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 | allegies and asthma | I take the medication at night. It makes me extremely sleepy. I have noticed a slight change in mood,I am a little more emotional and I have very vivid emotional dreams. | But at this point the improvement in both my asthma and allegies has been so significant that I will continue taking it. I would like to note that My doctor wants to wean me off in a few months to see how my body will do on it's own. Since I have almost no need for my rescue inhaler and I honestly feel better. I have been on lookout for the negative side effects since day one but so far so good. I seem to tolerate this medication quite well. | F | 32 | 37 days 10mg 1X day | 3/18/2011 | 1 | Allergy | I became immediately moody, angry, depressed, tired, had restless sleep, nightmares, and one day I found myself listing out all the possible ways I could commit suicide. I am known as a person which is always happy and smiling, and this is not my personality. I tossed the drug and will never take it again. | F | 45 | 7 days 1X day | 3/17/2011 | 1 | allergies | aggression, severe mood changes, trouble sleeping, agitaion, SUCIDIAL THOUGHTS!! | My son has severe allergies, allergy specialist put him on Singulair!!! WORST MISTAKE EVER!!!! He is closely monitored now day and night because of the severe reaction he has had and is still having...... I WOULD NEVER RECOMMEND THIS TO ANYONE!!!!! | M | 8 | 1 months 5 1X day | 3/17/2011 | 5 | asthma | Greatly improved asthma symptoms. I went from needing albuterol daily to barely at all. Allergic rhinitis improved too. I can definitely tell how well it works since when I forget it for a few days, I become a wheezy, snotty mess with itchy eyes. | Wonder drug for me. Completely changed my life. | F | 25 | 12 years 10mg 1X day | 3/16/2011 | 2 | seasonal allergies | abdominal pain; restlessness; pens and needles in my legs; insomnia; night terrors!!!! | Singulair did fix my allergy problem, but I DON'T CARE!!!I'm so glad the lightbulb finally went off in my head as to what could be wrong with me. Death to Singulair!!! I just figured out today that Singulair is most likely what's been causing me all my discomfort. I hope today is the last day of this hell I've been going through. I will not be taking Singulair anymore--I just hope the side effect symptoms cease tomorrow!!! | F | 35 | 30 days 10 MG 1X day | 3/16/2011 | 5 | Allergy | I didn't notice side effects other than it really worked for me. The only negative is the expense. I have to pay $65 a month - my co-pay. | F | 58 | 30 1X day | 3/15/2011 | 5 | For Asthma/Allergies | Well it was for my 2 Year old son the very first dosage he recieved I noticed that he was very hyper it may not be from the singulair only because it was combined with zyrtec and the rescue inhaler as well. It was the first time I noticed he had those conditions a very bad cough so when bought to the doctor she placed him on those medications | As a mother to other mothers as well as dads if your doctor prescribes this medication for your babies dont be too scheptical about using it. It worked for my baby and if your baby has the same conditions there is a possibility that it would work for your baby too. | M | 3 | 4 weeks 1X day | 3/14/2011 | 1 | Asmtha | Anxiety, night terrors, depression, isolation | Side effects worsened over time. I would never let a child take this medication! | F | 41 | 4 years 5 1X day | 3/14/2011 | 2 | allergy | My 4 year old grandson was given this medicine for an allergy episode. On the 3rd night of taking it, he was having a problem staying asleep. He would begin to fall asleep and then wake me up to let me know "door closing" noises were waking him up. He also told me that he was having a bad dream that woke him up. He was not able to go to sleep for a long time because the "door closing" noises would not stop. He also complained of his leg being "asleep", but he had not done anything that would cause this to happen. His leg was numb for several hours. The next day, I double-checked on the side effects of this drug and was concerned enough to stop giving it to him. We've had no more "door closing" sounds or his leg being "asleep". His Dr. was not concerned at all. I believe this drug was causing my grandson to experience auditory hallucinations, nightmares, and numbness of the extremities. These are all possible side-effects from t | M | 4 | 3 days 4mg chew 1X day | 3/13/2011 | 5 | Asthma | None | This has been a 'miracle' drug for me. I spent my entire childhood and early adulthood struggling to breathe. Now, with Singulair, it's like I don't have asthma. I can do anything without any asthma problems. | F | 36 | 14 years 10mg 1X day | 3/8/2011 | 1 | Supposed Asthma | Extreme depression, Feelings of hopelessness, sudden absence of motivation, strange dreams, possible halted growth. No painful physical side effects. | I'm 21, been using this drug since my teen years. Never could quite figure out what the hell was wrong with me, always feeling down all the time, weak, and empty. At 19 I stopped using this drug after a bit of research. Felt renewed and alive, and more energetic during my workout sessions. I'm no doctor, but having used this medication may have stunted my growth. I was always the tallest in my class back in middle school, and now it seems i'm stuck at a measly 5'7. My sincere suggestion to parents is to avoid the use of this drug... Even if it may have avoided the presence of my asthma, my teen years are gone forever, my youth had no significance. Spent it dwelling on worthless thoughts and now i'm trying to make up for lost time... still hard to do when painful memories still lurk within. And I could be wrong to say this, but cardiovascular exercise along with a frequent lifting regimen has greatly improved my overall health and physique, I'd say use pills as a last resort. | M | 21 | 5 years 1X day | 3/8/2011 | 4 | asthma/allergies | None that I am aware of | This did help with preventing paroxysms of coughing due to stress-induced asthma and probably helped increase O2 levels as I was less tired. I took my dose in the morning as it did seem to act more like a stimulant for me and made sleeping difficult. Cost is high so I am not currently taking it, but may have to return to it come spring and summer allergy seasons | M | 58 | 9 months unsure 1X day | 3/6/2011 | 1 | Allergies | Extreme moodswings and anxiaty. Violent behavior and lashing out at the simplest of things. Very low self esteem and her grades went from straight As to Cs. Chronic stomach pain and headaches. Lack of appetite. Just turned into a completly different person. | When I read about the side effects caused by this drug I almost cried. I never made the connection between the changes in my daughter and the medication. I just thought it was a part of her changing attitude as she got older. I will be immiediatly taking her off this medication and will hopefully see some changes soon! I so want my little girl back! I really wish the doctor had mentioned these possible side effects when he prescribed the meds to her! | F | 10 | 10 months 5mg 1X day | 2/24/2011 | 1 | Allergies and acute asthma | MY daughter started taking this drug for her allergies.. it worked, her runny nose went away and she had a much easier time sleeping and breathing at night... after just a few days she hated wearing anything.. everything felt funny on her, she would pull on her clothes constantly.. her favorite shirt became her worst nightmare...she has always been the sweetest child and I can understand usual hate for clothes but something wasn't right.. she also started to get easily angered and would throw horrible tantrums and screaming and crying. she was not herself at all.. I thought she was going crazy until I figured out when all this behavior started.. she has been off it two days and I finally have my daughter back to normal.. Parents be aware of the serious side effects!! | F | 6 | 2 months 1X day | 2/22/2011 | 1 | allergic sinusitus | Insomnia was the first side effect and that was on day 1. Irritibility, joint pain, an inability to think clearly and just a sense of feeling "weird" soon followed. I can't seem to determine from what I have read how long it takes for the medication to be effective but after 5 days, there's been no improvement. The side effects aren't worth the wait to see if it's going to work. | F | 58 | 5 days 10MG 1X day | 2/22/2011 | 1 | allergies | my 8 yo daughter has been taking this for 6 mos. Just discovered the side effects....very disturbed to find out that her emotional issues are not NORMAL kid stuff...it is due to this drug!!!! | Very disturbed at what I have found to be extreme mood swings and fear in my daughter caused by Singulair!!!! | F | 8 | 6 months 5mg 1X day | 2/20/2011 | 3 | asthma, allergies | Over the time on the med, anxiety and panic increased til I was prescribed anti-anxiety meds, bp meds, and sent for heart workups on tachycardia and stress-related heart issues. At no point did my doctor consider the source as Singulair. | Within one week after stopping Singulair, my anxiety disappeared and my wife noticed me calm w/o my telling her I had stopped the drug. Now that I am one month "free", I can relax with a book and enjoy sitting looking at the countryside, instead of being "antsy" and anxious. I have resumed having some morning nasal congestion and occasional (1/week) asthma at night but it's a very worthwhile trade-off. | M | 55 | 4 years 30mg 1X day | 2/16/2011 | 5 | asthma | the drug has virtually cured my life-long moderate to severe asthma and it has greatly helped my allergies. i do notice that i feel depressed and anxious alot. i have trouble concentrating as well. i also have trouble losing weight. | with the knowledge that i am currently gaining on prescription drugs in general, i am very interested in stopping this drug asap. | F | 47 | 8 years 10 1X day | 2/15/2011 | 5 | Athsma symptoms | None | My son had two terrible winters - every cold he had resulted in a chronic cough that kept us all awake for days and became incredibly distressing for us all. Between colds was not much better with persistent nighttime cough that made him miserable from Oct-Mar. Summer he is a different boy with no issues. Prescribed inhalers made little difference. First cold of this winter was the worst yet and he coughed so hard for a weekend he was sick and crying from the pain. After I argued that the inhaler was having no effect the doctor prescribed this and his life has become normal. Colds like any other child but no persistent cough. We worried about his behavior over Christmas and after reading this forum reacted be withdrawing the medicine. This was a huge mistake and after a week we reinstated to eliminate the symptoms. The behavior changed were only with us and his childminder had noticed no difference. This medication has been life-changing this winter and any side effects we have firmly isolated as the terrible twos. | M | 2 | 2 months 1X day | 2/11/2011 | 4 | seasonal allergies to cedar/juniper | I took Singulair last year for my allergic reaction to cedar and juniper pollen and it worked great for my sneezing/runny nose symptoms. When I first started taking it, I had some fun and unusual dreams for the first couple of weeks. Then those dreams turned into nightmares. I quit taking it when the cedar trees were done spreading pollen and the nightmares went away. It's a new year and I was having allergy symptoms again, so I started up with the Singulair a week ago. This time I went straight to the nightmares. I woke my husband up the other night yelling out in my sleep. Last night I had a series of sad and depressing dreams and this morning I feel terrible. I need to go off of this medication...it isn't worth it! | F | 54 | 7 days 10 mg 1X day | 2/10/2011 |