SINGULAIR Reviews (MONTELUKAST SODIUM)

Average Rating: 2.1 (1370 Ratings)

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SINGULAIR  (MONTELUKAST SODIUM):  Montelukast is used regularly to prevent the wheezing and shortness of breath caused by asthma and decrease the number of asthma attacks. Montelukast is also used before exercise to prevent breathing problems during exercise (bronchospasm). This medication can help decrease the number of times you need to use your rescue inhaler. This medication is also used to relieve symptoms of hay fever and allergic rhinitis (such as sneezing, stuffy/runny/itchy nose). This medication does not work right away and should not be used to treat sudden asthma attacks or other breathing problems. This drug works by blocking certain natural substances (leukotrienes) that may cause or worsen asthma and allergies. It helps make breathing easier by reducing swelling (inflammation) in the airways.   FDA Approval Date: 1998-02-20 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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 2  Allergies, astma Headaches, Numbing of the fingers and arms. Heart rate up, with palpatations. Anxiety, general weirdness feeling. WARNING!!!! FOR THOSE WHO THINK THIS WORKS GREAT! This drug almost cured me from being sick with respitory problems my whole life that were literally life threatening. HOWEVER- long term I started getting numbing, tingling in my hands and it has always made me anxious. I am an adult. I finally figured out the cure wasnt this, it was all the food allergies i had!!! Check your blood for food allergies! A lot of the wheat soy and the rest is being manipulated and is GMO. Our bodies react to this. I got off this drug almost completely and the numbing has subsided. F 50 7 years
4/12/2008
 3  mild asthma and allergies My son, who is almost 4, has been taking this for only 1 month. He has been acting horrible ... irritable, moody, mean, trouble going to sleep, trouble waking up, crying uncontrollably for no reason and bad dreams at night. I was at my wits end this morning and didn't know how much more I could handle with him. Then my husband found this and another website that explained some of the side effects of Singulair in children. I am positive that this is what has changed my sweet boy into something unrecognizable to me. I am stopping his 4 mg tablet today! Do not give this drug to your yound child. It is not worth it. My 3 year old son only has mild allergy triggered asthma. I will find another way to control it. M 3 30 days
4/11/2008
 2  athsma i would recommend caution and observation when prescribed this medication, and feel that the manufacturer most likely has not completed enough clinical trials of the medication for it to be on the market. the medication relieved my allergy symptoms (sneezing, wheezing, etc), but within 24 hours of taking this medication, i experienced the most severe headache i had ever had. i continued the medication and didn't have any more headaches for at least eight months, when i had both severe headache and flulike symptoms. a warning about sudden headaches and flu-like symptoms are mentioned in the drug information sheet, but there is not any explanation of why that might be. i am on nexium, 40 mg twice a day. the headache and sudden flu began when i added a bedtime dose of ranitidine after having a very serious episode of acid reflux. since then, i have recurring headaches that are not eased by the maximum dose of acetaminophen, have cut the dose in half, and am most likely going F 40 9 months
4/10/2008
 1  fluid on ears, difficulty breathing My son changed completely in the course of one week of this medicine. He has been hyper, unfocused, and full of fear and anxiety (nightmares, other fears). He has had intense stomach pain as well. He has dissolved into tears in situations he would have normally handled with ease. He's off the medicine and will not go back on it again. M 8 9 days
4/10/2008
 1  asthma and severe allergies severe abdominal pain,headaches,lack of concentration ,agressiveness,low self esteem,spacey,tics,suicidal thoughts and depression. My daughter had been taking singulair for 3 yrs .She suffers from severe allergies and exercise induced asthma. Singulair seemed to be fine at first but when she started acting out I never thoght about connecting the two.She began having trouble with attention and was becoming a little monster! Things went from mild to full blown rebellion over the course of a year.She began hitting,bitting,and lying over every thing. She went from having a quite demeanor to having a sarcastic,smarthmouth attitude. I thought it was pretween thing,she is 9 yrs old.She is a GT/straight A student since first grade. And all of a sudden started having trouble with simple homework and complained about not being able to concentrate.Her average went from A to D over a 6 week period. We had a parent teacher conference,where teacher expressed concerns over her behavior and concentration. Her pediatrician referred her to a nuerologist and he determined she was having mild seizures. Not known wether it wa F 9 3 years
4/10/2008
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 2  asthma My 4-year old son became depressed, anxious, aggressive. The medicine did relieve his asthma symptoms but the side effects were too severe and life-altering. Our pediatrician doubted the link but our son's preschool teacher and my husband and I saw it to be true based on our empirical observations. M 8 days
4/9/2008
 1  nasal cogestion allergy Vivid and odd nightmares the very first night, agitation, agressiveness, confusion, inability to concentrate, severe respiratory infection, wheezing, insomnia. WOW, very bad for me. Be very careful. Moderate improvement in nasal congestion but not at all worth the side effects. M 46 20 days
4/8/2008
 5  cough variant asthma None My 10 yr-old daughter has been taking for 2 yrs and she experienced absolutely no side effects and she is completely cured of the cough episodes which used to be quite severe F 42 2 years
4/7/2008
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 4  constant sinus infections Just started to do research into possible side-effects of Singulair. This is after 3 weeks of chronic fatigue, decreased sex drive and occasional rage issues. Aside from the side-effects of this medication it has been a wonder drug for me. This time last year i had bronchitis twice and pneumonia once (brought on by chronic sinusitis). I do now realize that my fatigue and decreased sex drive may be caused by Singulair and plan to reduce how often i take it. M 36 6 months
4/7/2008
 3  allergies and allergy induced asthm I have recently been having severe joint and muscle pain/I'm not sure if it's related, I've been taking Singulair for a few years. I've had aches and pains and never made a connection but recently aches and pains are everywhere and extreme. Also have had a lot of ear pressure and fullness/fluid in the last year along with vertigo. I'm not sure if there is a connection but I wonder. Also seem to be water retentive. I think I'll try to get off of this. It's really helped the wheezing. On the other hand, when my mail-delivery meds didn't come on time and I missed doses, my wheezing seems worse than ever. F 38 3 years
4/7/2008
 1  asthma depression, extreme anxiety, panic disorder, suicidal thoughts, loss of control over thoughts, paranoia, suicide attempt I've been on Singulair for 7 years. It did control my asthma. However, during the time I was on it, I slowly spiraled into deep depression. After 6 years of taking it, I developed such extreme anxiety and panic disorder that I was convinced I was going crazy, as schizophrenia runs in my family. I had no control over my thoughts, which were so scary and demented that it was virtually intolerable. I had one suicide attempt year 6 of taking it. Over the 7 years I became agoraphobic. I didn't attribute my troubles to Singulair, instead believing I was mentally ill. My mom told me about the news reports and I discontinued Singulair. My doctor said to give it 1 month to get out of my system. By day 3, I noticed extreme changes for the better. It's day 11, and I haven't felt this normal since before taking Singulair. All anxiety has disappeared. I think normal again, depression has lifted. I'm dumbfounded that my "mental illness" wasn't an illness at all. I can't beli F 27 7 years
4/7/2008
 1  Asthma, allergies Depression, mood and behavioral changes I started taking Singulair in September 2007. It worked great for keeping my asthma and allergies under control. However, the emotional side effects I experienced were horrible. Within a month of taking it I noticed I started to become depressed and lethargic. In December anxiety started. I thought all of these emotional occurances were due to stress. In January I became worse and started lashing out at family and friends. February and March were the worst. I became suicidal and as early as last week contemplated killing myself because I couldn't take it any more. Thank god my friend heard the news reports about Singulair and called me immediately. I have been off the drug for 3 days and I am starting to feel like myself. I urge people not to take this drug. M 38 7 months
4/4/2008
 1  exercised induced asthma it was for my son who was 1 1/2 at the time, within minutes of taking the granulants he began projectile vomiting. He began acting in what I can only describe as a bad trip. He was running back in forth from myself to my husband screaming in terror as if he didnt know us. he would look around like he was seeing things flying through the air. I told his doctor who said to try it one more time to see if it was the "Nausia" so we did and got the same results. We immediatley took our son off of this prescription. M 1 2 days
4/4/2008
 2  allergies/asthma anger,depressions,hysterical crying,seeing things& people not there,trouble focusing my daughter has been on this since she was 5. her behavior has changed drastically. mood swings,violent behavior toward her twin, seeing people in her room at night(not really there), headaches, stomach pain,frequent need to urinate,trouble focusing. we thought it was hormones!i feel horrible that she went through all of this.took her to pedi the day after the news report. he said she needs a behavioralist maybe a psycologist. that it was NOT the singulair.having blood tests run and full check up by other doc. took her off med 7 days ago. sleeping better, mood better, focusing better. DO NOT give this to kids!not the wonder drug the docs think it is. F 42 5 years
4/3/2008
 2  Chronic Bronchitis Depression, cloudy feeling, more irritable, Acid reflux issues, longer menstral periods, anxiety, HORRIBLY DARK thoughts. I thought I was going NUTS! I went to my Dr. because of my symptoms and he thought my hormones must be out of wack. After exams and blood work, everthing came back fine. It NEVER occured to me that this medicine could cause all of my problems. I'm glad to have found this site... maybe I can try to get back a year of my life!!!!! I would rather have bronchitis than continue feeling like this! F 31 1 years
4/3/2008
 1  Asthma Depression, loss of mental clarity, memory problems, inability to focus and concentrate, huge weight gain, bloated, look pregnant, heartburn, severe shortness of breath, lethargy, lack of interest in anything The mental and emotional suffering - not overstated - makes singulair not worth any possible benefit. I had to leave my work because of severe shortness of breath. Have been seeing a psychiatrist who has me on antidepressants and something to keep me awake during the day. Another doctor has me on something to control the restless-leg syndrome that another singulair patient mentions. My weight gain probably contributes to my depression, and my distended abdomen probably interferes with my breathing. The 5 years I've been on singulair have been miserable. I am so thankful to have found this site. Today is April 3, 2008, and last night is the last time I will take singulair. I can't wait to see how I will be next week, next month. F 73 5 years
4/3/2008
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 5  Asthma Insomnia, deppression, irriatiblity After the first night I took singulair I COULD BREATH AGAIN!! This medicine helped me so much, I can live with out weezing or using my inhaler all the time. I did have many sleepless nights..I just started doing more during the day like working out so I am more tired at the end of the day. I was getting deppressed a bit, so I got over it and had to take control of my thoughts. I changed my thinking to appreciating being alive which pulled me out of the blues. I still do loose my patients very quickly, which is very out of charater for me but I just try to keep that under control so I don't piss anyone off too much! Overall the drug has helped me so much I try to live with the side effects. F 22 2 years
4/2/2008
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 4  asthma, allergic rhinitis Depression, suicidal thoughts Had taken Singulair for 5 years, during which I was prescribed an anti-depressant. Stopped taking Singulair during a testing period to check on effectiveness. After resuming for 3 weeks, severe depression. Saw news report and stopped again, much better after 1 week. F 49 4 years
4/2/2008
 1  asthma My 5 year old son changed dramatically. Self hatred, unfocused, no joy, depression, stomach pains, chronic sinusitis, rage, suicidal thoughts (yes he's 5), thought everyone hated him, extreme emotional sensitivity...the list goes on and on... He's now been off it for a month, and we have our loving child back again. This is a poison to some, please be very cautious if you are someone you know is taking it. Remember children can't put into words what adults can, look for the smallest of signs. M 5 6 months
4/2/2008
 1  asthma extreme irritability,violent temper tantrums,tics,extreme sensitivity,terrible nightmares,anger My son was taking this drug for years and sadly I never had any idea that this could be the root of our problems. We even had him seeing a therapist to try and help with the behavior and anger. He has been off for 5 days and already I have seen a drastic change in his personality and behavior. I feel as though he was a sweet boy trapped in an angry body for years just trying to get out. Had NO idea Singulair produced these side effects. Not a drug that should be prescibed to children. The changes in the last week are truly very remarkable. M 7 4 days
4/2/2008

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