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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR SINGULAIR | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | asthmatic | horrendous moodiness, aggression, can't walk far, bike, run etc. Disinterested, inability to sleep and confusion to name some. Also toilet accidents which, in our 9yr old, stopped at 3yr old. Where has our lively sunny boy gone? Have stopped meds on Friday night after another humdinger at bed-time. How long does it take to be out of system as Sunday night was worse? | M | 9 | 4 months | 3/5/2007 | 1 | severe runny nose, night congestion | twitching of head, lifting shoulders, arms shaking badly, body tremors, waking at night for hours, vocalizing became piercing screams | Our pediatrician prescribed Singulair to our 7 month old son after two failed rounds of antibiotics (amoxicillin and bactrim) were unable to control his severe nasal congestion and and clear mucuos that poured continuously from his nose. He was taking 4 mg of oral granules mixed with his vegetables/fruit. The drug completely cleared up the runny nose, and the nasal congestion was almost non-existent. We thought it was a wonder drug. Two days later we noticed our son was twitching his head as if he had an ear infection which was ruled out. He would raise his shoulders and drop them in what appeared to be involuntary movements. If his arms were outstretched they would shake badly so that he would drop toys in his hands. When we held him after noticing these very disturbing movements, he would still shake and tremble. He is a normally a very happy little guy who suddenly started shrieking with these high-pitched, very loud screams. His behaviour was hyper. We have stopped this medicine af | M | 0 | 3 days | 2/26/2007 | 2 | Mild Asthma due to Cold | Five Year Old Girl - Frequent Urination, Waking Up in Middle of Night, Quick Mood Swings from crying to laughing, Rash like Welts, and itching around the groin area. | Daughter was prescribed Albutrol, Advair and Singulair to get her through a nasty cold. She continued to have a barky cough after cold went away and the cough is why the prescription for Singulair was made. Singulair did help the cough go away, but the side effects are terrible. We had our daughter on Singulair when she was three and she started wetting the bed after being on the drug for 2 months. We took her off of Singulair and the bed wetting stopped. Now that she is five we had to use the Singulair again to control the bark-like cough. The side effects are much worse this time and we are taking her off Singulair again. We will keep our fingers crossed that she does not get another bad cold. So, if you are prescribed Singulair for your kid to get them through a cold, don't be afraid to take them off Singulair. Our daughter made it a whole 1 year and 1/2 before she needed Singulair again. | F | 5 | 2 weeks | 2/17/2007 | 1 | Asthma | Major sleep disruption (early wakings, night crying), aggressive behaviour, anxiety, tummy ache, the list goes on... | We thought this would help with the chronic cough and wheezing my then 2-year-old had. It did help but, boy, did his behaviour change. At first we thought it was just the "terrible twos" and the arrival of his sister, but within 2 days of taking him off of it, he's a new little boy and one who sleeps very soundly now. I only wish I had thought a medication recommended by THREE doctors wouldn't have created such unhappiness in a sweet little boy. Giving him his inhaler a bit more often is more than worth it. | M | 3 | 11 months | 2/9/2007 | 1 | Seasonal asthma | Depression, anxiety, unable to cope with school, fear of being alone, body tics, deep sadness | My son has taken 5mg Singulair for five months. We put his increasing depression down to the shock caused by three severe asthma attacks in five weeks, he had never had an attack before. Slowly his anxiety became depression, last week the doctor said he needed a psychiatrist. Previous to Singulair he was happy, now he just cries and wants to be at home. I am shocked by the change. Last week took him off Singulair, he has improved already, though has a long way to go. Thank you for this site. I will get a full blood test tomorrow. | M | 9 | 5 months | 1/28/2007 | 3 | airway reactive disease | My child has been a terror since she has been on this med.(Aggressiveness,hitting, kicking,yelling,screaming). She never had this type of behavior before starting this med. It certainly helped the coughing and vomiting, but we will be discontinuing it now that I am realizing the behavior changes are not the terrible 4's. | If your child's personality has changed do not hesitate to consider that Singulair may be the culprit. | F | 4 | 5 months | 1/27/2007 | 3 | Allergy induced asthma | Night waking, trouble falling asleep for nap, irritable, more aggressive and active than normal | My (20 month old)son has been on Singulair for a week now. The Dr. perscribed it for the chronic cough he's had for a year everytime he lays down. Today I started to wonder why he has been waking in the night and not taking his afternoon nap like normal. He's also been aggressive towards his teddy bear. So, I went online thinking there might be more to Singulair than I read in the leaflet. Wow, what feedback! The first night Singulair DID stop his coughing and he slept like a rock the first three nights. I was so excited because it seemed like he was finally going to get sleep without being interupted by coughing throughout the night. Yes, the drug works, but it's not worth the side effects, especially in kids too little to explain what they're feeling. I just wish I had found this site before I spent the $$$$ to purchase the blasted stuff! | M | 2 | 7 days | 1/23/2007 | 1 | Allergies / Asthma | Extreme aggressive behaviour, hitting, kicking, yelling. Turned a wonderful little boy into someone we didn't know. His preschool teachers reported having to segregate him from the other kids because of his hitting all day. Normally a very loveable and affectionate child. Always high energy but while on medication unable to shut him down. Constant night terrors, wouldn't sleep for 9 nights in a row. Out of three physicians nobody informed us of these possible side effects. After weeks of no sleep and inability to calm him down we researched it on the internet only to discover that everyone else had experienced what we were dealing with. We are kicking ourselves for letting this go on for five weeks before we asked why he was like this. We thought it was the trying three's. He complained of a sore penis as well as a "belly ache" every night within an hour of taking the medication. He cried all the time and needed constant reassurance and wanted us with him all the ti | 4mg at bedtime definitely improved his asthma and allergies. We were able to significantly reduce the need for his puffers but there is not a chance we would ever give him singulair again. He had his last dose 72 hours ago and we now have our little sweetheart back. He has his sense of humour back and loveable huggable nature. We will research everything we give him in the future before it ever touches his lips. Our family physician, the asthma clinic, and allergist immunologist are going to get an earful from us for not mentioning that these side effects were something to watch out for. Parents beware and ask questions! These little ones can't express themselves well enough yet to tell us what is really going on. | M | 3 | 7 weeks | 1/16/2007 | 3 | Asthma and Allergies | Severe headeaches at times, bad nightmares | My 6 yr. old daughter has been taking this for 2 1/2 years now and I have mentioned the headaches to the doctor and asked him about Singulair and he said it probably will get better, and to keep her on it. She still has headaches at times and bad nightmares. My 5 year old son was prescribed this 4 days ago and has broke out in hives, so now I think I will take them both off of it and see how they do. Thank you all for your information. | F | 6 | 2.5 years | 1/8/2007 | 3 | asthma and allergies | Bad headaches, bad nightmares, and crys about things all the time | Singulair may be helping her asthma and allergies some, but I don't think these side effects are worth it. | F | 6 | 3 years | 1/8/2007 | 2 | allergies | My 2 1/2 yr old son became a COMPLETELY different child w/in 3 days of taking this medicine. ANGRY, MEAN, would cry for everything, nothing made him happy. | While his allergy symptoms improved, my sweet little boy turned into a very unhappy child. He fought taking his naps, cried for every little thing such as getting in the car or putting on his shoes. Everything became a battle. I wish I would have found this site before I gave him his LAST dose tonight. | M | 2 | 5 days | 12/31/2006 | 4 | Asthma/Allergies | My 4yo is taking this and is complaing of her head hurting all the time and not sleeping at night. Now she takes it in the morning. | Has helped her greatly with the wheezing and coughing | F | 4 | 30 days | 12/11/2006 | 1 | exercise induced asthma | My 3 year old daughter is normally a very laid back and pretty quiet child. SHe's been on it for 8 days, and the past few days she has been out of control and completely out of character. Bouncing off walls, throwing tantrums, and not listening at all. | I will be taking her off this now. Especially after hearing there is aspartame in it. | F | 3 | 8 days | 12/11/2006 | 3 | Allergies and asthma | My 3-year old, who is normally a high energy little boy, started jumping off the walls morning til night. He couldn't sit or stand still and started getting upset very easily - he was very crabby. He became pretty difficult to handle - we were starting to wonder if he was showing signs of ADHD. He started waking up in the middle of the night, sometimes sobbing. It has seemed to help his allergies, but with these side effects, I don't think it's worth it. | We found out about the connection between singulair and hyperactivity through a chance encounter with another parent two days ago. Two nights ago, we stopped giving him Singulair. We think we've already seen some positive changes but time will tell. We are a bit upset with our doctors (my son's GP and the allergy/asthma specialist). Neither one mentioned these possible side effects. But I am even more upset with myself for not doing better research before I gave my child medication. Lesson learned! | M | 3 | 2.5 months | 11/22/2006 | 1 | Asthma | My 2 year old son was diagnosed with Environmentally Induced Asthma in May 2006 (he was 19 months old). Smog and high humidity are the worst as are rapid chages in outdoor temperature. Needless to say we have had a very rough summer. We just stared taking Singular 3 DAYS ago and I have already noticed the side effects that are listed here by other parents. He has been calling out in the night and waking up crying many times throughout the night. I imagine this is the nighmares but he is still to young to tell me what is going on. He is also crying about the smallest things like having to put down his toy car to put on his coat. It's like it is devestating to him. He is also "doing laps" around the kitchen and dining room yelling "run around, run around". This fits with what other parents have reported as well. | We were trying Singulair to get him off the FloVent steroid puffer which is already noticibly stunting his growth, however he will regain the growth once he is no longer using the FloVent. We are discontinuing the Singulair today. I will not have my good natured, sweet little boy go through this. I am so greatful for this website that we could catch this after only 3 days not 3 months or 3 years. I just can't imagine. We are also using alternate medicine. Chiropractic/Naturopathic seems to have had a positive effect. I know that one of the "remedies" has greatly reduced his asthmatic symptoms but it does need to be suplemented with the conventional puffer. | M | 2 | 3 days | 11/20/2006 | 1 | Seasonal Allergies | My 6 year old daughter took Singulair for seasonal allergies. It helped. However, she had bouts of crying and seemed depressed. She also seemed obsessed with "gloomy" thoughts about death and dying. She also complained about "stomacheaches" and seemed to lose interest in school. Additionally, she seemed to "freak herself out" by looking over her shoulder in the evenings as if something or someone were scaring her. | Overall, this medication helped with seasonal allergies. I assume it works for asthma as well. After reading the posts on this website, I stopped the medication. I feel guilty for not knowing about the other "severe" side effects this medication can cause. However, there are no warnings given when this drug is prescribed. The makers of this medication should be strung up by their "you know whats". | F | 6 | 30 days | 10/26/2006 | 2 | Asthma | I have thought this is a wonder drug for the past 2 years, but just found this site and realized that the side effects listed have been happening to my son. Over the past two years he has not been able to concentrate and listen very well, has had episodes of mood swings, an itchy penis, dry skin. He seemed to be growing out of these things, so I thought it was a maturity issue, but the Dr. just increased his dose and it all the side effects came back in full force. I took him off of it for 5 days and noticed all the side effects went away. Use caution and test this medicine. | M | 6 | 2 years | 10/5/2006 | 4 | night time cough,seasonal allergies | none that i can specifically link to the drug | my 6 yr old has been taking this for 3 yrs now. the first 2 yrs only during allergy season & for the past year, through out the year. it works wonderfully, but on reading about all the side effects, i wonder if her occasional complaints of leg pain and nightmares have anything to do with it. i am considering stopping this and seeing if there are any visible behavioral and physical changes. | F | 6 | 3 years | 9/15/2006 | 2 | Coughing and vomiting | My 3 year old daughter took this drug for months, it stopped her coughing and vomiting for awhile. Then it all started again.After it started again I requested to see a Specialist, come to find out she has REFLUX not asthma.She was a small little girl before taking this drug!!!! | She put on alot of weight, which the DR. didn't tell us this would happen.She has been off the drug for a couple of years now but her eating habits are not normal for a child this age.Has anyone else experienced this problem? | F | 3 | 8 months | 8/28/2006 | 2 | seasonal allergies/ asthma | Mood swings in 3 year old son. Hyper-activity, sleeplessness and irritability. Angry and agressive behavior. | At first, we thought this was typical three year old behavior. After reading the posts on this drug I am convinced that it is all a side effect of his medication. He has had his last dose and I am expecting my "good boy" back any day now. | M | 3 | 3 weeks | 8/25/2006 |