| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR SINGULAIR | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
  | F M | | | | |||
| 1 | exercise induced asthma | My 3 year old daughter is normally a very laid back and pretty quiet child. SHe's been on it for 8 days, and the past few days she has been out of control and completely out of character. Bouncing off walls, throwing tantrums, and not listening at all. | I will be taking her off this now. Especially after hearing there is aspartame in it. | F | 3 | 8 days | 12/11/2006 | 1 | Allergies / Asthma | Extreme aggressive behaviour, hitting, kicking, yelling. Turned a wonderful little boy into someone we didn't know. His preschool teachers reported having to segregate him from the other kids because of his hitting all day. Normally a very loveable and affectionate child. Always high energy but while on medication unable to shut him down. Constant night terrors, wouldn't sleep for 9 nights in a row. Out of three physicians nobody informed us of these possible side effects. After weeks of no sleep and inability to calm him down we researched it on the internet only to discover that everyone else had experienced what we were dealing with. We are kicking ourselves for letting this go on for five weeks before we asked why he was like this. We thought it was the trying three's. He complained of a sore penis as well as a "belly ache" every night within an hour of taking the medication. He cried all the time and needed constant reassurance and wanted us with him all the ti | 4mg at bedtime definitely improved his asthma and allergies. We were able to significantly reduce the need for his puffers but there is not a chance we would ever give him singulair again. He had his last dose 72 hours ago and we now have our little sweetheart back. He has his sense of humour back and loveable huggable nature. We will research everything we give him in the future before it ever touches his lips. Our family physician, the asthma clinic, and allergist immunologist are going to get an earful from us for not mentioning that these side effects were something to watch out for. Parents beware and ask questions! These little ones can't express themselves well enough yet to tell us what is really going on. | M | 3 | 7 weeks | 1/16/2007 | 1 | Allergies | Mood swings, temper tantrums, aggression, irritability, nightmares, and poor appetite. | My son started taking Singulair to combat repeated ear and sinus infections. At first, there was no noticeable change in his demeanor until recently. In the last several months, his mood changed and we were at a lost to explain the aggression and irritability. We were told about the recent studies and found this website and immediately took him off the medicine and noticed an immediate change in his demeanor. We had our happy, easy-going son back. | M | 3 | 1.5 years | 4/1/2008 | 1 | Persistent Asthma | The side effects of this med on my 3year old were devastating. He went nearly 48 hours without sleeping. He couldn't even maintain eye contact with us he was so hyper and aggressive. He would go into tantrums and roll around on the floor. Not at all like our child's typical behavior. He was on it less than 2 weeks as I was told these symptoms might get better after two weeks, but we simply could not put him through it and took him off. | I am very concerned about the side effects of this drug. I am sorry I didn't take him off it the minute I saw the changes. I knew it was not right immediately. | M | 3 | 2 weeks | 3/13/2008 | 1 | Allergies | Tics, facial and eye swelling,lack of appetite, stomach pains, nightmares, OCD tendencies, uncontrollable screaming bouts sometimes lasting an hour | My Grandson is one of the children who has experienced these horrible side effects. In the two months that he has been taking singulair, I have watched my daughter and her husband become increasingly terrified at the changes in our happy loving little boy. I am urging each and everyone of you to contact Merck and the FDA and file a complaint in order to stop this drug from being used in children. It is one thing as an informed adult to take a medication with potential side effects, it is a totally different thing for a parent to give a medication that they have been led to "Believe" to be safe to their child. There is strength in numbers and if we all contact the news, Merck, FDA, any one we can think of and inform them about what is happening to our children on this drug, we will be able to stop other potential victims from experiencing what our families are going thru....Please I urge you to continue to spread the word about this drug - tell everyone you know. Remember, Mer | M | 3 | 2 months | 5/23/2008 |
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