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 |
| 3 | Asthma and allergies | My doctor started me on Singular because I would wake up every night about 3 am gasping for air. He prescribed this more for my asthma then my allergies. Within days, I was sleeping through the night and my allergy symptoms disappeared. It was like I never had asthma. | A few months later, I started having panic attacks in ramdom places where I was not under stress. My dreams and nightmares became more vivid and pretty distressing. I started seeing things move out of the corner of my eye when there was nothing there. My sex drive disappeared entirely. Then, I started hearing voices in my head tell me to kill myself. (At this point in my life, I had a good job, was going back to school partime, and had the most wonderful boyfriend. There was no reason for me to be unhappy) I had enough sense to realize that this behavior was unlike me and then found this site and saw that I was not crazy. I went off the pill and all of the side effects went away in 2 weeks. I took it once after having an asthma attack and had a panic attack within an hour. That was all the validation I needed. I've been off of it half a year and am back to normal except for my sex drive. I hope it comes back. Did anyone else have problems with their libido? The doctor cannot find anything wrong with me but I suspect Singulair. This is ruining my relationship. Help! | F | 28 | 1 years | 7/23/2009 | 2 | asthma | shakiness, tremor, ill feelings, hyper, heart pounding | I was prescribed this yesterday and ive only had one dose and i'm never taking it again. it clears up my breathing but the side effects are so tremndous that i can't do it again. i feel like a truck driver on 20 vivarin/red bulls or what people describe as crystal meth.. hyperness, i can feel my heart pounding out of my jugular vein as i type this. | F | 35 | 1 days | 7/19/2009 | 2 | for asthma | my son who is 6 was put on this medication. He has a mild case of asthma which usually result in hard time breathing a few times a month. We used this medication for about a month and a half and the case of his asthma increased dramatically. We took him off of it and he was having breathing problem almost daily if not every other day for a month or so. We did not want to put him back on this medicine any longer and we treated his breathing problem with nebulizer which usually took only one treatment per case. Eventually his daily breathing stopped and now he's back to where he was before. It has been close to a month that he has not had a case of breathing problem so far. | 1.5 months | 7/17/2009 | 1 | mild asthma, allergy symptoms | ok where do I start, My son started taking Singular 4 mg after second birthday. I never really thought that his behavior could be caused by singular(the wonder drug). I think back now and I have chills on my arms after reading the stories. They sound so much like my son. It has always been hard for him to make friends and he was hyper and distracted, ADD symptoms, was amazed over death and grave yards, would cry at the drop of a hat and would never followed directions. I just thought it was part of him and we all accepted it. At 6 the Dr. put him on 6 mg singular chewables. I would have never known about this if it hadn't been for me taking him to the dr for his constant itching and rashes and the Dr. suggested we see an allergist. We went to the allergist and they did all the stick tests and found his allergies and then told me to keep him on the singular 6 mg. and he prescribed zyrtec and flonase. After taking 2 days along with the singular 6 mg he was already taking he begain to ta | Please don't give your child this medication, the side effects are really scary and children are suppose to be children not little zombies. I have since gotten and really nice humidifier and I will use that instead of drugs. | M | 6 | 4 years | 7/15/2009 | 1 | asthma & seasonal allergies | Insomnia, leg cramps, restlessness, inability to focus | I will never take this medication ever again. I would also strongly discourage anyone I know from taking it. | F | 67 | 30 days | 7/14/2009 | 5 | chronic sinitis,night time coughing | none | better than claritin,bendryl.no more night time coughing,its been just 5 days taking it and i feel great. | F | 32 | 5 days | 7/13/2009 | 3 | | 7/7/2009 | 1 | Allergies | I took singulair for 3 weeks. After 1 week I became very depressed and had nightmares. I also became very anxious and had mood swings. I stopped taking singulair 2 days ago but am still experiencing some of these side effects. | How much longer will I experience these side effects? | M | 18 | 3 weeks | 7/1/2009 | 1 | asthma | My 9 year old son took singulair for about four months. During this time he has been moody, agitated, depressed,and aggressive. He was getting into fights at school. He made comments of hating himself, and wanting to die. He would say he felt blah blah. He said I will just kill myself right now. It has been such a scary time for us. He was seen by the school counselor and I was getting ready to seek aditional counseling services. I was really afraid that my child was becomming mentally ill. As summer approached I took my son off of singulair. Then all of a sudden my child was back to his happy self. I then heard about the side effects of singular and realized that all of his emotional and behavior difficulties were a side effect of singulair. | 4 months | 6/29/2009 | 1 | For daughter's sensitive airway/lun | Daughter age 4 years old, was on Singulair for 3 months to prevent onset of asthma and to strenghten her lungs. She experienced nightmares and aggressive/weird behaviour throughout the period. She would wake up screaming in the night, and then walk out of the room and sat on the floor in the hallway. Some nights she would choose to sleep on the floor and nothing can persuade her to go back to the bed. In the daytime, she was hitting her granny, the nanny, her father and also hurting herself if she couldn't get her way. She would throw herself on the floor in fits of anger. | No child should be made to suffer like this. The drug should be recalled. My daughter was back to her loving self two months after we stopped the medication. I will not relive those Singulair days again. | F | 33 | 3 months | 6/25/2009 | 2 | allergic rhinitis | I started my 4 yrs old daughter on singulair 4 days ago. Since the first day she has shown extreme mood swings, leg pain and face rash. She also refuses to eat because she says all the food taste horrible. She used to be very happy and singing child but, with the medication she is shouting and crying most of the time. I stopped the medication for one day to corroborate, and she had an excellent day (singing and playing) but the runny nose returned. I gave the medication last night again and today I have an unhappy child again. No more singulair for her | F | 41 | 5 days | 6/24/2009 | 3 | asthma, chest and nasal congestion | i took my first 10mg dose after my doc. visit at 10 am this morning. got home 30 minutes later and took a nap before work and had a really vivid strange dream and remembered it clearly. i never remember my dreams, maybe a few times a year i'll remember one. and then at work all day i was dizzy and nauseated, still a little nauseous now. hoping these side effects will go away. | i'm noticing less congestion already and my wheezing isn't as bad, i could also walk longer at work without being out of breath and speak long sentences without feeling like i was out of breath, which wasn't the case for the past few weeks. | F | 25 | 1 days | 6/23/2009 | 1 | Allergies | Abdominal pain, bloating, dizziness, leg cramps, restlessness. | Side effects began to subside immediately after I stopped taking the medication. However, it has been nine days and there are still some transient side effects although they are much better. It will probably take some time, I would not encourage anyone to take this medication. | M | 49 | 30 days | 6/22/2009 | 1 | allergies | My 7 year old was prescribed this for severe allergies. He complained of headaches constantly. He was very emotional. He was always an excellent student and his teacher said he was having trouble focusing. | I would not recommend this medication for children! | M | 7 | 5 days | 6/17/2009 | 4 | Allergies to pets | Total lack of focus, very tired all the time. Knowingly feeling that I'm not myself - quiet, withdrawn, inactive, depressed about nothing. People asking if everything is all right etc. Product worked well on allergies but I just don't feel the same and its not worth it. I'd rather suffer with allergies. | M | 4 months | 6/15/2009 | 1 | mild asthma and dust mite allergies | My 10 year old son began taking Singulair 5mg almost 2 years ago for mild asthma and allergies. I was very leary of him taking any med's long term and asked repeatedly about possible side effects. I was told by 2 doc's that there really weren't any that they were aware of. I called a week after he began taking it because he was having horrible nightmares. I read the package insert and it said something about nightmares. Both doc's said they would only last a week or so. They did seem to go away and his allergies and asthma were under control so we continued to take it. After the reports of suicidal thoughts I called again and was told it was rare in children and to continue him on it. He is now 10 and is very moody, argumentative, sad and seems to be having bad dreams again. I asked if Singulair could cause these problems esp. in boys starting adolescence and was told no. After reading this site I am taking him off of it today. I had no idea so many of the things I've seen i | F | 40 | 2 years | 6/14/2009 | 1 | Poss allergies; ear infections | Night terrors | My daughter started taking Singular chewable tabs exactly 2wks ago. Shortly after that, she started having frequent night terrors, crying out in her sleep, vivid dreams. I just put the two together last night and found this information today. She was taking it on a 30-day trial to avoid tubes but she will not be taking it any longer. Today is Sunday so I guess I will call the ENT tomorrow to let them know I've discontinued the medication. My 18mo son is also taking it but I haven't noticed any night wakings. He's been cranky though? | F | 4 | 2 weeks | 6/14/2009 | 1 | HYPER REACTIVE AIRWAY | mood changes, crying, difficulty controlling behavior, irritability, acting like a different person, frustrated, trouble focusing and listening. would scream uncontrollably when things didn't go her way. hyper and anxious. | would NOT recommend this for a child!!!!!!!!!! symptoms cleared within a couple of days of being off the drug. my daughter is back!!! and her coughing is not worse. still need breathing treatments though. | F | 5 | 1 months | 6/12/2009 | 2 | allergies | red,raised,blistery,itchy,rash and soreness in teeth and jaws. Nausea, weakness and unsteadiness. | I took this medication once before back in February and did not notice any side effects but the prescription ran out. But when I got it refilled this month I immediately rashed and felt ill but did not consider the Singulair until I realized that I did not have the rash upon awakening each morning and it reappeared after I took the next dose, and went outside, however briefly. I am now considering if my moods were perhaps negatively affected over these past weeks as well. I may never know. | F | 48 | 2 weeks | 6/9/2009 | 5 | asthma and allergies | no side effects | i love singulair, it's a wonder drug that helps with my asthma and bad allergies. it doesn't work perfectly 100% of the time, but for the most part, i love it. and i know it works cuz when i stop taking it, usually cuz i don't have the money for it, it gets harder for me to breathe, and i sneeze constantly and have a runny nose | M | 27 | 4 years | 6/8/2009 |