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 | My 4 year old daughter took this medicine. Sleeplessness, nightmares, complaining of monsters in her bedroom, extreme anxiety, mood swings, glazed disconnected look in her eyes at times, anger, aggression, destructiveness. It was like she was possessed. She's been off this for two months. The symptoms have almost all disappeared. | This drug needs to be banned. These dangerous side effects are ruining children and families. This was the only drug my daughter was on. She had no control over her behavior and was diagnosed as having a mood disorder. She was put on antipsychotic medicine at the age of 4! I stopped those medicines shortly after I stopped the Singulair. The behaviors have almost all disappeared. | F | 49 | 11 months 4 mg 1X day | 12/10/2013 | 1 | Allergies | Abdominal pain, bloating, dizziness, leg cramps, restlessness. | Side effects began to subside immediately after I stopped taking the medication. However, it has been nine days and there are still some transient side effects although they are much better. It will probably take some time, I would not encourage anyone to take this medication. | M | 49 | 30 days | 6/22/2009 | 1 | Seasonal allergies/rhinitis | I'm a nurse, and I always look at side effects before taking any medication. So I did see this med could cause mood alteration, but like everyone else, just thought it was rare and wouldn't happen to me. However, by day 5 I was starting to feel mood swings, and on the 6th day I had this almost paralyzed mental state, hard to describe but I could not even get out of bed. Laid there and cried all day, in a panic state, not knowing why, until I put two and two together and realized it was the medication. Started investigating more, and see multiple people with similar reactions within days of starting this med. Stopped taking that day, and mood has improved, but in the 2 nights since stopping I have woken up panicked from sleep for no reason, this last time I was out of bed and opening my closet before I even became conscious, I don't know what my dream was, but I was very afraid and my heart was pounding. | The side effects are DEFINITELY not worth the benefit for me. Sad to see all the children who become so depressed and suicidial, at least As an adult I knew what was happening. How scary for a child!!! | F | 49 | 5 days 10mg | 5/25/2016 | 1 | Exercise induced asthma | Excruciating abdominal pain, nightmares, and brain fog. | Would never recommend this medication. Should be removed. | 49 | 3 months 10 1X day | 8/20/2020 | 5 | Breathing problems | Temper being shorter than normal | The drug works really well. | M | 48 | 5 months 10 mg | 11/8/2014 | 5 | allergy related asthma | So far so wonderful! | F | 48 | 5 days 10 mg | 4/7/2013 | 5 | Asthma | No side effects | I have been using it on and off as supplement to Seretide | M | 48 | 2 months | 1/26/2010 | 4 | Asthma & allergies | Joint pain in my knees and ankles, disconcerting dreams (odd dreams not scary), light headache, mild neck and back pain (could be attributed to tension in sleep due to the unusual dreams). | Felt the effect of my bronchial airways opening up 30 minutes after I took my first pill and was astounded and thrilled - an hour after I took the pill I could not stay awake and that night I had my first odd dream (odd dreams each of the 5 nights on 10mg). The meds also alleviated my allergies and was able to smell (sinuses opened) but I was dizzy the next day and very tired. Three days later started feeling achy in my knees. Two days later (5 days on the pills total) having problems going up and down stairs due to my knee joint pain, also have aches begin in my ankles plus mild head ache and light neck/back pain. At this point I halved my dose to 5mg. So far the joint paint is almost negligible (14 days total), dreams less odd still mild neck/back pain which is slowly lessening but I still find within an hour of taking my pill I am tranquilized and want to sleep; however, now I can fight it and stay awake and it does pass after about 10 minutes (at 10 mg was not able to stay awake). I take my pill at night so I just take it 30 minutes before bed so I don't have to fight the drowsiness it brings. My bronchial airways are still open and my sinuses are better than when on an antihistamine and cortisol steroid inhaler combo regimen. I am a bit tired during the day but I can accept this, the odd dreams, and the minor aches and pains since I can breathe again. I have not had to use my rescue inhaler once in the last 2 weeks. | F | 48 | 14 days 10mg 1X day | 7/8/2014 | 3 | Allergies | After two and half months taking Singulair I started noticing a twitch under my left eye, and I’ve had it for almost two weeks. When I thought about anything I did differently, the only thing was starting this medication. I’ve had an eye twitch before. It does it for a little bit and goes away, but not this one. My legs feel jumpy lately as well. I also have brain fog and thought it may be due to my allergies, but it seems worse lately so maybe has to do with this as well. I also have ear fullness/pressure. My doctor suggested I stop taking this medication. I am curious if these symptoms will go away. | It did help me for the reason I was taking it, but if it’s why my eye is twitching, I’d rather that go away. | F | 48 | 3 months 10 MG | 6/3/2021 | 3 | allergies, asthma and bronchitis | Horrible nightmares, I fear sleeping...when I wake up during the nightmares they all seem still so real. Too scary, maybe difficulty breathing is safer??? They do help my breathing. | F | 48 | 3 days 30mg 1X day | 9/14/2011 | 3 | For mild seasonal asthma | How relieved I am to find these sites that explain such effects with Singulair! I have been experiencing horrible anxiety that it's debilitating to function throughout the day. I am on vacation and driving alot and feeling like I could scream with this horrific heart pounding I'm experiencing . I'm going off of this drug and hope to see a return in my normal bahavior and I can stop blaming hormonal imbalances!! I have also been not sleeping much and forgetting things. My Dr said there were no side effects . Don't Doctors have time to research the effects medications have on patients before prescribing them. Is there a connection with the pharmaceutical companies and the Doctors!! Is money always the bottom line and not the welfare of the patient!!! | F | 48 | 1 months .5mg | 7/26/2012 | 3 | asthma | Fatigue, loss of appetite so I actually gained weight, sores on my gum, my husband told me I sounded angry all the time,feeling aggressive, irritable and moody. After about 18 mos. on it, I suddenly developed an allergy to aspirin (it gives me an asthma attack.) | The huge benefit was that my breathing was never better than it has been my whole life, without the jitteriness I get from the inhalants. I do not take Singulair daily any longer because of the side effects, but use it sporadically if a cold induces my asthma. | F | 48 | 1.5 years | 1/28/2007 | 3 | asthma | depression, extreme anxiety, suicidal thoughts, rage, rash, leg pain, tingling/burning under skin | I just recently went off of this drug. I thought that maybe it could be causing my extreme anxiety. After reading this, it appears that I was right. I have been off of it for only 2 weeks. I feel calmer than I have in a long time. Even husband commented that I sound different. Not sure what to do about meds. Dr wants me to try symbicort. Very hesitant to try something else. Have had issues with other inhaled steriods. Must be better alternative. | F | 48 | 2 years | 12/20/2009 | 2 | allergies | red,raised,blistery,itchy,rash and soreness in teeth and jaws. Nausea, weakness and unsteadiness. | I took this medication once before back in February and did not notice any side effects but the prescription ran out. But when I got it refilled this month I immediately rashed and felt ill but did not consider the Singulair until I realized that I did not have the rash upon awakening each morning and it reappeared after I took the next dose, and went outside, however briefly. I am now considering if my moods were perhaps negatively affected over these past weeks as well. I may never know. | F | 48 | 2 weeks | 6/9/2009 | 2 | Asthma | Headache, migraine headache, numbness in hands, fatigue, inability to concentrate, irritability, anxiety, severe tooth pain, muscle ache, stomach cramps, hallucinations, weight gain. | I started taking this medicine almost two months ago because the old combination of asthma drugs were not working to keep me breathing easily. My doctor recommended stopping Qvar, kept me on Zyrtec and Nasacort, and added Flovent and Singulair. At first, I was breathing really well on this new regime. Then the headaches started. Then the migranes. Needless to say, this website has helped me to recognize some of the phantom symptoms which seemed so mysterious. The trouble with the symptoms I've experienced, is that they appear and disappear - except for the headaches and irritability. I'll be stopping this drug right away, and speaking to my M.D. about it... | M | 48 | 45 days | 7/14/2007 | 2 | Allergies | Aggresion, Irritable, major mood swings - jumpy muscles and twitches, major stomach issues with pain and bowel problems, terrible headaches | I liked the way it worked on my allergies but the side effects were awful- the whole twitch - jumpy leg thing scared me to pieces! | F | 48 | 30 days 1X day | 1/11/2013 | 1 | hives | dizziness, tired all the time, migraine, foggy thinking, slurred speech, nightmares, aches all over, weight gain | I'm not taking it today or ever again. | F | 48 | 10 days | 1/16/2008 | 1 | asthma | Vaginal and rectal dryness | I see by the other comments that vaginal and rectal dryness is not common but does happen. Good to know as my doc thought Singulair was not the cause. Funny as soon as I stopped taking Singulair, the problem soon corrected itself! | F | 48 | 15 days | 5/10/2007 | 1 | Singulair | Singulair gives me the most vivid nightmares. It is awful! I do not want o go back to sleep, that is how vivid they are. This drug needs to be taken off the market. I will take it for a few days, then stop taking it, when my dreams get so bad. Please get this off the market! | F | 48 | 1 years 10mg 1X day | 7/19/2020 | 1 | Sinus congestion | Extreme depression, suicidal thoughts, aggressive | Really hateful drug | F | 48 | 1 years 30 | 2/29/2016 |