SINGULAIR Reviews (MONTELUKAST SODIUM)

Average Rating: 2.1 (1370 Ratings)

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SINGULAIR  (MONTELUKAST SODIUM):  Montelukast is used regularly to prevent the wheezing and shortness of breath caused by asthma and decrease the number of asthma attacks. Montelukast is also used before exercise to prevent breathing problems during exercise (bronchospasm). This medication can help decrease the number of times you need to use your rescue inhaler. This medication is also used to relieve symptoms of hay fever and allergic rhinitis (such as sneezing, stuffy/runny/itchy nose). This medication does not work right away and should not be used to treat sudden asthma attacks or other breathing problems. This drug works by blocking certain natural substances (leukotrienes) that may cause or worsen asthma and allergies. It helps make breathing easier by reducing swelling (inflammation) in the airways.   FDA Approval Date: 1998-02-20 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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 1  Allergies and VCD Irregular Heartbeat, bad anxiety, panic attacks. Horrible Nightmares at night or while even while napping. Feeling of fear and doom both day and night. Overall depression and anxiety to the point of unbearable. I kept telling my husband "I feel scared" and I had heart palpitations that sent me to ER. These symptoms showed up gradually. During weeks 1 -3 were the horrible dreams day and night. Week 4 started the heart palpitations and feeling of anxiety, fear, and depression. After leaving the ER, I quit taking. It has only been 2 days..palpitations are less frequent. Side effects are not worth it...but the drug helped my throat wheezing during night and cough that both come from VCD. F 43 40 days
10MG 1X day
9/9/2015
 5  Asthma - shortness of breath Extreme depression, wanting to cry all the time, fear, extreme emotional weakness The longer I took the weaker I became emotionally, I have been off for 3 months still do not feel completely back to normal F 27 5 months
1 D 10mg
9/3/2015
 3  to control inflammation from asthma insomnia, weight gain, hot flashes although I didn't have any flairups with my asthma, this drug was not worth all the side effects. I gained weight tremendously fast in the belly area. Also under my arms and chest area. I had no idea that it was this drug causing this. F 53 4 months
1X day
8/20/2015
 3  Asthma Since taking singulair,I itch all over and its uncontrollable. I now take texa to stop this. My memory has become really bad and I am even on anti depressants now. If I take my tabs an hour later than usual, I experience these serious painful chest pains, feels like I can rip my chest open. It is extremely painful and you feel like you're going to die! Why? What am i allergic to thats in these meds? I use the generic kulair and it does the same. I know it causes depression as I have bee been on anti deps since being on singulair after a few months. It really works to keep the chestyness away and reproduction of phlegm but the side effects does affect my way of life and not sure if the meds clash by chance. F 39 7 years
10
8/19/2015
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 2  Allergies It does help with PND. But the side effects of the tingling and numbness are just not worth taking it. It also makes you feel like you are choking and gives you an extremely dry mouth and throat. F 64 30 days
1 1X day
8/8/2015
 1  asthma Headaches, balance is off, joint achiness, tingling, numbness and weakness in legs, insomnia, tired, mood changes, feeling like crying alot, restlessness, irritability, brainfog. Ànd it didn't seem to help my breathing, either! I just quit taking it 5 days ago on my own. Why pay to see the doctor, and have them insist that I take something that bothers me, and doesn't work. Or act like rare means it can't be happening!! It is. And my family wants the normal me back. I hate what it is doing to me. I took it years ago. I thought I had been fine with it. Looking back now, I believe I was dealing with the same mental side effects. Even in the hospital for depression. No more of this nonsense for me! Thing is, I can't take the CCS inhalers, either. Same problems. All I have is the Pro Air inhaler, which I try to keep for use away from home (expensive!), and the albuterol in the nebulizer. F 59 10 months
10 mg / da
8/2/2015
 1  Seasonal allergies Anxiety, Depression, suicidal thoughts, poor concentration, personality change. I've never been depressed or had any kind of mental problems in my life. This past month has been strange and confusing. I'm very glad I put two and two together and realized it's this stupid drug making me lose my marbles. M 41 45 days
10 mg 1X day
7/21/2015
 1  Asthma Paranoia, Mood Changes, Anxiety, Anger, Insomnia, Headaches. F 2 days
10 1X day
7/17/2015
 1  Severe allergies I couldn't sleep the first few nights. Then started experiencing feelings of extreme anger, depression, paranoia, unable to concentrate and some suicidal thoughts. My wife was asking me the last couple of days I took it if I was OK, making comments that I seemed depressed, and what was I so angry about. The 6th day (3 days ago) I wrote a very angry incoherant rant in an email at work which got me into trouble. I don't really remember much about it other than I was in an extremly angry and agitated state of mind for no reason whatsoever. This type of behavior is not in my character at all. I'm the type of person that always goes out of his way to be kind and courteous to others. My manager said so and thankfully could see that I was not in my right mind during this time of mental instability I was experiencing. Worked great for reliving my allergies, but unfortunately it makes me mentally and emotionally unstable. I'm just thankful I realized how the medication was affecting me before i M 57 7 days
10 1X day
6/11/2015
 1  Asthma cough Severe anxiety and depression. Paralysis of thought. Unable to do anything. Emotional wreck. Frequent suicidal thoughts. Initially took it for 3 months but saw no improvement in cough so discontinued. Tried again this year with higher dose inhaled steroids. Symptoms occured quite quickly. IF look back to when i took it last year mental state wasn't that good already so didn't put the worsening of it down to singulair. This year mental health good and side effects severe!! F 46 14 days
10mg 1X day
6/11/2015
 1  have had unpleasant reaction to in After only 6 doses awoke with excruciating jaw pain which required pain meds to function the rest of the day. No positive results are worth this kind of pain. I can live with this little shortness of breath better than this.....can only hope this gets out of my system quickly! F 75 6 days
10mg 1X day
6/4/2015
 1  asthma pins and needles, especially facial; pain in fingers, feet and knees (worst in knees) F 64 5 days
10 mg 1X day
6/1/2015
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 1  allergies and asthma Constant crying feeling sad and depressed. Was very upsetting to see happy little girl turn to sad and depressed wreck. Would not ever recommend. Hoping it will be out of system soon stopped taking 5 days ago. Worked great on symptons but could not take due to emotional side effects. No 5 year old should ever feel extreme depression like that. F 5 3 weeks
5/27/2015
 2  Asthma triggered by allergies mood changes, intense worry, spontaneous weeping, sleep walking, aggression, absent minded, vivid disturbing dreams, lack of concentration, dizziness Started zafirlukast (Accolate) in 2009 with Qvar, to control asthma. My asthma is much better controlled. Switched to Montelukast (Singulair) 1 month ago, was instructed it is the same class drug. When I started Accolate my life was in a major shift. I started having intense feelings of self doubt and worry, accompanied by vivid, strange dreams. I just figured it was stress. Years have gone by on the Accolate, the worry and dreams have persisted. The worry is accompanied by fits of weeping. I get dizzy, have trouble concentrating & feel like I'm not as sharp. Then there are the dreams......! They are INTENSE, horrible, colorful; motion picture-like. These experiences were previously just not normal. Roll forward to the last 6 months. I started having events of "sleep walking". Never had them before. My husband reports that I wake up, go to the bathroom, come back & start verbally abusing him. The events happen randomly. Been on Singulair for the last month. I take it in the morning to avoid the dreams. They aren't as bad, but they are still present. Last night I had another sleep walking spell. This time was the same as before (I'm told) but this time I struck my husband hard enough to split his lip! I do NOT hit. That is NOT who I am!! What's worse, I have ZERO recollection of the incident. He told me I hit him with my right hand, I'm LEFT HANDED. I can deal with the depression & dreams. I CANT deal with violence/abuse. F 36 30 days
10mg 1X day
5/13/2015
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 5  Severe allergies None I love singulair. It has saved my life. I'm severely allergic to dust mites, mold, cat and dog dander. I couldn't breathe at night. I was always wheezing and coughing. I could never go to my sisters house because she has 2 dogs and Every time I went my allergies would flare up and I would wheeze and sneeze . I take Zyrtec and singulair every night before bed and I just can't complain. I sleep well now! At first I did get strange dreams but never nightmares and the best thing is I can finally breathe!! I've not had any wheezing or sneezing episodes since then. F 25 6 months
10mg
5/6/2015
 1  Allergies Night terrors,thought of hurting myself, others and even my puppy. Became very paranoid about things or being someone I wasnt. side affects can last 4-6 weeks. I had to go on an anxiety medication to get me through. I'm currently on my 5th week and things have improved greatly. I would have what I would call snap shot images or thoughts. Possible things I've seen in the past to movies. Best advice I can give is have someone that can give you a lot of support. Luckily my mother is still around, she had to tell me on several occasions to take my anxiety medication because it was as though I would be in a different world. Also set up an appointment with a behavioral type doctor. I learned the hard way that neither my family doctor or the ER doctor had the knowledge or know how to deal with this dramatic reaction. If your not religious now would be a good time to start believing because this experience was one of the worst things I have ever experienced. If you are currently going through M 25 5 days
1X day
5/4/2015
Email
 2  post pneumonia asthma I am agitated, cannot sleep, worked on the coughing but caused me to feel very weird, I just don't like it...not taking anymore. F 44 3 days
10 1X day
4/24/2015
 1  Exercise induced Anaphylaxis Joint pain predominantly knees and wrists, severe depression, suicidal idealisations. Extreme weight gain 30kg in 5 months. I came off it and yet after 3 weeks I still don't feel any better, if anything I feel worse because now I can't sleep because of the depression. My menstrual cycle is all over the place from starving myself thinking I must have been the reason for gaining weight. F 28 5 months
10mg
4/19/2015
 1  terrible allergies, seasonal asthma rapid heart beat, anxiety, depression, heavy sleeping, crazy dreams, mood swings, weight gain, bloating and water retention Its the best allergy medicine I have ever taken, but I have to stop because the side effects are too great. Honestly, I am afraid at times that i will have a heart attack. Wish there was something else I could take that would work without the side effects. F 58 60 days
10 1X day
4/15/2015
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 5  asthma/ sinus No side effects so far. Have been taking for 3 months. I am able to finally get some sense of smell and improved taste after being on this. Its been about 15 years since I was able to smell or taste anything. F 65 3 months
10mg
4/11/2015

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