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 | My 4 year old daughter was halicunating. She would sit up in bed and scream for me to cover her eyes. Each night she saw bubbles that would "painfully" pop by her face. Also, she wet the bed for the first time in 1.5 years. She cries over every little thing and is emotional. I am stopping this medication right now. I can't believe this is on the market! I am furious! | F | 4 | 3 months | 4/4/2007 | 1 | drug related rash | Numb lips and roof of mouth,cry for no reason and just feeling like I'm flipping out. Can't concentrate and focus. Also can't sleep. | Was given this drug in the ER with steriods, to stop a alergic reaction from Factive.I was fine for about 5 days. On the 6th day I thought I was going to loose my mind after taking Singulair. Could not stop crying, can't focus, and don't feel like I have any control of my body. I'm so glad I found this site. I will stop taking it tommorrow and see if I can get some relief. | F | 47 | 6 days | 3/30/2007 | 3 | childhood reactive airway disease | irritability, aggression, waking up at night yelling, irrational behavior | significantly improved daughter's breathing but turned her into 'dr. jekyll and mr. hyde'. stopped the med and her personality improved but her breathing worsened. started again 2 days ago, but stopping today...can't stand the mood swings and sensitivity. i hope we find an alternative to singulair because i really don't want her to be on it. | F | 4 | 5 months | 3/21/2007 | 1 | asthma | depression, crying spells for no reason, thoughts of suicide, stinging/tingling sensations in hands & feet, nausea, vomiting & diarrhea, daily headache, sore tongue | patient information sheet that comes with singulair does not warn of many side effects at all | F | 49 | 14 days | 3/18/2007 | 1 | childhood asthma | my 4 years old had awful tantrums like never had even when was in terrible twos, nightmares, aggressiveness etc. | Ever since we stopped giving him the medication he is back to normal. I was glad to discover this site and another one that has even more info on Singulair side effects is at: http://www.medications.com/go/se/Singulair now making sure to inform as many parents as possibe to keep an eye on possible side effects that did not prove being worth taking the drug. | F | 30 | 4 months | 3/17/2007 | 1 | asthma | hyperactivity, aggressiveness, irritability, anxiety, agression | Ever since my 4yo was put on Singulair 4 months ago he was a terror. Took him off, in period of 2 weeks things slowly started getting back to normal. The terrible side effects he experienced were not worth taking the medication. I would not reccommend Singulair to anyone. | F | 30 | 4 months | 3/17/2007 | 1 | asthma | hyperactivity, aggressiveness, irritability, anxiety, agression | Ever since my 4yo was put on Singulair 4 months ago he was a terror. Took him off, in period of 2 weeks things slowly started getting back to normal. The terrible side effects he experienced were not worth taking the medication. I would not reccommend Singulair to anyone. | F | 30 | 4 months | 3/17/2007 | 1 | childhood asthma | My son took singulair once a day and also receives injections to prevent allergy related asthma attacks. Over a year after taking this medicine my first grader told me that he was sad sometimes and he didn't know why. He said that he had been feeling sad off and on since kindergarten--this is when he had his first attack and started medication. Also my son would wake up crying at night or even whimper in his sleep but I thought that it was just nightmares. After stopping the singular two weeks ago, my son immediately felt better and stopped crying at night. What makes these side effects so terrifying is that it is happening in young children who sometimes have difficulty expressing their feelings or even identifying their emotions. It breaks my heart that my son suffered with bouts of sadness for over a year without me knowing it. If your child must be on singular please be sure to communicate with them to make sure that they are not suffering from short periods of depression. | Be very cautious. I was unable to find any information on the drug company's website regarding depression. My son's specialist said that she had not heard of this and also that she was unaware of any medical studies regarding night crying and depression in children while on this drug. This website was my only resource and it has helped my son's quality of life. | M | 6 | 1.5 years | 3/8/2007 | 1 | Allergy & Asthma Treatment | We administered the 4 mg chewable to our 2.5 year old at 8 a.m. the next day after our allergist visit and noticed a huge 'meltdown' from the time we picked him up from his day care (3:30 p.m.) until we finally calmed him down and got him to sleep at 7:15 p.m. While we originally dismissed this behavior because we occasionally have challenges with our son (as all parents do), my wife and I could not believe the longevity, severity and marked difference of this episode when compared to his usual 'meltdowns'. There were no other differences in his life this past few days that we can attribute his behavior change to other than the drug [Montelukast sodium] he took about 12 hours prior... he has slept normally, eaten normally and is entrenched in his normal everyday schedule - except the introduction of this Montelukast sodium and Aspartame to his system. In reading the comments from other 2-9 year olds on Singulair from this website the side effects are all remarkably similar. Angry, | Our physician (Allergist) should have known about this website and these side effects. When we asked our physician (Allergist) about the effects, this physician (Allergist) did not mention this at all. We asked two or three times to make sure that this physician (Allergist) came forth with all about this medication. No warning from our physician (Allergist) about this type of side effect. | M | 2.5 | 1 days | 3/5/2007 | 1 | asthmatic | horrendous moodiness, aggression, can't walk far, bike, run etc. Disinterested, inability to sleep and confusion to name some. Also toilet accidents which, in our 9yr old, stopped at 3yr old. Where has our lively sunny boy gone? Have stopped meds on Friday night after another humdinger at bed-time. How long does it take to be out of system as Sunday night was worse? | M | 9 | 4 months | 3/5/2007 | 2 | Allergic asthma, chronic rhinitis | Restlessness and irritability, mood change (frequent feelings of anger), nausea, mild swelling of lips and tongue, sudden fatigue/sleepiness. | Began taking Sigulair because of allergy induced bronchitis and chronic rhinitis. Also took Asmanex. Within a couple of days the bronchitis cleared up, breathing improved and the nasal symptoms improved. Stopped coughing and sneezing, reduced itchy eyes and nose. Almost immediately I experienced nausea and mild swelling of lips and tongue. After a week I began to notice sleepiness, fatigue, and irritability. Stopped taking the Asmanex. After two or three weeks I noticed that I felt a pervasive sense of anger and sometimes sudden rage in addition to the other symptoms. I am rarely angry and almost never rageful. I have decided to stop taking Singulair even though it has really helped me. | F | 64 | 4 weeks | 3/4/2007 | 1 | Asthma | total loss of concentration, loss of motivation, anxiety, depression, mood swings, irritable, dizzy, nauseated, vivid dreams, tired, can't exercise without becoming incredibly dizzy, can't think straight, acid reflux, HUNGRY, general feeling of being unwell. | I was really hoping I would be able to continue to take this drug, because my asthma has completey cleared up. I have used my inhaler maybe twice all week, where I was using my inhaler three or more times a day. I just can't live with these symptoms. It really is a shame. I don't understand why these symptoms aren't listed on the package, especially when so many people are all experiencing the same thing. | F | 28 | 7 days | 3/2/2007 | 5 | Asthma (my 3 y.o. daughter) | None | My little girl struggled for the first three years of her life with bronchiolitis, finally diagnosed with persistent asthma. She had poor control, esp. when sick, until Singulair was added to her daily treatment plan. Since then, we have not had one ER visit, she sleeps peacefully, and even when she is sick, she does better. I am very happy with how well she is doing on this. | M | 35 | 8 days | 2/26/2007 | 1 | severe runny nose, night congestion | twitching of head, lifting shoulders, arms shaking badly, body tremors, waking at night for hours, vocalizing became piercing screams | Our pediatrician prescribed Singulair to our 7 month old son after two failed rounds of antibiotics (amoxicillin and bactrim) were unable to control his severe nasal congestion and and clear mucuos that poured continuously from his nose. He was taking 4 mg of oral granules mixed with his vegetables/fruit. The drug completely cleared up the runny nose, and the nasal congestion was almost non-existent. We thought it was a wonder drug. Two days later we noticed our son was twitching his head as if he had an ear infection which was ruled out. He would raise his shoulders and drop them in what appeared to be involuntary movements. If his arms were outstretched they would shake badly so that he would drop toys in his hands. When we held him after noticing these very disturbing movements, he would still shake and tremble. He is a normally a very happy little guy who suddenly started shrieking with these high-pitched, very loud screams. His behaviour was hyper. We have stopped this medicine af | M | 0 | 3 days | 2/26/2007 | 1 | sinus infections/allergies | Since starting 4 months ago, my shoulders and upper body muscles have become so terribly painful that I can barely turn over in bed. I also have a dry cough. | I do think it helped with my allergies | F | 64 | 4 months | 2/24/2007 | 2 | Mild Asthma due to Cold | Five Year Old Girl - Frequent Urination, Waking Up in Middle of Night, Quick Mood Swings from crying to laughing, Rash like Welts, and itching around the groin area. | Daughter was prescribed Albutrol, Advair and Singulair to get her through a nasty cold. She continued to have a barky cough after cold went away and the cough is why the prescription for Singulair was made. Singulair did help the cough go away, but the side effects are terrible. We had our daughter on Singulair when she was three and she started wetting the bed after being on the drug for 2 months. We took her off of Singulair and the bed wetting stopped. Now that she is five we had to use the Singulair again to control the bark-like cough. The side effects are much worse this time and we are taking her off Singulair again. We will keep our fingers crossed that she does not get another bad cold. So, if you are prescribed Singulair for your kid to get them through a cold, don't be afraid to take them off Singulair. Our daughter made it a whole 1 year and 1/2 before she needed Singulair again. | F | 5 | 2 weeks | 2/17/2007 | 2 | To prevent nasal polyp regrowth | Was prescribed Singulair following sinus surgery as a precaution to prevent polyp regrowth (this is the third surgery). Began taking on 2/02/07 and have become profoundly tired, wake up, eat breakfast and want to go back to bed. No motivation for anything, have never been "depressed" but the symptoms are as such. Go to bed at 6 pm and sleep till 7 am and still am exhausted. Have no appetite and frequently think about death. Will continue the two month program set by my surgeon but will never use this drug again. | M | 55 | 15 days | 2/17/2007 | 1 | seasonal allergies / sinus infectio | headache, hives, rash, trembling, fatigue | It seems as though I had an allergic reaction to an allergy medication - imagine that! I had an itchy rash that spread from my face to my scalp, neck, back and shoulders before good ol' Benadryl fixed it. I'd take this medication with extremem caution. | F | 32 | 14 days | 2/13/2007 | 1 | Asthma | Major sleep disruption (early wakings, night crying), aggressive behaviour, anxiety, tummy ache, the list goes on... | We thought this would help with the chronic cough and wheezing my then 2-year-old had. It did help but, boy, did his behaviour change. At first we thought it was just the "terrible twos" and the arrival of his sister, but within 2 days of taking him off of it, he's a new little boy and one who sleeps very soundly now. I only wish I had thought a medication recommended by THREE doctors wouldn't have created such unhappiness in a sweet little boy. Giving him his inhaler a bit more often is more than worth it. | M | 3 | 11 months | 2/9/2007 | 4 | asthma | none | very effective alternative to inhaled steroids for me | M | 30 | 2 years | 2/7/2007 |