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 | asthma | My son experiened mood swings, yelling, sadness, constant crying, agressive behavior. | I would not recommend this to any child. The sadness that they feel should not be experienced. Parents or child going thru this is so frustrating not knowing how to help them. I actually thought my son was just being mean, until I found out what it was, now everyday I hug my son so tightly... | M | 6 | 3 weeks | 12/12/2008 | 1 | Asthma | loss of concentration, anxious,nightmares, wired, unreasonable, argumentative, stomach pains | same issue everyone else has had. Major behaivor issues, could not focus, nighmares, sleep, stomach pains, pretty much everything listed on this site. took him off this crap right away. We will see how things are at the end of Jan'09. | M | 15 | 4 years | 12/11/2008 | 2 | son - asthma | very aggressive behaviour, violent tantrums, screaming, night terrors, unreasonable, argumentative, drowsy | It did control his asthma attacks but since we started it in October 2007, our sweet and humourous little boy turned into a monster. He screams for no reason, refuses to wake up and get ready for school in the mornings, argues all the time, gets into a rage over the smallest of things, hates leaving the house and is always upset. I kept wondering what changed in the last year - and then I remembered that that is when we put him on Singulair. I have been researching it on the internet and I found this and other similar reviews from other parents. I will take him off the drug TONIGHT. I hope I get my sweet boy back. | M | 6 | 1 years | 12/8/2008 | 1 | Prevent asthma | My 4 year old was prescribed Singulair by his Pediatrician to prevent his asthma attacks. We had read the side effects but thought we would try it against our better judgment or instinct because he's had reoccuring asthma attacks and honestly, we were getting tired of watching him go through breathing treatments and spending hundreds of dollars we don't have on his medicine. His Pediatrician told us that Singulair was safer than Zyrtec and that he personally has had only one child have side effects. After 7 days, our son wound up with an ear infection. Normally, he would complain a little and he's normally a great kid even when he's sick. He's the model patient. With this particular ear infection, he's become insecure and scared and he had several crying spells that lasted over an hour each time. He's been incredibly moody and out of the blue starts to yell that no one can speak to him, that it's "scaring him and hurting his feelings"....??? WTF? We stopped the Singulair to | M | 4 | 7 days | 12/6/2008 | 3 | Asthma, allergies (son and daughter | Daughter - anxiety, severe stomach pain (esp. at night), mood swings, unreasonable fear, nightmares, crying and tearfulness Son - leg pain, irritability and anger, mood swings - he'd go from angry to crying in seconds, inability to focus, forgetfulness | My children have been on this medication for over 2 years and I never associated their symptoms with this medicine until my husband found this website. I am horrified that I have kept my children on this as long as I have. It did control their asthma, but it is not worth the misery that the side effects have caused in our lives over the last couple of years. My daughter has been put through several tests to determine the cause of her stomach pain (all tests have come back normal). Why did her doctor not mention that this could all have been because of the Singulair, she knows that she is on it. My daughter stopped taking the medication last week (allergist's orders) and there is already a decrease in nighttime stomach pain and in nightmares. Since reading this site, I have decided to take my son off of the medication as well. I feel so horrible about all of the suffering my children have endured. My son's symptoms have not been as interfering as my daughter's, but I can't bel | F | 36 | 2 years | 11/30/2008 | 1 | 3 yr old. Same bad side effects as other children. Mood swing, nasty, beligerent, challenging every thing you say. Terrible pain in legs and feet. Took him off it. It took about 3 months for the leg pain to completely go away. But his mood change is still hanging on. He was on the drug for about a year and a half. Has been off for about 4 months. How long do the symptons last. Does anyone know? | 16 months | 11/26/2008 | 2 | allergic rhinitis | dizziness, dryness | M | 72 | 90 days | 11/24/2008 | 1 | allergies | Severe anxiety, depression, uncontrollable crying, extreme mood change | Our 11-year old daughter had been on Singulair for 6 months before we learned of the side effects associated with this drug. She would cry at all times of the day, and never be able to explain to us why she was upset. Extremely outgoing and well-adjusted prior to taking Singulair, she became a shell of her former self. After 5 days off Singulair we noticed a tremendous improvement in her mood and attitude. Wish we had suspected potential problems with this drug earlier; she endured a miserable period of sadness and frustration and so did those around her. | F | 11 | 6 months | 11/23/2008 | 3 | allergies | My sweet son (almost 3) turned into a monster on this drug. He had horrible temper tantrums, above and beyond the normal 2-year old tantrums. He was very angry, walked around all day like a zombie with his blankie and paci. He was very difficult to deal with. He has been off of it for one day and is having a great day today - I see a change already. | M | 2.5 | 2 months | 11/21/2008 | 1 | allergies | loss of concentration, anxious,nightmares, wired. | My 7year old daughter started taking this for a sinus infection/allergies. We had the most trying week of her young life; not listening,distracted, stole something,anxious, jealous. Just not herself, my sister suggested this site. I finally put it together and we stopped the meds immediately yesterday. Last night she had a terrible nightmare, screaming and crying. She said that she didn't know why she couldn't stop replaying these awful thoughts. I am so angry, aren't doctors supposed to be educated about the meds they're prescribing before they freely prescribe? | F | 7 | 3 weeks | 11/20/2008 | 1 | asthma, allergies (daughter) | hyperactivity, argumentative, unable to reason with, on the go constantly, massive appetite, anger (unable to reason with) | I feel sick reading these comments. Why are doctors prescribing this drug? My daughter has turned into a monster and I feel so guilty giving her it without questioning it at all. | F | 5 | 2 months | 11/19/2008 | 3 | Asthma | Weight gain, bad dreams, depression, twisted and perverse thoughts, anxiety, and dehydration. | I am also taking Symbicort which strangely brings some of the same side effects including headaches and eye strain. | M | 36 | 2 months | 11/17/2008 | 3 | Allergies and asthma | stomach ache when taken at night | M | 8 | 1 years | 11/13/2008 | 1 | asthma and allergy | my son started taking this when he had turned 3. Though the last few months I started put things together. he had nightmares/cryig fits everynight, usually within 1 hour of taking medication. He is more sensitive all around. | M | 4 | 2.5 years | 11/13/2008 | 3 | asthma, allergies | nightmares, aggressive behavior | I never thought that it might be the Singulair (his only med) that caused his aggression. He complains all the time about bad dreams. He has told me that he wants to be good but just can't help the things he does. I think that it has helped with the symptoms but we are weaning him off over the next week or two. | M | 5 | 4 years | 11/7/2008 | 1 | my son 2.5 was put on SingulAir | The doctor put him on mist treatment then SingulAir. my son was back to some normalcy but a little too quiet. almost like given a mild sedative. he slept good then his behavior plummeted back to aggressiveness, sore legs, anger, sensitive of crying spurts for just nothing he is afraid all of the time and continually wakes up every now and then starting at infrequent times. my doctor also perscribed QVAR instead of the flovent and the puffer ventolin and this to be the regime for 3 months straight. i told the doctor that my son is showing some very unusal signs like not eating not himself and left a message of taking him off this medication as it has been 2 weeks of this and i jsut want my character of my child back... why is the pharmecutical companies not taking into consideration that babies and toddlers CAN'T TALK and waht happend to doctors being doctors instead of drug pushers??? where is the advocacy for parents dealing with asthmatic children and children with problems and | Singular should have been investigated and NOT given to toddlers until the baby can talk for himself with reagard to expressing how he feels!!!! i am so sad about this because i do not have any options as a mother and not sure what to do now because noone in the medical physicain field seems to care | M | 2.5 | 2 weeks | 11/7/2008 | 1 | Allergies & Asthma | Cranky, Hair loss | My normally sweet little girl was 4 at the time she was taking Singular for her allergies and asthma. SHe was normally very sweet and cuddly. Just aster a couple weeks she became mean and very cranky. Then one night I was giving her a bath and washing her hair, and I har a handful of her hair in my hand.I freaked out I called the doctor and the pharmacy and no one knew what was going on. SO I did a bit of research on Singular. It has been known to cause hair loss. I was horrified. She had very thick curly hair. She lost about half of her hair. SHe has been off this for about 5 almost 6 months now, her hair has stopped falling out and is now growing back. It worked for her allergies and asthma, but the hair loss was just too much for her to go through. SHe now takes Qvar and Claritin for her asthma and allergies. | F | 5 | 3.5 weeks | 11/7/2008 | 1 | Asthma with colds | Irritability, pallor, emotional outbursts, trembling, poor appetite | My sweet and bright little boy experienced alarming side effects immediately after starting Singulair for asthma symptoms that he experiences when he has a cold. He became pale, insecure, emotional and quite simply, not the precious child I knew him to be. I discontinued Singulair, and I am eager to find a safe alternative to control his asthma. I do not understand why my son's physician is unaware of the extreme side effects that Singulair may produce! | M | 4 | 2 times | 11/6/2008 | 2 | Asthma/Allergies | My six year old daughter has been on and off this medicine for the past 4 years, in this time I have noticed her calm pleasant demenor go to something I have never seen. Just recently she seems to be doing awful in school, not wanting to do her work, hitting others for no reason, and lashing out as it she hates the world. I have stopped this medication and will consult with her allergist. My hopes are that while quitting this will bring back my sweet girl, other parents can find another alternative to this medicine before having to find out the hard way the affects it can have on a child. | F | 6 | 4 years | 10/29/2008 | 1 | Asthma | 3 1/2 year old - Moody, irrational,anxious, tantrums | My 3 1/2 year old has been on this for a little over a week and suddenly stomping her foot in frustration and will not look me in the eye when I try to address anything with her. Her pre-school teacher called me today at her wits end because she could not understand what was going on with her. She would not nap, but she usually is the first asleep. She kept getting up and bothering other children. When I spoke to her she was freaking out that I was in the phone. She knows how phones work and is very intellegent, so I was very concerned. I did not give her any Singulair tonight and will never again because of the research I had done. I wish I had done it before giving it to her. | F | 3 | 7 days | 10/29/2008 |