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 |
| 4 | M | 55 | 2 years | 7/5/2007 | 1 | NO | Hmmm, lets see. Severe Depression, innability to hold a conversation, slurring words like I was drunk (but no alchohol), heavy legs, sore throat, sore tongue, voice went away for days, slept 4 hours a night, dizziness when driving, tired as hell in the morning couldnt hardly get up. I also had tightning of my neck and my glands under my tongue. Along with all that I was feeling "out of it" and avoided people, neighbors, family, you name it. | Don't take this drug unless its life threatning. I am a pretty smart 26 yo male who works in a professional corporate setting. My life was great until I went on this medication for post nasal drip. Holy cow people. Now I know what people deal with when on medication. I thought I was going to lose my job. I got anxiety at work, severe morbid depression, couldn't type or spell correctly, slurred words and sentences, people thought I was going nuts as I did also! Oh yea, and I had horrible dreams and felt like life in general was coming to an end. Stay away from this drug! I have been off of it for 30 hours and I feel better already. As I am typing I also feel my memory is coming back and I can feel my legs again. | M | 3 weeks | 7/1/2007 | 1 | asthma/allergies? | My 3 1/2 year old son was givn the medicine because he had severe coughing spells, that couldnt be explained. The doctor gave us samples while we waited to see a specailist. 4 out 7 nights on the drug he wet the bed, he became very inpatient, sensitive, thought people were laughing at him, more agrressive,biting his brother, difficulty sleeping, crying in his sleep, nightmares, antisocial etc etc. | My son experienced these symptoms after one week, BEWARE!!! of this medication the risks just dont out way the benefits. My once outgoing child became afraid to go to school and depressed after one week, said he didnt want to be happy and was telling me he did things that he hadnt, bad things! I can only imagine what may have happened if he had stayed on the meds. Do not give your children this medication!How dare drug companies give out this medication when there are so many horror stories out there. Shame on them!!!!!!Ps Two days after stopping my son is getting back to his old self and hopefuly in a couple days I will have my happy fun loving child back. | M | 4 | 7 days | 6/30/2007 | 2 | severe asthma | mood change, depression, loss of sexual appetite | Works great on my asthma-- but really messes with my mood. I thought it was just me... It is not. They need to retest this drug for side effects. | F | 24 | 6 months | 6/28/2007 | 4 | asthma, allergies | headache, hallucination, insomnia, irritability, anxiety/paranoid | I'm 15 years old, and I've been taking Singulair since late February of this year, so about 4 months. My asthma and allergy symptoms seemed to have almost disappeared, but just recently, I've had headaches, and I've been irritable and moody according to my mom. After reading these posts, I've discovered that some weird things I've been experiencing may be linked to taking this medication. I've had weird hallucinations, in which I've been seeing and hearing things that aren't there. At first I thought it was just because I was tired and/or dreaming, but reading these other experiences, I'm starting to think otherwise. I don't think these symptoms are bad enough to quit taking it, but its starting to worry me a bit. I've told my mom about all the posts I've read on here, and that I've been experiencing many of them, but she think I'm just a hypochondriac. Any suggestions or anyone with similar symptoms? | F | 15 | 4 months | 6/26/2007 | 2 | Chronic rhinitis | Balding, myopia, acne, aggression, and hard to focus. | I tried going off Singulair two years ago, but after taking it for so long my body seemed to be addicted. I had a large wax buildup in my right ear that got infected. Other than that I loved being off the stuff. I was insanely productive at work. The ear pain finally got to me though. I went on a quick prednisone burst and got back on Singulair. The shysters at Merck decided to raise the price again, and now that it exceeds what my insurance will pay so I am going to go off it again. I am armed with Loratadine(Claritin), pseudophedrine, guaifenesin(Mucinex), and Nasonex so hopefully I will make it this time. Wish me luck. | M | 28 | 8 years | 6/26/2007 | 1 | Adult severe allergies | Horrible time sleeping. | This is only the third night taking singulair. My doctor told me to take it at night so I have been...My sleep has progressively been getting worse. Last night I woke up about every hour. Totally uncomfortable in bed and moving around a lot. After reading others' comments about this drug I am going to discontinue Singulair. What a waste of a copay! | F | 25 | 3 days | 6/25/2007 | 1 | ALLERGIES | I am the mother of a 9 year old who has been taking this medication for 3 months. His behavior has changed drastically. Agression, depression and recently anxiety and compulsive behaviors. I could not sleep tonight and found these entries. I have never felt compelled to look up a prescription but I was desperate as to what might be causing my son to change so much in such a short time. PLEASE DO NOT PUT YOUR CHILDREN ON THIS MEDICATION. I read so many entries from parents whose children ended up at the psychologist and who suffered for years. Each entry is such a mirror of the others and what I have seen in my son. | DO NOT GIVE TO YOUR CHILDREN. | M | 9 | 3 months | 6/22/2007 | 4 | Prevention of asthma & allergies | None | Prescribed for my 1 1/2 year old son after bout with pneumonia, as preventative for asthma (I am asthmatic and allergic). Convinced it has worked! No noticable side effects. | M | 3.5 | 2 years | 6/19/2007 | 5 | Chemical intolerance to fragrances | I did not realize I had side effects, but looking back after reading patient comments I realize that the insomnia and irritability, greatly reduced tolerance for stress, etc., may well have been side effects of Singulair. When I suddenly stopped taking Singulair the first time after about 8 months (because I left the environment that was causing my original symptoms), after a few days I developed truly crippling lower back pain, like a muscle spasm at the top of my hip bone. Was flat on my back in agony for a week. I recently started taking Singulair again, took it for 3-1/2 weeks. Then, after leaving the environment that caused the allergic reactions, stopped again. Now, a few days later, the muscle pain is returning with a vengeance. This time, I put 2 + 2 together and am fairly certain that this is due to sudden cessation of the medication, as I have never had back problems before in my life (55/f). Also, after reading all the comments on this and another site, am wondering i | F | 55 | | 6/17/2007 | 1 | allergies | extreme irritability, mood swings (even tho on wellbutrin)palpitations, shakiness, fatigue | the first few days i was happy with it because i can't take any other allergy meds because of the same side effects. three weeks into my therapy i started to get very aggitated at every little thing. thank God i put two and two together remembering the syptoms from previous meds. i was going to put my youngest on this but no thanks. maybe the drug company should retest their product. | F | 42 | 3 weeks | 6/12/2007 | 2 | Bronchial Asthma | Terrible loud ringing in my ears, headaches, dizziness, trouble concentrating, spasms and squeezing pains in my chest. | The ringing in my ears is driving me crazy! My lung function was at its worst during my last doctor's visit. My pulmonologist is trying his best to help me and recommended I take this drug as a supplement to spiriva. I called his office last week to tell him about my symptoms but he was on vacation. I thought I would check the internet for side effects and by virtue of comments on this site, I think I have found what I suspected. I need to get the singular out of my system! | F | 46 | 35 days | 6/10/2007 | 5 | Asthma | None | This drug has been a godsend for my asthma. I rarely need my inhaler. Advair was a nightmare for me but this works great! | F | 49 | 12 months | 6/6/2007 | 5 | COPD | none | Since taking Singulair have been able to get through the cold weather without resorting to steroids for my breathing problems for the first time in ten years. My respiratory capacity has also improved. | F | 58 | 3 years | 6/6/2007 | 1 | Son was for Allergy Induced Asthma | Our son became irritable and gained 10 pounds! He had nightmares and threw temper tantrums. It did help his Asthma, but our sweet, loving boy became violent and out of control. The doctor acted like he had never heard of these side effects but they are even on the Singulair website in the post trial side effects section. He is now on Claritan Ready Tabs and his nasal spray...here's praying... | Not worth it at all! | M | 5 | 6 months | 6/6/2007 | 5 | Allegery induced Migraine | None-in fact I feel wonderful. | This has been a Godsend for my allergy induced migraines. Went from 22 episodes a month to 7. | F | 42 | 1 months | 6/1/2007 | 3 | Asthma | Didn't think any until recently. I think it is causing my daughter to have anxiety. | My daughter has been on it for close to 2 years, last year she started pulling out her hair and eyelashes, that stopped and now she cries and has loose bowels in the morning - exactly like an anxiety attack. She stopped using it last night. I hope to see a difference soon. | F | 7 | 2 years | 6/1/2007 | 1 | Asthma | rapid heartbeat, aniexty, great feelings of depression, just wanted to stop my day and sleep. Hard to concentrate, and get motivated. Feeling flush faced, with rapid breathing, dry mouth. Lots of constipation. Feeling of wanting to hurt someone by saying something mean spirited that could not be taken back. Would not take again if someone paid me. I started by taking in the morning with my other meds and had no affects, when I switched to evenings , the side affects started. Can hardly wait for my system to flush the medicine out of my system. Have called my doctor to complain . Would not recommend to anyone who may have previous episodes of depression. | F | 60 | 30 days | 5/30/2007 | 1 | asthma & allergies | Woke up at night screaming with leg pain, terrible moodiness, cried a lot, had many tantrums, withdrew from play at pre-school. It was horrible. | My 4 1/2 year old son was put on this for asthma triggered by allergies. He was miserable! He woke up every night screaming of leg pain. His pre-k teacher contacted me 3 times regarding him not being himself: crying all the time, tantruming, not playing. Dr. took him off Claritin first, b/c "Singulair is so well tolerated." Well, he didn't get better. So, I took him off Singulair a week later and he actually slept through the night the first night off! His mood improved after 2 days off, and I'm happy to say, I have my sweet little boy back. | M | 4 | 1 months | 5/29/2007 | 4 | Asthma and Seasonal Allergies | Slightly dry mouth for 1st month | It has helped prevent sinus headaches. I now only use my albuterol inhaler when I have a cold. I used to take albuterol 2-3 times a day. | F | 40 | 3 years | 5/27/2007 |