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Anonymous wrote:12 yo just had it and it was probably the sickest I've seen him since he was v young, and he had had the shot. I dont know what it would have been like without it. His ped does not do tamiflu but in retrospect i would have pushed for it. One night was esp troublesome.

This infuriates me. Our entire family just had Flu A and Tamiflu was a freaking godsend for the 3 of us who took it. However, like you, our pedi would ‘t give it to our son because “research shows it only shortens the flu by 12 hours and he might get a tummy ache”. Wtf! It literally stopped the virus in its tracks for the rest of us. Poor DS had it so rough and it could have been prevented. He had a positive PCR within 12 hours of symptoms starting. It was the perfect to give him Tamiflu. That said, I highly recommend asking for the pills if your kids can swallow them. Much easier to take (and much easier on the stomach) than the liquid.

+1. In my own personal experience, when taken that early, it stops the flu in its tracks. I’ve never seen anyone get over the flu naturally in 3 days, and yet my kid was fully recovered within 24 hours of starting tamiflu - 36 hours after symptoms started.

For a counterpoint, Tamiflu caused uncontrollable vomiting in my kid who then had to be hospitalized for IV fluids when he otherwise wouldn’t have needed to be. I would 100% never give him Tamiflu again; he ended up sicker than anyone in the family from the meds.

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Our family has had bad reactions to Tamiflu so it’s not an option. And our pediatrician no longer prescribes it.

This is my fear as well, as my DS is prone to vomiting. We don’t want to do Tamiflu so we usually don’t drag him to the doctor early on while he feels awful.