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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR SINGULAIR | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | moderate-persistent asthma | Over time, the following occurred: almost immediately began bedwetting (after being a dry sleeper); physical aggression; emotionally overreactive; irritability; gradual weight gain; always hungry; bad dreams; difficulty waking in A.M.; most recently thought he was seeing a "robber" in our house during the night (on several nights - and we don't watch scary shows) - this after a dose increase. | Our son started taking it at age 5 w/onset of moderate-persistent asthma not controlled with Advair or Albuterol. He was dry at nights from age 3-1/2 to 5; w/in 48 hours of starting Singulair, he started bedwetting at night (which we attributed to Advair). We finally moved 2-1/2 years ago to remove him from the environmental triggers, got him off Advair/Albuterol, keeping the Singulair going for asthma control. Still dealt with bedwetting all this time, but thought that had a genetic component. BUT, after a dose increase last month b/c of a flare-up, his mood & behavior worsened markedly. Mood was darker, very impatient, emotionally labile-never knew how he'd react to anything. Started wetting the bed 2x/night. We "Googled" Singulair & stopped it on 1/7/08--in 9 nights he's had 4 dry nights (the last 3 nights in a row). He stopped "seeing" a robber at night; is easier to awaken; he says he feels more awake at school and it was easier to get out of bed. He sa | M | 10 | 5 years | 1/17/2008 | 1 | Allergies | My 10-year-old son suddenly became very clingy always touching and smelling me--as if he was trying to make sure I was really there. Normally a pretty lazy kid he could not sit down and was very anxious. Then the hallucinations started--he was seeing dark figures and words like "death" floating in the air. He also was convinced everything was poisoned. It took us 2 weeks to consider that it was the medicine. He is returning to normal after 3 days of no Singulair. Thank goodness for this website. | Very scary medicine. | M | 10 | 2 weeks | 4/12/2009 | 1 | seasonal allergies, rhinitis | anxiety, depression, insomnia, isolation, panic attacks, She did take this for two years with no issues but once put back on it a year later things took a scary turn. | I am posting this on behalf of my then 10 year old daughter who began taking Singulair (brand) at about age 7 until age 9 and then put her back on it at age 10 for about 16 days. After about three weeks, my daughter came home a completely different person. It was as if a light switch had gone on or off. She had anxiety at a level I've never experienced, panic attacks, feelings of throat tightening which I believe was a byproduct of the anxiety. Since, this was so sudden and not gradual I had to ask myself what had changed. I realized that she had just began taking the generic Singulair and stopped immediately and took her to the pediatrician for confirmation that it was the right thing to do (honestly, I would have done it with or without the doctors permission) This occurred on June 13, 2013 and within about 3 weeks we saw marked improvement and also had began seeing a counselor and doing a LOT of cognitive behavior therapy on a minute by minute basis. This was a happy go lucky, goofy, playful, funny, smart, outgoing child that retreated to her room and was in a panic when I was not near here. I literally slept in her room for 2 weeks. She would cry for no reason and stopped eating - lost about 7 pounds. It was quite possibly the most frightening time in my life and obviously hers. She has rebounded well but I do see some residual effects quite possibly because of the memory of how she felt. I would NEVER recommend taking this medication and especially not fo | F | 10 | 2 years 5mg 1X day | 4/2/2014 | 1 | Asthma | My son has been taking Singulair for a year and a half. Initially, I didn't notice any changes, but over the past several months, he had developed a habit cough and has gradually taken on strange eye tics. Kids have started noticing at school. He also seems to be a little on edge and not the happy go lucky kid I know. I took him for his annual pediatrician appointment to discuss the tics and he suggested I look at the Singular that the allergist had prescribed. I am taking him off it immediately and I feel that this drug is a horrible poison. I feel terrible for not making the connection | sooner, but better late than never, I suppose. | M | 10 | 1.5 years | 1/20/2010 | 1 | asthma | my daughter took singulair since she was 4...same time that my mother-in-law passed away...so i assumed the clinginess and fears were because of that...this has continued for almost 6 years when i finally figured out that her anxiety was caused from taking the singulair.. | i had so much trouble getting her to school..she never wanted to leave me or even go out to dinner or ride in a car with anyone including her grandparents or cousins!!!...she constantly thought something bad would happen to her...even when i was with her at home...we saw a therapist this past year and she asked if we ever truly looked into her asthma meds? so after reading these message boards...i took her off...thank god!!! she is like a normal child and even goes to friends for playdates and never ever is worried about school and i even have her riding the bus!!! thank heavens i figured this out...but it makes me sick thinking of all the arguments i had with her while on the singulair telling her to quit acting out! | F | 10 | 5 years | 8/30/2009 | 1 | allergy induced asthma/sinusitis | intense, unexplained depression; rages. | My daughter was put on this from 4-5.5 yrs with significant behavior changes resulting in many sessions on willful children and behavior modification. We did not like our own child and were concerned about a total lack of empathy for others. We attributed her dramatic improvement to a sweet, even tempered child to entering kindergarten. In hindsight, the improvement actually began when we discontinued singulair during the summer. We put her back on singulair when she was 8 and noticed a return to the same out of control, raging behavior. She sat in her room and sobbed uncontrollably, scaring us and herself because she had no reason for feeling so incredibly sad. After 2 weeks we discontinued and noticed an immediate return to normal within 48 hours. I am so angry that every doctor we saw denied that this drug caused any side effects!! The drug was said to be "benign" and absolutely "free of emotional lability issues." This should be given with specific pre-warnings and advice for careful observation. It is a useful drug for severe, uncontrolled asthmatics, but has no place in a physicians list of approved meds for average sinusitis, allergies, or managed asthma in children of any age. Drug of last resort. The FDA and Merck are seriously hiding facts that parents on this board are seeing and reporting. Direct cause and effect. Since my observation of my own child I have shared this info with other parents locally and have personaly s | F | 10 | 2.5 years | 10/8/2009 | 1 | asthma | Singulair has made my family LOSE YEARS OF OUR LIVES! My 10 yr old took this med since she was 6. I would occassionally take her off of the med when her asthma was controlled. She had been off for a couple of months and she started having an asthma attack so I put her back on singulair along with her other drugs she had already been on. It was during exam preparation and she was in LA LA Land! spaced out and unable to concentrate for weeks! I knew that she had trouble focusing, remembering, concentrating for years. I finally made arrangments to have her tested for ADD.Ironically I took her off the med and it was like someone turned the light back on!! Since then we have not gone back and I have a different kid!! no more bullying, no more aches and pains, no more concentration issues just a lovable, sweet, kind, child that I once knew years ago. All I can do now is pray and hope that this drug did not do any permanant damage to her precious organs!!! The government has taken those years | DO NOT GIVE THIS DRUG TO YOUR CHILD OR ANYONE!!!!!!!! THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF THEMSELVES FOR APPROVING THIS!!!! | F | 10 | 4 years | 11/16/2009 | 4 | seasonal asthma/allergies | Terrible leg cramps at night. | My now 11 year old son was prescribed Singulair by our Allergist for at least 3 years starting from age 3 to 6 with NO problems, except after reading these posts, I now realize he did complain OFTEN of horrible leg cramps at night. We relayed this to the Allergist and was told it wasn't from the Singulair while I believe in my heart it absolutely was. The leg cramps would wake him out of his sleep and we'd have to rub the cramps out in order for him to go back to sleep. WOW! These are truly horror stories and I don't think I will ever put him back on this drug if his asthma flares up. He's been Singulair free for years so I would have to say it did help his Asthma/Allergies. | M | 11 | 3 years 4mg 1X day | 9/17/2010 | 3 | Allergies | My 11 year old son was prescribed Singulair for seasonal allergies. The medication worked very well and we were happy with it, until my son started waking with violent and disturbing night terrors. He was trembling and drenched with sweat everynight. | M | 11 | 6 weeks | 8/5/2009 | 3 | asthma | irritibility, depression, extreme sensitivity | It helped wonderfully to begin with then gradually the side effects became alot worse until we had to stop taking it. | F | 11 | 5 years | 2/25/2005 | 2 | occassional asthma | The teachers wanted me to test my child for ADHD b/c he could not sit still, focus or concentrate. He had odd twitches and hand movements during class. He is in the 6th grade and this has never been reported before. He has been on the medicine since the start of school. We are taking him off now but will worry about his health. This is a very powerful drug that works, but at what cost. We were not willing to pay the price. | M | 11 | 3 months | 10/17/2005 | 1 | daughter 11 yrs. --asthma/allergies | Moodiness, irritability, fatigue, depression, headache, maybe joint pain | My daughter, aged 11, took this for allergies and asthma. It worked well in controlling her symptoms. She was a very happy, laid back kid before this but just told me last week that she has been depressed for two years. Recently it has been tough to get her up and going to school where she is an excellent student. Having researched this on sites like this I now see that the drug affected her mood and gave her other symptoms that we explained away as other causes. The symptoms have grown progressively worse over time. I've taken her off Singulair--2 days now--and have begun to see a difference in her mood. Will report back as time goes by. This drug needs to be seriously monitored in children and maybe even banned. I thank God and all the posters here for talking about their experiences as I was considering sending her to a psychologist and was getting to my wits' end. Other sites too show MANY parents noticing the same symptoms. Effectiveness of this drug is not worth the serious side | F | 11 | 2 years | 12/29/2005 | 1 | Asthma | Son is depressed, suicidal, angry, has body tics, irritable, hypersensitive, has nightmares, he is bouncing off the wall | Please help guide me. My Son is was on Adviar 250/50, but I am finding the same problems posted for both Singulair and Advair. We thought he was losing his mind until I found these postings.Who can help? He can't function at school, he is disruptive. he is so moody. Has the drug caused permanent mental damage? He used to be such a good boy and so kind. At 11 he now talks of suicide. Doctors that I talked to after reading other postings don't seem to believe the link. The drug company has never studied a 250/50 dosage effect on children. We stopped the drug last night and he is on 24 hour watch. Will I get my Son Back, we are devastated. If he would have been successful in suicide the other day, I would have never put the link to this drug. How many others are out there not knowing that the drug causing these problems. I beg anyone to help guide us for help? | M | 11 | 4 months | 1/26/2006 | 1 | Asthma/Allergies | Trouble falling asleep, moodiness, anxiety, trouble with school work | My daughter is a straight-A student who has always enjoyed interacting with people. She is always up for anything, is a wonderful helper, and has never had trouble falling asleep. She took this medication for one week and reported trouble sleeping. She then cried 3x this week over nothing. Had a very bad attitude at the beach (I could count on one hand the times she's ever had a bad attitude). And brought home a 60 on a math test! She receives letters from the state senator every year for her outstanding math scores. She is old enough to express that she was feeling weird, and she thought it might be hormones. I thought so too for a second, and then this medication popped into my mind! She has been faithfully taking it every night, and I was so proud of her for remembering to take it. What a shock when I came online to read all the testimonials!!!!!! Do not overlook the fact that this medication could very well be what is causing your child distress! | F | 11 | 7 days 5 1X day | 9/30/2012 | 1 | allergies | Emotional problems - anger, crying, etc. | Have been through all of this for a year, including using zyrtec initially, then trying different prescription meds which all caused severe mood swings and extreme stress in general on our family. The best thing I've found is QBC (Quercetin, Bromelain, and Viramin C Complex) at our local herbal shop. Stops the coughing and has no side effects. We also use natural cough suppressents like Sinupret syrup, which is all natural, including the cherry flavoring. Also, using the Neti pot seems to help as well along with putting vicks on the soles of his feet and wearing socks over them when he sleeps at night. | M | 11 | 15 days 1X day | 10/14/2010 | 1 | Asthma | I put the pieces together last night. While I was describing my 11 yr old son I was saying things like "driving me crazy", bursts of tears for unknown reason, "I don't care comments about activities that he has always loved, exhaustion, anger, When I ask my son what is going on with him all I get is tears and "I don't knows", I look at him and he just seems so sad and depressed. This is not the kid that I know.. As I started thinking about these behaviors I was trying to figure out how long this is been going on and I realized it has been happening since beginning this medication. As I was reading all these posts I started crying.. Why did I not think of this before. As a mom and a nurse, I should have recognized this. I will be talking to his doctor today and he will not be taking this anymore..crossing my fingers.... | M | 11 | 30 days 1X day | 8/24/2010 | 1 | asthma | Nightmares, suicide ideation, hallucinations, threat of violence to others, severe headaches, pain in joints, depression, reckless behavior, anger/hostility/aggression, fatigue. | Do not take this drug! It is poison. There are other, much safer, alternatives. Contact FDA, contact Merck, contact all your health care providers, contact your school counselors, contact the press, tell everyone you know. This is Merck's biggest money maker. This drug should not be given to children! | F | 11 | 24 days 5 mg 1X day | 11/27/2011 | 1 | asthma | After reading all of these ratings I have decided to take my 11 year old son back to the doctor today! We have been on Singulair for about 4 years and I have finally realized this medicine is making him sick! We have anxiety; stomach pain and headaches. My son never had any of these problems until being on this rx. It is awful. The awful part is it took me 3 years to realize this is what is doing it. Please be sure you talk to you doctor before giving this medication to a young child. I have the school nurse call me regularly about him having a stomach/headache and he has missed 15 days of school this year. We have had several stomach test done due to unexplained nauseau and heartburn. WELL now we know and will quickly plan to discontinue this horrible medication. | M | 11 | 4 years | 1/25/2008 | 1 | allergies | Severe anxiety, depression, uncontrollable crying, extreme mood change | Our 11-year old daughter had been on Singulair for 6 months before we learned of the side effects associated with this drug. She would cry at all times of the day, and never be able to explain to us why she was upset. Extremely outgoing and well-adjusted prior to taking Singulair, she became a shell of her former self. After 5 days off Singulair we noticed a tremendous improvement in her mood and attitude. Wish we had suspected potential problems with this drug earlier; she endured a miserable period of sadness and frustration and so did those around her. | F | 11 | 6 months | 11/23/2008 | 1 | cough induced asthma | nightmares, headaches, acute anxiety, body aches, vision abnormalities, lack of focus, extreme fatigue, mood swings, etc... etc... | Our daughter was prescribed this poison by the ped. physician when she was 4 yrs old for cough induced asthma. For the 2 1/2 years she was taking singulair we had every test imaginable done on her to diagnose the complete deterioration of her mental and physical health. The physician never once recommended discontinuing this drug. We decided ourselves to take her off it and within 2 weeks things began to turnaround. It took a good year and a half for 95% of the symptoms to disappear. She is 11 now and there are still some lingering effects of this poison, probably due to the length of time she was on the drug. | F | 11 | 2.5 years | 11/21/2009 |