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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR SINGULAIR | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | Sinusitis | Repetitive strong hiccups all day and all night. | M | 59 | 10 days 10 mg 1X day | 4/20/2021 | 1 | asthma | Headaches, balance is off, joint achiness, tingling, numbness and weakness in legs, insomnia, tired, mood changes, feeling like crying alot, restlessness, irritability, brainfog. Ànd it didn't seem to help my breathing, either! I just quit taking it 5 days ago on my own. Why pay to see the doctor, and have them insist that I take something that bothers me, and doesn't work. Or act like rare means it can't be happening!! It is. And my family wants the normal me back. I hate what it is doing to me. | I took it years ago. I thought I had been fine with it. Looking back now, I believe I was dealing with the same mental side effects. Even in the hospital for depression. No more of this nonsense for me! Thing is, I can't take the CCS inhalers, either. Same problems. All I have is the Pro Air inhaler, which I try to keep for use away from home (expensive!), and the albuterol in the nebulizer. | F | 59 | 10 months 10 mg / da | 8/2/2015 | 1 | allergies | constant headache,severe shoulder joint pain, extreme fatigue, total body ache, chilled, night sweats, blood tests elavated, nausea, very very difficult to focus. | My job was my life, was! Don't take in morning, as I was told to do several months ago by my doctor. | M | 59 | 3 years | 11/8/2006 | 4 | Asthma | Singulair GENERIC causing frightening vertigo and loss of control. | Was prescribed brand Singulair in 2015 for allergy induced asthma/copd. Never had any adverse reaction until a refill by new physcian order generic. Noticed a dizziness after coffee(1 cup) thought coffee too strong. On an evening in November after 1 hr of taking generic notice severe vertigo and loss of control. Felt severely faint and thought I would pass out. Drank copious amounts of water and was better. Next days, I ruled out Caffiene, Motrin(heavy amount due to tooth abcess), alcohol, but still had episodes of vertigo. So I stopped generic and spells stopped!! Recently, due to severe pollen count in NC decided I really needed to be on Singulair. Was having terrible time breathing. I took one of the generics and breathing issue started to calm. Second day took generic, breathing good. Third day, breathing excellent, but Veritgo back!!!! Definitely is the generic version of Singulair, Pill marked " I -114 ". I did not have this problem while on brand Singulair. I also heard sometime in Summer 2018 there was some sort of recall? Any info greatly apprectiated. | F | 60 | 4 years 10mg | 5/19/2019 | 3 | asthma | worked great for asthma, but then I began having leg cramps, at first mild, then severe, had to stop taking singulair | Has anyone else experienced severe muscle cramps while on this medication? I am just wondering if others are having leg cramps. | F | 60 | 4 months 10 mg 1X day | 5/13/2010 | 3 | nasal allergies | It helped my allergies but I developed a sudden severe right elbow/arm pain. It was so bad, I planned on going to the emergency room but after using ice and ibuprofen, and not taking my Singulair, it was better. This is the second day without the drug and my elbow is at least 75% better. It is bearable so I will wait it out. | F | 60 | 7 days 30 mg 1X day | 10/4/2010 | 2 | respiratory allergy | This week started seeing, hearing things. Little things. A glance at a thing and I see it wrong, clearly but wrong. A name written down, the time, the sentence someone said I heard completely wrong. She spoke, I heard her voice but the words were not what she said. It was clear too. Am also tired, distracted, just wonkie. | Not that good for allergy but can breathe through my nose. Still feels congested, ears still congested. Eyes and ears itch still. Still had to use inhaler during a cold. No sinus infections, though. A blessing but not enough to be on another planet. I am quitting singulair. Going to get allergy shots and use the steroid spray. | F | 60 | 60 days | 9/24/2005 | 1 | Chest congestion | Constant tingling, burning, numbness, in both feet and toes, especially my big toes. Some occasional sharp pains around feet and toes, especially my outer-small toes. Some intermittent headache and insomnia. | M | 60 | 60 days 10 MG 1X day | 11/13/2010 | 1 | Asthma | rapid heartbeat, aniexty, great feelings of depression, just wanted to stop my day and sleep. Hard to concentrate, and get motivated. Feeling flush faced, with rapid breathing, dry mouth. Lots of constipation. Feeling of wanting to hurt someone by saying something mean spirited that could not be taken back. Would not take again if someone paid me. I started by taking in the morning with my other meds and had no affects, when I switched to evenings , the side affects started. Can hardly wait for my system to flush the medicine out of my system. Have called my doctor to complain . Would not recommend to anyone who may have previous episodes of depression. | F | 60 | 30 days | 5/30/2007 | 1 | Asthma | Depression,anxiety,mood changes,fatigue | I took singular for 10 years and suffered major depression, anxiety. All these years I though it was from menepause or or just a family illness. I have been off Singulair since 3-28-08 and I feel like a new woman, the weight has been lifted off my shoulders. I can see the light. It is awful to think I have suffered for 10 years. | F | 60 | 10 days | 4/19/2008 | 1 | Asthma | Depression, mood swings, anxiety over things that I wouldn't normally be anxious about. | I considered my self a very well rounded person until I started having severe depression upon waking each day. I have Lupus and take many drugs so I had no reason to blame the Singulair. I actually thought my "sadness" was due to low blood sugar and have been trying uselessly for 2 years to balance protein with depression. I finally did some thinking and realized that the Singulair was started at the same time my depression started. I found your site and can't thank you enough. Just awful to think you are the only one out there having problems. Have stopped the Singulair and symptoms already better. | M | 60 | 2 years | 1/24/2008 | 1 | Chronic Cough | Hair Loss, Rapid Weight Gain, High Cholesterol, Muscle Tension, Rashes. | I came to this site to find out if my son's recent health issues were due to the RX he's taking. It appears they are indeed the culprit. Our 20 yr old son developed a chronic cough in April 2007. Many meds were tried to relieve the cough. Todate, no meds have given him relief. For the past 18 months he has been on Singulair. For the past 12 months he's also been on Astelin and Nasacort. In the past year his total cholesterol reached 257 (up from the previous 180's), he's gained over 30 lbs (despite dieting), has had significant hair loss, neck/jaw tension, headaches and some hives. The mfg drug side effects sheet didn't list any of these items; however, after reading previous comments I feel the meds he's currently on (particularly Singulair and Astelin may be the culprits. We plan on having our son stop these meds immediately and revisit his allergist for a consult. We are now considering acupunture and a holistic medicine to his chronic cough. The medical profession has failed him terribly. | F | 60 | 18 months | 11/14/2009 | 1 | Asthma | This is the second time I tried this medication with the results of immediate depression and anxiety. Nightmare last night was it for me. Will not take it again | F | 60 | 3 days 30 mg | 4/30/2014 | 1 | Eosinophilic esophagitis | Shortness of breath and depression. I stopped taking it nearly two weeks ago and have experienced mouth sores and burning lips. I've applied everything from chapstick to Vaseline to coconut oil and the pain only stops when they're slathered in one of the above so I've been applying these things every 5 to 10 minutes to stop the pain. I wonder if anyone else has experienced something similar. | It did help with my asthma but was not worth the side effects. | F | 60 | 2 months 10 mg 1X day | 8/18/2020 | 1 | Asthma/allergies | Singular adverse effects Stopped may 17. 2016 when I got the flu Elevates alt and ast Insomnia Fatigue Gas Bloating Nausea Dyspepsia Weight gain Back pain Body pain Hip pain Neck pain Heart fluttering Increased heart rate Depression Mood change Agitation Came on gradually | I had taken for about 5 months... Had multiple dr appts... Many labs...ultrasounds and full body cat scan...heart monitor ... Ekg... Then when I got the flu and didn't take my medicine I realized the dramatic change I felt first with less agitation and depression and less bloat and pain I had... Even with the flu.... I have been off 6 days now and didn't tell my family until yesterday... They even noticed the difference in me.... Back to myself... More calm and less agitated...took the doors out 2 days for a walk and had less hip and knee pain... Able to walk up the stairs without heart racing up to 112!!! So thankful for this site to see others had issues with this drug and to reassured I can continue to get my life back!!! NEVER TAKE THIS DRUG | F | 60 | 1 days | 5/21/2016 | 1 | Asthma | Only took one dose because when I tried to go to sleep and closed my eyes, I saw vivid colorful designs whirling around behind my closed eyelids and became very frightened. Several months later, read in local newspaper about a teenage boy who took this med and committed suicide. | F | 60 | 1 days 1X day | 7/13/2016 | 4 | For allergies and asthma | This medication works wonders for the asthma, but the only side effect I've experienced (according to the label) is very vivid dreams; however, I have gained about 30 pounds for no apparent reason. I can't seem to lose the excess weight even though I have dieted and excercised. I honestly believe it is Singulair related even when the doctor does not agree with me. | Apparently this medication works very differently for each person depending on who knows what; I would recommend you give it a try, and if the side effects are worse than your medical condition, then talk to your doctor about other alternatives. | F | 61 | 2 years 10 mg 1X day | 7/18/2012 | 2 | Asthma | Severe pain in left arm and hand, followed by numbness. | I was admitted to the hospital two weeks ago with severe asthma. Singulair was among the medications I was given. After a week, I experienced acute pain in my lower arm and hand, followed by numbness. I discontinued my Albuterol nebulizer treatments, but the pain and numbness continued. This left me taking Advair and Singulair. I didn't take either today and there has been no pain, just mild numbness. I'm scheduled for a test on Monday, but couldn't take the pain until then. I'm not sure if the Singulair helped the asthma all that much as I was on so many medications while in the hospital. | F | 61 | 14 days | 10/21/2006 | 2 | Seasonal allergies | Crying for no reason....at times sobbing and can't stop. Very sleepy and I take at night but still tired the next day. Increased my depression greatly and I was already on anti-depressants. | F | 61 | 4 weeks 10 1X day | 10/7/2015 | 1 | Allergies | headache, mild stomach pain, nausea, fatigue, tremor, trouble sleeping, itching | Singulair works well, but side effects made it not worth taking. | M | 61 | 2 days 10mg 1X day | 4/14/2012 |