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 | F | | 10/10/2006 | 1 | pediatric asthma | My eight year old daughter - previously a happy, well adjusted girl - became depressed, attempted self mutilation and entertained thoughts of suicide. | After taking Singulair myself, I understand what my daughter went through. I wake up every morning with very dark thoughts. It is not depression, just misery. What my daughter went through is shocking. DO NOT ALLOW YOUR CHILDREN TO TAKE SINGULAIR OR ADVAIR. It is not worth the price... | F | 53 | 8 months | 10/6/2006 | 2 | Asthma | I have thought this is a wonder drug for the past 2 years, but just found this site and realized that the side effects listed have been happening to my son. Over the past two years he has not been able to concentrate and listen very well, has had episodes of mood swings, an itchy penis, dry skin. He seemed to be growing out of these things, so I thought it was a maturity issue, but the Dr. just increased his dose and it all the side effects came back in full force. I took him off of it for 5 days and noticed all the side effects went away. Use caution and test this medicine. | M | 6 | 2 years | 10/5/2006 | 1 | asthma | Hyperactive,mood swings,aggressive,tantrums,ADHD behavior, etc | My 5 y.o. was on this evil drug for 3 years. We thought terrible twos then threes then fours and now fives. He has been off it for 2.5 weeks and is a different little boy. If anyone would like to or has started a suite against Merck please let me know. My family has been through hell because of this evil drug. | M | 42 | 3 years | 10/4/2006 | 1 | Asthma and allergies | After less than one week on it I started having extreme low back pain (I'm already dealing with lumbar back problems and it made them much worse). Nausea. A bad sinus infection for which I've had to take two different antibiotics. Halucinating -- on a trip to look at Fall foliage, I was sitting in the passenger seat and panicked several times because I believed that we were going to crash into guardrails and other cars. Trouble spelling words which was really weird since I've always been an excellent speller. But the worst was the sudden mood swings and extreme feelings of depression and hopelessness about my back problems, almost suicidal even. Lashing out with crazy anger at my husband for no reason. Only minimally helped my asthma and allergies, which really aren't that bad anyways. | This stuff is bad news. A nurse practitioner gave me a month's worth of samples to take, never mentioned possible side effects. I've never experienced drug side effects like this before in my life. Had I not stumbled across this site while researching Singulair and two other drugs I started taking recently for my back, I would probably not have made the connection. Frightening. I stopped taking it after about 3 and a half weeks and the side effect symptoms completely disappeared in 3 days. I'll never take this stuff again. | F | 38 | 25 days | 10/1/2006 | 2 | 2 yr old son's sinus problems | At 4mg doseage, seems more active and aggressive, less satisfied, less able to "play nicely with others", hard time getting to sleep - stops taking naps | Reported this at various times to doctor (son has only taken it for a few days at a time). Raised eyebrows from both nurse and doctor at our concerns and we were told that the medicine is pretty much the best thing available and definately doesn't cause these side effects. Trying to decide whether to follow recommendation to split doseage and try again. | F | 37 | 3 days | 9/26/2006 | 4 | Chronic cough due to allergy | First week headaches, flu like symptoms, weight gain about 1lb per week. lethargy and occasional joint pain. | I love that I finally get a good night sleep because it is helping for the cough,but recently losing 40lbs I am very depressed gaining 6 back!! I will probably ask for something else or suffer. I thought I was crazy gaining weight, I was counting calories and exercising as usuall and started gaining. Atleast now I know it wasn't me. They really should put this side effect on the label. | F | 39 | 30 days | 9/20/2006 | 3 | problems breathing | acne, and no real relief. I quit smoking about a month and a half ago and then experienced breathing problems. Doesn't really make since, but oh well! | I found that while on singulair for a month, I had a bit of an acne problem, which I've never had in the past. I have been off it for 3 days, and no acne at all. | F | 22 | 1 months | 9/19/2006 | 4 | night time cough,seasonal allergies | none that i can specifically link to the drug | my 6 yr old has been taking this for 3 yrs now. the first 2 yrs only during allergy season & for the past year, through out the year. it works wonderfully, but on reading about all the side effects, i wonder if her occasional complaints of leg pain and nightmares have anything to do with it. i am considering stopping this and seeing if there are any visible behavioral and physical changes. | F | 6 | 3 years | 9/15/2006 | 5 | Allergies | No side effects. | Greatly reduces my seasonal allergies to the point where I rarely need to take an anti-histamine (though I still do if I don't get enough sleep which makes my allergies that much worse). | M | 28 | 2.5 years | 9/12/2006 | 3 | Asthma Pediatric | Taken by daughter (born nov 2001). She complains of itchy feet at night. She is difficult to get to sleep. It takes her 2 hours to fall asleep every night. | With asthma it is hard to tell if something is effective. She still has difficulty when she catches a cold with wheezing and coughing. | F | 40 | 2 years | 8/30/2006 | 3 | asthma | Prescribed Singulair last year. Miracle drug for first three weeks, then terrible terrible constant palpitations. | Had tests to ensure nothing wrong with heart. Taken off Singulair. Palpitations went away after a few days! Prescribed again earlier this month - no palpitations as yet, but terrible stomach upsets and nightmares. Fluid Retention too, which is nice. | F | 45 | 15 days | 8/29/2006 | 3 | asthma | Prescribed Singulair last year. Miracle drug for first three weeks, then terrible terrible constant palpitations. | Had tests to ensure nothing wrong with heart. Taken off Singulair. Palpitations went away after a few days! Prescribed again earlier this month - no palpitations as yet, but terrible stomach upsets and nightmares. Fluid Retention too, which is nice. | F | 45 | 15 days | 8/29/2006 | 2 | allergies | none that I noticed for sure. Mouth sore problem resurfaced, but not sure if its related to Singulair. I mention it just in case. Possible weight gain. Worked in the garden non-stop all weeekend. Usually I drop 5 lbs when I do that, but didn't past weekend. gained 1 lb. | Pollen isn't too bad this time of year, but I guess I'm allergic to mold spores. The past 2 days have been rainy and drizzly and humid. I have been sneezing non-stop. I'm going back to Allegra. | F | 55 | 10 days | 8/29/2006 | 2 | Coughing and vomiting | My 3 year old daughter took this drug for months, it stopped her coughing and vomiting for awhile. Then it all started again.After it started again I requested to see a Specialist, come to find out she has REFLUX not asthma.She was a small little girl before taking this drug!!!! | She put on alot of weight, which the DR. didn't tell us this would happen.She has been off the drug for a couple of years now but her eating habits are not normal for a child this age.Has anyone else experienced this problem? | F | 3 | 8 months | 8/28/2006 | 1 | To prevent reaction to allergy shot | SEIZURE | My daughter took this once the night before going for her weekly allergy shots. I woke up to her have a seizure while taking a shower. First time ever seizure and never and no neurological history. Do not give so quickly. Read all side effects! | F | 16 | 1 days | 8/27/2006 | 2 | seasonal allergies/ asthma | Mood swings in 3 year old son. Hyper-activity, sleeplessness and irritability. Angry and agressive behavior. | At first, we thought this was typical three year old behavior. After reading the posts on this drug I am convinced that it is all a side effect of his medication. He has had his last dose and I am expecting my "good boy" back any day now. | M | 3 | 3 weeks | 8/25/2006 | 1 | athsma | moodyness increased apitite puffiness in the face insomnia | did not help my asthma at all | M | 18 | 3 weeks | 8/20/2006 | 2 | allergies | My three year old son was put on Singulair due to his allergies, however over the course of three months we noticed that he had become a child we did not know. He was very hyper, moody, irritable, and aggressive. These characteristics were totally opposite of his fun-loving, happy-go-lucky behavior prior to this medication. We finally took a chance (before doing research) and took him off of the medication and within 24 hours he was back to his normal self! This road was definitely a rocky road, even to the point where we were questioning our ability as parents! BE ADVISED!!!! | hyper activity, aggressiveness, moodiness, irritability | M | 3 | 3 months | 8/16/2006 | 1 | For allergies/croup cough | My son was put on singulair when he was 3 1/2. He suffered from a bad croupy cough everytime he got a cold or just from his allergies. The doctor put him on singulair 4 mg. It was a miracle. He stopped coughing and it helped tremendously. However, I began to notice after about 2 months, that he was very hyper, and had mood swings. I just chalked it up to his age. Well, when he was about 5 1/2, I started to notice that right after he had the singulair he would become hyper and moody, crying etc. Then when he had a virus and had to stop the singulair for a few days, I noticed, even being sick, he was so much calmer. I stopped giving the drug. I contacted the doctor, who increased his inhaler and said it was okay to stop the singulair. Well, after about 3 weeks, he was a TOTALLY DIFFERENT BOY. He was calm, sat in his chair, smiled more, didnt have crying spells. I emailed this info to my doctor. I would seriously think twice about this medication before giving it to my child | F | 40 | 2 years | 8/14/2006 |