Rhinitis symptoms and conditions

From Italy in 2003 - special note regarding psychiatric side effect of Singulair. ( I do not guarantee the translation. I did my best.)

From Italy 2003.

The data available in purpose in literature are insufficient. In England (1), after a year from the commercialization of drug (1998) the CSM/MCA had already brought back 44 report of insomnia, but not of other neuropsichiatriche reactions. Zapatero ET to. (2) in the 2000 they have described the case of a child of nine years, treated with montelukast for rhinitis and bronchial asthma that, after 4 days of therapy, has manifested cefalea, feeling unsteady, agitation, aggressiveness and nocturnal terror. The symptoms have been resolved after discontinuing montelukast. According to the data supplied from the data bank of the WHO near the Uppsala Monitoring Centre (UMC) 497 reports were submitted of neuropsichiatriche reactions from montelukast, for a total of 680 ADR. Those more frequently marked ones have been: insomnia (107), nervousness (52), sleepiness (47) and paranoia (41). They are moreover present 8 report of amnesia and 7 thought disorders.

http://www.gruppogif.org/download/GIFsem12003.pdf

I have been on ADVAIR for approx. 1/2 a year. At 1st it seemed to help & still is with the asthma. But now I seem to have a real low resistance to viral infections or at least sinus related stuffiness. I have had a nasal problem with stuffiness/post nasal drip/ears popping & ringing and loss of taste for almost 2 months now. I went to my allergist's P.A. 10 days ago & got a script for amoxicillin 875 mg & I still am having issues. They thought I may have a sinus infection. Is anyone else experiencing nasal congestion & rhinitis while on ADVAIR?

My doctor prescribed Singulair for me a couple of years ago. I stopped taking it because it gave me bad/weird dreams (I have a tendency to dream weird anyway). He also told me it works on your "brain" as opposed to an antihistamine. So I went back to Allegra. Well, my allergies became so severe due to Allegra not being covered by my insurance that I started taking a famous "placebo" called "Claritin" that my insurance company says should work for me. A teaspoon of sugar would have better results. Just began Singulair again, as my doctor said it works better on rhinitis and inflammation. Took it for about a week (the weird mind-racing dreams began after a few days). I thought I was just stressed about an upcoming overseas vacation to a non-allergy area. Didn't take Singulair while on my cruise and had no bizzare dreams (other than being VERY anxious the first day of the cruise, once again I attributed to stress). Came back on Sunday and resumed Singulair Sunday. Today is now Wednesday and I don't think there was one moment of my sleep last night that did not contain ongoing, bizzare, mind-racing dreams! And I often did not fall back asleep for quite some time because I would begin to lucid dream which really freaking me out! The really bad news: I ordered 100 pills from a Canadian drug company that I am now stuck with! $175 worth!

My 3 year old daughter has been sick from day one. When she was born she had what they thought was colic. For 1 year. She also has eczema and rhinitis. At 18 months she had some peanut butter and wipe it on her face. She had this huge red mark where the peanut butter touched. So the began the allergy testing. She is now allergic to dairy, eggs and peanuts. But it is all mainly atopic. She breaks out in horrible itchy eczema sores. So they have given her Zyrtec and Singulair. She has been on it for about six months straight. And I think she has had Zyrtec for 3 years. Well she is, for lack of a better word, horrible. I never thought anything about it because she has always cried from day one. Now I am beside myself I dont know what to do with her. I am wondering if i should take her off these meds to see if she acts better. I have a son who is a joy to be around and she is not so much. I know she doesn't feel well. She doesn't look well. She looks so pale and sickly. Has anyone heard of mood swings or mental damage from these drugs?

I've been using Advair for 3 months, after a week or so major headaches and insomnia started. After one month I had constant upper respiratory problems, rhinitis, post nasal drip, then I got really sick supposedly from a common virus doctors insisted had nothing to do with Advair, I was in bed for 2 weeks, had a 104 fever for 4 days, major ear infection, muscle pains that made me feel like I was being beaten, stomach pains that come in waves and still persist on and off with no apparant cause, I am very itchy, my face is patchy and very dry, my ankles and feet often get very sore, this is all very unusual for me. Normal tasks make my feet feel like I've run a marathon. I've now stopped the Advair as of today after having gone yet again to the doctor with a sinus infection and my ear is hurting again! I'm sick of being sick! My back and breasts seem swollen and very tender. Doctors insist it can be something else but never the advair. I am going back to my turbo inhalers and herbal teas. I now have to take Mometasone furoate monohydrate (Nasonex) to help my nose and ears drain. I have been experiencing some blurred vision and almost every side effect listed on this web site. I do find "Respirease" herbal liquid formula helps but it gets a little expensive, I think its better than poisoning myself with Advair!

Flonase makes me feel anxious and hyper, starting almost immediatly and last for about 4 hours.