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, Minor Ashtma | My 5 year old son became aggressive, very moody, cried a lot, even said "I hate myself" and "I should just kill myself" one time. And that's from my usually very happy, excited, loving 5 year old. | Found this web site and read the other comments. Immediately took him off of the 4mg singulair he was on. After just two days he was much better and now it has been a full week and he seems to be back to his old self. Be very cautious of the medication. | M | 35 | 6 weeks | 3/27/2008 | 1 | Asthma | When I first started singuliar, my asthma improved for the first few weeks, then my asthma went back to the way it was, I would have an attack at least once a day. I thought, why take this medication when I am having the same amount of asthma as before the singulair. After a few months on it I decided to stop taking it, my asthma became severe, like I would have an attack every 3 hours and use my albuterol. I gave up, now have been on it for about 2 years. Tried slowly weaning myself off it, can't seem to. I just stopped cold turkey two days ago and my asthma is out of control. Also, doctors have had me on steroids my entire life, as I got older, I would get sick more often and more severe. Sinus infections, broncitis, pneumonia, many times a year. I stopped all the steroid inhalers and prednisone about 4 years ago, it took almost a year for my immune system to recover from the steroids, but once it did, it was great. I never have to go to the doctor for sickness, my body can fight the | F | 35 | 2 years 10 1X day | 2/11/2010 | 1 | Asthma and allergies | Nightmares, severe anxiety, severe social anxiety, insomnia, severe depression, and agitation | I’m a Registered Nurse. When I first started taking Singulair, I looked up the medication information in my nursing drug guide and in my nursing textbooks. Back then there were no warnings about any adverse effects such as depression or anxiety regarding Singulair. I figured it would be safe to take. This has been the worse year and a half of my life. Less than eight weeks after I started taking Singulair, I fell into a deep depression that lasted about four to five weeks. I have underlying issues with anxiety; the Singulair just multiplied my anxiety by a hundred. My anxiety has never been this bad. I started to have severe anxiety attacks and severe social anxiety at work. The anxiety worsened over time as my thoughts became more negative. I started having anxiety and panic attacks around loved ones. I started to see a therapist, but that didn’t help at all. I had to start seeing a psychiatrist; this helped only a little. The psychiatrist prescribed an antidepressant and a benzodiazepine. These medications helped slightly. I notified my primary care doctor and had labs drawn. Everything was normal physically. I was doing everything that is supposed to help with depression and anxiety. I was eating healthy, I was lifting weights and running 3 miles, positive thinking, cognitive behavioral therapy, and I was even meditating. Nothing was working for me. I have never felt so helpless. I have never been so anxious or so depressed before this. Fi | M | 35 | 1.5 years 10mg 1X day | 11/13/2010 | 1 | asthma | What started off as a difficult 4 year old turned into depression, mood swings, extreme weepiness, suicidal thoughts as he got older. Thought my child had severe emotional issues and was looking into medicating those when I began to suspect the Singulair. Took him off the Singulair and all those went away. Hate that he had 3 horrible years of his life that I just thought "he would outgrow." | Helped asthma a lot but side effects were severe. | F | 35 | 3 years | 4/7/2007 | 1 | Allergies | Nose bleeds and gums bleeding. | I stop taking the drug 10 days ago and I am still bleeding from the nose and the mouth. I have no history of any ailments that could cause this and I regularly visit the dentist and have good oral hygiene. I hope the bleeding stops soon as not I have to deal with 2 problems instead of just one. | M | 35 | 30 days 1X day | 3/26/2012 | 5 | Asthma | I don't think I've had any side effects. | Singulair has worked exceptionally well for me. I had mild asthma when it came to physical activity. My asthma was much worse when triggered by hay fever or animals (I couldn't have a pet until I took singulair). After reading all the negative comments I was trying to figure out if I had any side effects. I might have one or two nightmares a year. I probably had that many before. I do get irritable sometimes, but I used to get irritable sometimes as well. I don't think singulair really had any negative effects on me. | M | 34 | 13 years 10mg 1X day | 4/25/2012 | 5 | Allergies | None | About a year ago, I suddenly started having allergy attacks (no previous history of allergies). I was originally put on a different allergy drug that did help the allergies but had terrible side effects. My doctor suggested I try Singulair instead and it has greatly helped me. I do still get allergy attacks occasionally, but much less often and much less severe (just some congestion/sniffles/sore throat instead of flat on my back for days). I can be exposed to things I'm allergic to (yard stuff, hay, animal fur) and often have no reaction at all. I have been extremely happy with Singulair. | F | 34 | 7 months | 12/4/2006 | 5 | cough-variant asthma | none | Singulair has cured my daughter's cough in 2 days! She used to cough all the time for two month after every cold she had and we didn't know it was variation of asthma. She was also describing difficulty breathing as difficulty yawning and that childish description didn't really help understand what was going on. During bad allergy season she needs some extra help (Flovent, Nasonex), but does great all year on Singulair. | F | 34 | 5 years | 6/8/2006 | 4 | asthma | none | i was diagnosed with "exercise induced" asthma (per my pulmanologist asthma is asthma) almost 2 years ago. september of '07 it turned into something that was no longer under control. i believe the tree pollen is what sparked my inability to control the asthma anymore. my primary doctor had me on oral steroids (6 days) and antibiotics b/c she thought i just had a bad respiratory infection. as soon as the steroids were out my symstem the major attacks returned. a bad attack which resulted in an emergency trip to the hospital as well as seeing a pulmanologist is how i was put on singulair. the best thing since sliced bread for me. i can run, exercise and roller skate again without being affraid of the activity resulting in an attack. i still use my inhaler 20 min before any physical activity, but i feel singular has helped me get my life back. | F | 34 | 1 months | 1/8/2008 | 4 | seasonal allergies | Gave me some relief...I've NEVER experienced constipation...I started thinking about when I noticed this change in myself, and thought it was about the time I started Singulair. I thought I would do a little research online and found this sight. WOW. What a wake up call. I'm stopping tonight to see what happens, and I'm taking my 15 year old daughter off as well, she was moody enough to begin with! | If you begin this medication, closely monitor yourself or your kids for side effects...I just now realized that my weight gain was a recent occurance as well! | F | 34 | 1 months | 9/14/2007 | 3 | Allergies | After one month on the drug I have experienced stomach problems, diarrhea, irritailtiy, depression, decreased libido, brain fog,fatigue, and muscle aches. Judging from others comments I am not the only one suffering from these side effects. | This drug did wonders for my allergies but it seems for me the cure is worse than the disease. There should be more info available on this drug for it is not cheap. | F | 34 | 30 days | 6/8/2005 | 1 | Chronic nighttime asthma | For the entire 9 months that our 4 year old daughter was on Singulair, her asthma symptoms completely disappeared - BUT - she experienced constant nightmares, almost every night. I put it down to 'a phase' until I realised that it was associated with Singulair. I feel dreadful as a mother for taking so long to realise that my daughter's nightmares, which really distressed her, were caused by the medication. We recently reduced her dose and then increased it again - as soon as we increased it she started wetting her bed every night. I will never ever give her this medication again. I think there should be a thorough investigation into this medication. | F | 34 | 9 months | 1/21/2010 | 1 | Asthma & Allergies | Considerable weight gain in just two weeks (7 pounds, I exercise and work out) | Virtually no improvement in allergies or asthma | F | 34 | 15 days | 4/18/2007 | 1 | Allergies | Please do not take this medication. | I feel terrible that so many of you have felt so ill but happy that I'm not the only one. I stopped taking this medication 2 days ago. Taking this medication has completely changed my personality behavior and character. I became aggressive, angry, intolerant, impatient, I can't sleep and if I do I have horrible violent dreams, I hallucinate, I obsess over nothing, I start fights with loved ones or completely avoid them. I have no compassion, empathy or emotion towards anyone. There are too many negatives to type. Taking this medication could get me fired from my job and divorced if my husband wasn't so understanding. I got my first speeding ticket in 14 years after taking this medication for 2 weeks. I would rather have a sinus infection for the rest of my life than take this medication for 1 more day. | F | 34 | 2 months 10 1X day | 4/8/2011 | 1 | Allergies | Diarrhea, nausea, headache, vivid dreams | Prescribed on a Friday morning and took Friday night. Woke up Saturday groggy, nauseous, and achy. By Saturday night explosive diarrhea. So bad I went to the ER at 3 am on Sunday morning. They informed my thusly that I must have had a stomach virus. It couldn't possibly be the medicine. I acquiesced. Last night was Friday again. Tried one more time. Woke up this morning (Saturday) with all the same symptoms. I won't be lied to again. I'm done with this medicine and pray I don't have the same experience with my bathroom as I had last weekend. I would not recommend. | F | 34 | 1 days | 7/9/2016 | 5 | asthma | very slight tremor in my hands sometimes | The slight hand tremor was the only side effect I noticed. Otherwise,I am very happy with it. | F | 33 | 5 years | 1/26/2010 | 5 | Severe dishydrosis, mild asthma | none | Singulair worked wonders for my dishydrosis. After almost two years of intense suffering I could finally walk without pain and use my hands again. I've been almost symptom free for over 12 months. | F | 33 | 14 months | 1/25/2008 | 4 | Chronic sinusitis | pins & needles in my hands and feet, anxiety | It really cleared my sinuses, and for the first time in years I can breathe in the morning. However, the side effects are not worth it, and I can't wait for my hands and feet to feel normal again. | F | 33 | 3 months | 9/8/2009 | 4 | hayfever and hives | None that I noticed; only used it for one month. | I am a Registered Nurse, and this worked great for both my hayfever and hives (autoimmune); I only used it for a short time. Recently I considered asking for it again in place of Atarax (generic name is hydroxizine and it's very cheap) until I read the reviews on Singulair. I have a history of anxiety disorder and am surprised it was prescribed to me in the first place. Also I have a 5 y/o neice who has severe food allergies and behavioral problems; she takes Singulair. I am going to propose she try a drug holiday for her to see if it is in fact attributed to Singulair. For those who cannot tolerate Singulair I suggest you discuss Atarax with your physician as a potential alternative. Though it does not act on leukotrienes, it is very effective with sedating properties that decrease within a month or less [for most people]. I have been on as much as 200mg Atarax per day, starting dose for adults is normally 25mg. | F | 33 | 1 months | 10/24/2008 | 4 | allergic rhinitis | No side effects yet. My nose feels great. I hate this season in the city. It is very difficult to live sneezing all day. I take it with loratadina and I feel great. Hope the side effects everyone has don't affect me. | F | 33 | 15 days 10mg 1X day | 11/10/2020 |