I would like to tell my story about my experience with Tamiflu this is actually the first time I have taken the time to do this, but I do feel like it's necessary for anyone who may be contemplating taking this medication to at least consider the possibilities.
This past February I was admitted to the hospital twice, once for pneumonia and shortly after I left the hospital I had to come back because I had gotten the flu.
While I was in the hospital the second time I was given Tamiflu I was not aware that I was being given this.
After a few days I was released and sent home with instructions and equipment to help me breathe. Within a week if not that long I begin to have hallucinations I have never in my life experience anything like that... It was unnerving to say the least but I tried to deal with it I called my family and told them, as well as some of my friends... I don't know why I didn't think that this was anything to worry about so I did not call my Dr.
After 5 days of this I could tell that my mood was changing I was beginning to get very irritable I almost felt as if nothing mattered.
I had a normal day on a Friday laughing and talking on the phone with my son and then the next day again was normal except that I could tell I felt agitated and did not know why this was a Saturday. Sunday morning I woke up and I immediately knew something was not right. I did not feel like myself at all... I decided to lay back down and try to sleep this uncomfortable feeling off. After I woke up it was snowing outside and I love the snow but looking out the window at it I had no feelings at all it was very strange I had no feeling about the beautiful day ahead of me... In fact it was just the opposite sitting there looking out the window all I could think about was wanting to die. This is extremely unusual for me I have beautiful children and I have two beautiful grandchildren that I'm crazy over plus I have friends that are so dear to me. The feeling got worse in a matter of minutes, until I found myself getting into the medication that was in the house I actually was staying at a friend's house house-sitting for her while she was in Florida she had received her medication in the mail a week earlier and I had just put it with the rest of her mail for her to get when she got home. I did not take 5 minutes to think about what I was going to do immediately went to her medication opened it sit down with some water and started throwing back pills. It was almost like I was a robot I was not thinking about my children or my beautiful grandchildren or my dear friends all I wanted to do was die and I wanted to do it extremely fast I ended up in the hospital where they gave me Narcan twice to try to wake me up I was then sent to a bigger Hospital that was more qualified. It took me two days to wake up and even then they were afraid that I could have went into a coma. I told you my story because I am just a simple person just a regular gal that ended up sick in the hospital where I was given this dangerous medicine without being told it almost cost me my life. This is something that I would have never done on my own and it was very frightening. Flu season is over here it is now springtime getting close to Summer so I guess for a while there won't be too many cases of the flu, but if you get my story and you have taken the time to read it please take this serious if you or if anyone you know is offered Tamiflu please do not take this drug at the very least do some research on it before you agree to take it it very literally almost took me out of this world. Thank you for reading my story I have to say it is good to be here I was told at the hospital while I was in ICU that it was pretty amazing that I could even get up after the medications that I swallowed. My problem now is since this is happened I do not feel the same anymore I would love to talk to someone that has had a similar experience because I have read that there are long-term effects of this medication. Please do yourself and your family a very big favor and do your research on this drug. Thank you for listening to my story I'm wishing all of you well, and I hope you stay that way! 😊