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 | allergies (rhinitis/asthma) | I have had no side effects whatsoever. | It has been a wonder drug for me - I used to have "sinus" days where I'd be totally miserable - now no more! It has been wonderful. I had occasional asthma but have hardly had to use it at all for a couple of years. | F | 56 | 2 years 10mg 1X day | 8/25/2011 | 5 | control asthma | None with brand singulair. Since going on generic, I have had ear pain, headachs, blured vision, and sinus pressure. | Will be contacting Doctor in the morning. | M | 56 | 20 years 5MG 1X day | 3/11/2013 | 5 | copd | none compared to not takeing it and not being able to take in any air at all really life saving | F | 56 | 10 years 10mg | 10/29/2012 | 5 | allergic rhinitis | I take it at night but it still makes me sleepy during the day. However, I'd rather be sleepy than having miserable allergies! I also experience | I am so glad to have discovered this stuff! I gather it either helps you or it doesn't, and am so glad it helps me! I also take a mind-numbing number of other allergy meds -- allegra, sudafed, flonase, atrovent nasal spray, astelin nasal spray -- but this made the most difference! I still take the other stuff, but this gave me the best spring I've had in YEARS! Oh yes, I take shots too! My allergies are to all inhalants, indoors & out. :-( | F | 56 | 44 days | 6/6/2005 | 4 | allergies and asthma | Recently went through Anaphylatic shock and almost died so have gone through the allergy testing and found myself allegeric to trees, grasses, weeds, mold, farm pollens, dust and dust mites and cats. Allergist started me on Singulair on Oct. 30. It is now Nov. 17th. Take Zyrtec also, and had Nasonex to use. Discontinued the Nasonex when I read another website devoted to the side effects it can cause with some that never go away. I suffered two or three bouts of severe sinus infection a year after a cold and every cold went down into my chest. The constant drainage (how does the human body produce so much snot?)and sinus pressure is gone. Feel like new person but as of Nov. 12th, have abdominal pain and diarrhea. VERY unlike me. Never know when a bout of cramping will result in a rush to find a bathroom. My intestines are rolling and boiling. Seems like anything I eat goes to liquid right away. Since I am past the worst of my allergy season, will stop taking Singulair and watch | As with anything, be aware and extremely cautious. We know our bodies best and we know our children so when we see behaviors changing for the worst, look at the outside source, aka new meds. | M | 56 | 19 days | 11/17/2007 | 3 | Allergies & Asthma | None that I'm aware of. Not sure how effective this medication really is, I still have a constantly runny nose all year long. | F | 56 | 5 years | 2/21/2009 | 3 | asthma flare up | I developed a stomach ache, called the allergy doctor and he recommended I stop Singulair for a few days, then start up again to see if I got the stomach ache again. I stopped the drug, the stomach ache went away - and you know what? I'm not taking this stuff anymore. I am using an inhaler (Dulera) and I'm weaning myself off that too, hoping this asthma flare was just a temporary thing because I do not want to be taking any of this stuff in the long term............ | F | 56 | 22 days 10 mg 1X day | 1/14/2012 | 3 | Rhinitis and possible asthma | Great first few days Swelling of sinus decreased. Day 4,5 noticed extreme muscle twitches. Day 5, couldn't sleep due to muscle twitches, also felt my heart jumping. | Going off of it | F | 56 | 5 days 4 mg | 10/13/2015 | 2 | Allergies, stuffy nose and ears | Extremely dry eyes; vaginal dryness and sexual pain; loss of sexual desire; insomnia; numbness in hands upon waking; weight gain; mood swings; irritable; intolerance to heat. | Normally, I am a happy, energetic lady...but, I have suffered with all of things I have listed for a couple of years now. I have blamed my problems on age, carpal tunnel, hormones, etc. I thought I had really gotten the nerve since menopause. It never occured to me that Singulair could be the culprit, until I heard a mother talking about her child taking Singulair on the morning t.v. show. So, I pulled up this site...I was amazed at how many people have written in with similar symptoms!!! I quit taking Singulair last week. So far, my temperment seems much better (I don't seem to be cursing under my breath as bad), my ears and nose are still extremely clear. I will try not taking Advil p.m. soon (I need my sleep). I will write back in a few weeks with my update. Thanks to everyone for sharing. | F | 56 | 2 years | 3/4/2008 | 1 | Allergy | Severe depression, severe insomnia after only one pill. | I'm afraid to take it again. | M | 56 | 1 days | 2/26/2009 | 1 | asthma | muscle cramps and soreness; cold, tingling feet and hands; elevated fasting blood sugar; anxiety and mood swings | I wanted my side effects not to be caused be Singulair because it really helped my asthma a great deal. However, after reading the reports I decided to experiment and not take it for two weeks, and was amazed to find that my extreme anxiety and mood swings (crying jags, etc.) disappeared within a week! I had thought it was menopause symptoms all this time. Also gone are nightly painful muscle cramps, my feet and hands are warm again, and my fasting blood sugar fell by 25 points. Great for asthma, but bad for me. I will not take Singulair again. | F | 56 | 4 years | 6/23/2008 | 1 | problems smelling | Severe sinus pressure, causing pain and headaches | Coughing might have been due to Singulair as well | F | 56 | 5 weeks 10 MG 1X day | 11/3/2014 | 5 | Asthma | None on Brand Singulair. Once switched to generic all symptoms returned. Told by pharmacy that the manufacturer has quit making brand since losing patent. Very frustrating | F | 55 | 6 years 10 mg 1X day | 5/28/2013 | 5 | Allergies | 4 years. No side effects while taking - that I noticed.. I have decided to stop taking it due to costs and etc, and I am experiencing HORRIBLE side effects. Chest is tight, I feel like I have a huge knot in my chest..pressure, and lots and lots of phlem... | M | 55 | 4 days 10MG 1X day | 6/24/2011 | 5 | Chemical intolerance to fragrances | I did not realize I had side effects, but looking back after reading patient comments I realize that the insomnia and irritability, greatly reduced tolerance for stress, etc., may well have been side effects of Singulair. When I suddenly stopped taking Singulair the first time after about 8 months (because I left the environment that was causing my original symptoms), after a few days I developed truly crippling lower back pain, like a muscle spasm at the top of my hip bone. Was flat on my back in agony for a week. I recently started taking Singulair again, took it for 3-1/2 weeks. Then, after leaving the environment that caused the allergic reactions, stopped again. Now, a few days later, the muscle pain is returning with a vengeance. This time, I put 2 + 2 together and am fairly certain that this is due to sudden cessation of the medication, as I have never had back problems before in my life (55/f). Also, after reading all the comments on this and another site, am wondering i | F | 55 | | 6/17/2007 | 4 | M | 55 | 2 years | 7/5/2007 | 3 | Asthma, SOB | Horrendous depression and crying. Really bummed about this because it's helped my asthma and shortness of breath a LOT. But I don't know how I can tolerate the depression much longer. Does it eventually go away?? | I don't like the fact that the chewable tablets contain aspartame, a sweetner that many European countries have banned due to its own bad side-effects - tumor excelleration and short-term memory loss among them. | F | 55 | 4 days | 10/22/2006 | 3 | Allergy and asthma | Weight gain, bad dreams, hard to stay asleep, anxiety. | I take this sparingly due to side effects. It does help me to clear lungs but I do gain weight without any eating changes and more exercise due to bike season. The drug is the culprit even though big pharma will tell you differently. Thanks to this site for allowing us to post how we really feel on medication. Any way, I started having bad dreams and wake up at 4 in the morning with thoughts and anxiety. When I go off of it , I get better and weight returns to normal. | F | 55 | 3 years 10mg 1X day | 5/31/2011 | 3 | asthma, allergies | Over the time on the med, anxiety and panic increased til I was prescribed anti-anxiety meds, bp meds, and sent for heart workups on tachycardia and stress-related heart issues. At no point did my doctor consider the source as Singulair. | Within one week after stopping Singulair, my anxiety disappeared and my wife noticed me calm w/o my telling her I had stopped the drug. Now that I am one month "free", I can relax with a book and enjoy sitting looking at the countryside, instead of being "antsy" and anxious. I have resumed having some morning nasal congestion and occasional (1/week) asthma at night but it's a very worthwhile trade-off. | M | 55 | 4 years 30mg 1X day | 2/16/2011 | 3 | Asthma & Allergies | very tired , lack of interest in things that usually please me, mood swings , depression , indecisive | unfortunately it helped with my allergies--it also gave me back my sense of smell that had been gone for years but it's not worth the side affects---------I'm stopping today and will report back after a week or 2 with an update-I hope to back to my old self---keeping my sense of smell would be a bonus! | M | 55 | 2.5 years | 9/30/2008 |