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 | Thirsty, weight gain and occassional vomitting | I feel horrible. I thought I did my homework prior to giving my 2.5 yr this crapy medicine but I didnt look far enough. Medicine cleared up the nasal drip caused by allergies but caused thirst and vomitting. People dont care about people anymore. I remember a time when doctor's were doctor's. They really cared abot their clients. | F | 2.5 | 7 days | 2/8/2008 | 1 | Allergy & Asthma Treatment | We administered the 4 mg chewable to our 2.5 year old at 8 a.m. the next day after our allergist visit and noticed a huge 'meltdown' from the time we picked him up from his day care (3:30 p.m.) until we finally calmed him down and got him to sleep at 7:15 p.m. While we originally dismissed this behavior because we occasionally have challenges with our son (as all parents do), my wife and I could not believe the longevity, severity and marked difference of this episode when compared to his usual 'meltdowns'. There were no other differences in his life this past few days that we can attribute his behavior change to other than the drug [Montelukast sodium] he took about 12 hours prior... he has slept normally, eaten normally and is entrenched in his normal everyday schedule - except the introduction of this Montelukast sodium and Aspartame to his system. In reading the comments from other 2-9 year olds on Singulair from this website the side effects are all remarkably similar. Angry, | Our physician (Allergist) should have known about this website and these side effects. When we asked our physician (Allergist) about the effects, this physician (Allergist) did not mention this at all. We asked two or three times to make sure that this physician (Allergist) came forth with all about this medication. No warning from our physician (Allergist) about this type of side effect. | M | 2.5 | 1 days | 3/5/2007 | 1 | Asthma | Aggressive behaviour, uncontrollable crying, extreme temper tantrums, lack of concentration/interest, hyperactivity. . .. | My 2 1/2 year old son was prescribed singulair only 1 week ago for his asthma. After just a few days I noticed a drastic change in his behaviour. He has acted completely out of character and has been angry and aggressive with other children. I know that 2 year olds are reknown for their lack of self control when it comes to behaviour and on a regular day he is no angel, but his behaviour has been extreme. After only 2 days he was complaining of back ache. He has been nervous to even go upstairs on his own and has been vary anxious in situations where he is normally very comfortable and confident. He has experienced nose bleeds from the slightest bump. He has had exteme temper tantrums and has looked at me with such hate in his eyes. I have read other comments on this site and share the feelings of a lot of parents who feel angry with the doctors for prescribing this medication without fully discussing the possible side effects. I was made to feel like an over protective mother | M | 2.5 | 7 days | 6/25/2008 | 5 | Asthma | None | Used by 3 year old son. Took a month to work, but has been flare free for 3 months. Took chewable tablets better than powder. | M | 3 | 4 months | 1/3/2005 | 5 | cough variant asthma | None. | Both myself and my 3 year old son take Singulair. The first test for my son was two weeks ago when he came down with a cold. Ordinarily this would send us running for the nebulizer, but not this time. He was fine after a couple of days with no lingering cough or wheezing. Other than an increase in talking in his sleep, I've noticed no side-effects in my son. | M | 3 | 3 months | 2/11/2008 | 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 | 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 | seasonal allergy's | None. We are very happy with it! I never noticed any behavior changes with her. In fact she was happier because of the relief it gave her. | My daughter started taking it at age 2 to aleviate her allergy symptoms. She has enlarged tonsils and when her allergy symptoms would act up (runny nose, watery eyes, sneezing, congestion)she would end up with tonsilitis and an ear infection. Once she started on Singulair, all of those went away. She stopped getting sick. And her summer was so much better. She felt good everyday. We used the 4mg granular in her juice every morning. It was very easy to give. We stop it after the first freeze then start up again in the spring. | F | 3 | 6 months | 4/5/2006 | 3 | Allergies and asthma | My 3-year old, who is normally a high energy little boy, started jumping off the walls morning til night. He couldn't sit or stand still and started getting upset very easily - he was very crabby. He became pretty difficult to handle - we were starting to wonder if he was showing signs of ADHD. He started waking up in the middle of the night, sometimes sobbing. It has seemed to help his allergies, but with these side effects, I don't think it's worth it. | We found out about the connection between singulair and hyperactivity through a chance encounter with another parent two days ago. Two nights ago, we stopped giving him Singulair. We think we've already seen some positive changes but time will tell. We are a bit upset with our doctors (my son's GP and the allergy/asthma specialist). Neither one mentioned these possible side effects. But I am even more upset with myself for not doing better research before I gave my child medication. Lesson learned! | M | 3 | 2.5 months | 11/22/2006 | 3 | mild asthma and allergies | My son, who is almost 4, has been taking this for only 1 month. He has been acting horrible ... irritable, moody, mean, trouble going to sleep, trouble waking up, crying uncontrollably for no reason and bad dreams at night. I was at my wits end this morning and didn't know how much more I could handle with him. Then my husband found this and another website that explained some of the side effects of Singulair in children. I am positive that this is what has changed my sweet boy into something unrecognizable to me. I am stopping his 4 mg tablet today! | Do not give this drug to your yound child. It is not worth it. My 3 year old son only has mild allergy triggered asthma. I will find another way to control it. | M | 3 | 30 days | 4/11/2008 | 3 | asthma | Same as others, change in behavior for the worse. Mood swings, unhappy and sad, irritable, biting, kicking, tantrums, biting finger and toe nails. | Worried about all asthma meds my son is on. After starting singulair, things were increasingly worse. I noticed changes when he was first diagnosed with asthma and was given albuterol and pulmicort and prednisolon. His mood changed immediately and drastically. He became a fearful, spastic, nervous, easily set off little boy. Then he began Singulair and things were even worse, within 2 days he began nail biting and having tantrums, head butting and biting and was over excited at odd times. Once he began Nasonex, I thought I should take him to a psychologist, began exhibiting what I thought were autistic behavior, withdrawn, repetitive behavior. After reading this site, I am wondering if these meds are the culprit that changed my once happy, cheerful, very laid back little boy. Singulair was successful in eliminating his usage of albuterol, no attacks since, he is virtually asthma free with all the meds in the "athsma capital" that we live in, but I want alternatives, n | M | 3 | 1 months | 5/27/2008 | 3 | to control my sons asthma | i have noticed my son who is 3&1/2 has become extemly hyperactiv & he is saying he has a sore head(headaches i think) he has only been on this for 2 weeks | i am seriouly considering taking my son off this medication after 2 weeks he is to hyperactiv ,i didnt know of any side affects as i wasnt told it was only when i searched on the net i found out,he was on his nebuliser every night up until he started taking it ,it has worked well by controling the asthma but i am finding it hard to control my usually not to hypo 3 &1/2 year old & he is saying he has a sore head so i am thinking he is getting head aches | M | 3 | 14 days | 5/25/2009 | 2 | Asthma | My sweet, bubbly 3 year old began having panic and anxiety attacks. She would start crying if dirt got on her. She didn't want to play with her friends anymore. She had nightmares and was up every night. SHe had started a new school so I wasn't sure if it was the medication or the situation. We stopped anyway and saw an immediate improvement. She is back to her sweet self and we are managing her Astma with Pulmicort. | Her allergist was not willing to even entertain the thought that the Singulair could have been a cause of her behavior change. He sighted research studies that showed no adverse reactions like this. All the research or paper in the world will not convince me that Singulair did not cause my daughter to have these bad effects!! | F | 3 | 2 months | 2/17/2009 | 2 | Asthma | Mood and behavior changes, dry mouth, irritability | Three doctors and a PA strongly advised us to put our 3 1/2 year old son on Singulair to help prevent the increasing problems he is having with asthma. Because I have heard so many negative things about putting children on steroids like I have had to do with our son I decided to give it a try. Within one day he began to have behavioral problems such as hyperactivity & irrational mood swings. Within four days he had a terrible asthma attack and we are still in the process of trying to get him through the breathing problems. His pediatrician has him on Singulair, a nebulizer, and two steroids (one liquid, one inhaled) I asked that at least one thing be eliminated since it seems like that's an awful lot of medication for a three year old. We took him off the inhaled steroid and I am monitoring him closely to see what could be causing his wild behavior. My suspicions have been that it is the Singulair and after finding this website I am now certain. I am thankful to find that others had the same problem - when I asked my doctor, I too got the response "there are not side effects" and "it would be worse to take him off". My son is on the autism spectrum and already has many difficulties - he certainly doesn't need this on top of everything else. Does anyone know of any other alternative solutions for children with asthma that doesn't require all these crazy medications? This website has truly been helpful and I'm hoping to find out more informati | M | 3 | 8 days | 3/23/2009 | 2 | Allergy Induced Asthma | Mood swings, irriatiblity, sleeplessness, night terrors, Ear infections, clingy, hitting sibling. | We added this medication to his asthma routine as he would have a persistant cough that sounded like a seal for the allergy seasons. Well, I noticed an increase of mean behavior toward his sister, he was waking up persistantly throughout night. Would wake up with night terrors and not know who I am. TOOK forever to calm him down. He also turned from an easy going kid, to a defiant child and also very disturbed whiny kid. Took him today to doc for ear infection, which has increased since putting him on this medication. I am NOT giving him his dosage tonight. My son is normally a sweet boy, but has since been turned into a monster! Thanks for all the comments! You helped me determine it's not just in my mind! | M | 3 | 3 months | 3/27/2008 | 2 | asthma | 3.5 yr old boy, consistent sleep interruption and disruption, bad dreams, "new" fears during waking hours, complaints of stomach aches and leg pain, increased aggression and agitation, increase in rate of melt downs; | This medication helped our son's physical health - asthma - but deteriorated his emotional health. His altered personality (see side effects experienced) has brought sadness to both him and our entire family. A very upsetting situation. | M | 3 | 5 days | 11/21/2007 | 2 | Coughing and vomiting | My 3 year old daughter took this drug for months, it stopped her coughing and vomiting for awhile. Then it all started again.After it started again I requested to see a Specialist, come to find out she has REFLUX not asthma.She was a small little girl before taking this drug!!!! | She put on alot of weight, which the DR. didn't tell us this would happen.She has been off the drug for a couple of years now but her eating habits are not normal for a child this age.Has anyone else experienced this problem? | F | 3 | 8 months | 8/28/2006 | 2 | Sever asthma | Night terrors, started wetting bed nightly, uncontrollable crying and temper tantrums, became very rude, defiant, stopped listening, aggressive, grinding teeth in sleep, always complained of her " body hurting" itchy privates, hyperactivity, physically hurting others... Depression started saying she was sad all the time but didn't know why ? | F | 3 | 2 years 4mg | 11/3/2012 | 2 | asthmatic coughing at night | Hyperactivity, night-time waking, excitability | After 24 hours my son was showing clear signs of excitability which became progressively worse until on the 3rd night he was unable to sleep for most of the night and was so overexcitable we couldn't let him attend preschool | M | 3 | 3 days | 1/20/2006 | 2 | Croup/asthma-type cough | Turned sweet, laid-back child (3 yrs) into a terror. Our son was full of anger, lashed out constantly and cried like he did when he was a baby. At night, he talked in his sleep and was grinding his teeth so loud we could hear it in our room. | PARENTS BEWARE OF BEHAVIOR CHANGES! | M | 3 | 2 days | 3/12/2006 |