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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 4  night time cough,seasonal allergies none that i can specifically link to the drug my 6 yr old has been taking this for 3 yrs now. the first 2 yrs only during allergy season & for the past year, through out the year. it works wonderfully, but on reading about all the side effects, i wonder if her occasional complaints of leg pain and nightmares have anything to do with it. i am considering stopping this and seeing if there are any visible behavioral and physical changes. F 6 3 years
9/15/2006
 3  Asthma and Allergies Severe headeaches at times, bad nightmares My 6 yr. old daughter has been taking this for 2 1/2 years now and I have mentioned the headaches to the doctor and asked him about Singulair and he said it probably will get better, and to keep her on it. She still has headaches at times and bad nightmares. My 5 year old son was prescribed this 4 days ago and has broke out in hives, so now I think I will take them both off of it and see how they do. Thank you all for your information. F 6 2.5 years
1/8/2007
 3  asthma and allergies Bad headaches, bad nightmares, and crys about things all the time Singulair may be helping her asthma and allergies some, but I don't think these side effects are worth it. F 6 3 years
1/8/2007
 3  Asthma & Allergies My child has been taking Singulair. She experiences excessive bed wetting. Another issue is that her teeth are all full of decay and we are wondering if its the little pink pill that sits on her teeth all night long after we dispense at bedtime. Have other families seen tooth decay/broken molars as an issue with Singulaire? I know if we stay on this medication, we are changing the time we give her the Singulaire chewable pill, definitely before brushing our teeth. F 6 2 years
5MG 1X day
1/21/2013
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 3  Asthma Bed wetting, excessive talking, night waking, nightmares, aggression toward the dogs, hyperactivity. My son can just barely stay out of trouble as it is. Sometimes we have to go back on the singulair so that he will stop coughing and wheezing. When we do, we see his behavior get much worse. It takes a couple of weeks to really start working and about the same time the coughing stops, the talking starts. He will jabber out loud so fast my husband puts in ear plugs. We have to weigh the asthma symptoms to the amount of trouble he is causing. My son has been on and off this drug for 4 years. When he takes it he stops coughing and wheezing it works really well. It is good and bad. M 6 4 years
4mg 1X day
2/22/2010
 3  Eczema, allergic rhinitis I believe the med has helped the eczema symptoms, but the side effects are not worth the relief. I have noticed increased irritability and moodiness in my 6 year old daughter. It seems to be worse in the morning and evening. She seems fine at school, but with her sisters she is looking for a fight. She is the baby of the family and somewhat spoiled. This is still not normal behavior. We are stopping the med tonight. I hope we see results soon. If not, let the punishment begin! F 6 30 days
5 1X day
3/5/2010
 3  allergies moodiness,aggressive,angry My son has been taking this for the past 2 months and my husband & I couldn't figure out why he was throwing temper tampers, started hitting when he got angry, aggressive behavior. He has always been a good nice kid, we figured he was going through a phase and thought it was part of his growth spurt process. More time outs & the restrictions increased. We were at our breaking points. Then I thought about the possibility of side effects from his medication. On my side of the family it is very common to have side effects from drugs,so I looked it up & thank GOD for the internet! Like other parents, our pediatrician did not warn us of the possible side effects. I am taking him off the medication & hopefully we will see results soon. I am so.... glad to have found this site and thank you to all the parents who have shared their stories. I now know we weren't alone. M 6 2 months
5 1X day
8/17/2010
 3  asthma anger, hallucinations, illusions, paranoia My 6 year old nephew was prescribed this drug to take for 1.5 weeks. He has completed the course for about 1 week now. His behaviour is very concerning, as he is rude and very aggressive and says hateful things. He is also very afraid of sleeping alone, and complains of having nightmares every night of monsters chasing him. Tonight he was crying and holding himself on the floor, saying he felt bugs biting him. There were no bugs or any bites. He also became very afraid of moths, claiming that they were coming to bite him. I am not sure if this is due to Singulair as he has been off of it for about 1 week, but thought to mention my experience. M 6 1.5 weeks
6/25/2008
 2  allergies hyper-active followed by extreme fatigue, pounding heartbeat, confusion, anxiety, crying spells, depression, loss of focus, my daughter started taking this medicine about 5 months ago to control allergies. Other medicines did nothing for her allergies but Singular controlled her symptoms quickly. Slowly her personality changed. At first she was very chatty and no longer shy. We attributed this to benefits of after school activities. Then she slept all of the time. Everyone tried to tell me she was just growing. She began eating only half of what she did before. Then, she would suddenly start crying and running around saying "I don't know what I am supposed to do. I can't think. My little heart is beating so fast it's pounding." Her focus on schoolwork declined and her behavior grades declined. I could not imagine my 6 yr old suffering with a mental breakdown. Then, for the first time, the warning label appeared on the prescription. I thought it was a mistake until I found this site. Now it is all clear. I discussed it with her doctor and stopped Singular immediately. It is now listed under her drug allergies. I would never give this to a child. According to her doctor this medicine actually is in the same family as antidepressants. There are multiple warnings about antidepressants in children. I can't believe they are marketing this medicine to children. It needs to be banned for use in children. I pray all effects are reversible. F 6 5 months
12/2/2009
 2  allergies, acute asthma, croup Coughing, post nasal drip, constant runny nose My son was put on singular for asthma and allergies. While on singular, all he did was cough. There were times when he would goto bed and cough for 2 1/2 hrs. before falling asleep. Sometimes this would develop into croup, which required a nebulizer! Now he is off the singular and has NOT coughed in three weeks. My 3 1/2 yr. old son was on it too for the same reasons and had horrible mood swings. He is NO longer on singular either! M 6 2 years
10/17/2007
 2  son - asthma very aggressive behaviour, violent tantrums, screaming, night terrors, unreasonable, argumentative, drowsy It did control his asthma attacks but since we started it in October 2007, our sweet and humourous little boy turned into a monster. He screams for no reason, refuses to wake up and get ready for school in the mornings, argues all the time, gets into a rage over the smallest of things, hates leaving the house and is always upset. I kept wondering what changed in the last year - and then I remembered that that is when we put him on Singulair. I have been researching it on the internet and I found this and other similar reviews from other parents. I will take him off the drug TONIGHT. I hope I get my sweet boy back. M 6 1 years
12/8/2008
 2  asthma Our six year old daughter started taking singulair (pediatric dose, of course) last monday and subsequently for another 3 nights. First night, "bad dream", her words, followed by a night spent coughing. Second night nightmares with more coughing. Third night nightmares and what I would only call hallucinations where she woke up and held her hands apart about two feet and clearly stated over and over again that she could not hold "the thing" while getting more and more frustrated and crying. Fell asleep finally only to wake up a few hours later with the worse coughing fit ever that lasted well over 1 hour and was repeated several times that night. Same thing on the fourth night. Enough! Talked to my pharmacist who suggested that I stop giving her Singulair and just continue with her regular asthma medicine, which is what I did. Next appointment with the asthma specialist is in September. I'll keep reading everyone's comments to see if I will start her on it ag F 6 4 days
5/8/2007
 2  Asthma/Allergies My six year old daughter has been on and off this medicine for the past 4 years, in this time I have noticed her calm pleasant demenor go to something I have never seen. Just recently she seems to be doing awful in school, not wanting to do her work, hitting others for no reason, and lashing out as it she hates the world. I have stopped this medication and will consult with her allergist. My hopes are that while quitting this will bring back my sweet girl, other parents can find another alternative to this medicine before having to find out the hard way the affects it can have on a child. F 6 4 years
10/29/2008
 2  Asthma I have thought this is a wonder drug for the past 2 years, but just found this site and realized that the side effects listed have been happening to my son. Over the past two years he has not been able to concentrate and listen very well, has had episodes of mood swings, an itchy penis, dry skin. He seemed to be growing out of these things, so I thought it was a maturity issue, but the Dr. just increased his dose and it all the side effects came back in full force. I took him off of it for 5 days and noticed all the side effects went away. Use caution and test this medicine. M 6 2 years
10/5/2006
 2  no Irrational anger, agression, hitting, crying, kicking, nasty, screaming, waking in night and they would tell me they didn't know why know why they were feeling this way. I thought I was a bad mom till I started researching this drug. Ther is a Natural Alternative called RESPITROL. Initially like most natural remedies it takes time to work but it does work AND there are no more irrational behavioral outburst. My kids were telling me they were bad kids when on that horrible drug. Now they tell me they feel really good like they never did before. Can you imagine how many parents think they are bad parents and other kids feel they are horrible kids? Spread the word and ask your doctors to help you use this product. If they won't, find one who will. We have to stop drugging our kids. There are so many great alternatives out there. Most drugs cause negative side effects, and aren't even tested for kids! They are unnecessary as I am also finding out... for example, most kids are deficient in Vitamin D which will prevent flu and colds. Diet is also important. BEAWARE: aspartame is in singulair which itself has many negative side effects like depression, irritability, anxiety and personality changes [it in a lot of your processed foods]. Educate yourselves! M 6 2 years
1 1X day
11/3/2010
 2  asthma Son commenced singulair 4mg a day when he about 3 years old for asthma that was getting very severe. Great at first, asthma cleared right up so we could put the inhaler away almost completely. Slow but progressive behavioural problems in preschool and kindergarten to point we took him out of school as disrupting other students and teachers. He seemed so angry, touchy, hypersensitive and miserable. Didn't consider Singulair to be the cause until we revisited the medi info as we were at wits end. Also son has preexisting problems with ears which we misinterpreted as being partial cause of problems.. Been off Singulair for over 3 weeks now with doctor's consent with management and he has really lifted in mood and has improved dramatically at school. The doctor does not seem to rate the side affect very seriously. The longer term affect of the drug seems to have altered our son's overall perceptions of his world. He's much happier already but he still draws things that worry his teacher f Works great on the asthma symptoms but be absolutely vigilant for side effects on mood. I would say only to prescribe this to children old enough to realise and be able to communicate that they are getting depressed or moody etc. My son was still learning to speak when he started on singulair, coupled with hearing difficultes which clouded our view of what was happening to him. M 6 2 years
4mg 1X day
3/29/2012
 2  Allergies/possible Asthma Severe Rash outbreak, and excessive weight gain, retention of water, and lack of motivation, with slight aggression, skin tone pale I am distrubed that children a being prescriped this medication to help them adapt to envirnmental changes, or "possible" asthma. The side effects to this medication are not worth the gain. My son is starting to come back to his normal self, he gained over 25 pounds, but I am still looking at alternatives to help him get throught his outdoor allergies. M 6 15 months
11/14/2007
 1  Seasonal Allergies My 6 year old daughter took Singulair for seasonal allergies. It helped. However, she had bouts of crying and seemed depressed. She also seemed obsessed with "gloomy" thoughts about death and dying. She also complained about "stomacheaches" and seemed to lose interest in school. Additionally, she seemed to "freak herself out" by looking over her shoulder in the evenings as if something or someone were scaring her. Overall, this medication helped with seasonal allergies. I assume it works for asthma as well. After reading the posts on this website, I stopped the medication. I feel guilty for not knowing about the other "severe" side effects this medication can cause. However, there are no warnings given when this drug is prescribed. The makers of this medication should be strung up by their "you know whats". F 6 30 days
10/26/2006
 1  Allergies Severe mood changes in school. Being a great student to being sent to the office frequently for his bad behavior. My 6 year old son took singulair and advair together for two months from October to December 9; because of his seasonal allergies he got sick almost once a month so his doctor recommended both medications. On November 7 the nurse called me from school that my son had peed on his pants. My son had never done this in school, but he said that he didn't make it. So I disregarded the incident. Then I got more calls from the nurse for the same reason and when I'll go to school to drop his clothes he will be crying that he missed me a lot. He got very emotional in school, all of a sudden he will start crying for no reason or scream in the middle of class. I didn't know what was going on. I had several conferences with his teacher were she said that he stop doing his work in class. I couldn't understand what was going on. I took him to his doctor and she said that he seem fine that maybe he was just going thru one of those periods were kids just get tired of school and work. We went thru this for about a month I got very frustrated. On December 9, I took him to school and came home crying and praying to God to help me find an answer. I went to the kitchen and saw his medication google it and found this website and many more forums describing the same symptoms my son was going thru. That day I took him off the medicine and call his doctor. It took 5 weeks to see a great change in my sons school grades. Thanks to God and these forums my son was back. M 6 2 months
5mg 1X day
2/16/2012
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 1  Asthma My young daughter tried it, but it made her mood swings horrible and made her just crazy. Since then, we took her off it and tell all doctors, she's allergic to her. Too many horrible side affects. Should be taken off market for children. F 6 5 days
5mg 1X day
3/3/2012
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