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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR SINGULAIR | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | Asthma | My son was a bedwetter nightly until age 9 until his asthma improved and the Dr took him off of it at Christmas at which time he stopped wetting the bed nightly. I had taken him to speicalist for it and was told he would out grown it. Well he just recently put back on it for allergies and he started wetting the bed every night again. | M | 10 | 3 years 20 1X day | 10/1/2010 | 4 | chronic asthma | My 2year old son has been taking singulair for his chronic asthma. It really has control his asthma attacks to where every weekend I would spend time in the hospital and now he has not have a attack since on the medication. However, I have notice a dramatic CHANGE on his behavior..at first i thought he was just acting out for a attention... but i realize how it has gradually led to his dramatic change. He doesnt nap and wakes up at night, he also cries a lot at during his sleep. He has been very aggressive during play. He refuses to listen to listen and has many outburst yelling and jumping. My son was very shy and quiet. He was very humble and I'm glad I read comments on this website because I am going to speak to his doctor about it and want him off the medication. Its not worth your child not being his normal self! | M | 2 | 4 months 1X day | 9/28/2010 | 1 | ASTHMA | My 7 year old son has all the same symptoms I see described here. Excessive throat clearing, bad dreams, trouble sleeping, nasty outbursts, crying, mood swings, defiance, upset stomach/diarrhea, etc. I can't believe I didn't figure this out before. I wondered why he had changed so much, I figured it was some kind of acting out because we moved last year to a new town...after a while, I figured he would adjust, but he didn't. He had never acted this way before. I'm convinced it's this poison the doctor has him on for his asthma. Thats enough of that. I'm stopping the Singulair immediately and won't use it again! It turned my son into a monster. Hopefully he will get better now being off the medicine. | F | 7 | 2 years 1X day | 9/27/2010 | 1 | Allergies | Anger, tantrums, aggression | After reading the post below me, I burst into tears. My 4 year old has been on this for 2 years now. I stopped it about 3-4 weeks ago because I just plain forgot to pick up the prescription. My son has been having SEVERE anger and aggression, which is NOT his typical behavior. He is being suspended from the YMCA with calls home from Kindergarten as well. What freaked me out about the post below, is that in counseling, when asked why he does these things, he says it's because his brain tells him to. He cannot describe WHY he gets so angry. He hits other children, gets really, well, CRAZY with me, and doesn't care at ALL about consequences. It sounds like most of you experienced a difference when the medication was stopped. I haven't yet, if nothing it's getting worse. Does anybody know if this is normal, maybe with the length of time he was on Singulair? I have him in counseling now for his behavior and never once thought to link it to his medication. He is normally such a sweet and loving and caring child. Please email me with any info any of you have on the length of time it takes for them to go back to "normal". [email protected] | F | 28 | 2 years 4MG 1X day | 9/24/2010 | 5 | asthma | F | 29 | 3 years 1X day | 9/23/2010 | 1 | asthma/allergies | After stumbling upon possible side effects of Singulair and finding this website, I took my 6 1/2 year old son off Singulair. He had been on it for almost 3 years. It has taken almost 6 weeks to see him "evolve" into a "normal" child. He cried off and on for the first 2 to 3 weeks and I was starting to wonder if I had done the right thing. It turns out that I have. I am dismayed beyond belief that not a SINGLE MD or RN never suggested that this drug could be causing these issues ("I dont know whats wrong with my brain, there is something wrong with my brain mommy!", bouts of solitude, angry outbursts, uncontrollable behavior,constant throat clearing, etc...)in my bright and loving son. I am more dismayed with myself that I never put 2 and 2 together, he was put on it at such an early age. Never again will I give my child something without first researching the side effects. This drug is toxic to children, and from what I have seen, male children in | M | 6 | 3 years 5 1X day | 9/19/2010 | 4 | seasonal asthma/allergies | Terrible leg cramps at night. | My now 11 year old son was prescribed Singulair by our Allergist for at least 3 years starting from age 3 to 6 with NO problems, except after reading these posts, I now realize he did complain OFTEN of horrible leg cramps at night. We relayed this to the Allergist and was told it wasn't from the Singulair while I believe in my heart it absolutely was. The leg cramps would wake him out of his sleep and we'd have to rub the cramps out in order for him to go back to sleep. WOW! These are truly horror stories and I don't think I will ever put him back on this drug if his asthma flares up. He's been Singulair free for years so I would have to say it did help his Asthma/Allergies. | M | 11 | 3 years 4mg 1X day | 9/17/2010 | 1 | asthma/allergies | I took this medicine on and off for 4 years. I went back on it about 8 months ago after over 1 year off of it b/c my asthma was bad again. I am naturally a bit anxious so didn't realize until I started doing some experimenting with my medicine. I was having extremely bad/vivid dreams, more persistant and intense anxiety and frequent diarrhea and stomache upset. I take a lot of other drugs for asthma so it was difficult to single this one out. Wow what a difference in my life. I can't believe that none of the 5 doctors I have seen ever mentioned the side effects, clearly they are downplayed too much. IT DOES help my asthma, but is NOT worth it! | F | 31 | 4 years 10 mg 1X day | 9/14/2010 | 2 | asthema based on allergies | The first two weeks - nothing. Now I am exhausted. Mind keeps racing but body feels weak. No motivation to do anything and groggy throughout the day. Stopping this medication immediately with hopes that a normal life will come back. I will gladly resort to my inhaler. | I haven't had to use my inhaler since I started it. However, the trade off is not worth it. I want my life back. | F | 29 | 21 days 10 mg 1X day | 9/13/2010 | 1 | Allergies | Aggression, zoning out, angry, mood swings...and more. | My 4-year-old son has taken Singulair for one year. While his allergy symptoms improved somewhat, his personality completely changed. Yesterday I was checking on some other things and happened to stumble on this site. I felt like I was reading my son's story over and over again. He became very aggressive and defiant. He became very anxious about random things. He would obsess about things. He began doing things that were off-the-wall and mean, and when I asked him why, the answer was always, "I don't know." He began repeating himself constantly - both in a stutter-like manner (repeating the same part of a sentence over and over and over) and also repetitive if I didn't respond to him immediately(which really annoyed me). He never seemed happy...always brooding, even when getting his way, things weren't right. This may sound ridiculous, but in one day, he is 100% better. His teachers said, "He was a completely different child. He got along with everyone, was helpful, happy and patient..." Since we've been home, I have not had to ask him more than one time to do something (which I have had to do more times than I can count...it would usually take me asking 5-7 times and getting pretty angry to get him to do something). He has been relaxed and happy. He has not gotten upset for no reason. He has not repeated himself (in any fashion) one time. I'm praying the day isn't a "fluke," but I feel certain it isn't. | M | 4 | 1 years 4 mg 1X day | 9/13/2010 | 3 | severe allergies | This medication has really helped me. HOWEVER, I was @ the allergists 2 days ago and waiting around for my shots when I picked up a Singular pamphlet and started reading the back. I had to read it over and over again in disbelief. Suddenly it hit me. I had been wondering why I have been so angry, irritable,no motivation, etc. OMG. Then I mentioned it to my dr. saying I feel like breaking dishes every day. She said, you have to stop right away!!! There should be more of a warning on this med. These symptoms arent even mentioned in the primary listings. There are so many people who are given this drug and like sooo many patients they dont ask questions and they DON'T understand when they begin feeling badly. I wonder if there are any studies out there of indiv who were on this and ended theirs lives or came close to it. | F | 50 | 8 months 10 mg day 1X day | 9/11/2010 | 2 | Asthma | Severe dry mouth / thirst. Had to stop taking it. Medication worked well but the severe dry mouth / thirst was intolerable. Yes, i drank plenty but it did not help. | M | 28 | 5 days 10mg 1X day | 9/10/2010 | 2 | Seasonal Allergies | Intense headaches (Felt like someone was putting an ax through my head!), "fuzzy" head | Didn't help the allergies enough to warrant putting up with the side effects. Stopped after 2 weeks and headaches subsided to more "normal" allergy related headaches. | F | 36 | 2 weeks 10 mg 1X day | 9/6/2010 | 1 | asthma | Severe anxiety, panic attacks, horrible diarehha and stomach pains | Worked fantastic for asthma but caused severe mental problems | F | 33 | 14 days 10 1X day | 9/1/2010 | 1 | asthma | My 12 year old son was recently diagnosed with Asthma and was prescribed singulair. He rapidly changed in behavior, going from a happy, social kid to a depressed, sad, angry, anxious kid. He has mood swings, crying for no reason, sadness, says he doesn't care about having friends anymore, he doesn't want to live this way. Naturally, we were terrified. We could not understand what was happening to our son. Took him to the doc today and she took him off the singulair. I am praying that this will be the turning point for him. | M | 12 | 2 months 5mg 1X day | 8/30/2010 | 1 | asthma & allergies | sleepwalking, night terror, mood changes, no self esteem, anxiety | My 6 yr old son has been taking singulair for 2 years and I am just putting together all of the problems he was experiencing with the meds. He starting showing changes in his mood, nightmares, sleep walking, saying he hates himself, anxiety that something were going to happen to his family etc. It has gotten increasingly worse within the last 2 months so I started looking into what could be causing it. After coming across this website I called his allergist and was told to stop the medication IMMEDIETELY! My son has been off the meds for 3 days now and we are starting to notice slight changes in his sleep and behavior. Lord willing my sweet little boy will be back to normal soon with no lasting effects from this drug. It makes me sick to know I was giving this drug to my child for 2 years. | M | 6 | 2 years 5 MG 1X day | 8/27/2010 | 3 | asthma | At first, Singular worked great, turned off my Fall asthma like a switch. The past 2 years, it seems like it is not working as well as it used to. I developed eye twitches that lasted for many weeks, conjuntival cysts on my eye after starting the medicine (Last fall and the fall before that). I cannot sleep well when on Singulair. This year, the sleep problems are huge, i don't remember them being this bad before. After 3 days on this, I decided to quit Singulair. I can't handle the lack of sleep and a 3rd year of eye twitching. | I thought the symptoms were unique to me and not reported by others using Singulair but I am seeing others with same symptoms. I am a little dismayed that when I told the Dr the side affects and she could see my eye twitching herself, didn't say anything. She even sent me to an eye specialist to see about the headaches, conjunctival cysts, and eye twitching. I was dismissed by the specialist as wasting his time. It was nothing important that I had. While Singulair worked great the first few years I took it (I only take it Sept-Dec), the side effects have become too much for me and after 4 days of being on it this year, I am quitting. | F | 45 | 4 years 10 1X day | 8/26/2010 | 2 | Seasonal Allergies | I gradually changed. I used to get out of bed like a pop tart and am always on time for work. I eventually didn't want to wake up in the morning, didn't care if I lost my job and would cry all the time for no reason. I finally got to a point where I was driving in my car thinking about running my car off the road into a wall doing 80 on the highway. I just wanted the sadness gone. I am stopping this medication today! | It did clear up the constant runny nose and itchy eyes. The sinus pressure was mostly gone, but I basically thought about sleeping or killing myself all the time about 4 weeks in. | F | 29 | 6 weeks 10 mg 1X day | 8/25/2010 | 3 | allergy induced asthma | Excessive weight gain/sleeplessness | My son is 9 years old and has been taking Singulair with wonderful results for his asthmatic reactions, however, he continues to gain weight. He is now in JFL with hard workouts nightly and decreased food intake, and he is still gaining weight. He also has a "moon face" which is charasteric of steroids - which Singulair is supposed to have in minute quantity. We are very concerned. His doctor says Singulair should not cause weight gain - but after reading, I think it does. My son also does not sleep more than 7 hours/night. He says he can't. I am thinking about other options at this point. | M | 9 | 2 years 5 mg 1X day | 8/24/2010 | 1 | Asthma | I put the pieces together last night. While I was describing my 11 yr old son I was saying things like "driving me crazy", bursts of tears for unknown reason, "I don't care comments about activities that he has always loved, exhaustion, anger, When I ask my son what is going on with him all I get is tears and "I don't knows", I look at him and he just seems so sad and depressed. This is not the kid that I know.. As I started thinking about these behaviors I was trying to figure out how long this is been going on and I realized it has been happening since beginning this medication. As I was reading all these posts I started crying.. Why did I not think of this before. As a mom and a nurse, I should have recognized this. I will be talking to his doctor today and he will not be taking this anymore..crossing my fingers.... | M | 11 | 30 days 1X day | 8/24/2010 |