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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR SINGULAIR | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 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 | 5 | Allergies & nasal polyps | Absolutely none. Allergic symptoms have decreased and my polyps have shrunk in combination with nasal spray therapy. | A lot of people commenting here are doing what patients on a new drug often do: attribute every negative feeling and symptom they're experiencing to a drug they recently started taking. Singulair did exactly what it's supposed to do for me, with no side effects, and I will gladly continue taking it. Don't let the hypochondriac comments here discourage you from trying it. | M | 24 | 3 months 10 mg 1X day | 3/28/2010 | 2 | asthmatic colds | i used this for my 2,3, and 5 year old. extremely aggressive behavior, mood swings, excessive talking, nightmares | All 3 of my very well behaved children were put on this. They get colds that move to pnemonia quickly. I must say, they haven't been sick at all since being on medication. They are usually sick every other week. But, they have been fighting with eachother and us (their Mom and Dad) from morning till night. Hitting me, throwing tamtrums, irrational, and moody. They are NEVER and HAVE NEVER BEEN like that. I took them off yesterday and already my 2 year old is smiling again. I am worried about thier colds, but I will have to find something else. | F | 30 | 1 months 4mg 1X day | 3/28/2010 | 1 | allergies/asthma | Aggression, tantrums, moodiness, tired, not listening, crying | My son has dealth with postnasal drip and asthma that comes on during the middle of the night since he was born, we saw a new pediatrian 2 weeks ago and she said 'your son has allegies and needs to have his asthma under control' and prescribed singular. At first I was so happy to finally have some answers and a 'solution' but boy was I wrong! With in 2 days of taking this medicine, my son who is my mellow child and very caring and loving started throwing tantrums like i've never seen any of my children do, he was agressive, would not listen to me or his father, then after a couple more days started hitting his sibblings, punching them to a degree more than 'normal' sibbling playing around. I then looked closer at the side effects of the med and saw 'mood behavoirs' listed under 'possible side effects' ok I thought it would maybe level out after 2 weeks on the medicine. While the screaming tantrums have mellowed out, the other things have not and finding this site tonight seeing the other comments, confirms my resolve to not give him anymore Singular. I have my sons 6 year check up in 3 days with his usual pediatrician and I'm going to give my complaint to him about the side effects of this medicine. | M | 6 | 14 days 4mg 1X day | 3/27/2010 | 1 | allergies | I felt extremely, extremely tired. It took an incredible amount of effort just to get myself out of bed. I had to fight to stay awake throughout the day and felt like I was moving through quick sand. It did clear up my congestion, but wasn't worth feeling like I wasn't participating in life. I went off after the second day and have returned to the land of the living! | F | 36 | 2 days 10mg 1X day | 3/26/2010 | 3 | Allergies | Light headed, "zoned out" | I was prescribed Singulair to help combat really bad allergies (very rainy this year, which causes plant population to explode). I notice the first few hours (2-4) I take it I can feel my allergies lessening, but the effectiveness against allergies seems to go down after that. During these first hours I also feel the strongest side-effects, light headed/zoned out, etc. I've only been taking it for a few days now, if the side effects continue to be as strong as they are with the limited benefits vs allergies I'm going to discontinue usage. | M | 30 | 4 days 10mg 1X day | 3/22/2010 | 1 | Asthma/allergy | negative self-talk, suicidal vocabulary, aggressive behaviors, general negativity, listlessness, sleep hallucinations for 5 weeks after stopping drug - NORMAL KID NOW! | Do NOT recommend this drug to other parents. 4 year olds that suddenly talk about killing themselves 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 | 3 years 4 mg 1X day | 3/22/2010 | 2 | Allergies | Aggression, Anger, Defiance, Crying and Loss of Appetite | My 4 year old has seasonal allergies and was given Singulair on top of his normal regiment of Zyrtec. From day one of taking the Singulair chewable tablet he became defiant, and uncontrollable. It has gotten much worse as we continue to give him each dose. I have stopped the medicine after 3 days and have already seen improvement. | M | 4 | 3 days 1X day | 3/20/2010 | 1 | Allergies | Behavior problems, separation anxiety, school anxiety since kindergarden,anger,low school grades and her saying she wished she was never born/wishes she would die. | The rx helped with my daughter’s allergies.For 5 yrs we have been dealing with behavior problems,separation anxiety,school anxiety,anger,low school grades and depression,comments like she wished she was never born/wishes she would die.Until, Feb 2009,I had to start homeschooling because the school anxiety had gotten so bad.I then began to notice that she was doing strange things that eventually became apparent that she was having seizures. We went to the Neurologist, which he discovered that she had a brain tumor.Which a lot of these behavior issues could have come from problems related to the tumor and seizures.She had the tumor removed in July. She started Keppra for seizures. Well, not many of the problems went away. So,I was told that some pt’s with seizures has mood disorders. We have been trying different medications that are for seizures and mood disorders.So far nothing has helped.Instead of starting another seizure medication that has tons more side effects than Keppra (that has worked well) I decided to look at the side effects of her allergy medication.This was the first site I came to and I feel terrible. It's been two weeks since I stopped given her Singulair.It's amazing in the difference in her behavior, attitude and schoolwork. | F | 10 | 5mg 1X day | 3/17/2010 Patient History | 2 | Son's allergy / asthma | We noticed after one day of our son taking Singulair chewable, his attitude has totally changed. | He already has ADHD, but this has gotten worse. I have never seen his defiance like this. It's already hard on us with his ADHD, but this Singulair has made it alot worse. I "googled" singulair hyperactivity and this site came up with other parents saying almost the same exact thing. We are going to the doctor's office tomorrow regarding this. We are now at our wits end - do we put up with his defiance or do we stop giving him the meds so he coughs his lungs up?? IDK what to do... :( | F | 30 | 5 days 5mg 1X day | 3/16/2010 | 1 | Asthma | My son / age 4 has become very aggressive, defiant, and displays bizzare behaviors, like cutting his hair,pushing and punching people, and not listening. My daughter / age 7 has been wetting the bed, sleep walking, and night terrors. All of these symptoms started about 1 week after they started using Singular consistently. | I reported my concerns to the FDA for more research about the real effects of the singular. | F | 29 | 20 days 5 mg 1X day | 3/13/2010 | 5 | Coughing/allergy symptoms | Mild increase in agitation/agressiveness. | I want to encourage other parents not to be afraid to try this medication. It may have negative side effects for some children, but you won't know if it helps unless you try it. My son has been taking it in fall/winter over 2yrs. It is very helpful for his coughing at night and allows him to sleep. We saw very mild increases in agressive behavior, but nothing we can't live with for the moment. I think this medication can affect different kids differently. | M | 3 | 2 years 4MG 1X day | 3/11/2010 | 1 | asthma | For eight months, I experienced debilitating knee pain. I needed crutches for five months. I fainted a few weeks ago and I discovered that symptoms like my horrible knee pain were similar to those in other sufferers of Singulair. I've been off of Singulair for about two weeks now and I have almost no pain in my knees now. | Side effects = severe knee pain, muscle pain, muscle weakness, swollen joints, difficulty breathing, fainting | F | 20 | 3 years 10 mg 1X day | 3/11/2010 | 1 | Asthma | Behavioral issues such as defiance, hitting, kicking, screaming, trouble sleeping, raging tantrums, hitting himself | My son has been on singulair since he as one. He is now 3. I have spent the last two years trying to figure out why his behavior is the way it is. He has been kicked out of 2 different day cares for hitting other children, throwing toys, throwing chairs, knocking over tables etc. He can go from being perfectly fine to raging like this is 2 seconds. I have had him evaluated and everyone says it's just his age he will grow out of it. In the mean time, he was recently kicked out of another day care. After reading the Singulair website, I asked his pediatrician if this could be the issue, she said no. Yesterday I found this site and after reading all the other comments from parents with similar problems, I have stopped the Singulair. I have no idea how long it will take to get out of his system. I heard up to 6 weeks. Hopefully I wil see a change soon. | M | 3 | 2 years 4 mg 1X day | 3/10/2010 | 1 | Asthma | seizures | I never had a seizure in my life until I started on singulair. I would wake up and my body would start spazzing out and even randomly at night time. I had multiple tests done and the doctors didn't know what was causing this. I stopped plaquenil and I've been seizure free for over 2 years. | F | 19 | 1 years 1X day | 3/9/2010 | 5 | Sneezing | Slight headache and makes me tired. I take it at night so it helps me sleep. Huge plus | I used to take Claratin D for my allergies that I have gotten the past year or two. It worked but not well. I remained stuffy when I went outside. I ended up having to go into surgery to get polyps removed from my sinus cavity's 3 weeks ago. My DR put me on Singular to help relieve the sneezing and to help relieve my allergies for the spring/summer {I didn't know that even in March there is pollen in the air coming up from either the south/west}. I am happy about getting singulair it means that I won't be suffering this summer; for the first time in about 2 years. Hopefully it will help reduce the build up in my sinus cavities also. Along with that I was put on nasonex at the same time. | F | 25 | 4 days 10MG 1X day | 3/6/2010 | 3 | Eczema, allergic rhinitis | I believe the med has helped the eczema symptoms, but the side effects are not worth the relief. I have noticed increased irritability and moodiness in my 6 year old daughter. It seems to be worse in the morning and evening. She seems fine at school, but with her sisters she is looking for a fight. She is the baby of the family and somewhat spoiled. This is still not normal behavior. We are stopping the med tonight. I hope we see results soon. If not, let the punishment begin! | F | 6 | 30 days 5 1X day | 3/5/2010 | 1 | Allergies and asthma | Depression, suicidal thoughts, mood swings, inability to focus | Worked WONDERFULLY for the asthma and allergies. However, I think it took about 3 months to get all of the side effects out of my system. | F | 38 | 5 months 1X day | 2/28/2010 | 3 | Asthma/ Allergies | Bed wetting, moodiness, depression, crying, leg pain, making clicking noises in his throat. | I have four sons all of which have breathing issues. My 7 year old, 5 year old and 4 year old are on singulair. After reading everything posted on this cite I now have a new insight into my two middle children. My oldest has been on singulair since he was 3 and has no problems with it in the 4 years he has been taking it. When the doctor recommended that my two other boys take it I figured no problem. I was wrong and they will be stopping it tonight. My five year old is wetting the bed, crying all the time, acts depressed and has dark circles under his eyes. My four year old is a completely different child. He screams all the time, has no respect for anyone, is constantly fighting with his brothers and has complained of his legs hurting. He was the sweetest child I had. I used to joke and say he was my angel from God because his older two brothers were driving me crazy. I could not figure out what happened to him. He is fine at school and as soon as he gets home he is a different child. We are now discontinuing this medication for two of our boys. For now my oldest will stay on it because he has severe asthma and it helps him. | M | 5 | 6 months 4mg 1X day | 2/26/2010 |