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 |
| 2 | Asthma | Severe dry mouth / thirst. Had to stop taking it. Medication worked well but the severe dry mouth / thirst was intolerable. Yes, i drank plenty but it did not help. | M | 28 | 5 days 10mg 1X day | 9/10/2010 | 2 | chronic sinusitis | No side effects | I am not getting any relief at all so far from any of the combination of meds I am on. FRUSTRATED! | F | 28 | 21 days 30mg 1X day | 10/18/2011 | 1 | Allergies | Anger, tantrums, aggression | After reading the post below me, I burst into tears. My 4 year old has been on this for 2 years now. I stopped it about 3-4 weeks ago because I just plain forgot to pick up the prescription. My son has been having SEVERE anger and aggression, which is NOT his typical behavior. He is being suspended from the YMCA with calls home from Kindergarten as well. What freaked me out about the post below, is that in counseling, when asked why he does these things, he says it's because his brain tells him to. He cannot describe WHY he gets so angry. He hits other children, gets really, well, CRAZY with me, and doesn't care at ALL about consequences. It sounds like most of you experienced a difference when the medication was stopped. I haven't yet, if nothing it's getting worse. Does anybody know if this is normal, maybe with the length of time he was on Singulair? I have him in counseling now for his behavior and never once thought to link it to his medication. He is normally such a sweet and loving and caring child. Please email me with any info any of you have on the length of time it takes for them to go back to "normal". [email protected] | F | 28 | 2 years 4MG 1X day | 9/24/2010 | 1 | Allergies/Asthma Chronic Rhinitus | Severe Nightmares, Moodiness, Panic Attacks | I was only taking this product for 6 days. I noticed I had a severe nightmare the first night I took the product. I did not realize until the next day that bad dreams/nightmares were a side effect. 5 days later I could not sleep, my mind was racing, and I was having a panic attack and could not keep a clear thought. I will NEVER use this product again and would not recommend it to anyone I know. | F | 28 | 6 days | 9/21/2005 | 1 | Asthma | total loss of concentration, loss of motivation, anxiety, depression, mood swings, irritable, dizzy, nauseated, vivid dreams, tired, can't exercise without becoming incredibly dizzy, can't think straight, acid reflux, HUNGRY, general feeling of being unwell. | I was really hoping I would be able to continue to take this drug, because my asthma has completey cleared up. I have used my inhaler maybe twice all week, where I was using my inhaler three or more times a day. I just can't live with these symptoms. It really is a shame. I don't understand why these symptoms aren't listed on the package, especially when so many people are all experiencing the same thing. | F | 28 | 7 days | 3/2/2007 | 1 | Asthma/prevent colds | The most serious problems were severe depression (one suicide attempt), anxiety, and violent tendencies (I had to be kept away from disciplining my pets, for example). | I would recommend that anyone who takes this drug be aware of the potential side effects. These side effects were *not* listed on the drug insert when I first started taking it in 2006, and I did not check any of the new ones, thinking I had read it all before. 3 months after I started taking singulair, I sought help for psychological issues and was on anti-depressants/anti-anxiety meds for about 2 years, consequently. My docs thought my psych. problems were just a delayed reaction to my father's death 2.5 years earlier. Turns out, it was the singulair. Luckily, I figured out the cause was singulair when I developed GERD and the new doc I was seeing asked me to research all of my FOUR medications I was taking a day (2 of them to offset the problems with singulair that I was not aware of) to see if any could be the cause. I found out about the problems others were having and quit taking all my meds 2 months ago. I finally feel like myself, again. Be informed, people, and parents, pl | 28 | 2 years | 3/19/2008 | 1 | Exercise induced Anaphylaxis | Joint pain predominantly knees and wrists, severe depression, suicidal idealisations. Extreme weight gain 30kg in 5 months. | I came off it and yet after 3 weeks I still don't feel any better, if anything I feel worse because now I can't sleep because of the depression. My menstrual cycle is all over the place from starving myself thinking I must have been the reason for gaining weight. | F | 28 | 5 months 10mg | 4/19/2015 | 1 | middle ear fluid, allergies | Mood altering, disconnected with world, depressed, unable to focus, lightheadedness | My doctor added Singulair to my allergy regimen as I complained of lightheadedness and middle ear fluid. I took this for just over a month with NO success in helping my lightheadedness. If anything, it INCREASED it and then affected my mood. Before taking Singulair, I scoffed at the idea that a medicine for something like allergies could really affect your mood/way you thought. Boy was I wrong. This drug really altered my state my mind, to that point where I cried in front of mirror screaming "what is F*ing wrong with me! Why can't I snap out of this! I can't go on like this!" I was SO scary. I didn't connect the mood change with the drug until I read about the side effects. My doctor NEVER told me about any mood side effects. The bottle does state this, but again, I was a believer that it was probably so rare that I shouldn't worry. :( PLEASE, if you took this medicine and your state of mind is dramatically different than normal, tell your Doctor and stop taking. Within two days, I felt much better, though my ears are still clogged daily. | F | 28 | 45 days 1X day | 8/9/2014 | 1 | Asthma | Depression | DO NOT TAKE! ITS NOT WORTH WRECKING YOUR MENTAL HEALTH JUST TO BREATH. For 2 years and 9 months I was fine, but in August of last year I noticed I was depressed feeling (totally unlike me!) Didn't really link it to anything other the pandemic. Nope. Continued to get more depressed. Planning on discussing with my pulmonologist on safely discontinuing this drug! | F | 28 | 3 years 10mg 1X day | 3/6/2022 | 1 | Severe allergies | Singulair (an allergy medicine) caused me to have suicidal thoughts and I put a fork to my throat this morning over something stupid and my mom talked me out of it. I'm not the suicidal type and Singulair almost made me take my life. I also have had aggression, worse depression, rage, and not giving a rats booty on what I say to anyone. I talked to my mom like she was a dog and I'm not that kinda person. I even cussed my own husband out a couple times. I would NEVER talk to anyone like that! I was literally scared of myself. I even broke something of my great great grandmothers and it was one of the last objects my mom had of hers. I'm not the violent type at all. I'm hoping within a few days I can start feeling better. This medicine needs to be taken off the market. | F | 28 | 40 days 30mg 1X day | 8/12/2021 | 1 | asthma and sinus problems | chronic anxiety, shakes/tremors, rapid heartbeat, sore throat, flu like symptoms {even though no temperature}, headaches, tiredness, sinus pain seems worse. DO NOT TAKE THIS DRUG, ITS VENOMOUS AND DANGEROUS. | I started taking montelukast 3 days ago for loss control of asthma and its been the worst 3 days of my life. they didn't warn me about the side effects for people with current mental health issues and anxiety as I am a bit sufferer and it's made it 10 times worse. I am shaking all the time and feel a sense of doom and I'm on edge all the time and can't think straight. it's not really made a lot of differance with my breathing and still have a blocked nose with quite tender sinusis. I also have aches and pains like I have the flu, and a sore throat to go with it although my temperature is normal, absolutely will not continue with this drug and will just stick to my preventer and my ventolin from my on.. it's scary how it effects people's mental health and should come with a warning and a doctors should warn about this serious side effects. luckily I haven't had the suicidal thoughts yet but it's a awful drug and I do not recommend it at all. I'd rather be on a more powerful preventer and cling onto my ventolin the feel like this. | F | 28 | 3 days 10mg | 5/1/2020 | 5 | Asthma - shortness of breath | Extreme depression, wanting to cry all the time, fear, extreme emotional weakness | The longer I took the weaker I became emotionally, I have been off for 3 months still do not feel completely back to normal | F | 27 | 5 months 1 D 10mg | 9/3/2015 | 5 | asthma and allergies | no side effects | i love singulair, it's a wonder drug that helps with my asthma and bad allergies. it doesn't work perfectly 100% of the time, but for the most part, i love it. and i know it works cuz when i stop taking it, usually cuz i don't have the money for it, it gets harder for me to breathe, and i sneeze constantly and have a runny nose | M | 27 | 4 years | 6/8/2009 | 3 | Allergies | First time around (3yrs)- none. Second time (1 month) - constant hunger, vivid dreams, moody and hypersensitive, decreased sensitivity in vaginal area | The first time I took this for about 3 years and did not recall any side effects except weight gain that I attributed to slowing metabolism due to age. I was off of it for about 6 months and my allegies started getting so bad that I started again. For the last month I have been taking it I have become a different person. Did they change this drug or is it just me? | F | 27 | 30 days | 5/9/2008 | 3 | asthma and allergies | Singulair has worked very well to control asthma and allergy symptoms. Personally, I have not experienced nightmares or leg cramps. But read on... I have been taking it for probably about 5 years now. I am a 27 year old female, and my asthma doctor reports that the pulmicort and singulair are keeping my symptoms under control. However, I decided three days ago to quit the singulair. The doctor said on my last visit that I could try it. Here's my experience. I have had some difficulty in waking up in the middle of the night. But I usually go to sleep okay. I feel really good, though today, my third or fourth day, my chest feels heavier. I took a puff of my albuterol and the heaviness has subsided somewhat. As for the mood changes while I was on Singulair, I agree that they are a very real possibility. I was often cranky and tired, and I experience depressed moods, would ruminate often. I did not feel this way prior to my college years. In high school, I took no asthma drugs at | may work for you, but read the fine print and ask questions | F | 27 | 4 years | 7/15/2007 | 3 | Heavy smoker which leads to asthma | Extreme intolerance to heat (and somewhat to cold), hot flashes/flushes, sweating profusely, heat rash to the face and upper body, feverish symptoms. | Have been taking singulair for about 12-18 months on and off for a persistant smokers cough/phlegm issue that leads to asthma. I have been consistently taking it for about 4 months now and the above side effects are unbearable, especially when trying to work and be professional while your skins on fire and your sweating so much you need to change your clothes. I am ceasing this medication today and hoping these symptoms go away. I also take a contraceptive and an anti psychotic med and have thyroid issues so I cannot put this down to Singulair, but will report back after 2 weeks. | F | 27 | 1 years 10mg daily | 3/14/2019 | 2 | mild allergy realated asthma | anxiety, generally unhappy, feelings of hatred, depression, worry, regret, irritability, EXTREMELY MOODY, sleeplesness, nightmares, restlessness, "brain fog", loss of motivation, tingling in hands, dry-bloodshot eyes, restless legs | I am generally a VERY VERY laid back person and SUPER easy going, I want to stress that because I hate to think the effects this med could have on people who are already feeling the way this drug made me feel. After 1 week on Singular I started to experience completely unexplained anxiety and depression. I couldn't sleep, and was extremely restless at night. I was constantly worring about things that I used to never never think about. I was beginning to be short and hateful with my friends and family, to be honest, an absolute A$$hole to just about everyone. My brother and friends even asked me what was wrong with me, and I didn't know what to tell them. It was like a constant heavy CLOUD over my disposition. THANKFULLY I found this website, and as a result TODAY is my last day on Singular, and I hope that it will flush from my system quickly - I want my OLD SELF back!!!! I will never take this med again!!! | M | 27 | 2 weeks | 5/2/2007 | 1 | asthma | depression, extreme anxiety, panic disorder, suicidal thoughts, loss of control over thoughts, paranoia, suicide attempt | I've been on Singulair for 7 years. It did control my asthma. However, during the time I was on it, I slowly spiraled into deep depression. After 6 years of taking it, I developed such extreme anxiety and panic disorder that I was convinced I was going crazy, as schizophrenia runs in my family. I had no control over my thoughts, which were so scary and demented that it was virtually intolerable. I had one suicide attempt year 6 of taking it. Over the 7 years I became agoraphobic. I didn't attribute my troubles to Singulair, instead believing I was mentally ill. My mom told me about the news reports and I discontinued Singulair. My doctor said to give it 1 month to get out of my system. By day 3, I noticed extreme changes for the better. It's day 11, and I haven't felt this normal since before taking Singulair. All anxiety has disappeared. I think normal again, depression has lifted. I'm dumbfounded that my "mental illness" wasn't an illness at all. I can't beli | F | 27 | 7 years | 4/7/2008 | 1 | Asthma, allergies | Weight gain (20 lbs..went from a 4 to an 8), insomnia, depression, anxiety, suicidal thoughts, loss of motivation, feelings of rage and desire to be violent sometimes, general feeling of being unhealthy | I used to be a confident, over-achiever with a lust for life.In the past 1.5 years, I've become someone I don't recognize: a wimpering ball of pathetic mush.I never suspected singulair because about a year prior to taking it, I lost my dad to cancer at an early age, so blamed my problems on that, but the timing is just too concidental.I have to take 2 Rx's each day to control my outrageous anxiety and depression, and my self esteem is zero (in spite of a great career, fiance, friends, and the bills are paid!)By all accounts, I should be happy and well-adjusted, but I can barely make it through most days.I'm overweight now and exhausted no matter what I try.Since finding this forum last night, I quit taking singulair.It worked for me, but not worth it.If you decide to try this drug, KEEP A DIARY so you don't spend a year and a half piling on *more* drugs and therapy to fix what singulair did to you. | F | 27 | 18 months | 1/12/2008 | 1 | asthma | my 6 year old daughter just started this medicine 3 weeks ago and at first told me she felt leg pains..i thought nothing of it,maybe it was growing pains. She was acting a little weird and fighting with her 2 year old brother and us. Then just yesterday she looked very down and when i asked her what was wrong she said that "she was born". This totally shocked me and my heart broke. Why would she say that? Was she having trouble in school? Feeling neglected at home? We always have fun with the kids. Then she said she has been feeling really sad lately and she didn't know why. When I went to give her the dose last night, I realize it was the medicine!!The label with small writing on the side said to call doctor if you experience mood changes, sadness, depression.. She had been acting out of her normal because of it! Of course I didn't give it to her and will never give it to her again!!!! | M | 27 | 21 days | 3/19/2009 |