| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR SINGULAIR | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
  | F M | | | | |||
| 2 | Asthma | Palpatations, Myalgia, Insomnia, lethargy, weight gain, depression. | Have been on this drug for a long time and the symptoms came on slowly but now the muscle pain has gotten so bad that the Dr. recomended I cut the dose in half for 4 days and then take half every other day for 4 days to help get off it. I will let you know what happens. The pains have gotten better after just 2 days, but I do have tightness in my chest he said that should get better in a few days | F | 20 | 4 years | 5/11/2005 | 2 | Severe asthma | heart palpitations, anxiety, achy muscles, restless, awoke at night every hour, fear of the worst happening. | Asthma symptoms improved greatly, but side effects are intolerable. This is what it must feel like to do cocaine. Very upsetting to hear about the children that are having terrible side effects, heart goes out to you parents for your children. | F | 26 | 3 weeks | 7/13/2007 | 2 | my 7 yr. old daughter | she is a high energy child who started experiencing very bad asthma and allergies at around 1 1/2 yrs. she was taking prednisone once a month for about 6 mos. and the dr. suggested singulair along with as needed albuterol and pulmecort inhalers. heavy medicine for a small toddler. she has been an intense child with mood swings, temper tantrums and extremely challenging for me. we tried herbs, which help, naturopath medicine and currently do vitamins as well. all of these things have helped, however i wonder, now that i am reading this, if singulair has created some of these symptoms. she often whistles and makes sounds obsessively. much of this is normal, but she is a bit more intense than most of our friends children when it comes to being stubborn and difficult. she has trouble focusing and listening to my words, like i have to repeat EVERYTHING 10 times, and my other daughter is not at all like that. i know this may sound totally normal, however, i spend alot of time with my | F | 7 | | 7/31/2007 | 2 | asthma allergies | increasing numbness in hands and feet, fasting blood sugar increase of 23 points into the pre-diabetic range [no family history], blood pressure increase, anxiety , slurred speech, headache, preoccupation with health and death, sadness | Initially thrilled to be able to breathe through my nose, totally allergy free in high season, ebullient with relief from allergy/asthma symptoms, proclaimed Singulair as the med that changed my life. Now know that the change has been for the worse [except respiratorily], and am stopping it tonight. | F | 53 | 3 days | 8/10/2007 | 2 | Asthma/Allergies | My six year old daughter has been on and off this medicine for the past 4 years, in this time I have noticed her calm pleasant demenor go to something I have never seen. Just recently she seems to be doing awful in school, not wanting to do her work, hitting others for no reason, and lashing out as it she hates the world. I have stopped this medication and will consult with her allergist. My hopes are that while quitting this will bring back my sweet girl, other parents can find another alternative to this medicine before having to find out the hard way the affects it can have on a child. | F | 6 | 4 years | 10/29/2008 |
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