SINGULAIR Reviews (MONTELUKAST SODIUM)

Average Rating: 2.1 (1370 Ratings)

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SINGULAIR  (MONTELUKAST SODIUM):  Montelukast is used regularly to prevent the wheezing and shortness of breath caused by asthma and decrease the number of asthma attacks. Montelukast is also used before exercise to prevent breathing problems during exercise (bronchospasm). This medication can help decrease the number of times you need to use your rescue inhaler. This medication is also used to relieve symptoms of hay fever and allergic rhinitis (such as sneezing, stuffy/runny/itchy nose). This medication does not work right away and should not be used to treat sudden asthma attacks or other breathing problems. This drug works by blocking certain natural substances (leukotrienes) that may cause or worsen asthma and allergies. It helps make breathing easier by reducing swelling (inflammation) in the airways.   FDA Approval Date: 1998-02-20 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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 5  Asthma None - No rapid heart beats like the other drugs i used to take, like theo something ( theo-dur). Had a Very bad asthma attacka in 1998. Went to the hospital and the attack was broken , but came back that same nite. This was going on for months for the first time in my life ( I was 39 when this happened). Usually the emergency room visit was all that i needed. Finally was referred to a pulmuary (lung) doctor ( expensive doctor but worht every penny) and he put me on a new drug called Singulair. After taking it for 1 week i was able to breath again, no more tightness and/or suffcation feelings. I still get asthma attacks once or twice every 3-4 years. I take this drug on and off, but i know when to start, when i get a cold. After i get cold or Flu the asthma follows, thats when i start taking it. M 4 years
10/18/2005
 5  
2/12/2006
 5  Chronic sinusitis; allergies None Perhaps this isn't a medication for kids, but it has worked great for me (54 y/o M). Additionally, I have had difficulty sleeping in the past and now sleep much better (perhaps due to clearer nasal passages and easier breathing). M 2 months
4/19/2007
 4  Allergy Taken at night, none. Missed dosage, severe hiccups. M 2 years
10/2/2004
 4  Allergies to pets Total lack of focus, very tired all the time. Knowingly feeling that I'm not myself - quiet, withdrawn, inactive, depressed about nothing. People asking if everything is all right etc. Product worked well on allergies but I just don't feel the same and its not worth it. I'd rather suffer with allergies. M 4 months
6/15/2009
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 4  Asthma Sleepy, dizzy. Transient. I was told to take this drug at bedtime for those reasons. I haven't noticed anxiety, depression. Or any more nightmares than my usual, what I do experience is the tightness in my chest disappears within about an hour. The inhaled steroid beclomethasone doesn't seem to do much for me. I'm told to use it anyway, which I do. I'm 60, working nurse, have cats and a dog. I walk every day in the woods near me. So, my experience with singulair has been pos! I use albuterol once a month. Montelukast has been kind of a miracle drug for me. F 2 years
10 1X day
9/23/2014
 3  Allergies My eighteen month old son has been taking the chewable form of this medicine for three weeks. This weekend he developed a head to toe raised pink rash. He is very uncomfortable - as if the rash is more painful that itchy. He had a fever for five days last week so the Dr. said his rash was viral (the last phase of the virus that caused the fever). However, I am reading these and other reviews and worrying that it is the Singulair. If so, I will be very disappointed as his sinus issues have seemingly improved over this time. M 3 weeks
5/2/2009
 3  
7/7/2009
 3   F
5/7/2006
 2  for asthma my son who is 6 was put on this medication. He has a mild case of asthma which usually result in hard time breathing a few times a month. We used this medication for about a month and a half and the case of his asthma increased dramatically. We took him off of it and he was having breathing problem almost daily if not every other day for a month or so. We did not want to put him back on this medicine any longer and we treated his breathing problem with nebulizer which usually took only one treatment per case. Eventually his daily breathing stopped and now he's back to where he was before. It has been close to a month that he has not had a case of breathing problem so far. 1.5 months
7/17/2009
 2  asthma My 4-year old son became depressed, anxious, aggressive. The medicine did relieve his asthma symptoms but the side effects were too severe and life-altering. Our pediatrician doubted the link but our son's preschool teacher and my husband and I saw it to be true based on our empirical observations. M 8 days
4/9/2008
 1  Asthma/Allergies leg cramps,headaches,stomach aches,depression,aggression,sleeplessness,trouble focusing. My son (11) was put on singular a few years ago. He experienced many problems nothing was ever linked to the medication. I was told he may have ADD and depression.he hasn't taken it for months now and his mood has changed drastically,has better focus in school. I thought it was wonderful and helped with his asthma but changed his personality totally...I would not recommend this medication. F 4 days
3/31/2008
 1   3 yr old. Same bad side effects as other children. Mood swing, nasty, beligerent, challenging every thing you say. Terrible pain in legs and feet. Took him off it. It took about 3 months for the leg pain to completely go away. But his mood change is still hanging on. He was on the drug for about a year and a half. Has been off for about 4 months. How long do the symptons last. Does anyone know? 16 months
11/26/2008
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 1  my son for allergies Huge change in his personality. He became very angry, hitting, yelling and screaming. This would happen for the smallest things that never bothered him prior to the taking this. He would also wake up screaming in the middle of the night almost every night. Everyone noticed these changes in him as well, such as other family members and his daycare providers. This all started within 2-3 weeks of taking the drug. He was on it for about 2 months before we thought it could be related to the drug. We took him off it and within 1-2 weeks he returned to the normal kid he was before and the nightmares went away as well. The drug did work well for his allergies, but the side effects are not even remotely worth it. I'd rather deal with allergy symptoms then to see my kid goes through the side effects of this drug again. This was a total nightmare. I still feel bad as a parent that I allowed the doctor to prescribe this and was not told of the side effects. We switched doctors and now we do our research as parents before giving our child any new medications. M 2 months
3/27/2008
 1   I find it interesting the 2 posts below this one. Both female, both on Singulair for "about" 7 yrs., both give Singulair a rating of 5 and both just about the same age. How Odd. If there are no side effects for "these" women then why look them up in the 1st place? Lets take a guess at what drug company she works for (I say she and not "they" with conviction). Just a thought.
5/2/2007
 1  NO Hmmm, lets see. Severe Depression, innability to hold a conversation, slurring words like I was drunk (but no alchohol), heavy legs, sore throat, sore tongue, voice went away for days, slept 4 hours a night, dizziness when driving, tired as hell in the morning couldnt hardly get up. I also had tightning of my neck and my glands under my tongue. Along with all that I was feeling "out of it" and avoided people, neighbors, family, you name it. Don't take this drug unless its life threatning. I am a pretty smart 26 yo male who works in a professional corporate setting. My life was great until I went on this medication for post nasal drip. Holy cow people. Now I know what people deal with when on medication. I thought I was going to lose my job. I got anxiety at work, severe morbid depression, couldn't type or spell correctly, slurred words and sentences, people thought I was going nuts as I did also! Oh yea, and I had horrible dreams and felt like life in general was coming to an end. Stay away from this drug! I have been off of it for 30 hours and I feel better already. As I am typing I also feel my memory is coming back and I can feel my legs again. M 3 weeks
7/1/2007
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 1   YOU MAY NOT RECEIVE A COMPLETE LIST OF SINGULAIR'S SIDE EFFECTS FROM YOUR PHARMACY! YOU CAN FIND A COMPLETE LIST OF SIDE EFFECTS FROM SINGULAIR'S FDA APPROVED LABEL HERE: dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/drugInfo.cfm?id=8034 Consumer Medication Information (CMI) distributed by pharmacies with prescriptions is NOT regulated by the FDA and may not contain a complete list of side effects from the medication's FDA approved label. CMI is usually stapled to the prescription bag or inside it and is different than a medication guide or patient package insert, which are FDA approved, published by drug manufacturers, and and required with certain medications. For more information: parentsforsafety.org/17601/10701.html F
5/15/2009
 1  asthma My 9 year old son took singulair for about four months. During this time he has been moody, agitated, depressed,and aggressive. He was getting into fights at school. He made comments of hating himself, and wanting to die. He would say he felt blah blah. He said I will just kill myself right now. It has been such a scary time for us. He was seen by the school counselor and I was getting ready to seek aditional counseling services. I was really afraid that my child was becomming mentally ill. As summer approached I took my son off of singulair. Then all of a sudden my child was back to his happy self. I then heard about the side effects of singular and realized that all of his emotional and behavior difficulties were a side effect of singulair. 4 months
6/29/2009
 1  Asthma/Allergies loss of appetite, definetly lack of focus/concentration, mood swings you name it!!! Both our daughter(age 10) and our son(age 8) have been taking singular since the age of 1 to 1 1/2 years old,for asthma. My son's teacher asked if my son was taking any medication that would altar his focusing abilities. I mentioned singular but did not think anything of it. She told me to google it and see if it may have any possible side effects to cause him lack of focus. WOW!!! I am totally in shock by all the responds to this drug. I am removing my children from it. Hopefully both my daughter and son will get some stability back by removing them off of this drug. It's a sad thing to have to learn about a drug from other childrens' side effects, to know what can harm them!!! F
2/26/2009
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 1   F
10/10/2006
  

SINGULAIR  (MONTELUKAST SODIUM):  Montelukast is used regularly to prevent the wheezing and shortness of breath caused by asthma and decrease the number of asthma attacks. Montelukast is also used before exercise to prevent breathing problems during exercise (bronchospasm). This medication can help decrease the number of times you need to use your rescue inhaler. This medication is also used to relieve symptoms of hay fever and allergic rhinitis (such as sneezing, stuffy/runny/itchy nose). This medication does not work right away and should not be used to treat sudden asthma attacks or other breathing problems. This drug works by blocking certain natural substances (leukotrienes) that may cause or worsen asthma and allergies. It helps make breathing easier by reducing swelling (inflammation) in the airways.   FDA Approval Date: 1998-02-20 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

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