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 |
| 1 | Allergies | Nightmares, sleeplessness, anxious, extreme exhaustion, stomach ache, depression, sore throat, palpitations, tightness in chest, couldn't think clearly, couldn't express thoughts, ringing in the ears | After just one day on the medication I noticed an extreme difference in my thoughts and behavior to the point that I stop taking it immediently. I felt like I was trapped in a room knowing I would be tortured at any moment. It's a horrible drug and I can only pray that the FDA will remove it from the market at once. | F | 29 | 1 days | 3/25/2009 | 1 | Allergies | Nightmares, sleeplessness, anxious, extreme exhaustion, stomach ache, depression, sore throat, palpitations, tightness in chest, couldn't think clearly, couldn't express thoughts, ringing in the ears | I have allergies that trigger horrible migraines. The first five or six years that I took this med I seemed to have no problems. Gradually something changed. I couldn't sleep without horrible nightmares, and I was too exhausted to get out of bed when awake. I would lie in bed almost paralyzed, but my mind never,ever, ever shut off. Exhaustion became so bad that I couldn't carry a laundry basket upstairs without having to stop three times and lie down for a few hours afterward. I finally wound up hospitalized for a week so they could drug me to sleep. I didn't take it in the hospital and got a bit better. I went home I started taking this, along with other allergy drugs, again, because my doc thought it was such a benign wonder drug. My symptoms all returned and I struggled for months. I had tons of tests at several different specialists to try to figure out the cause, but all was normal. I was in such a bad state after a year, desperate, I eliminated all pills, one by one. This pill was the last thing to go, because we thought it was the least likely to cause a problem. I was off it and doing much better for about 2 years. Just last week my allergies got really bad again, so doc convinced me to give this another try. I agreed, but only at a very low 2.5 mg dose to try it. Within three days ALL of the symptoms returned with a vengeance! All those years wasted and I never put it together until now. | F | 45 | 9 years | 3/24/2009 | 2 | Asthma | Mood and behavior changes, dry mouth, irritability | Three doctors and a PA strongly advised us to put our 3 1/2 year old son on Singulair to help prevent the increasing problems he is having with asthma. Because I have heard so many negative things about putting children on steroids like I have had to do with our son I decided to give it a try. Within one day he began to have behavioral problems such as hyperactivity & irrational mood swings. Within four days he had a terrible asthma attack and we are still in the process of trying to get him through the breathing problems. His pediatrician has him on Singulair, a nebulizer, and two steroids (one liquid, one inhaled) I asked that at least one thing be eliminated since it seems like that's an awful lot of medication for a three year old. We took him off the inhaled steroid and I am monitoring him closely to see what could be causing his wild behavior. My suspicions have been that it is the Singulair and after finding this website I am now certain. I am thankful to find that others had the same problem - when I asked my doctor, I too got the response "there are not side effects" and "it would be worse to take him off". My son is on the autism spectrum and already has many difficulties - he certainly doesn't need this on top of everything else. Does anyone know of any other alternative solutions for children with asthma that doesn't require all these crazy medications? This website has truly been helpful and I'm hoping to find out more informati | M | 3 | 8 days | 3/23/2009 | 2 | allergies | I just took my first dose of singulair. I took it at night as prescribed. I cannot sleep at all. I feel wide awake. I am not taking it again. I am a school teacher and I can't be having sleepless nights. | F | 43 | 1 days | 3/22/2009 | 1 | Allergies | Depression, Temper tantrums, night sweats, gagging/vomiting, nose bleeds, eczema, no energy | My son has been on and off singulair since he was 2.5 to prevent ear infections. After his Dr. increased his dose to 5 mg and told me how important it was for him to take it everyday to prevent allergy symptoms we lost our son. If not for a very special pharmacist giving me warning about possible depression when refiling his Rx I think my son's life could have been altered forever without us even knowing why. He has now been off for 2 weeks. I have my son back. His energy level is back and he is smiling and happy with no other strange symptoms. Medical providers should really think twice about giving this med to children. | F | 33 | 3 years | 3/21/2009 | 4 | Asthma & Allergies | Possible Sinus infections, ear congestion | I have been on it for a year (previously for a 2 year period). I have been of the opinion that it was a "wonder drug" for my asthma and allergies. I've used my rescue inhaler once or twice since taking it, but for the past few months I have been having sinus and ear issues. I found this site as I was searching to see if this could be related. After reading the posts, I also have been feeling uninterested, a bit depressed and I already suffered from panic attacks - so I'm a bit concerned to see how many people complain of anxiety issues on it. I've also had mental fog - inability to complete sentences, and looking back at when this started was after going on this drug. I am going to go on a med holiday and see if things clear up and will report back. | F | 41 | 1 years | 3/19/2009 | 1 | Asthma and Allergies | -night sweats -nightmares -increased thirst -uncontrolled eczema -stuttering -odd periods of sadness and crying | My 2 yr old daughter was prescribed this medication by an out of town doctor who said it would get her allergies under control and help her sleep better and make her calmer. I'll say she's had less periods of runny noses but the side effects are not worth it. It's hard when my happy go lucky girl comes to me and suddenly says "Mommy I'm sad". I recommend that everyone go to FDA's website and complete their form for all of these negative effects so they will take it off the market as it's highly unfair to small childlren. https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/medwatch/medwatch-online.htm | F | 2 | 3 months | 3/19/2009 | 1 | asthma | my 6 year old daughter just started this medicine 3 weeks ago and at first told me she felt leg pains..i thought nothing of it,maybe it was growing pains. She was acting a little weird and fighting with her 2 year old brother and us. Then just yesterday she looked very down and when i asked her what was wrong she said that "she was born". This totally shocked me and my heart broke. Why would she say that? Was she having trouble in school? Feeling neglected at home? We always have fun with the kids. Then she said she has been feeling really sad lately and she didn't know why. When I went to give her the dose last night, I realize it was the medicine!!The label with small writing on the side said to call doctor if you experience mood changes, sadness, depression.. She had been acting out of her normal because of it! Of course I didn't give it to her and will never give it to her again!!!! | M | 27 | 21 days | 3/19/2009 | 1 | Allergies | My 4 year old was put on it for seasonal allergies. I am a RN and was careful to give it only during those peak allergy weeks in the spring and fall. I did know about the side effect of behavior changes and monitored her closely. This is the second spring she has been on the drug and in the past few weeks, I have seen pretty dramatic changes (i.e. temper tantrums, bad dreams, crying for no reason) As of last night, she is off the drug. It did not seem to improve her nasal drainage or cough. No worth the side effects. | F | 4 | 1 months | 3/19/2009 | 1 | allergies | Dizziness, light-headedness, anxiety, depression, irritability, headaches, twitchy, tingling sensation. | My Dr specifically said that it had zero side effects, so I took this for about 2.5 weeks before I realized that I felt miserable and put it together that it might be the Singulair making me feel this way. I stopped taking it 5 days ago and still have had bouts of dizziness. I would much rather have allergies than feel this weird. How long will it take for these side effects to wear off? | F | 29 | 2.5 weeks | 3/18/2009 | 1 | terrible allergies and asthma | Works great for allergy and asthma syptoms, but after 1 pill (child 5mg) dose, I am anxious and have a hair trigger temper which is not normal for me at all. Luckily I am an adult and can see that it is definately without a doubt the Singulair, so I will not take it again. I have tried the adult 10 mg dose before and it caused me to have the same emotional problems, so my doctor thought the child dose may not be that bad, well I can tell you that it is. Please listed to your children if they are acting out, and try taking them off Singulair for a few days to notice a change. It is not worth the side effects. Does anyone recommend another allergy medicine that really works for chronic sinuitus? | The longest I could stand to take this drug was 14 days, and every day was worse than the last. | F | 26 | 14 days | 3/17/2009 | 1 | 11 yr old for dust mite allergies | Poor performance at school, tearful episodes, nightmares about himself and family dying. Wanting to quit school. Poor self esteem | Ethan 11 yr. old had been taking Singulair for dust mite allergies since he was 6. Has always done poor to fair at school. Very emotional. Did not associate this with Singulair, until he began talking about death. Researched on the computer about childhood depression, found link to singulair. Described him perfectly. Although I feel like a terrible mother, I realize better late than never. I read the package insert when he was 6, but these side effects were not listed then. Since he has been off the Singulair 2 1/2 weeks now, he has been less tearful and when he does cry, it is not an outburst, hysterical cry. He has a better attitude about school; although, because of the damage already done, he will probably never like school. He is just a more rational kid. So far his allergies are not bad. He is on a nasal spray and goes for a check up in a week. I'm not mad at his doctor, I guess. She probably didn't know about the new side effects, either. I'm more mad at myself and my | M | 11 | 5 years | 3/15/2009 | 4 | allergies/asthma | I have taken Singulair and Serevent in combination now for 10 years and they seemed to really keep things in control. I am one of these people who doesn't like to take meds everyday though. I don't want to be dependant on any drug. So I've done some research and discovered Cordyceps Sinensis (a type of mushroom)which you can take in capsule form. I purchased some at a reasonable price from Swanson Health Products online. I took it for 5 days and after some trial and error, discovered that I could go without the Singulair. Going on 3 wks now with no Singulair yippy!!! If you try this, make sure you let the Cordyceps get in your system for 5-7 days first! Good luck | F | 37 | 10 years | 3/12/2009 | 1 | my son was taking it for asthma | very very aggressive,said he hated himself and all of us,went from a very happy child to throwing tantrums that i could not stop,has bad nightmares,sees things that are not there,getting into fights at school,said his brain felt like it was about to bust out of his head,biting his nails,constantly crying over small things,says his feeling are hurt all the time and that noone likes him,i can go on and on | this is a very very very bad and horrible drug that shouldl be taken off the market! it changed my 6 year old completely! i do not recommend anyone giving this medicine to their child! Im glad that i finally put things together and realized it was this poison that was making my precious 6 year old lose himself! PURE POISON! | M | 6 | 4 months | 3/12/2009 | 1 | exercise-induced asthma | 14 yr. old boy - nightmares (never had before), major problems concentrating in school, esp. math (an honor student), said he felt "wierd" and "different". | My 14 yr. old son was put on Singulair for exercise-induced Asthma. He has no other asthma problems. Within a week, he was waking up at night with nightmares and had trouble sleeping. He has never had dreams at night. He said he felt "weird" - kind of in a fog. Another problems he had was concentrating and focusing on his school work. He is an "A" honor student and had trouble focusing and rememebering things. We really noticed it with his math. We took him off Singulair and have already seen a major improvement. Just be careful and be sure you monitor your child. It did not work for us. He said that it did improve his breathing during basketball but we are looking for other options - not worth it for the side effects. | M | 14 | 14 days | 3/11/2009 | 1 | asthma/allergies | My 3 yr. old son, who is very intelligent, became defiant, hateful, biting, hitting, pinching. He was having night mares, sleepwalking, couldn't make sense of things. I was about to call a developmental pediatrician. I had questioned daycare, church, everybody thinking he may have been abused. Finally it dawned on me about the medicine. I googled it, and found this site. | I have taken him off singulair. He has been off for 2 days and it is a slow process, but I am starting to see him return to normal. This medication should not be on the market. | M | 3.5 | 3 weeks | 3/11/2009 | 1 | allergies | My daughter is 8. She's normally a very loving, caring, obedient child. For the last 4 weeks she's started lying about things with very elaborate stories for things that wouldn't even get her in trouble. She started getting defiant, and diliberately disobeying right after I told her not do something. Today she got in trouble for taking her school scissors and carving lines into her desk. When asked why she did it, she says she doesn't know. She just remembers picking up the scissors and the next thing she remembers is the teacher yelling at her for carving lines into the desk. | I have been trying to think of what could have changed in her life in the last 4 weeks to make sure a completely different child. It finally hit me! She's been taking Singulair for about 5 weeks - that's the only thing that has changed! So Googled the side effects and found this site. I'm calling the dr tomorrow morning first thing. | F | 8 | 5 weeks | 3/9/2009 | 1 | asthma | anxiety, panic attacks, depression, almost completely mute, O.C.D. | My daughter has been taking Singulair for many years(she is only 11), she has been in theropy for many different problems, and we have had many different things told to us not knowing that Singulair might be to blame, she is on an anti-anxiety and an anti-depressant, she was also on other meds. for panic attacks. She has also been almost mute except at home, for years. I just found out about this and I am feeling very guilty about giving her something I thought was helping her asthma and may have robbed her of years of her life.I certainly hope someone starts a lawsuit against this company. | F | 31 | 5 years | 3/5/2009 | 3 | allergies/asthma | sleeplessness after 1 week of taking 4mg. night terrors, waking 3 to 4 times a night screaming, very difficult to calm down. second time in a year tried to keep her on this medication. both times same effects. | seemed to work in keeping allergy symptoms away. but negative side effects not worth it, trying another method | F | 2 | 2 weeks | 3/4/2009 | 4 | Asthma and allergies | No side effects to mention, I started looking for an answer in the middle of the after rocking my child back to slepp again from difficulty breathing. My 2 year old son has been on Sinfular since he was about 8 months old, now the Dr decides to take him off with no warnig and no reason, three days now and I am looking for an answer of the effects of going off the drug cold turkey. The allergies are back and breathing is getting worse each day. | I am making am appointment to get him checked, glad to find this info, I do not want to put him back on it now, but I also fear the many trips to the ER and asthma attacks. He is already on two steroids to help him breath. Do not knowif there was an effect on attitude or sleep since he has been on it so long, he is a pretty happy child, moody at times, but has never slept thru the night wakes up two to three times a night crying. Now that he has been off the drug he cries off and on all night and can't seem to get comfotable tosss and turns. Will post a response to see if there is a significant change in my son | M | 2 | 1.8 years | 2/26/2009 |