | diagnosed influenza B | No side effects noted. | Started tamiflu on second day of flu symptoms. within 24 hours, all severe flu symptoms; fever, aching muscles, nasal congestion, severe malaise were reduced to tolerable levels and gone within 48 hours. | M | 63 | 5 days | 2/27/2008 | 5 | got influenza despite vaccination | nausea and sleeplessness | Seemed to take my fever down very quickly--no sweats or chills after the first dose; also the nasal congestion and painful coughing subsided within another day or two. I took an antibiotic with it for a sinus infection that had already developed. In the past, I have gotten asthmatic bronchitis with the flu. But that did not occur this time, and I put away the inhaler. Fatigue persists but I am much better. Hopefully, people will take the medicine responsibly to avoid creating drug-resistant strains of influenza virus. | F | 47 | | 2/27/2008 | 3 | So much for the flu shot!! | The first two nights, I had weird dreams, the third-fifth nights, INSOMNIA! My stomach upset increased as more of the medicine was introduced into my body and as day 5 hit, I was nauseous (with a burning sensation) all day. Also, I know that extreme fatigue is a symptom of the flu, but I felt more fatigued throughout taking Tamiflu than less. On top of everything else, I am now battling a yeast infection. :( | I had read the package inserts and researched Tamiflu before taking it. I made SURE to take ALL doses (especially the first two days worth) with a LOT of FOOD in my stomach. I took it twice a day for 5 days. After my muscle aches and fever went away (day 3), I wanted to stop the medicine because I think it was making me feel WORSE! Also, I developed a runny nose and cough (that I did not have before I started Tamiflu). I just don't know if I would take it again or not....it might be worth trying to get through it once WITHOUT this medicine. | F | 38 | 5 days | 2/27/2008 | 5 | Flu | Itchy scalp, nausea, mild diarrhea. | My husband woke up on Saturday w/102 fever. Went to Dr. Flu was confirmed along with Sinusitis and Bronchitis. Started on Tamiflu and antibiotics. By 36 hrs, felt 90% better with only mild nausea. Today is Tuesday and he's out and about, just a little weak feeling. I am taking it as a preventative and have not gotten the flu yet. | M | 63 | 4 days | 2/26/2008 | 5 | tested pos. for flu | Nausea but no vomiting. Night sweats and serious insomnia. Headache. Muscles seemed jumpy and weak. | I was very miserable with the flu when I took the first pill. I had a fever around 102, but in about 3 hours, I noticed I didn't feel as bad and actually felt like I could hold my head up and my fever had come way down. Getting over the worst of the flu was def. worth the side effects I did have. | F | 33 | 5 days | 2/25/2008 | 1 | I had the flu | Confusion, Halucinations, I could not understand any words | I still feel slow and have to try hard to remember things healing from Tamiflu was worse than the flu itself | F | 37 | 4 days | 2/25/2008 | 1 | Influenza B | Terrible. Side effects worse than the flu. Insommnia, headache worsened, fever went from 99 to 101. Body aches worsened and terrible nausea. To recover from flu you should sleep and eat and I couldn't do either. It was terrible. As soon as I stopped taking the meds I started to feel better. | I would definately not take this again. I would NEVER give it to my kids!! | F | 49 | 2.5 days | 2/25/2008 | 3 | Flu | After taking one dose of TAMIFLU I had the worst nightmares and woke up sweaty and cold. It did not do anything for my cough. | I will not take TAMIFLU again. I don't know how much TAMIFLU helped or didn't help, however, the nightmares alone are enough to keep me from taking this drug again. | F | 47 | 1 days | 2/22/2008 | 3 | Exposed to FLU | I would be wide awake and all of a sudden couldn't keep my eyes open off and on. Towards the end of the box of pills I began to have extreme anger problems and it felt like my blood was boiling I would get so mad. I felt dumb as well as if I couldn't understand things and I started to worry about things terribly which I believe caused the heart palipitations that scared me even more, also night terrors. | It did rid me of my flu. But I had to stop taking it because of the ridiculous side effects. I'm not sure I'd ever take this again although it was greatly effective. | M | 22 | 4 days | 2/22/2008 | 2 | suspected flu | I have had the weirdest, most stressful dreams for the past two days. And I burst into tears watching a video... all very unlike me. I don't think it was the flu doing this. | I think I'll just rough it out next time -- it's not worth it. | F | 53 | 2 days | 2/21/2008 | 3 | Diagnosed with influenza. | Nausea, double vision, dizzyness. | I have been experiencing extreme nausea with this medication that usually seems to lessen after I get some sleep. This is my second day of taking it. Took the first two doses and was able to sleep instead of puking. Took my third dose about a half hour ago and no nausea as of right now. My cough is a little bit better but nothing amazing so far with this drug. The rest of my family (mother, sister, father) has been prescribed and as far as I know they are having no side effects. I am having a strange sensation like when I look at something and look somewhere else the imprint of that is still there. I don't know how else to explain it. When I rub my eyes everything gets black and then fades to gray and eventually I have full vision again. I am dizzy and feel a little bit messed up. | F | 18 | 2 days | 2/20/2008 |