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 |
| 5 | Mild asthma | None | Taking 40 mg daily for past 5 years | M | 67 | 5 years | 7/31/2007 | 1 | asthma & seasonal allergies | Insomnia, leg cramps, restlessness, inability to focus | I will never take this medication ever again. I would also strongly discourage anyone I know from taking it. | F | 67 | 30 days | 7/14/2009 | 1 | Chronic Idiopathic Urticaria | I have chronic idiopathic urticaria (8 months so far) . Side effects of this Rx were nightmares, night sweats, body rash, swelling of face, eyes, lips and throat. Dry cough and Headache. Chest pain between my breasts. Renal failure. Low grade fever. Inability to concentrate with short term memory loss. This reaction reaction sent me to ER, as I could not breath. Oh, and forget about sleeping. That reaction to Singulair made the hives become angiodemic and worse than ever. I took me days to get it out of my system. | I tried taking this medicine about a month ago off and on and ended up in ER on a drip, but I was taking so many other meds, I did not make the connection. This week I took 2 doses, two nights in a row, the symptoms happened very fast, on the 2nd night, I woke up with my face & lips swelled. This is the fourth day 4 am and I would have gone to the ER again, but I was able to medicate myself per Doctor's advice: 50 mg benadryl, 300 mg zantac, 20 mg hydroxizine, 10 mg zyrtec and .5 mg xanax. My albutarol inhaler aided to open my airway. I did not use the Epi. I am hoping I can get it out of my system by tomorrow because I have to work tomorrow. It's hard to cover a swollen face and lips, looks like I have been beaten up. It's a shame I cannot return the Rx to get my money back at the drug store. | F | 67 | 2 days 10 mg 1X day | 5/17/2011 | 1 | asthma | I have asthma, but came down with a nasty case of bronchitis, which I didn't seem to be able to shake. My doctor prescribed Singulair along with a cortisone inhaler. A few days ago I was actually seeing an improvement, but for 3 days I have been plagued with an upset stomach, headaches, sore throat, and a general feeling of hopelessness. I strongly suspect the Singulair and I am going to stop taking it. | F | 67 | 7 days 10 mg 1X day | 11/13/2011 | 5 | allergies/chronic sinus infections | none | I plan to drop my use of Singulair because of all the current negative reviews about it. I also take flonase and allegra (generic of both) and I hope these two drugs will "hold" my allergies in check. | F | 66 | 5 years | 4/1/2008 | 1 | Allergies and asthma | Difficulty sleeping, bad muscle cramps, mood swings, very irritable, depressed. | Though it helped with allergies and improved my breathing a little it was not much better than a generic allergy pill and definitely not worth taking in light of the side effects. | M | 66 | 5 months | 8/1/2007 | 1 | ENT specialist doctor said to | itching, unsteady walking, shaky heart, dizzy, eyes dry and blurry, heartburn, less sleep, exercise causes nauseous feeling from teeth to chest, thirsty/urination changes, some mood changes, random breathing difficulty fine motor control especially fingers, concentration, hallucinations (smelling things not there), shortness of breath, yada yada | many many side effects. had to stop almost all current supplements and rx. some effects possibly due to interactions with other rx same doc prescribed with singulair. - going back to family doctor and getting off singulair and others the ENT prescribed. specialist did too much too fast without regard to age, other conditions, and my TOTAL health. | M | 66 | 14 days | 5/6/2007 | 1 | asthma | With 10 mg - total nasal obstruction, cough, trouble breathing; with 5 mg - nose more open, cough, tight chest & itching. I am sensitive to aspirin & salicylates. Thought I was not going to be able to get enough air before the drug wore off. Not an nice experience | F | 66 | 3 days 5-10mg 1X day | 2/16/2012 | 1 | Asthma | This medication gave me symptoms of severe allergies. My chest was tight, I had headaches, and I also had a very stopped up nasal passage. I felt terrible! I stopped taking the meducation after 3 doses. It took two days to clear up. I am feeling better but still have slight sniffles on the third day. (today).. Please think twice prior to taking this medication. I will never take it again. | I wish I could get my money back. | F | 66 | 3 days 10mg 1X day | 9/26/2020 | 1 | Severe allergies | Terrible ear aches. Eyes hurt, cheeks and teeth hurt. Frequent UTI's, increase of anxiety, heart palpitations and shortness of breath. Felt like I was loosing my mind. | Went off it today, my Doctor doesn't think it is the Singulair. I do! He will see once I am all better! Wish I had never touched the stuff! | F | 66 | 2 years 10MG 1X day | 12/9/2022 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 5 | Asthma allergies | Did not notice any | I had no wheezing, no itching of the throat | F | 64 | 1 years | 3/9/2016 |