ALVESCO Reviews (CICLESONIDE)

Average Rating: 1.9 (27 Ratings)

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ALVESCO  (CICLESONIDE):  Ciclesonide is used to prevent and reduce the symptoms (wheezing and shortness of breath) caused by asthma. Controlling asthma symptoms may decrease time lost from work or school. This medication belongs to a class of drugs known as corticosteroids. It works by reducing the swelling of the airways in the lungs to make breathing easier. This medication must be taken regularly to be effective. It does not work right away and should not be used to relieve sudden asthma attacks. If an asthma attack occurs, use your quick-relief inhaler as prescribed. Keep track of how often you need to use your quick-relief inhaler, and tell your doctor. If your quick-relief inhaler does not seem to work as well, if you need to use more than usual of your quick-relief inhaler for 2 or more days in a row, or if you need to use more than one full canister of your quick-relief inhaler over a 2-month period, seek immediate medical attention.   FDA Approval Date: 2008-01-10 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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RATING  REASONSIDE EFFECTS FOR ALVESCOCOMMENTSSEXAGEDURATION/
DOSAGE		DATE ADDED
 
 3  Asthma While my son has been on Alvesco his mood has changed terribly, he has tantrums, says he has bad thoughts, however it has helped is asthma. We are taking my son off because it has changed him so much M 7 5 months
160mg 1X day		 2/6/2014
 3  Severe asthma attack My son has been on Alvesco for 4 months, high dosage since his severe asthma attack in the summer. Previously he was on Flovent, and experienced occassional frequent urination, which would clear up quickly if we halved the dosage for a while. For the last 6 weeks, while on Alvesco, he has experienced major behaviour change - bursting into tears for almost no reason, extremely anxious about many things, including his peanut allergy (wouldn't even eat at home for 2 days!), and frequent urination (20 to 30 times a day). We halved the dosage 4 weeks ago and have seen no improvement, even worsening behaviour. I'm hoping that by completely stopping the medication for a while we can get him back to normal, and manage his asthma with Ventolin. The puffer discharge doesn't seem reliable - it doesn't depress forcefully like Ventolin or Flovent. M 5.5 4 months
200 mcg 2X day		 11/24/2013
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 1  for severe asthma Behavior outside of the range of normal for her personality. Fits of temper, irritability, inability to perform simple mental tasks (adding!), Clumsiness, forgetful - inability to follow simple directions, worsening of asthma, foul language, night terrors, not affectionate, depressed thoughts, etc. My daughter (on Alvesco from ages 7-11) has had times off this medication when her asthma is under better control or when we suspect that the medication was the cause of the behavioral changes in her - so we do see a return to her old self (faster than a calculator in math! affectionate, polite, cooperative, a good sleeper, great sense of humour etc.) but we always have to go back on it because the asthma eventually gets bad again. F 11 4 years
1X day		 9/12/2012
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 2  Allergy Induced Asthma Made constricted throat much worse. Loss of breath was eventually made worse. I have a history of occasional tightness in my throat, linked to my outdoor mold allergy. But I had always been able to swallow a normal sized bite. Two months into starting Alvesco, I started having severe throat constriction, so severe that I had my esophagus stretched two months later. My allergist and I chocked it up to the dry winter weather. I was reduced to soft foods only, and considerably smaller sized bites. Three days ago I decided to go off Alvesco, to see whether this was a factor, and to use my albuterol if needed. Despite constant rain, which releases mold spores into the air, already I can eat larger bites and don't get that urgent choking feeling. I've had little constriction. Alvesco made it far worse! And I haven't needed my albuterol once! Today I have breathed noticably better than I have in months! And again, this is during a very rainy season for my mold allergy. So I believe Alvesco made my asthma WORSE! F 51 8 months
160 mcg. 2X day		 6/22/2011
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 4  Asthma Was prescribed this medication because of my severe asthma symptoms and have only been on it for a few weeks but have seen no side effects as of yet. F 25 2 weeks
400mcg 1X day		 4/29/2011
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 3  COPD Recurring chest infections. More susceptible to illness. Chronic fungal infection between my toes that was very difficult to treat. Coming off alvesco was difficult the first couple of weeks - the COPD symptoms were much worse. After a month my COPD has settled down to a manageable level. I also have ulcerative colitis, for which I don't take any steroid-based treatment. I believe taking this reduced my colitis symptoms. When coming off alvesco my colitis became massively worse, though this also settled down after a month, and is actually much better than when I was taking alvesco. M 34 1 years
40mg 1X day		 5/25/2010
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 4  copd none so far M 61 1 months
160mcg 1X day		 4/22/2010

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