SINGULAIR Reviews (MONTELUKAST SODIUM)Average Rating: 2.1 (1370 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare SINGULAIR with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR SINGULAIR | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | Asthma | No side effects | I have been using it on and off as supplement to Seretide | M | 48 | 2 months | 1/26/2010 | 5 | Coughing/allergy symptoms | Mild increase in agitation/agressiveness. | I want to encourage other parents not to be afraid to try this medication. It may have negative side effects for some children, but you won't know if it helps unless you try it. My son has been taking it in fall/winter over 2yrs. It is very helpful for his coughing at night and allows him to sleep. We saw very mild increases in agressive behavior, but nothing we can't live with for the moment. I think this medication can affect different kids differently. | M | 3 | 2 years 4MG 1X day | 3/11/2010 | 5 | Allergies & nasal polyps | Absolutely none. Allergic symptoms have decreased and my polyps have shrunk in combination with nasal spray therapy. | A lot of people commenting here are doing what patients on a new drug often do: attribute every negative feeling and symptom they're experiencing to a drug they recently started taking. Singulair did exactly what it's supposed to do for me, with no side effects, and I will gladly continue taking it. Don't let the hypochondriac comments here discourage you from trying it. | M | 24 | 3 months 10 mg 1X day | 3/28/2010 | 5 | Asthma, bad cough, chest infections | NO SIDE EFFECTS WHAT SO EVER. | My 4yr old son suffered year after year with asthma, a terrible cough and chest infections. Each year would be worse than the other. He has been on 4mg once a day for the last 2 months and it has been the best 2 months of his life health wise. I have keept a very keen eye out for side effects and can honestly say, there are NONE. I will take him off Singulair in the summer months when there are no symptoms. But will put him back on when symptoms start up again. This drug has been a blessing for us I just wish it could be this way for eveyone else. | M | 4 | 2 months 4mg 1X day | 6/13/2010 | 5 | None | My son has taken Singulair for 3 years with no side effects. He is doing well in school and has no problems with concentration or behaviour. | M | 7 | 3 years 5 mg 1X day | 7/24/2010 | 5 | asthma/ night TERRORS | NO side effects | My son is 4 1/2 years old, he has been having night terrors 2-3 episodes a month since he was 2. he was just diagnosed with asthma(R.A.D.) and has slept through the night ever since, this medicine is the answer to my prayers. He has also been on xopenex. | M | 4 | 2 months 4 MG 1X day | 8/18/2010 | 5 | Asthma | My son was a bedwetter nightly until age 9 until his asthma improved and the Dr took him off of it at Christmas at which time he stopped wetting the bed nightly. I had taken him to speicalist for it and was told he would out grown it. Well he just recently put back on it for allergies and he started wetting the bed every night again. | M | 10 | 3 years 20 1X day | 10/1/2010 | 5 | Asthma and Allergies | None that I am aware of | Helps, along with some other meds. I take to keep symptoms minimized. | M | 53 | 3 years 10 MG 1X day | 12/7/2010 | 5 | Asthma | No side effects whatsoever. | My son who is now 15 began taking 10mg of Singulair daily in combination with Zyrtec. His asthma has been completely in control but it took us years to get the right drug combination that worked for him. The drugs that contained steroids consistently resulted in significant mood and behavior changes. Fortunately we have not seen any of these types of symptoms with Singular. | M | 15 | 6 years 10MG 1X day | 1/13/2011 | 5 | Asthma | None | Excellent | M | 20 | 180 days Standard 1X day | 2/5/2011 | 5 | Athsma symptoms | None | My son had two terrible winters - every cold he had resulted in a chronic cough that kept us all awake for days and became incredibly distressing for us all. Between colds was not much better with persistent nighttime cough that made him miserable from Oct-Mar. Summer he is a different boy with no issues. Prescribed inhalers made little difference. First cold of this winter was the worst yet and he coughed so hard for a weekend he was sick and crying from the pain. After I argued that the inhaler was having no effect the doctor prescribed this and his life has become normal. Colds like any other child but no persistent cough. We worried about his behavior over Christmas and after reading this forum reacted be withdrawing the medicine. This was a huge mistake and after a week we reinstated to eliminate the symptoms. The behavior changed were only with us and his childminder had noticed no difference. This medication has been life-changing this winter and any side effects we have firmly isolated as the terrible twos. | M | 2 | 2 months 1X day | 2/11/2011 | 5 | For Asthma/Allergies | Well it was for my 2 Year old son the very first dosage he recieved I noticed that he was very hyper it may not be from the singulair only because it was combined with zyrtec and the rescue inhaler as well. It was the first time I noticed he had those conditions a very bad cough so when bought to the doctor she placed him on those medications | As a mother to other mothers as well as dads if your doctor prescribes this medication for your babies dont be too scheptical about using it. It worked for my baby and if your baby has the same conditions there is a possibility that it would work for your baby too. | M | 3 | 4 weeks 1X day | 3/14/2011 | 5 | Allergies | 4 years. No side effects while taking - that I noticed.. I have decided to stop taking it due to costs and etc, and I am experiencing HORRIBLE side effects. Chest is tight, I feel like I have a huge knot in my chest..pressure, and lots and lots of phlem... | M | 55 | 4 days 10MG 1X day | 6/24/2011 | 5 | Asthma | Nothing but good things. This has been a life changing drug on my part. I almost never have attacks, I can exercise and have lost 5 pounds already because i am able to exercise. I have a raised libido and have miraculously been in the greatest of moods. | My only worry is long term affects. I wonder if i will truly be able to not worry about my asthma for as long as i am on this medication. | M | 25 | 45 days 10mg 1X day | 1/22/2012 | 5 | severe ashtma cough, pet allergies | nothing | was very scared to try my son on this , but after seeing him in such pain with the permanantcough and not being able to be around animals thought i would give it a try , . there has been no side affects at all like what has been described on this site, his cough has virtually gone , he can run around without needing to stop and take blue inhaler, hes spent 4 hrs at the weekend around a very hairy dog and was fine, this tablet has been a god send 4 my son and i will continue to let him have it. please dont be put off by the scary negative comments, everybodys child is different, please give this medicine a chance | M | 7 | 2 weeks 4 mg 1X day | 6/4/2012 | 5 | asthma and nasal congestion | None | Took the drug for asthma. After taking it for a couple weeks I suddenly noticed I could smell again, chronic nasal congestion was significantly reduced. Use of asthma inhalers reduced dramatically -- I now use an inhaler about a dozen times a year or less. | M | 65 | 6 years 10 mg 1X day | 7/24/2013 | 5 | Asthma | I don't think I've had any side effects. | Singulair has worked exceptionally well for me. I had mild asthma when it came to physical activity. My asthma was much worse when triggered by hay fever or animals (I couldn't have a pet until I took singulair). After reading all the negative comments I was trying to figure out if I had any side effects. I might have one or two nightmares a year. I probably had that many before. I do get irritable sometimes, but I used to get irritable sometimes as well. I don't think singulair really had any negative effects on me. | M | 34 | 13 years 10mg 1X day | 4/25/2012 | 5 | asthma | none | I take it before I go to bed to combat tight chest and congestion which would wake me and require the use of my inhaler | M | 74 | 6 months 10 mg 1X day | 8/24/2012 | 5 | severe allergies | Panic Attacks, Severe Anxiety, Depression, Lack of focus,Mood swings. | Worked great for my allergies but the side effects were hellish,stope taking it and got back to normal after three days. Thank God! | M | 51 | 11 days 10mg 1X day | 3/17/2013 | 5 | seasonal allergies | none | wonder drug for me, for my whole life i stayed inside during the late summer until it frosted. singulair is the ONLY medication i have ever taken that has worked for me | M | 63 | 5 years 1X day | 6/2/2013 |
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)