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 |
| 5 | allergies | No side effects | Has greatly helped me control my allergies. | F | 57 | 6 years | 5/20/2008 | 5 | Allergy/Asthma | Thirsty alot | This medicine helped my son greatly. Until he started taking singulair we would could not control his asthma, even with pulmicort. We would end up in the ER because he could not breath. It was really scary. I am thankful for this medicine. | M | 5 | 1 years | 5/10/2008 | 3 | Allergies | First time around (3yrs)- none. Second time (1 month) - constant hunger, vivid dreams, moody and hypersensitive, decreased sensitivity in vaginal area | The first time I took this for about 3 years and did not recall any side effects except weight gain that I attributed to slowing metabolism due to age. I was off of it for about 6 months and my allegies started getting so bad that I started again. For the last month I have been taking it I have become a different person. Did they change this drug or is it just me? | F | 27 | 30 days | 5/9/2008 | 1 | Allergies Ear Problems | Breating Tics, Eye Tics, Problems Focusing in School, hyperactivity, restlessness, agressiveness. | My son was prescribed Singulair a few years ago. I wish I had found this site sooner. Over the last two years he has been experiencing body tics, eye tics and now breathing tics to the point where he hyperventilates himself. He has trouble listening and staying on focus in school. Despite his issues he still does well in school but every progress report is about not paying attention in class or going to fast. He also is at times misbehaved and agressive. | M | 8 | 2 years | 5/8/2008 | 1 | asthma | Couldn't stand inhaling it, hurt my lungs and made me not feel right. | isn't there a law suit about this drug right now???? | F | 37 | 1 days | 5/8/2008 | 3 | mild asthma | moodiness, easily frustrated, crying spells, upset stomache | Thank you, I would have never connected the symptoms to singular. Although it has helped with the addition of Qvar to help control his asthma, I will now make an appointment with his pediatrition to stop singular and look into something else. He has been very emotional and has even started crying at school. He is having difficulty with school work and has always been in higher learning classes. I thought his moods were just a phase! I hope he does well without it, it does worry me to take him off the maintanence. He has been on it for almost two years.Has any one had any experiences with another allergy medicine? | M | 7 | 2 years | 4/30/2008 | 3 | improve inflamation, cold defenses | My son was always bright and very active; on Singular he gradually became anxious, easily excitable, moody, contrary and down on himself. I had no idea it was the medicine. I even changed his school! Dr. and teachers thought he might eventually need to be tested for ADD. I brought up the possibile connection to singulair to his Dr., who said she didn't think Singulair was the problem because he'd always been active. We decided to ween him off 3/27 after a teacher noted anxiety; since then his behavior has improved radically. Not only is he more agreeable and calmer at home, but at school the teachers tell me they are seeing him focus on tasks and take on challenges he wouldn't have considered even two weeks ago. Singulair brought his repeated colds under control, but at a cost. | Singulair reduced his suseptibility to colds. Since birth he got many colds despite being breastfed. Nearly 2 years ago, the colds got to where he wasn't over one when the next began. Finally, 18-months ago, Dr. said Singulair would reduce inflamation and give him time to heal and fight off colds. I resisted initially, but eventually agreed because he was always sick. As his health improved, he gradually became more anxious, contrary and down on himself. I thought problems were school related. But now his behavior has dramatically improved in last month since we began weening him off singular -- preschool teachers who had noted anxiety (and didn't know about sing. change) told me wide-eyed last week that they had never seen him so well behaved and willing to work. This is not just a matter of blaming medication for behavior problems as one writer below said. | M | 4 | 1 years | 4/29/2008 | 2 | recurring bronchitis, allergies | heavy quick heart beat,severe headache, nausea, dizziness, trouble sleeping. | From the moment I took this drug I felt weird.Zyrtec was not helping anymore and I was getting chronic bronchitis from allergies. Singulair has helped my breathing and inflammation so much,I haven't had to do breathing treatments much since starting it.The thing is though I have to go off it because the side effects are too tough to handle.Anyone know of a medication that works just as well without the side effects? | F | 41 | 8 days | 4/27/2008 | 1 | asthma | hallucinations, very disturbing dreams, suicidal thoughts, depression, extreme emotional upset | My 13 yr old daughter was on singulair for 6 weeks. She began having mood swings and saying life was horrible and not worth it. She took advil and Tylenol PM and thank goodness she told me. We ended up in the ER where she had to drink charcoal twice, was poked and prodded non stop, had to have a catheter, and her heart rate and blood pressure were extremely low. Honestly thought I might lose her. The child was so dazed that when she vomited the charcoal she couldn't even lift her head out of it I had to do it for her. Leave the hospital wondering if she's crazy until she gets home and tells me everything else that had been happening. She had been sleeping with the light on in her room all night (always had slept in total darkness with the door shut.) She said she had been seeing a man in her room wandering around and that she also saw him following her at her school. She was having horrible nightmares that she was dying and couldn't stopit. Terrified that she would not wake u | M | 39 | 6 weeks | 4/25/2008 | 1 | Seasonal allergies | Increased weight gain,Moody, aggressive,depressed,etc.... | My 8 year old son has been taking Singulair for quite some time now. I never made the connection to all the problems I have been having with him, until a friend of the family sent me this link. I read in horror the stories from other parents, the symptoms that their children were having mirrored that of my son. I was having such a terrible time controlling him, I didn't know what to do. He has been doing horrible in school, and is even worse at home. Without even consulting his Dr. I threw away his prescription of Singulair and Flonase.It has been about a week now, and I am slowly seeing some changes...for the better. His allergies are starting to come back full force, but I have no idea what to put him on now.I have been researching other allergy medicine web sites only to find that the side effects for many others are the same ( Zyrtec, Claritan, Benadryl) as well as many others. I hate to see him suffer but I have no idea what to put him on now. If anyone has any suggestions please | M | 8 | | 4/24/2008 | 1 | asthma and allergies | mood changes, extreme irritability, difficulty focusing, anxiousness, severe crying bouts, depression, low self-esteem, vivid and terrifying dreams, stomach pains, muscle pains, etc. | Our sweet little girl began taking Singulair 7 to 9 months ago to help manage her asthma and allergies. Initially, it seemed to do the trick. She's gone over a year w/o a hospital admission. However, we also noticed that she began "acting out" a lot and she just didn't seem herself. She began having much difficulty in school since she could not concentrate. She began crying in school everyday out of frustration as well as at home. Where did our happy little girl go? She is on several meds for her conditions and we never stopped to think it could be Singulair that would cause these side effects. However, over the last few months she has had increased trouble with sleeping and waking nightly with vivid terrifying dreams. We've also been told that she needs to repeat kindgergarden due to her difficulties in school. The benefits DO NOT outweigh he risks. We've chosen to help our precious little girl find her happy self again. We've missed her! Please, think twice abo | F | 5 | 7 months | 4/20/2008 | 1 | Asthma | Depression,anxiety,mood changes,fatigue | I took singular for 10 years and suffered major depression, anxiety. All these years I though it was from menepause or or just a family illness. I have been off Singulair since 3-28-08 and I feel like a new woman, the weight has been lifted off my shoulders. I can see the light. It is awful to think I have suffered for 10 years. | F | 60 | 10 days | 4/19/2008 | 1 | asthma, fluid in ears, wheezing | paranoia, anger, tantrums, hatred, aggression, poor appetite | my 5yo son was prescribed this about 2 wks ago. He has become afraid to go anywhere in the house alone..in broad daylight. He is throwing fits at night about not wanting to go to bed, he has been screaming 'i hate you' to his father and I, throwing things, upset about everything, cannot just sit to focus on simple tasks (eating, chores,etc). My older son had had a similar reaction to lg dose of dexamethasone (steroid) for croup when about 2yo so that made me look into this new med my youngest started. We are stopping it today. | M | 5 | 2 weeks | 4/19/2008 | 2 | asthma | SEVERE DEPRESSION, suicidal thoughts, self loathing, hated everything and everyone, hated my job, gained 30 pounds and now I find out that this terrible pain in my joints may be caused by it too???? Constant Fatigue!!! | Ive taken it for at least 10 years but NEVER made the connection with the depression, joint pain and weight gain (i mean, who would from an asthma med?) | F | 42 | 12 years | 4/15/2008 | 1 | asthma | uncontrollable anger/rage, a hair-trigger temper, a tendency to lash out violently, low self-esteem, a tendency to isolate himself from friends and to avoid making new friends, depression, and continuous suicidal thought | very bad drug | F | 47 | 2 times | 4/15/2008 | 1 | i am 73 and have taken it forever | I started noticing unusual depression thoughts of suicide and so unlike my personality I feel so much better since stopping it, I think it might be a dangerous drug. | M | 73 | 8 days | 4/15/2008 | 3 | Allergies | I took Singulair for the last three years and experienced relief from my allergy symptoms. Unfortunately, the last time I took Singulair , two months ago, I started having horrible dreams. Every night I had graphic dreams where I was killed. I know, not fun. The bad dreams affected my mood. I was telling one of my coworkers about my allergies and the problems I was experiencing and he told me about the affect the drug has in some people. I stopped taking the medication, I am no longer having bad dreams, and I am back to my normal happy self. | 3 Years. Only had problems this time around (past two months) | F | 46 | | 4/14/2008 | 3 | rhinitis, asthma, bronchitus | After 6 mon.of use: fatigue, itchy legs, itchy and tingling fingers, dry eye, incontinence, colds, flu, sore throat, side and leg cramps, weight gain, erratic digestion, anger spells, crying spells, insomnia, acid reflux | Had Recurring Bronchitus that turned into Asthma. Had coughing episodes to coughing all the time and wheezing at night or after physical activity. Got a bacterial lung infection and was prescribed antibiotics, Singulair and Advair. Worked first few months for my breathing, heavy chest, and cough (with cough medicine at night). Stopped Advair due to mouth sores and very severe sore throat which I never had before. Decided to try to get off Singulair because my coughing, acid reflux, and heavy chest are coming back; like I built up an immunity to the drug. Also, even though it helped all my lung and itchy nose issues, I was sick every 3 to 6mos. like clockwork with severe cold and flu symptoms. Had to have Depo Medrol shots. Been off 4 days and have a sore throat and no fatigue or cramps. | F | 40 | 2 years | 4/13/2008 | 1 | Excema | Depression insomnia anxiety | After approx one month on singular I was sleeping less than four hours a night and barely functioning during the day i went back to my doctor and was prescibed Paxil ans Ambien I stopped taking singular and have been able to stop the Paxil and ambien since then if you are on Singular and any anti depressant talk to your doctor about a link why worry about your mental health or be put on unneeded medication if this allergy medicine is to blame the are other medications to treat allergies that wont ruin your life | F | 23 | 6 weeks | 4/13/2008 | 1 | Suspected Asthma (RAD) | My son was prescribed the drug when he was 3.5. He experienced night terrors, constantly complained of stomach aches, could not focus, had extremely low self esteem, worried that people were laughing at him, irritable and moody, exhibited agressive behavior and perseverated about very minor issues. | Things got so bad for my son, we had him evaluated by a psychologist. We stopped the Singulair and most behaviors all but disappeared within a week or two. He is now a slightly quirky (but typically happy) 5 year old. I still wonder if he has any lasting effects from this med. | M | 3.5 | 1 years | 4/13/2008 |