SINGULAIR Reviews (MONTELUKAST SODIUM)Average Rating: 2.1 (1370 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare SINGULAIR with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR SINGULAIR | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 4 | Asthma | I am taking the generic of Singular, (Montelukast). Initially it seemed to be working OK, but for the past few weeks have had muscle pain in my lower back that made it hard to walk, but eventually that weakened and was better. | I thought that this was the Magic Bullet for Asthma, since initially all my Asthma symptoms disappeared. It was only after taking it for somewhat over a month that these lower back pains surfaced. I bought a massage pad to help alleviate the problem, but it keeps recurring. I am on the verge of discontinuing since it causes pain each and every day especially in morning. I am taking Aleve twice a day and that seems to help. I was taking Statins in the past, and that also caused serious muscle aches that went away after I stopped. Hope the pain goes away after I stop taking Montelukast. | M | 80 | 50 days 10 MG 1X day | 5/13/2014 | 1 | Asthma and allergies | Gross edema (swelling) pain, Uncoordination and tremors. Mainly swelling. Still having it 5 days after stopping. It's significant though slightly better today (I've been taking Lasix to get rid of the swelling). I had a major work project (show) during this and I was swollen everywhere. Only had swelling twice in my life, both from allergic reactions. Three drs said this is not an allergic reaction but a side effect | F | 41 | 4 days Once a day | 5/1/2014 | 1 | Asthma | This is the second time I tried this medication with the results of immediate depression and anxiety. Nightmare last night was it for me. Will not take it again | F | 60 | 3 days 30 mg | 4/30/2014 | 1 | allergies | vocal and motor tics | its a horrible drug and they dont mention tics when they perscribe it and the bottle does not say anything about ticks and guess what neather does the paperwork you get with the medicine its crazy there trying to make this otc i wish someone/allot of people would get together and file a suit against them for selling something and not labeling it the dr had no clue but the hospital was like oh yeah she's on sigulair thats a possible side effect stop taking it well my now 9 year old still has the tics cant go to a movie gets bitched at by teachers and guides on fieldtrips etc i took her off the meds and the tics have gotten a lil better but its still a daily problem for her and just sad that she didnt have this problem and now she does and the company who makes the drug takes no responsibility | 9 | 1X day | 4/30/2014 | 1 | Allergies | Not sure if it was due to singulair but my daughter took 1 dose, that night I researched the drug as I always do when Dr. Prescribes something for my children, after reading about side effects I decided not worth keeping her on it to see if she would get them, day or so after the dose she suddenly wanted to quit gymnastics team she's been on for three years, when asked why she would say I don't know and start crying, one dose seems very small to cause symptoms but I really am wondering if possible, it's been about a week since she has taken it and yesterday she seemed happy after gymnastics class, anyone else notice symptoms after only 1 dose? | F | 12 | 1 days 5mg | 4/27/2014 | 3 | Asthma, Allergies, MCS | Over the last several years I had been experiencing lower back and hip pain, which I attributed to age. I have also over the last two years tried to reduce the medication I am on during the winter (I live in the north east) while allergens are low. I have stopped taking singulair over the winter two years in a row and stopped and started recently to test my theory, While I am not taking sinuglair I have no lower back or hip pain it is only when I return to taking it does my lower back and hip pain return. I also have noticed I experience muscle aches and spasms in my lower legs in the morning while I am taking singulair. Unfortunately I will have to stop taking it for these reasons. It did seem to help my allergies and asthma in the past but the side effects of the pain doesn't warrant my continuing it. | No Additional comments | F | 50 | 16 years 10 1X day | 4/26/2014 | 3 | Allergies and asthma | Oddly, my son has episodes of night terrors as well. I never thought of it possibly being related to the singulair until reading the other posts! | M | 9 | 10 days 30 mg | 4/22/2014 | 1 | Asthma | I definitely urge parents not to take this medicine. My daughter is 3 years old and was given this occasionally when she had asthma. Maybe like 3 times year, for a short duration of 4 days. Recently, the doctor gave her this again for 4 days. Today is the 5th day that she has withdrawn from the medicine yet it has changed her personality completely. She has become aggressive and screams that she wants to throw out her favourite teddy bear in the garbage. It's scary. As you can see no kid in the right state of mind would ever suggest this. She was not joking, she was serious about it. My worst experience are the night terrors. At first she will kick and scream about opening the door for 10 minutes, now her episodes last for 30 minutes. It is very frightening to watch. I don't know when the side effects will wear off. I miss having a sweet and happy kid. | F | 3 | 4 days 4mg | 4/10/2014 | 1 | seasonal allergies, rhinitis | anxiety, depression, insomnia, isolation, panic attacks, She did take this for two years with no issues but once put back on it a year later things took a scary turn. | I am posting this on behalf of my then 10 year old daughter who began taking Singulair (brand) at about age 7 until age 9 and then put her back on it at age 10 for about 16 days. After about three weeks, my daughter came home a completely different person. It was as if a light switch had gone on or off. She had anxiety at a level I've never experienced, panic attacks, feelings of throat tightening which I believe was a byproduct of the anxiety. Since, this was so sudden and not gradual I had to ask myself what had changed. I realized that she had just began taking the generic Singulair and stopped immediately and took her to the pediatrician for confirmation that it was the right thing to do (honestly, I would have done it with or without the doctors permission) This occurred on June 13, 2013 and within about 3 weeks we saw marked improvement and also had began seeing a counselor and doing a LOT of cognitive behavior therapy on a minute by minute basis. This was a happy go lucky, goofy, playful, funny, smart, outgoing child that retreated to her room and was in a panic when I was not near here. I literally slept in her room for 2 weeks. She would cry for no reason and stopped eating - lost about 7 pounds. It was quite possibly the most frightening time in my life and obviously hers. She has rebounded well but I do see some residual effects quite possibly because of the memory of how she felt. I would NEVER recommend taking this medication and especially not fo | F | 10 | 2 years 5mg 1X day | 4/2/2014 | 1 | asthma | mental tics, depression, anxiety, high blood pressure, stomach pain, back pain, itching, inability to focus, insomnia, headaches, diarrhea, obsessions | Within days of stopping the montelukast, my negative side effects began to rapidly go away. | M | 22 | 10 months 10 1X day | 3/26/2014 | 2 | Asthma & mast cell activation disor | Ear pain, upper back & chest pain (quite strong), sour stomache, sneezing fits, itchiness. | F | 49 | 4 days 10 mg | 3/25/2014 | 2 | allergies | The worst insomnia imaginable(it's 5:01 as I write this and I've been trying to sleep since 10:30p), and a fatigue headache to match. Pretty much unbearable. Have noticed slight reduction in allergies but not enough to rival the sleep loss. Oh well. Might also mention I am taking the generic form of the drug. | F | 21 | 6 months 10mg | 3/24/2014 | 1 | recurrent chest infections | My 2y old son went from being normal 2yr old with the usual moods to a child with no interest in playing, aggressive `I'm cross and angry`, 3hr tantrums. He was like a different child.He no longer needed steroids but did still need ventolin. We got to a point when we couldn't cope and stopped montelukast. Within 3 days our happy playful little boy was back - singing and not being cross. Now is a normal 2yr old having tantrums still but 10mins not 3hrs. He's not going back on it. We felt awful for having put him through it. He couldn't express what was wrong so we don't know if it was psychological or physical. | M | 2 | 6 weeks | 3/10/2014 | 1 | Asthma | Non stop headaches, feeling faint, suicidal thoughts and a little itching | Doctor though i had asthma so i was perscribed Montelkulast ( singulair) i have chronic phlegm that i have had for 2 years and i have bad panic attacks... im 17 and on the 3rd day i experience itching and a non stop headache that hasnt left since... my suicidal thoughts have included jumping out of the window or over dosing on medication.. I wont commit suicide or want to at all so i find it weird to have such dark thoughts... | M | 17 | 4 days 2 x 5mg 2X day | 3/9/2014 | 1 | Acute rhinitis | Depression, thoughts about death, anxiety, sweats, heart pounding to just name a few! I know it is this drug as I didn't have ANY of these symptoms before I took that one pill. I am so glad I found this site. I thought I was loosing my mind. I will never take it again. | F | 44 | 1 days | 3/9/2014 | 3 | Severe Allergies | I never had any side effects while taking Singulair but since CVS/Caremark changed to the generic brand Montelukast, I have had many symptoms. Depression, suicidal thoughts, mood swings, anxiety which I have never had in my life, crying, night sweats, dizziness, frustration, trouble concentrating and numbness. I thought the symptoms were due to me being pre menopause but my suicidal thoughts are so bad I think it may be from the generic brand. I stopped taking it last night and I'm going to see what happens. I'm nervous about my allergies now because Singulair helped me for years, but I can't put my family through these mood swings anymore. | F | 47 | 5 years 10mg 1X day | 3/8/2014 | 2 | Allergies/chronic sinusitis | After hearing from friends this drug did wonders for allergies, I decided to consult with my dr and began taking singulair. The first few days I noticed runny nose (which wasn't a usual symptom and sore throat). I have ulcerative colitis and receive remicade immune suppressing infusion every 8 weeks. Since having an immune disease and chronic sisusitus I wasn't surprised by the immediate onset of a sinus cold, but noticed the unusual runny nose. Shortly after I felt much better. Then I soon realized I had mistakenly left singulair out of my pill container upon refilling....i didn't notice until 5 or so missed doses. So I went back on it thinking it was unrelated and the symptoms immediately returned and worsened. I've noticed insomnia is also an issue (it is 2:30 am as I write this). My throat pain is immense and head hurts soooo bad and now it seems I have the onset of an ear infection. Not happy and stopped taking this drug 2 nights ago. I also noticed some red itchy blotches early today. Not fun. Would definitely not recommend it to anyone with non related heath issues. Thankfully no signs of depression. | F | 38 | 1 weeks 1 | 3/8/2014 | 2 | Asthma | Nightmares/ night terrors, insomnia, depression, anxiety, irritability, suicidal thoughts, cramps, tremors, dry mouth, sore throat, headache, | It did do wonders for my asthma, so I stopped and restarted it several times. When I stopped, the side effects went away, but returned as soon as I restarted. | F | 44 | 1 years 10mg 1X day | 2/12/2014 | 5 | Asthma/Allergies | None | Completely unblocked my nose so I could breathe again. Asthma issues were gone, never had to use rescue inhaler. Helped tremendously with allergy issues. | F | 25 | 1 years 10MG 1X day | 1/18/2014 | 1 | Allergies/Asthma | I'm a sound sleeper ordinarily, and I had horrible violent night terrors that would jolt me out of bed. My doctor suggested adjusting the time of the day that I was taking it, and it didn't help. I came across these pills last night and decided to try one, not remembering if this was the medicine that caused the nightmares (I've tried a lot of different asthma meds), and I had night terrors once again. I could see the bad dreams leading to poor sleep habits and fatigue. And I see on this site folks talking about tingling hands and feet; that's indicative of hyperventilation from anxiety. I'm not taking this anymore. We have a drop box for unused prescription meds here in my town, and that's where this bottle is headed. | F | 38 | 2 weeks 10 MG | 1/2/2014 |