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 |
| 4 | asthma | Had headaches at first but after about 5 days they went away Sinus inflammation | Regular use of singulair keeps me from having to use my rescue inhaler as often. It reduces my lungs' reaction to triggers that usually bring on an asthma attack. I do think it causes my sinuses to be slightly inflamed most of the time but it's a good trade-off. | 64 | 10 years 10 1X day | 10/11/2017 | 3 | Asthma | My Asthma went away but I developed bladder or urthethra spasams. As soon as I went off the Singulair the spasms went away. I'm wondering if the medication brought it on? The Urologist could not find a reason for my pain and discomfort. It was really hard to endure for 3 months! | I wonder if anyone else has had similar symptoms? | F | 64 | 3 months 10 mg 1X day | 6/17/2011 | 3 | Asthma | I have been taking Singulair for 15 days. For the past 10 days, I have noticed that I often have strange headaches and constipation. Also, I no longer sleep soundly and often wake up around 1:30 am. I have not had any mood changes or nightmares. But, the wear and tear of constipation and sleep deprivation will soon become intollerable and I will ask my doctor to take me off this medication. | Singulair has done a great job in helping reduce my asthma symptoms. But, I don't think I will be able to tolerate it over the long term. | M | 64 | 15 days 10 mg/day 1X day | 10/4/2011 | 2 | Allergic asthma, chronic rhinitis | Restlessness and irritability, mood change (frequent feelings of anger), nausea, mild swelling of lips and tongue, sudden fatigue/sleepiness. | Began taking Sigulair because of allergy induced bronchitis and chronic rhinitis. Also took Asmanex. Within a couple of days the bronchitis cleared up, breathing improved and the nasal symptoms improved. Stopped coughing and sneezing, reduced itchy eyes and nose. Almost immediately I experienced nausea and mild swelling of lips and tongue. After a week I began to notice sleepiness, fatigue, and irritability. Stopped taking the Asmanex. After two or three weeks I noticed that I felt a pervasive sense of anger and sometimes sudden rage in addition to the other symptoms. I am rarely angry and almost never rageful. I have decided to stop taking Singulair even though it has really helped me. | F | 64 | 4 weeks | 3/4/2007 | 2 | Allergies | It does help with PND. But the side effects of the tingling and numbness are just not worth taking it. It also makes you feel like you are choking and gives you an extremely dry mouth and throat. | F | 64 | 30 days 1 1X day | 8/8/2015 | 1 | asthma | pins and needles, especially facial; pain in fingers, feet and knees (worst in knees) | F | 64 | 5 days 10 mg 1X day | 6/1/2015 | 1 | Asthma | Very tired and dizzy.Falling asleep throughout the day. Got up dizzy, fell breaking my wrist and foot. | F | 64 | 7 days 10mg. 1X day | 8/15/2020 | 1 | sinus infections/allergies | Since starting 4 months ago, my shoulders and upper body muscles have become so terribly painful that I can barely turn over in bed. I also have a dry cough. | I do think it helped with my allergies | F | 64 | 4 months | 2/24/2007 | 1 | general allergic reaction | Knee pain that made me fear having a tumor in my knee, arthritis or a knee injury; gross water retention after a week | Instead of reducing inflammation, it caused pain so severe in the knee that it hurt to walk | F | 64 | 15 days 39 1X day | 7/24/2010 | 1 | Allergic rhinitis | Shortly after starting this drug, I developed a rash on my arms and legs. My eyelids became puffy and felt as if a rash had developed on the inside. I attributed the problems to my working in the yard, so I focused on taking the Singulair more regularly, as my NP had advised when she gave me samples. I also began to feel mildly nauseated. My problems got really bad on Mother's Day and the next day when I had to leave work because of the nausea. I finally realized that taking Singulair was the only real medication change I had made in the past month, so I called my allergist to ask if the rash and nausea could be side effects. They said yes, told me to stop taking it, and to take an antihistamine. I still feel miserable. | F | 64 | 30 days | 5/14/2009 | 1 | Chronis sinusitis and Asthma | sadness,mood swings | I thought the enveloping sadness and sudden mood swings were a sign of aging until reading an article from a Canadian medical research team that indicated that those same symptoms were often side effects of Singulair. | F | 64 | 1 years | 3/31/2008 | 5 | asthma | I have been very sleepyin the daytime since taking this medicine. I wonder if that can be a side effect. I have taken it for two months. | F | 65 | 40 days | 9/12/2004 | 5 | asthma and nasal congestion | None | Took the drug for asthma. After taking it for a couple weeks I suddenly noticed I could smell again, chronic nasal congestion was significantly reduced. Use of asthma inhalers reduced dramatically -- I now use an inhaler about a dozen times a year or less. | M | 65 | 6 years 10 mg 1X day | 7/24/2013 | 5 | asthma/ sinus | No side effects so far. Have been taking for 3 months. I am able to finally get some sense of smell and improved taste after being on this. Its been about 15 years since I was able to smell or taste anything. | F | 65 | 3 months 10mg | 4/11/2015 | 4 | for asthma | insomnia. This is a real problem. Also 20# weight gain. I have been the same weight for the last 45 yrs (except when pregnant), but now gained weight even though I am eating less and excersize more. Fat around belly. | It does help my asthma--- thus my rating. I would like to know if any adult female has experienced bone loss since taking Singulair? | F | 65 | 3 days | 12/18/2007 | 3 | Asthma | Insomnia, (BIG TIME) vivid dreams | F | 65 | 0 weeks 10mg 1X day | 3/22/2022 | 2 | Chronic Asthma and Allergies | Horrible dreams, irritability, difficulty breathing, joint pain, sleepiness during the day, weight gain. | When I first started taking Singulair I "thought" it was helping. I continued to take it even though my breathing slowly got worse. It got to the point where I was short of breath (SOB) all the time (something VERY unusual in the 60+ years I've had asthma.) Finally, the constant SOB had my Dr. send me for an Echocardiogram. Diagnosis was mild pulmonary hypertension. I continued to take all my meds until 2 weeks ago when I stopped the Singulair. My SOB has dramatically improved as has my joint pain and irritability. | F | 65 | 3 years 10 1X day | 1/11/2012 Patient History | 1 | Allergy/sinus | I cannot sleep thru the night ..awake around 3:00 and finally get up frustrated by 4:00 to 4:30. I am so tired most hours of the day and so sad that I can cry easily, depressed as well This is not my normal personality so I know that this drug is probably the culprit. After reading the ratings on this site I will stop taking it as tomorrow. The small amountof improvement is not worth the side effects that I have. | F | 65 | 10MG 1X day | 12/29/2011 | 1 | Allergy related asthma | Anxiety, irregular heartbeat, weird dreams. | M | 65 | 21 days 30 1X day | 4/21/2013 | 1 | Exercise asthma | Horrible side effects emotionally and mentally. I have allergy to steroids. They cause depression etc. Doctor stated no steroid in singular and I asked about psychiatric side effects as I had looked up. It took me 3 weeks on medication to realize once again deeper depression. Fatigue..yet restlessness to initiate a chore and then couldn't motivate myself to do it. Self centered fear. Almost a phobic feeling of going places. Hopelessness. Which with my spirituality never experienced so strong. Isolation due to how I felt internally and didn't want to interact with people because I felt so low. I am a very outgoing person. Which changed taking singular. I almost thought of going into a mental health facility because I couldn't understand what had given me such a turn or a change in my thoughts and behaviors. I stopped last night. Still feeling the after effects. But I said to Doctor about side effects depression etc. he said minuscule. Actually feel he didn't believe that steroid inhalers caused depression . I will never go near steroid inhalers and it singular or drugs similar. I felt like I was almost having a breakdown | I would never suggest anyone taking this medicine singular. Or at least having a lengthy conversation of side effects. Not minimizing so. Even then I would say. It's not worth it. The drug is evil and if you don't connect psychiatric side effects if present ..to this drug. Singular. You might destroy your mental health. Even give you thoughts of suicide. Many people may say. Oh I have no side effects and singular works good. I suggest you read many testimonies of people whose life fell apart | F | 65 | 3 weeks 10 mg | 5/12/2016 |