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 |
| 1 | allergies, suspected asthma | rash, cough, sneezing, attitude problems, frequent urination, nightmares, emotional outbursts | My four year old was put on this medication while with her other parent. She was only on the medicine for a few days before being returned to me, where upon I found her covered in a rash. She had pink raised spots and was itchy everywhere. Considering that she was given 3 medications at that time, I've dropped this one to see if it is the one causing the rash. This is the second day without it and the rash has faded some. I think the other medications will be MORE than sufficient to help her feel better, and they don't have such horrible side effects listed. | F | 4 | 4 days | 4/20/2009 | 1 | Asthma, allergies | Out-of-control behavior, hyperactivity, tantrums | We are stopping Singulair TODAY! My son's behavior has been completely out of control since starting this medicine, I'm so tired of disciplining him, because he was very well behaved before. He has no control of his actions, he talks for hours non-stop and is extremely hyper. He also just got over being sick with the same asthma/allergy problems and an ear infection, which can be a side effect...so not worth it!! | M | 4 | 1 months | 6/4/2009 | 1 | allergies | my son which is almost 5 has been on Singulair and Zyrtec since he was 18 months, He has always had tantrums from time to time but in the last few months his attitude, behavior and mouth is awful. My family and I kept thinking he is almost 5 he shouldn't be acting this way anymore. He acts like the devil is in him at times, I never thought it could be the medicine, but after reading this today will be the last day I ever give it to him. He has severe allergies so I was trying to see what other parents were giving their children....anybody have any suggestions? | M | 4 | 2.5 years | 8/5/2008 | 1 | asthma | My son has been on the medication for 3 years and in the last few days we have had a major change in his behavior. He goes to a day care for kids with special needs because he has comorbid issues, but the other day he had 5 referals for hitting, kicking, biting, and potty mouth. Today, i had to pick him up because he became violent and was uncontrollable. Does anyone know how long until these side effects will last. I have stopped his singulair and just was wondering if anyone knows how long we will need to be afraid of these side effects..... | M | 4 | 3 years | 6/26/2008 | 1 | allergies/asthma | behavior change, swollen lips, terrible nightmares, fever, cough | My son was on this medication for 2 weeks. He had TERRIBLE side effects. It began with his temper. He became a different child. Then he started to complain that his bottom lip hurt and he would often scream and cry that it hurt so much. The next few nights were terrible. He cried and screamed in his sleep all night. On his last night he woke up with a high fever, chills, and was crying because of the ongoing nightmares. I called his doctor and took him off of it immediately. Do not give your children this medicine! It is so dangerous. I wish I would have known this before giving it to him. | M | 4 | 2 weeks | 7/27/2008 | 1 | allergies | My then four year old son took Singular three years ago after other allergy medications would not work. My husband and I quickly noticed a difference in out normally calm son. Pre-school teachers were concerned, as were we, considering he was normally a child who payed attention, obeyed rules, and stayed focus. Suddenly he could not sit still and was mean to his brother and friends. The doctors swore there was no way these were side effects from the drup, and that he must just be going through a stage. After reading more info online from sites like this we immediately took him off the medication. He returned to his normal selse within a few days! | Watch out parents!!! | M | 4 | 1 months | 9/14/2008 | 1 | asthma | My 4 1/2 year old son started taking this terrible drug 1 year ago. My sweet little boy began to display explosive outbursts far worse than any typical tantrum. He became hyperactive, unable to focus, and impossible to redirect.When I tried to talk to him he would say "mommy sometimes i just can't tell my brain to stop". He started to become afraid to be alone, and had nightmares weekly. My little boy was aggressing on his baby sister on a daily basis and in one weekend was in time out 35 times for random acts of violence. We got him a puppy for his birthday and most days he is not permitted to play with him because he has been trying to hurt him. This week was the last straw- we were having a random conversation and he said that he wanted to kill a stranger. My heart sank. I monitor what cartoons he watches, we don't speak like that in my household. So I started to do my own research online and found that other parents experienced this very same thing. I gave him his last do | M | 4 | 1 years | 9/29/2008 | 1 | Asthma- cat allergy | Night terrors, screaming up to 40 times a day, hitting, aggression, hyperactivity, insomnia, lack of attention span, where previously there was a great one. | I only figured this out a few days ago. She is also on Advair inhaler daily. I've even changed her diet. I'm so glad to see that these medicines may be the cause of behavior that is soooo terrible, that we've had to isolate from family members. | F | 4 | 8 months | 12/21/2009 | 1 | coughing related to asthma | severe nightmares,aching legs | Please do not give this to your children! My confident child turned into a clingy, insecure little girl within 3 days. She had "bad nightmares, mommy" and said they were really bad and she didn't want to talk about it. My little girl normally describes everything in detail. She also had aches in her legs. | F | 4 | 3 days | 12/7/2009 | 1 | Asthma/allergies | Bedwetting, hand numbness | Was prescribed for my 4 1/2 year old daughter for seasonal allergies when her Xyzal and Nasonex weren't doing enough for her and she started to have worsening nasal congestion, continuous post-nasal cough. She has NEVER had problems with bedwetting since she was completely pottied trained at 28 months. 2 times this week since starting Singulair she has wet the bed at night even though she was still alert enough to wake up last night one time to void. She also keeps intermittently saying "my hands feel tired" which she has never complained of in the past. I think this is probably the way a 4 year old complains of hand numbness. I haven't noticed any significant change to her breathing problems compared to last year prior to starting Singulair. She is getting better but no faster than last year when we only used the Xyzal, Nasonex, Orapred, Xopenex. Am taking her off Singulair today and will not use it again. Also, what about all of the crazy warnings: avoid people with colds and flu while taking this medication??? Is that possible right now??? | F | 4 | 5 days | 11/13/2009 | 1 | allergies | This was given to my almost four year old daughter, she became very aggresive, crying over evrything, very moody, angry, clingy, loss of appitite, just completely changed her. | I looked up this med years ago when the doc wanted to give this to my daughter, I saw whet it did to other children so I told the doc no, years later she still has her allergies she has been plaged with them since about 10month old and has had five sets of tubes for her ears and her atinoids out twice. Her father took her to the ENT do to the coughing coming back and she said her ears itched again which normaly happen when a tube falls out and the ear fills with fluid again, but the doc said it looked fine but said she seemed to have allergies still causeing the cough he said to put her in Singular, after a couple of days I noticed her mood change, at first we thought it was do to number one the age and number two the divorce, but when she started crying over everything we thought she might be getting sick. I was at my neighbors and I said I bet this is the one med I did not want her on, as soon as I pulled up the site I know this is the med that makes kids wig out we threw the perscription right away, now I need to call the doc to see how long it takes to get out of her system. Please do not put your kids though this they do not understand and I feel bad for them having to go though the moodswings of this med. | F | 4 | 11 days | 9/21/2009 | 1 | Poss allergies; ear infections | Night terrors | My daughter started taking Singular chewable tabs exactly 2wks ago. Shortly after that, she started having frequent night terrors, crying out in her sleep, vivid dreams. I just put the two together last night and found this information today. She was taking it on a 30-day trial to avoid tubes but she will not be taking it any longer. Today is Sunday so I guess I will call the ENT tomorrow to let them know I've discontinued the medication. My 18mo son is also taking it but I haven't noticed any night wakings. He's been cranky though? | F | 4 | 2 weeks | 6/14/2009 | 4 | allergies | My 4 1/2 son was one it for about 2 1/2 months. The medicine did work great for his allergy related problems, but the side effects were not worth it. It slowly crept up on us. At first it was behavioral issues; not listening, problems with sleep, not eating, then in one week he got into 3 different altercations with random kids--biting hitting, fighting. We were trying everything and i was at my wits end, thats when I looked up side affects and found my answer--it has been a life saver. I took him off the medicine (flovent Also) immediately and the severe aggression stopped. It has been 3 1/2 weeks since he has been off of both meds and my loving, sweet little boy is finally back. My Allergist Dr. did not agree with me--he said that I need to fix the problem and live with the side affects---we are not going to see him again. My Pediatrician was more cooperative and said to keep him off of the meds for a MONTH for it to fully get out of his system and then we will go from ther | M | 4.5 | 2.5 months | 8/15/2007 | 3 | allergies/asthma | My son was first given Singular for allergy symptoms at 6 months of age. Two months later we ended up in the ER for Pneumonia. By age 2 he was diagnosed with asthma. I have tried to stop giving my son this medication on 2 different occasions and both times have ended up in the ER or drs office with pneumonia or SEVERE breathing difficulties. 3 different doctors have told me there is no connection to stopping the medication and the attacks. I would LOVE to find a way to safely get my son off of this med! | M | 4.5 | 4 years | 8/17/2008 | 5 | Allergy/Asthma | Thirsty alot | This medicine helped my son greatly. Until he started taking singulair we would could not control his asthma, even with pulmicort. We would end up in the ER because he could not breath. It was really scary. I am thankful for this medicine. | M | 5 | 1 years | 5/10/2008 | 4 | Asthma | my 5 yr daughter has been taking this meds off and on for a year her asthma is much better.But, she has bad dreams,tells me she has fear that someone is going to kill someone,I have seen a big change in my little girl she has bad mood swings and has a hard time sleeping. After reading all of these bad experiences i think we will take her off for a while and see what happens. Stay Tuned | F | 5 | 190 days | 8/4/2009 | 4 | Asthma & seasonal allergies | My daughter occasionally complains of a headache, but I suspect that may be from the Flovent because she has been off of it for a couple of months and has not complained. | Does a pretty good job of controlling her allergy symptoms. Helps somewhat with her asthma but not as well as expected; she still has to take her Flovent through out the winter months. | F | 5 | 9 months | 6/24/2005 | 4 | air constriction | Heavy coughing if one dose is missed | I've read many of the comments and it looks like my son will be one of the lucky ones. No mood changes, is doing great in school, sleeps well. The only anger problems we are facing is with our 2 yr. old who is not taking any meds. but has had a change in grandparents who watch him for us. So don't be so quick on the meds check who they may be exposed to. But I will take him off the meds for the summer so the body wont have long term effects such as the liver. | M | 5 | 30 days 5mg 1X day | 5/23/2010 | 3 | Asthma & Seasonal Allergies | Aggression, Mood Swings, Depression, Suicidal talk, Hostility, Irrational, Not caring about consequences, uncontrollable rage | My son has been on this for a yr & we have noticed a tremendous change in him but we always blamed it on Zoepenex for his wheezing. I feel that the Singulair has controlled his asthma & allergies but we are about to seek help from a psychiatrist for his awful behavior. We started to read the side effects & are wondering if this is the problem. Met w/ his Asthma Dr. who says "maybe" & she recommended stopping it to see. We have decided to wait until the end of June when the pollen season ends. It's a catch 22, b/c if he wheezes off of it, then Zoeponex creates its own problems. I'm scared to see him have an asthma attack but I am very worried about my family. This situation is affecting all of us. We can't take it anymore!! Will report back soon what happens. He was never like this before all of these meds. | M | 5 | 12 months 4mg 1X day | 6/1/2010 | 3 | Asthma/ Allergies | Bed wetting, moodiness, depression, crying, leg pain, making clicking noises in his throat. | I have four sons all of which have breathing issues. My 7 year old, 5 year old and 4 year old are on singulair. After reading everything posted on this cite I now have a new insight into my two middle children. My oldest has been on singulair since he was 3 and has no problems with it in the 4 years he has been taking it. When the doctor recommended that my two other boys take it I figured no problem. I was wrong and they will be stopping it tonight. My five year old is wetting the bed, crying all the time, acts depressed and has dark circles under his eyes. My four year old is a completely different child. He screams all the time, has no respect for anyone, is constantly fighting with his brothers and has complained of his legs hurting. He was the sweetest child I had. I used to joke and say he was my angel from God because his older two brothers were driving me crazy. I could not figure out what happened to him. He is fine at school and as soon as he gets home he is a different child. We are now discontinuing this medication for two of our boys. For now my oldest will stay on it because he has severe asthma and it helps him. | M | 5 | 6 months 4mg 1X day | 2/26/2010 |