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/Asthma | I'm a sound sleeper ordinarily, and I had horrible violent night terrors that would jolt me out of bed. My doctor suggested adjusting the time of the day that I was taking it, and it didn't help. I came across these pills last night and decided to try one, not remembering if this was the medicine that caused the nightmares (I've tried a lot of different asthma meds), and I had night terrors once again. I could see the bad dreams leading to poor sleep habits and fatigue. And I see on this site folks talking about tingling hands and feet; that's indicative of hyperventilation from anxiety. I'm not taking this anymore. We have a drop box for unused prescription meds here in my town, and that's where this bottle is headed. | F | 38 | 2 weeks 10 MG | 1/2/2014 | 1 | Asthma | Out of character violent tantrums and behavior, difficulty sleeping, strange statements, talk of nightmares, spacing out..... | My 3 year old was prescribed and started this two weeks ago. Gradually it was like she underwent a personality change. My previously loving, caring, funny little girl became quick to anger and lash out and became very needy. I have taken her off it since finding these reviews yesterday and can already see a difference in her behaviour. I was at the end of my reason with trying to cope with her prolongoned outbursts and tantrums, and was actually a little bit afraid that she would hurt her younger sibling. She slept better last night than she has for two weeks, and I feel like my little girl has come back to me again today. She's back to her old self, and any bad behaviour (not that there's been much) was easy to circumvent! I can't believe they give this to anyone, never mind kids. | F | 38 | 14 days | 10/27/2008 | 1 | Asthma, allergies | Depression, mood and behavioral changes | I started taking Singulair in September 2007. It worked great for keeping my asthma and allergies under control. However, the emotional side effects I experienced were horrible. Within a month of taking it I noticed I started to become depressed and lethargic. In December anxiety started. I thought all of these emotional occurances were due to stress. In January I became worse and started lashing out at family and friends. February and March were the worst. I became suicidal and as early as last week contemplated killing myself because I couldn't take it any more. Thank god my friend heard the news reports about Singulair and called me immediately. I have been off the drug for 3 days and I am starting to feel like myself. I urge people not to take this drug. | M | 38 | 7 months | 4/4/2008 | 1 | Asthma and allergies | After less than one week on it I started having extreme low back pain (I'm already dealing with lumbar back problems and it made them much worse). Nausea. A bad sinus infection for which I've had to take two different antibiotics. Halucinating -- on a trip to look at Fall foliage, I was sitting in the passenger seat and panicked several times because I believed that we were going to crash into guardrails and other cars. Trouble spelling words which was really weird since I've always been an excellent speller. But the worst was the sudden mood swings and extreme feelings of depression and hopelessness about my back problems, almost suicidal even. Lashing out with crazy anger at my husband for no reason. Only minimally helped my asthma and allergies, which really aren't that bad anyways. | This stuff is bad news. A nurse practitioner gave me a month's worth of samples to take, never mentioned possible side effects. I've never experienced drug side effects like this before in my life. Had I not stumbled across this site while researching Singulair and two other drugs I started taking recently for my back, I would probably not have made the connection. Frightening. I stopped taking it after about 3 and a half weeks and the side effect symptoms completely disappeared in 3 days. I'll never take this stuff again. | F | 38 | 25 days | 10/1/2006 | 1 | Allergies and asthma | Depression, suicidal thoughts, mood swings, inability to focus | Worked WONDERFULLY for the asthma and allergies. However, I think it took about 3 months to get all of the side effects out of my system. | F | 38 | 5 months 1X day | 2/28/2010 | 1 | asthma | severe mood swings, hallucination's,uncontrollable crying,thoughts of self harm. | I have been off singulair for 2 weeks now side effects are now wearing off, anyone who is prescribed this drug should be warned of these horrendous side effects.did help with my breathing problems but is not worth the side effects, i thought i would end up being committed into a mental hospital i have never felt so much fear or out of control in my life,please think twice before taking this drug. | F | 38 | 4 weeks 10mg 1X day | 1/18/2011 | 1 | Severe allergies | Severe anxiety attacks-even at home for no apparent reason, irritability, sadness, lack of interest, unusual thoughts of death, feelings as though I were going to faint | F | 38 | 9 months 30 | 1/21/2013 | 1 | Asthma | Fifteen pounds weight gain in two months. I was careful with my diet and exercised for 45 minutes 5 times a week. Unbelievable! | It did work to control my asthma symptoms. | F | 38 | 60 days 10 mg 1X day | 6/9/2012 | 1 | Allergies | I took montkelust for several days and I cried, had anxiety, lost my temper and contemplated suicide. I am a happy, stable person and was baffled at the irrationality of my thoughts. Then I forgot to take it for a few days. I felt better, took it again and the symptoms returned. I am so glad i finally read the warning label and put two and two together. What an awful experience. | F | 38 | 5 days | 9/15/2015 | 1 | Allergies | extreme tiredness, even after 12 hours since taking the drug, numbness emotionally, fuzzy thinking, beginnings of panic, feel unmotivated and unable to function. | Took the generic - Montelukast. Do not recommend. | F | 38 | 1 days 10mg 1X day | 5/19/2016 | 5 | Asthma | None | None My son started this at two years old the asthma attacks stopped He finally started sleeping through the night. Without waking screaming beacuse of coughing. He had the terrible twos like anyother but no side effects that I can see he is a happy well adjusted child now in the 4th grade and making honor roll | F | 37 | 6 years 5mg 1X day | 5/17/2011 | 5 | Asthma & Allergies | none | F | 37 | 3 weeks | 1/3/2008 | 4 | nasal allergy symptoms | Not very scientific...but here they are -tired for a few days (went away when I started taking in the AM) -I seem more prone to depression but it could just be life. | Cleared up 75% of my symptoms. Before singulair, I used my albuterol inhaler 4-5 times per week, I also got a severe cold or sinus infection every 2 months. Guaranteed. With Singulair, I have taken 4-5 albuterol puffs in the last 8 months. Only one severe cold in 15 months..WOW! Definitely measurable positive results. I recommend taking this in the morning. I also use it with Nasonex every day....and with Claritin for about 3 weeks per year at allergy season. | M | 37 | 15 months | 3/20/2008 | 4 | allergies/asthma | I have taken Singulair and Serevent in combination now for 10 years and they seemed to really keep things in control. I am one of these people who doesn't like to take meds everyday though. I don't want to be dependant on any drug. So I've done some research and discovered Cordyceps Sinensis (a type of mushroom)which you can take in capsule form. I purchased some at a reasonable price from Swanson Health Products online. I took it for 5 days and after some trial and error, discovered that I could go without the Singulair. Going on 3 wks now with no Singulair yippy!!! If you try this, make sure you let the Cordyceps get in your system for 5-7 days first! Good luck | F | 37 | 10 years | 3/12/2009 | 4 | Allergies | Nightmares!! Soooo tired! | So far this has worked for me. I have had severe allergies since I can remember. I mean sneezing for 30+ minutes straight without stopping bad. This has worked well but the nightmares are horrible. I am going to start taking it during the day instead of night. Although it makes me really tired .. I will take tired over nightmares anyday. At least I no longer have to carry a shop towel around anymore to blow my nose on. | M | 37 | 14 days 10 1X day | 6/15/2011 | 4 | asthma, seasonal allergies | Taking it for last 2 years. This drug cured me for my asthma and cough. But recently after undergoing a regular checkup and blodd test, SGOT/SGPT chemical test were above normal range. Doctor could not find anything efecting the liver. So i am going to discontinue using this drug as of now. Other problems faced were ear infections, pain in legs, insomnia and weight gain. I could have continued using this drug but having a bad liver is a complete no no. | does anyone has same problems with liver? email me at [email protected] | M | 37 | 2 years | 8/4/2006 | 3 | Allergies | lethargy/depression | After just 48 hours, there was a dramatic change in my mood. This morning, after dropping my daughter off at school, I sat in my car and just wept. It occurred to me to check whether depression is a possible side effect to the use of Singulair, and I was surprised to see the number of similar complaints ...relieved, however, to know that I'm not crazy. My symptoms of allergy have subsided somewhat, but I'd rather suffer through the discomfort of seasonal allergies that spend my Spring in a fog! | F | 37 | 2 days | 4/3/2006 | 3 | Allergies | Extreme drowsiness and mild headache. | I was prescribed this due to my seasonal allergies and the tendency to get a tight chest and a lot of mucous which leads to infection. I have always used an Albuterol inhaler during the months of October and May but my doctor thought this would be a good drug for me along with my Zurtek. The first evening I took it I noticed a suprising difference in my breathing. It really opened me up and I no longer needed my inhaler. It worked great if you can deal with being a zombie all day. Unfortunately with two young children I cannot. I stopped taking it and I'm back to using the Alberterol for the breathing issues. I think it's worth a try for people suffering from asthma but I would look in to other options for seasonal allergies. | F | 37 | 7 days | 9/25/2007 | 2 | asthma | Our 10 year old has unexplained sadness, anxiety, mood swings, intense headaches, backache, inability to concentrate, chronic sinus infections and a constant feeling of ill health. | We've been distraught over our very intelligent son's inability to focus in school and complete his assignments. This has caused a great deal of anxiety and sadness in our child. We've had him tested for inattentive ADD recently and are awaiting results. Today the school nurse called (again!) to tell me our son had a headache and basically told me he was just making it up to get out of doing his work. Since this is the first time he's ever been in the nurses office, I find it quite curious she has so quickly assessed that he is "faking" it. However, he has missed 13 days of school and it is only early December so I'm sure she thinks I am a parent who lets her child manipulate her into staying home. NOT THE CASE!! Today we found post after post from Singulair users and it is all making sense! He feels lousy because he is being poisoned by a drug the FDA should be pulling from the market!! It worked great in controlling his asthma but has caused him to suffer for two y | F | 37 | 2 years | 12/3/2007 | 2 | Asthma | Flu & ear infections. | F | 37 | 2 months | 7/22/2008 |