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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR SINGULAIR | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | Allergies | Serious mood swings leading to hitting and total disrespect to everyone. Unhappy the majority of the time and states nobody loves her. | I had a hunch it was her medicine but was not sure until now. That is why we are removing our daughter off the medicine tonight. We would not recommend this medicine to any parent no matter the up side to it. Way too young to be dealing with adult type behavior. This medicine needs to be stopped from being prescribed to children. | F | 6 | 2 years | 11/3/2007 | 1 | allergies/asthma | hallucinations,sadness,sleeplessness,trouble concentrating,memory problems,vision changes | my 7 year old was prescribed singulair for allergies/asthma 3 wks ago and as far as al/as symptoms,it has helped. she will no longer be taking this med because of scary side effects. first, she thought she saw me "fall through the couch" as well as many other strange things.then when she went to her violin lesson, she couldn't even remember the name of the instrument, then her eyes started burning and getting "glurry" as she said. I took her to the dr. and he did an eye exam to find that her vision has gone from 20/20, a month and a half ago, to 20/60 at this visit with no explanation. At this visit we also found that she had a very bad throat infection- she has complained of sore throat since she was put on singulair-the dr said it would go away w/time-now it's an infection that must be treated w/antibiotics.She has also said her heart pounds too fast and too hard and that she stays awake all night. I DO NOT think children should be prescribed this medication!!!!! | F | 7 | 3 weeks | 10/20/2007 | 2 | allergies, acute asthma, croup | Coughing, post nasal drip, constant runny nose | My son was put on singular for asthma and allergies. While on singular, all he did was cough. There were times when he would goto bed and cough for 2 1/2 hrs. before falling asleep. Sometimes this would develop into croup, which required a nebulizer! Now he is off the singular and has NOT coughed in three weeks. My 3 1/2 yr. old son was on it too for the same reasons and had horrible mood swings. He is NO longer on singular either! | M | 6 | 2 years | 10/17/2007 | 2 | asthma | My son went on Singular 5 days ago. Since then he has gone from a happy 5 year old to a moody child. He has had horrible mood swings, he has cried at school, hit at home, "bounced off the walls" and eaten like there is no tomorrow. I am taking him off the medicine and asking for something new. | M | 5 | 5 days | 10/7/2007 | 1 | allergies | Dr. prescribed sigulair for my son after I discountinued Allegra due to horrible mood changes. My son had been off all meds for 3 days and back to normal when we started singulair. He's been on singuair for 5 days and IT'S BACK. The mood swings are horrible..he cries all the time..is very aggressive and angry..this is NOT my son. | We will throw this prescription away just like allegra. I feel horrible for not doing the research after the allegra I should have known better. Dr.'s need to be educated on what COULD happen with children like mine!! | M | 8 | 5 days | 9/24/2007 | 2 | asthma/allergies | mood swings; unhappy; headaches and stomach aches; 25-30 lb. weight gain in under 2 years | Oh my goodness! I am sitting here crying because my daughter has been on Singulair for a year and a half along with albuterol and nasonex. My sweet loveable child has turned into a monster! On top of it, wouldn't a doctor question a 25-30 lb. weight gain in less than two years in a child?? NOW I KNOW THE REASON FOR HER BEHAVIOR!! Guess what? I took my child to an allergist and discovered that she was highly allergic to the cat we had gotten. Her pediatrician felt the cat had nothing to do with it. Boy was she wrong!! Why did I not know about all these side effects? I can only hope that in time my happy-go-lucky child will return and pray that puberty does not arrive before she is 9 yrs old. | F | 8 | 1 days | 9/23/2007 | 1 | Allergy induced migraines | My daughter was having 2-3 severe migraines a week at the age of 6. It turnes out she had a chronic sinus infection. After 2 rounds of antibiotics, the dr prescribed singulair. I honestly did not recognize that she was experiencing side effects from Singulair until now. She has gained almost 20 lbs since December, which is strange since she hardly eats!!! That is what prompted me to look it up, but I am sooo glad that i did because now I realize so many more! She has changed from a very happy, sunny child into a withdrawn,depressed child. She is very sensitive about the slightest thing, and says that no one ever wants to play with her, even though her teacher says that she is the one that refuses to interect. She has also recently experienced stomach aches, leg and ankle pain, and headaches. She also seems to have to urinate ALL the time. | Although I am sure that Singulair works great for some people, I really would not recommend it for a child. Although I do not want my child to suffer with migraines again, we will drop Singulair TONIGHT. Chiropractic care seems to be a wonderful alternative for many "Tried and True" medicines. I really am grateful for this site, and I am so angry and sad that soooo many other families have had to suffer through this while just trying to eliminate another problem. | F | 7 | 10 days | 9/18/2007 | 1 | allergy/asthma | night waking/crying 2 to 6 times a night, huge thirst, diarrhea, rash on neck and chest, scratching neck and ear, twitching legs--like cramps | Our son was prescribed this at 19 months (granules in juice at night) and cleared up congestion and constant runny nose. Over past three months he wakes almost every hour crying and drinks about a gallon of water. He thrashes around in his bed and acts tired all day. He used to be an excellent sleeper and a really mellow little guy. Now, he fusses a lot, clings, and is way more aggressive toward older sister. At first we thought many of the symptoms were because he was almost two, cutting teeth, and having occassional night terrors. Not having more than a two to three hour stretch of sleep for months on end is not normal for any age! After reading this site, he is OFF of the medication (and Flonase as well) as of tonight. A naturopath wants him on a dairy-free and glutein-free diet and he is now taking natural supplements and vitamins to boost his immune system. Please consider a diet change as an alternative to this medicine. After reading this site, I feel horrible that we l | M | 2 | 3 months | 9/16/2007 | 1 | ashma and allergies | my 4 year old started taking this med almost a year ago. he has had 2 ear infections a month ever since. he also is very moody. before he started on this med he was so loving and sweet and now he is not that way anymore. today was his first day off this med. i hope that it helps. his doc says that he does not need tubes. but something is not right. before he was on this he never had ear problems. | M | 4 | 1 years | 8/22/2007 | 1 | asthma/coughing | High fever and cold symptoms. Night terror. | My 2 year old son was prescribed because he may have mild asthma and coughs a lot at night. His allergy doctor prescribed it. He has peanut allergy, and cat/pollen allergies. The very first night on it, he got a high fever and came down with cold symptoms. The next day I left a message with the doc and took him off of the med. Within 48 hours, his fever went back down, and then the doc called and said cold symptoms are unlikely and put him back on it. I gave him a dose, and the very same night his fever went back up to 103.5. Then next day his pediatrician said take him completely off until he's well and then try again to see what happens. After reading the stuff on this site, now I'm afraid to put him back on it. I also recall that the week he was taking it, he had a night terror -- and he had never had one of those before. Could be related. I think I'll ask the doc for another way to relieve the coughing. I hate giving my kid drugs for the reasons discussed on this site. | M | 2 | 2 days | 8/20/2007 | 4 | allergies | My 4 1/2 son was one it for about 2 1/2 months. The medicine did work great for his allergy related problems, but the side effects were not worth it. It slowly crept up on us. At first it was behavioral issues; not listening, problems with sleep, not eating, then in one week he got into 3 different altercations with random kids--biting hitting, fighting. We were trying everything and i was at my wits end, thats when I looked up side affects and found my answer--it has been a life saver. I took him off the medicine (flovent Also) immediately and the severe aggression stopped. It has been 3 1/2 weeks since he has been off of both meds and my loving, sweet little boy is finally back. My Allergist Dr. did not agree with me--he said that I need to fix the problem and live with the side affects---we are not going to see him again. My Pediatrician was more cooperative and said to keep him off of the meds for a MONTH for it to fully get out of his system and then we will go from ther | M | 4.5 | 2.5 months | 8/15/2007 | 3 | Severe allergies inducing croup | depression, agression, compulsive behaviour, mood swings, nightmares, bedwetting, teeth grinding | I'm writing this on behalf of my 4 year old as I sit here crying. I didn't know that an allergy medication that has done so much to help her breathing could do this to a child! Over the last few weeks her behaviour started to change toward repetative behaviours to the point where she wouldn't play with toys, had to be colouring and cutting out everything. The bedwetting came back, the moods and aggression I figured was a phase, but a week ago the depression settled in on her and she started to cry for no reason and couldn't tell me anything that was wrong, one minute she's outside bouncing a ball, the next she drops it and her head and starts to cry. This has been repeating since. Nothing else has changed - she doesn't have a babysitter or daycare, she's not been left alone with anyone. I'm a stay at home mom. She is an only child, so there's no sibling rivalry. I've been trying to figure out where my child has gone and where the monster came from. Now I know the monster is the singul | F | 4 | 2 months | 8/15/2007 | 1 | seasonal allergies/ asthma | My 5 1/2 yr. old (for slight asthma/allergy) and my 3 1/2 yr. old (allergy/sinus problems) have been on this medication for only 4 days and they have both had severe personality changes: hyper, moody, don't listen, aggressive. NOT THEMSELVES! My 5 yr. old is being more strongly effected even though they're both on the same dosage. He's sad/happy/angry has started saying he hates himself, is hitting himself in the head...all out of nowhere! I SPECIFICALLY asked the MD if there were side effects to be concerned with..."oh no" he said,..."very safe". BULL! I figured I'd run a search on singulair side effects for my own peace of mind because I just couldn't believe their personalities could become so altered in just a few days for no reason at all! I found this web site...THANK YOU! My sons will no longer be taking this junk! God help all the families out there who are possibly having their children misdiagnosed with things like ADD/ADHD because of this terrible m | I don't know if this stuff works or not...my 5 1/2 yr. old was put on it for preventative measures...he only uses an albuteral inhaler occasionally (seasonal allergy induced) and the dr. wanted to put him on singulair now to keep him inhaler free in the next few weeks as new allergens surface. My 3 1/2 yr. old was put on it for nasal congestion...he's still stuffy! | M | 5 | 4 days | 8/11/2007 | 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 | 1 | asthma/allergies? | My 3 1/2 year old son was givn the medicine because he had severe coughing spells, that couldnt be explained. The doctor gave us samples while we waited to see a specailist. 4 out 7 nights on the drug he wet the bed, he became very inpatient, sensitive, thought people were laughing at him, more agrressive,biting his brother, difficulty sleeping, crying in his sleep, nightmares, antisocial etc etc. | My son experienced these symptoms after one week, BEWARE!!! of this medication the risks just dont out way the benefits. My once outgoing child became afraid to go to school and depressed after one week, said he didnt want to be happy and was telling me he did things that he hadnt, bad things! I can only imagine what may have happened if he had stayed on the meds. Do not give your children this medication!How dare drug companies give out this medication when there are so many horror stories out there. Shame on them!!!!!!Ps Two days after stopping my son is getting back to his old self and hopefuly in a couple days I will have my happy fun loving child back. | M | 4 | 7 days | 6/30/2007 | 1 | ALLERGIES | I am the mother of a 9 year old who has been taking this medication for 3 months. His behavior has changed drastically. Agression, depression and recently anxiety and compulsive behaviors. I could not sleep tonight and found these entries. I have never felt compelled to look up a prescription but I was desperate as to what might be causing my son to change so much in such a short time. PLEASE DO NOT PUT YOUR CHILDREN ON THIS MEDICATION. I read so many entries from parents whose children ended up at the psychologist and who suffered for years. Each entry is such a mirror of the others and what I have seen in my son. | DO NOT GIVE TO YOUR CHILDREN. | M | 9 | 3 months | 6/22/2007 | 4 | Prevention of asthma & allergies | None | Prescribed for my 1 1/2 year old son after bout with pneumonia, as preventative for asthma (I am asthmatic and allergic). Convinced it has worked! No noticable side effects. | M | 3.5 | 2 years | 6/19/2007 | 1 | Son was for Allergy Induced Asthma | Our son became irritable and gained 10 pounds! He had nightmares and threw temper tantrums. It did help his Asthma, but our sweet, loving boy became violent and out of control. The doctor acted like he had never heard of these side effects but they are even on the Singulair website in the post trial side effects section. He is now on Claritan Ready Tabs and his nasal spray...here's praying... | Not worth it at all! | M | 5 | 6 months | 6/6/2007 | 3 | Asthma | Didn't think any until recently. I think it is causing my daughter to have anxiety. | My daughter has been on it for close to 2 years, last year she started pulling out her hair and eyelashes, that stopped and now she cries and has loose bowels in the morning - exactly like an anxiety attack. She stopped using it last night. I hope to see a difference soon. | F | 7 | 2 years | 6/1/2007 | 1 | asthma & allergies | Woke up at night screaming with leg pain, terrible moodiness, cried a lot, had many tantrums, withdrew from play at pre-school. It was horrible. | My 4 1/2 year old son was put on this for asthma triggered by allergies. He was miserable! He woke up every night screaming of leg pain. His pre-k teacher contacted me 3 times regarding him not being himself: crying all the time, tantruming, not playing. Dr. took him off Claritin first, b/c "Singulair is so well tolerated." Well, he didn't get better. So, I took him off Singulair a week later and he actually slept through the night the first night off! His mood improved after 2 days off, and I'm happy to say, I have my sweet little boy back. | M | 4 | 1 months | 5/29/2007 |