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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR SINGULAIR | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | seasonal allergies | My son was on and off Singular for several years for his seasonal allergies. We finally realized that he has always been a very strong willed child, but whenever he was taking Sin gular he became very aggressive. We refused to put him on this medication again. It did help his allergies, but was not worth the side effects! When I told our pediatrician he was not aware of this side effect. He went and checked his medicine book and found that increased aggressiveness WAS a side effect. | Would not give to children | M | 7 | 2 years | 9/5/2009 | 1 | Asthma | excessive crying,mood swings,depression,highly emotional,trouble focusing/listening | Finally answers to all of my questions!!!!!! It's been about 5 years that my 6 yr old son has been on singulair. Ever since he's been on it I've had problems with his behavior. Sure the doctor was right about the attacks being controlled but not his behavior. It's a blessing to have found this site. My son will no longer be taking this medication! Singulair should be recalled due to all of these side effects it has caused in children and adults. | M | 6 | 5 years | 9/2/2009 | 1 | asthma | my daughter took singulair since she was 4...same time that my mother-in-law passed away...so i assumed the clinginess and fears were because of that...this has continued for almost 6 years when i finally figured out that her anxiety was caused from taking the singulair.. | i had so much trouble getting her to school..she never wanted to leave me or even go out to dinner or ride in a car with anyone including her grandparents or cousins!!!...she constantly thought something bad would happen to her...even when i was with her at home...we saw a therapist this past year and she asked if we ever truly looked into her asthma meds? so after reading these message boards...i took her off...thank god!!! she is like a normal child and even goes to friends for playdates and never ever is worried about school and i even have her riding the bus!!! thank heavens i figured this out...but it makes me sick thinking of all the arguments i had with her while on the singulair telling her to quit acting out! | F | 10 | 5 years | 8/30/2009 | 3 | Asthma | Mood Swings, Headaches, Hyperactivity, Loss of Appetite | GREAT at controlling asthma symptoms, but my sweet-as-pie 5 year old began screaming and crying at the drop of a hat, telling me she hates me (then crying about it 2 minutes later), throwing tantrums, became more hyper than usual, and complained of headaches very frequently. She also lost a lot of interest in food. I had read about the psychological side effects in a magazine, but against my better judgment, her father put her on it anyway. Needless to say, I dont give it to her when shes with me, and after reading all this info I wil be encouraging him to stop it altogether. | F | 5 | 2 months | 8/29/2009 | 3 | Allergies | My 11 year old son was prescribed Singulair for seasonal allergies. The medication worked very well and we were happy with it, until my son started waking with violent and disturbing night terrors. He was trembling and drenched with sweat everynight. | M | 11 | 6 weeks | 8/5/2009 | 2 | allergies and asthma | dramatic mood change= went from wonderful temperment to hair trigger trantrums, sleeping changes= nightmares and sleeping patterns, change in appetite= eat anything & everything to very picky eater | F | 1 | 45 days | 8/5/2009 | 4 | Asthma | my 5 yr daughter has been taking this meds off and on for a year her asthma is much better.But, she has bad dreams,tells me she has fear that someone is going to kill someone,I have seen a big change in my little girl she has bad mood swings and has a hard time sleeping. After reading all of these bad experiences i think we will take her off for a while and see what happens. Stay Tuned | F | 5 | 190 days | 8/4/2009 | 1 | mild asthma, allergy symptoms | ok where do I start, My son started taking Singular 4 mg after second birthday. I never really thought that his behavior could be caused by singular(the wonder drug). I think back now and I have chills on my arms after reading the stories. They sound so much like my son. It has always been hard for him to make friends and he was hyper and distracted, ADD symptoms, was amazed over death and grave yards, would cry at the drop of a hat and would never followed directions. I just thought it was part of him and we all accepted it. At 6 the Dr. put him on 6 mg singular chewables. I would have never known about this if it hadn't been for me taking him to the dr for his constant itching and rashes and the Dr. suggested we see an allergist. We went to the allergist and they did all the stick tests and found his allergies and then told me to keep him on the singular 6 mg. and he prescribed zyrtec and flonase. After taking 2 days along with the singular 6 mg he was already taking he begain to ta | Please don't give your child this medication, the side effects are really scary and children are suppose to be children not little zombies. I have since gotten and really nice humidifier and I will use that instead of drugs. | M | 6 | 4 years | 7/15/2009 | 1 | allergies | My 7 year old was prescribed this for severe allergies. He complained of headaches constantly. He was very emotional. He was always an excellent student and his teacher said he was having trouble focusing. | I would not recommend this medication for children! | M | 7 | 5 days | 6/17/2009 | 1 | Poss allergies; ear infections | Night terrors | My daughter started taking Singular chewable tabs exactly 2wks ago. Shortly after that, she started having frequent night terrors, crying out in her sleep, vivid dreams. I just put the two together last night and found this information today. She was taking it on a 30-day trial to avoid tubes but she will not be taking it any longer. Today is Sunday so I guess I will call the ENT tomorrow to let them know I've discontinued the medication. My 18mo son is also taking it but I haven't noticed any night wakings. He's been cranky though? | F | 4 | 2 weeks | 6/14/2009 | 1 | HYPER REACTIVE AIRWAY | mood changes, crying, difficulty controlling behavior, irritability, acting like a different person, frustrated, trouble focusing and listening. would scream uncontrollably when things didn't go her way. hyper and anxious. | would NOT recommend this for a child!!!!!!!!!! symptoms cleared within a couple of days of being off the drug. my daughter is back!!! and her coughing is not worse. still need breathing treatments though. | F | 5 | 1 months | 6/12/2009 | 4 | Cold induced Asthma | My 10 year old son has been taking Singulair for about 6 weeks to control stuffy, drippy nose and cold induced asthma. We usually make a trip to Emergency in the fall and in the spring. One of those visits usually involves a stay for 3 to 4 days. He just broke out into a rash the last 2 days. It is only on his skin that appears to be exposed to the sun. It looks like a sunburn, but has bumps and blotches all over it. I have given him benadryl and it is gone in the morning, but comes back when he comes home from school. No other symptoms seem to be present. He is still a very sweet, quiet and loving boy. No mood swings, but after reading all of these comments, I am somewhat concerned. He has a wet cough right now and has had it for the last week, but the stuffy, drippy nose is gone. We have an appointment to see a child allergist in a couple of weeks and I will ask him what his thoughts are on this topic, but don't expect him to admit any connection. My experiences with doctors tell me | The insert with the medication does not mention anything about photosensitivity or sun exposure. That is the only thing that seems to make sense. We have only had some good sunny weather this past week and that is when the rash started. | M | 10 | 6 weeks | 6/4/2009 | 1 | Asthma, allergies | Out-of-control behavior, hyperactivity, tantrums | We are stopping Singulair TODAY! My son's behavior has been completely out of control since starting this medicine, I'm so tired of disciplining him, because he was very well behaved before. He has no control of his actions, he talks for hours non-stop and is extremely hyper. He also just got over being sick with the same asthma/allergy problems and an ear infection, which can be a side effect...so not worth it!! | M | 4 | 1 months | 6/4/2009 | 1 | Asthma | Irritability, rage, difficulty controlling emotions | My child was prescribed Singulair by our GP and ever since, she has been nothing but erratic, depressed and overwhelming. Sudden outbursts, excessive crying, screaming, biting herself ... she even said she was so angry she wanted to kill herself (this is a 7 year old child -- I never could imagine her saying anything like this). After reading up a little on the internet today, there is not way I am going to give this drug to her anymore. | F | 7 | 3 weeks | 6/1/2009 | 1 | "Possible" Allergies | Night terrors, disrupted sleep, tantrums | My daughter was prescribed this medication for a constant cough that was labeled by her doctor as allergies because her lungs were clear. After taking this medication for 2 weeks, she started to experience horrible nightmares! Even after she woke up from the nightmare, it took a while to calm her down. I wouldn't recommend this medication for a small child. | F | 2 | 2 weeks | 5/28/2009 | 3 | to control my sons asthma | i have noticed my son who is 3&1/2 has become extemly hyperactiv & he is saying he has a sore head(headaches i think) he has only been on this for 2 weeks | i am seriouly considering taking my son off this medication after 2 weeks he is to hyperactiv ,i didnt know of any side affects as i wasnt told it was only when i searched on the net i found out,he was on his nebuliser every night up until he started taking it ,it has worked well by controling the asthma but i am finding it hard to control my usually not to hypo 3 &1/2 year old & he is saying he has a sore head so i am thinking he is getting head aches | M | 3 | 14 days | 5/25/2009 | 1 | Asthma/Allergies/ Eczema | Anxiety, mood changes, whining, change of personality, aggression | My now 5 yr old son has has asthma since the age of 13 months, and was put into Singulair. It was like a wonder drug it seemed to help in every aspect of that drug. I was quite happy with the drug. He lives with me (biological father) and has little to do with bio mum for her own personal reasons and hasn't since he was 3 and I had not noticed any major affects of this. Yes environmental factors do tend to do this to kids however since he started taking Singulair he changed completely and he was not the child I knew. I took him off it after reading this site and he has gone back to his "normal" self. He no longer suffers from anxiety. He is your average 5 yr old child going on 25. I wouldn't recommend this drug to anyone to use, esp kids. I haven't a clue how it affects the adult brain, but for a child it's a no no. | M | 4 | 3 months | 5/1/2009 | 2 | control asthma | lack of focus in school, frequent urination, nightmares, emotional outbursts | My daughter is 7 years old and was on this medication for 4 years for quite severe asthma. Along with steroid puffers she took singulair. The medicine did help control her asthma, but the side effects were consistent as well. Stumbling across this website, I asked her Pediatrician about the side effects (he stated none were proven). Against the doctors’ instruction, we decided to take her off Singulair. We changed our environment as well (taking all carpet from our home and replacing with hardwood throughout and adding a hepa filtration system). With these changes my daughters asthma remains to be controlled (next step is to take her off the steroid inhaler and have her med. free). The best part is; her mood has become much better, her grades in school increased from a "C" average to an "A" average. She now loves to read, she is more of a peaceful child and she is happier. Sure it cost us to upgrade/improve our environment (in which we needed a loan) but it was worth the money spent to see these improvements with our daughter. Our loan is now paid off and our daughter is a much better person for it - without Singulair. | F | 7 | 3 years | 4/28/2009 | 1 | Daughter's Asthma/ Allergies | It took a few months to occur to me that the nightly headaches my 7 year old was experiencing might be caused by the Singulair. We've noticed that her disposition has become increasingly poor - she has episodes of emotional meltdowns, has lost interest in doing almost anything (her afterschool activities/ sports, and school in general), she wakes up at night complaining of nightmares, wakes up in the morning complaining that she is already tired. She is fidgety and has experienced daytime wetting accidents. | My daughter has mild to moderate asthma caused by seasonal allergies. When Claritin wasnt controlling the breathing problems, the ped. suggested this. We were not verbally warned of any of the above side effects, and whether to discontinue use if they occurred. Only after I suggested it to the ped today did he agree she should stop taking it. Daughter was taking this for approximately 3-4 mos. | F | 7 | 4 months | 4/21/2009 | 1 | allergies, suspected asthma | rash, cough, sneezing, attitude problems, frequent urination, nightmares, emotional outbursts | My four year old was put on this medication while with her other parent. She was only on the medicine for a few days before being returned to me, where upon I found her covered in a rash. She had pink raised spots and was itchy everywhere. Considering that she was given 3 medications at that time, I've dropped this one to see if it is the one causing the rash. This is the second day without it and the rash has faded some. I think the other medications will be MORE than sufficient to help her feel better, and they don't have such horrible side effects listed. | F | 4 | 4 days | 4/20/2009 |