ALVESCO Reviews (CICLESONIDE)

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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
 
 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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 1  Asthma Severe behavioural problems, sadness, tantrums, uncontrollable anger, weight gain, issues mimicking OCD, emotional breakdowns My 7 year old son was on Alvesco and his behavioural problems began gradually. We did not realize the extent until a full blown out breakdown whereby he couldn't leave the house. Realized it was the meds but doctors refused to confirm. He sent to psychotherapy for behavioural issues. Took him off Alvesco and he returned to his usual happy laid back self. Switched to Flovent in past 7 months. Now starting our son is saying he's sad and scared again and doesn't know why. Taking him off Flovent and must discuss other options with Dr. Alvesco was a nightmare for the whole family. M 7 3 years
1X day
4/8/2015
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 5  Severe asthma Mouth dryness; reddish skin rash possibly related My daughter started Alvesco 2 years ago after years of trying other controller meds. She took Flovent and Advair for years before we decided to give Alvesco a try. Our next step was going to be Xolair because her pulmonary doctor said we were running out of options. With Alvesco, my daughter's asthma is the best controlled it has ever been! I am just praying it continues to work like it has the past two years. She is in a high dose--4 puffs a day @ 160 mg to control severe asthma. F 13 2 years
160
1/19/2017
 3  Son taking it for asthma. My son experienced mood and personality changes, particularly notable when he was younger, and now whenever I have to increase the dose when he’s sick. Anger, irritability, depression at age 7. Other side effects have included hoarseness of voice, itching skin, and excessive urinary output. Being on this medication may or may not have reduced the number of hospital visits, or he may be outgrowing the severity of his viral induced asthma this past year. We have been too worried about his asthma to stop the medication as last time we stopped he ended up in emergency with poor lung function when sick. (Don’t know whether that would have happened, regardless of the meds, as he’s always required so much asthma medication when sick either way). We have, however, been very displeased with the personality side effects. The doctors only recently acknowledged mood disorders do appear to be a side effect of the drug. I’m sure a lot go unreported because either doctors dismiss the correlation or parents don’t recognize or realize the relationship between the drug and mood because they have been told otherwise by doctors. Sounds like it’s more frequent a side effect than originally thought. This is comparatively a newer drug, so such side effects may be understood/recognized more with time. M 7 2 years
100mcg
7/8/2019
 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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 1  Asthma He has cold induced asthma, we switched from Flovent to Alvesco. I only gave it to him here and there, never regularly. In August i started giving it regularly as advised that i should. He started to have racing thoughts, night terrors, tantrums always at bed time. We are stopping and going back to flovent. I feel there isnt enough info on this product. Note i seen the FDA does not recomend for kids under 12. M 8 1 years
100mcg
11/10/2016
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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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 3  Asthma Sometimes after i take a dose I have a weird feeling in my throat/chest that lasts about 30 seconds, especially on days I'm not breathing well. Kind of feel like I have an air bubble stuck in upper chest/trachea. It's a mild sensation and since I don't get it each time, Dr said to keep using. Also I noticed that since I take it I have tiny bumps (acne kind) that come and go on cheeks and upper chest but it could be caused by something else, I'm not sure it's related. Not 100% satisfied as I still have to use the rescue inhaler a few times per week, but I do feel better when waking up and when I have asthma symptoms they are milder than before. F 28 5 months
9/10/2014
 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  Asthma/Covid Depression. Anxiety. Adrenal fatigue. Racing thoughts. Miserable. I am severely sensitive to Prednisone and just put the connection together. I will discontinue immediately. It has almost destroyed me. F 40 4 months
200mcg 1X day
7/19/2020
 1  Insurance no longer covers Flovent My asthma is typically fairly easy to control with Alburerol when I have coughing or shortness of breath. Then I start taking steroid inhaler regularly for prevention. When my new insurance would not cover Flovent anymore, I assumed that Alvesco which they substituted would work just as well. But after using it a very short time I have uncontrolled spells of coughing and tightening of my throat. I tried going off it, using flovent instead. My coughing episodes went away. I then ran out of flovent. Tried just albuterol for minor asthma episodes, but seemed like that wasnt enough to stop my occasional coughing and cheesiness. I tried Alvesco again expecting it to help get asthma back under control. Instead I became much much worse. Coughing episodes about every 20 min day and night, lump in throat, tightness in throat, wheezing which is audible without stethoscope and is severe with every breath. The wheezing is in my throat, not my lungs. I hate Alvesco since it has made my asthma so so much worse. I dont understand how it did it but feels like Alvesco caused throat inflammation so severe as to almost swell my throat shut. I've never had that experience before. Please be cautious with this medication. F 58 3 months
1 2X day
9/6/2020
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 4  copd none so far M 61 1 months
160mcg 1X day
4/22/2010
 4  asthma Heart palpitations Leg cramps Had to discontinue b/c of side effects M 65 0 months
80mcg 4x d
1/27/2020
 1  Asthma Extreme mood changes, Tightness in chest and throat, dry mouth, fatigue I used to take Flovent and I had no issues with it. My allergist decided to switch me to Alvesco instead and she told me it would work the same as Flovent, the only difference being that Id only have to take the inhaler once before bed everyday. At first, the side effects weren't that noticeable. My appetite changed and id start to feel sick when I ate, my mouth and throat would get dry and my chest would feel tight. While at work, it would feel like I was breathing in cold air and like I had a lump in my throat. I also noticed that I would get extremely tired and had no energy or motivation to do anything. On the fifth week, the mood changes were at their worst. I started feeling extremely anxious about everything and would have terrible racing thoughts. I would have small breaks in the day where id feel somewhat normal, but id feel numb the entire time. The mood swings started to make me feel even more exhausted and they felt like there was no end to it. Do not take this medication if you have any mood disorders because they will worsen. F 19 5 weeks
200 UG 1X day
2/13/2021
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 1  Severe asthma Extreme fatigue, increased Blood Pressure and headache, swelling of face, hands and feet Did help with asthma and shortness of breathe but cannot tolerate the other side effects F 48 3 weeks
120 1X day
3/4/2021
 1  Asthma attacks I kept asking myself why I my moods changed suddenly and realized it was the medication causing this. I started feeling so depressed and anxious. I felt like I was going crazy. After reading this I realize it is the medication and will stop instantly! On top of this I have excessive dry mouth. F 29 3 weeks
80
2/8/2020
 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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 2  Asthma As a chronic asthmatic, my dr changed my preventive medication during covid19 pandemic from breo to Alvesco. Immediately suffered bronchial constriction, chest tightening and difficulty breathing when I took Alvesco dosage (2 puffs each night). Also suffered dry cough for 5 min. Would need ventolin to relieve the breathing difficulty after inhalation. Also had a hoarse voice during the 14 days. Took myself off this preventive medication and back to Breo Turbuhaler. F 41 2 weeks
4/4/2020
 1  Asthma prevention Caused tightness in chest after 2 days use. Made asthma worse over the 2 weeks. Doctor put me back on Qvar 80. M 65 2 weeks
30 mg 1X day
5/17/2022
  

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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