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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR SINGULAIR | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | None | My son has taken Singulair for 3 years with no side effects. He is doing well in school and has no problems with concentration or behaviour. | M | 7 | 3 years 5 mg 1X day | 7/24/2010 | 1 | Seasonal asthma | Mood swings, lower frustration tolerance, easily saddened, throat clearing, humming, eye rolling, head turning | We started our 4 1/2 year old son on Singulair per pedatrician suggestion due to seasonal asthma. Previously we treated him with a nebulizer (zoponex/pulmicort) as needed. Our pediatrician suggested Singulair as a daily remedy so we started him on it once the school year ended (first week of June). During the first two weeks we noticed some behavioral changes (easily frustrated, VERY emotional, intense play) as well as sporadic humming, mostly while he would be engaged in watching TV. When we would ask him why he was doing that he would say "I don't know; it makes me feel better". This then led to a persistant throat clearing the following week and now, out of the blue, he has started repetitively turning his head as if he is looking at something next to/behind him. This is now happening in a wide range of environments (watching TV, playing, walking, during conversations). He says it "makes his eyes feel better". Once the head turning began, and we looked at how these symptoms had developed, we determined that this could have something to do with the Singulair so we immediately took him off. It has been over a week now and he continues to repetitively turn his head, sometimes as many as 15-20 times a minute. Needless to say we are a bit concerned and are hoping that this decreases over time since these behaviors seem to result from his 3 week Singulair trial. Updates to follow... | M | 4 | 3 weeks 7 mg 1X day | 7/8/2010 | 5 | Asthma, bad cough, chest infections | NO SIDE EFFECTS WHAT SO EVER. | My 4yr old son suffered year after year with asthma, a terrible cough and chest infections. Each year would be worse than the other. He has been on 4mg once a day for the last 2 months and it has been the best 2 months of his life health wise. I have keept a very keen eye out for side effects and can honestly say, there are NONE. I will take him off Singulair in the summer months when there are no symptoms. But will put him back on when symptoms start up again. This drug has been a blessing for us I just wish it could be this way for eveyone else. | M | 4 | 2 months 4mg 1X day | 6/13/2010 | 2 | allergies | wild mood swings; manic behavior; hysterical crying | Our Ped. Prescribed Singulair for our daughter in addition to Zyrtec for constant allergies, post-nasal drip, and mucus. When a 4-y.o. comes to you and tells you that she had a "freak out" in school, you know that there are problems. Each night at home she would burst into tears hysterically and scream on the top of her lungs at the drop of a hat. The episodes would last about 20 minutes. The moment I stopped the meds, her behavior went back to normal. It did help her sinus issues, but the side effects were not worth it. Reading all of these comments makes me realize that I was not imagining this as my Ped. suggested. Thank you for your posts. | F | 4 | 4 days 4 mg 1X day | 6/13/2010 | 1 | allergies, chronic sinus problems | Facial tics, body tics, very emotional, aggressive behavior | While taking Singulair my son was 5 yrs old and became very emotional, he would cry at the drop of a hat over the smallest things. He also had sudden aggressive outbursts, which was not like him at all. He also developed several facial and body tics that soon became very severe to the point where he wasn't able to stop and couldn't function in normal daily activities. Within less than 24 hrs after taking him off of it we saw improvement of about 95%. I would not put any of my kids on singulair again, it's not worth it to us!! I highly recommend that any parent considering giving it to their child weigh the benefits and side effects before giving singulair to them. | M | 5 | 3 weeks 1X day | 6/7/2010 | 4 | allergies/asthma/persistant cough | My son has not had any of these side effects. | My son still has a post nasal drip cough but it is much better than it used to be. I wasn't aware of any of these side effects until a sticker appeared on his prescription this month. | M | 13 | 1 years 10 1X day | 6/5/2010 | 3 | Asthma & Seasonal Allergies | Aggression, Mood Swings, Depression, Suicidal talk, Hostility, Irrational, Not caring about consequences, uncontrollable rage | My son has been on this for a yr & we have noticed a tremendous change in him but we always blamed it on Zoepenex for his wheezing. I feel that the Singulair has controlled his asthma & allergies but we are about to seek help from a psychiatrist for his awful behavior. We started to read the side effects & are wondering if this is the problem. Met w/ his Asthma Dr. who says "maybe" & she recommended stopping it to see. We have decided to wait until the end of June when the pollen season ends. It's a catch 22, b/c if he wheezes off of it, then Zoeponex creates its own problems. I'm scared to see him have an asthma attack but I am very worried about my family. This situation is affecting all of us. We can't take it anymore!! Will report back soon what happens. He was never like this before all of these meds. | M | 5 | 12 months 4mg 1X day | 6/1/2010 | 2 | allergic rhinitis | sore throat, vomiting, decreased appetite, increased aggression | My 3 year old son commenced on singulair as a trial to reduce the allergic rhinitis. Discussed with his doctor today regarding behavoural changes and possible side effects. He was not aware of behavioural changes with this medication. We agreed to stop the medication as I feel it is affecting his mood and at times uncontrollable rage. I also think is appetite has decreased. I do not believe this is 'age related'. | M | 3 | 5 weeks 4mg 1X day | 5/27/2010 | 4 | air constriction | Heavy coughing if one dose is missed | I've read many of the comments and it looks like my son will be one of the lucky ones. No mood changes, is doing great in school, sleeps well. The only anger problems we are facing is with our 2 yr. old who is not taking any meds. but has had a change in grandparents who watch him for us. So don't be so quick on the meds check who they may be exposed to. But I will take him off the meds for the summer so the body wont have long term effects such as the liver. | M | 5 | 30 days 5mg 1X day | 5/23/2010 | 1 | ASTHMA | NEGATIVE SELF-TALK, AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIORS, GENERAL NEGATIVITY, LISTLESSNESS, SLEEP HALLUCINATIONS FOR 2 WEEKS AFTER STOPPING DRUG - NORMAL KID NOW! | MY SON IS 5YEARS OLD AND IS IN SAO PAULO BRAZIL , I CANNOT BELIEVE WHAT I AM READING,IT WORKED WITH THE RUNNY NOSE AND COLDS THAT HE WAS GETTING ONCE A TWO MONTHS,BUT ALL OF A SUDDEN MY SON IS MISBEHAVING IN SCHOOL, NOT STAYING IN HIS SEAT, HITTING OTHER CHILDREN, HE HAS NEVER BEEN LIKE THIS, I STARTED WORRYING ABOUT ADD OR ADHD, UNTIL THE THOUGHT CAME TO MY MIND THAT HE STARTED ACTING THIS WAY AFTER HE STARTED TAKING SINGULAIR, I AM DEFINATELY TAKING HIM OFF THIS MEDICATION!!!! DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS DRUG TO OTHER PARENTS. 5 YEAR OLDS THAT SUDDENLY AG AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIORS ARE INFLUENCED BY A DRUG!! YOU KNOW YOUR KIDS!! BELIEVE THE PARENTS WHO LOST THEIR CHILDREN AND LEARN FROM THEM. DOCTORS ARE NOT THE ALL KNOWING WHEN IT COMES TO YOUR CHILD - YOU ARE! THERE ARE ALTERNATIVES, FIND THEM!!! | M | 5 | 2 years 04 MG 1X day | 5/15/2010 | 1 | Protective med against flu sideeffe | Violent aggressive n mood swings for my 2.5 yr old like I had never seen before. Would advice parents take an informed decision before using this drug for little kids who don't even know what is happening to them and rely on parents for everything. | M | 2.5 | 3 days 1X day | 5/6/2010 | 1 | allergies | Prevously took 5 mg on & off for 3-4 year, but when dosage was bumped up to 10 mg, had major depression, suicidal tendencies, lack of concentration, poor vision and trouble relating to family and teachers. After reading these reviews I am going off today & hope these side effects disappear. | F | 13 | 3 months 10 mg 1X day | 5/3/2010 | 1 | allergies | eye and neck twitches | My son just started taking this medicine last Thursday. So, its only been 7 days and yesterday and today I noticed he would turn his eyes all the way to one side or the other several times and then stop. I asked him if something was bothering his eyes and he said yes but he couldn't explain what the problem was only that he couldn't help it and couldn't keep from doing it. He was only supposed to take for a month to get through the spring pollen season here. But, I'm not giving it to him anymore now that I realize the singulair is the problem. I asked him how long his eyes have been bothering him, he said it wasn't bothering when he went to the doctor, but now it is. He's only 12 and has enough to deal with just being in middle school. He says he's been sort of embarrassed by the problem. I hope stopping the medicine will end the side effects. | M | 12 | 7 days 5mg chewab 1X day | 4/21/2010 | 1 | Allergies | Within 24 hours, my even tempered 3.5 year old turned into crabby, crying, emotionally fragile child. He would melt down in tears and when asked what was wrong would say "I DON'T KNOW." He is usually very good at expressing himself, but since being on this, he is easily upset and confused. | When he wakes in the morning, I'm telling him he doesn't have to take this anymore. I had a bad feeling going into this...no reason why as I had never really heard anything about Singulair (positive or negative)...I just had a bad feeling. I feel so terrible that my sweet boy has had such a difficult few days (major tantrums/meltdowns). He's 3.5 and I'm proud to say that I am always complimented on how lovely he behaves...not the last four days...poor sweet boy. I can only imagine it's the medicine. He has only been able to express that he feels bad all over, but cannot pinpoint an exact location. He said he felt fragile and very sad for no reason at all...scary stuff. | F | 3.5 | 4 days 4 mg 1X day | 4/20/2010 | 1 | allergies | Angry, moody, tantrums, never happy, never smiling. Frustrated easily. Fighting constantly with sister and family...now even grandparents, aunt, etc. | My son has been on and off Singulair for years. When he was off in the summertime, I had my son back. After reading this site, I am thrilled to see that there might be a reason for this unbearable behavior. He does very well in school and this problem does not carry over there. So, I didn't attribute it to the meds. I am taking him off today and will be patiently waiting for a change! | M | 6 | 3 years 5mg 1X day | 4/17/2010 | 1 | allergies | head twitches/tics | My son starting taking Singulair on and off since January. I started giving it to him REGULARY the last week of January til about a month ago. What he experienced/now experiencing was/is head twitches. It was like a twitch to the side of his head, all day long for a month now. It was a ped on call that asked if he was taking singulair and said that it was known to cause tics and twitches. He has been off for a month now and although the twitches has subsided they are still very-much-sothere. I plan to leave an update with hopes that I can help someone else out becuase I am claiming the victory over this medicine. To see my son go thru this has caused a major depression for me and has affected everything that I am involved in. But as I pray, I KNOW all will be well and that it will just take time for this drug to pass through his system. God Bless you all and I feel your pain. | M | 8 | 3 months 1X day | 4/17/2010 | 1 | seasonal asthmatic symptoms | mood swings, night terrors, nightmares, anxiety attacks, agressive behavior | I actually left a comment back in December about my 3 yo taking the drug Singulair. I wanted to update, because I know that responsible parents are checking these sites hoping to learn more about the medicine! My son was actually diagnosed with post traumatic stress disorder after only being on this medication for FOUR DAYS! The hallucinations he experienced while on it kept him from sleeping in his own room for FOUR months, and we actually had to switch his room to a different room, completely redo the paint, covers, furniture, everything. It was a NIGHTMARE. Finally, four months later, he is returning to his old self. We actually have switched pediatricians because she again prescribed Nasonex after knowing everything we went through with Singulair...sure enough, the side effects are the same. Parents, please take caution. These are adult drugs they are giving to children. | M | 4 | 4 days 1X day | 4/10/2010 | 1 | Allergies | Son lost ability to concentrate. Screamed out nightly with night terrors. Normally an excellent student, but teacher called conference to discuss his lack of concentration. | Doctor told me it was absolutely not the singulair, but when I took him off the medicine he was back to my normal child. Took son to allergist and he concurred that he had heard about these side effects with singulair. | M | 7 | 1 months 5mg 1X day | 4/4/2010 | 1 | asthma problems | my son has fever, swelling in the face, very irritable and most of all nightmares and trouble sleeping, also found trouble swallowing. | It does not help or has little effect, my son is two and he has suffered from nightmares and hyperactivity from day one. I would not recommend this drug to anyone with asthma. Today my son was diagnosed with a throat infection, needs ventolin again and GP told us to come off the SINGULAIR | M | 2 | 7 days 4mg 1X day | 4/2/2010 | 1 | Allergies & Asthma | Easily angered, easily frustrated, horrible temper tantrums, PM restlessness, Bed wetting nightly, paranoid behavior, either loves something or more often HATES something - no middle ground ever | Wow,for 2 yrs.I was convinced my son had beh.probs.He's the sweetest boy,very sensitive,but eas.angered. I have a Grad.Deg. in Clin.Soc.Work & my husb.is a Firefighter/Paramedic & not once did we consid.his Sing.He was very sick 2 yrs.ago when start.this rx & it was coupled w/liq.pred.& the nebulizer.His asth.& aller.improved signif.but we have dealt w/unbeliev.fits of rage involv.phys.aggres., daily "I hate you","I wish I would die","I wish I was never born".He attends a very lov. nurt. Christian sch.& went from loving pre-k to fighting us on going.This year in K he was paranoid about kids not liking him & talking about him.We were very concern.'cause his teacher whom we love stated that this is completely untrue & that he plays well w/oth.kids.At home we felt we were walking on egg shells daily.He'd be fine 1 min.& then complet.hateful the next.I kept thinking maybe he's tired from not sleep well at PM & there are no naps in K. He would easily take a 3 hr.nap at home on the wknds., again not normal. The bed wet.was improv.but then this yr it got worse sudd.& now looking back I realize it was when they uped his dose from 4mg to 5mg.We stopped Sing.on 3/16/10 & w/in 3 days he was a complet.diff child.Since 3/16 he's had only 1 temp.tant.& it was of norm.caliber for a 6 yr.old.He has been so sweet & goofy too.He warms our hearts daily.I can't believe there isn't more out there to educate peo | M | 6 | 2 years 5mg 1X day | 3/30/2010 |