http://www.medications.co.uk/se/Singulair Recent side effects for Singulair Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:56:06 -0400 http://www.medications.co.uk/effect/view/33627 My 6 year old was prescribed singular for allergy relief. After 1 night of taking it he woke up with leg pain. Not too severe, just sore so I thought they were just growing pains. After the 2nd night of the medicine he woke up and his legs hurt so badly http://www.medications.co.uk/effect/view/33627 Mon, 18 Aug 2008 23:09:43 -0400 http://www.medications.co.uk/effect/view/33589 Has anyone's kids had trouble sleeping since taking Singular. My son has been on it for a couple weeks and seems not to be able to go to sleep very easy. Also it seems to wear off kind of fast, by bedtime he's stuffy and itchy. http://www.medications.co.uk/effect/view/33589 Mon, 18 Aug 2008 12:54:08 -0400 http://www.medications.co.uk/effect/view/33549 I have asthma that was not controlled. I coughed and wheezed constantly. I had trouble eating, because even the food passing through the esophagus was enough to cause an attack. I was in and out of the emergency room for years, and the Ambulance folks kne http://www.medications.co.uk/effect/view/33549 Sun, 17 Aug 2008 12:44:18 -0400 http://www.medications.co.uk/effect/view/33523 i just posted a message and wanted to add a little to it...when i said she has screaming fits i mean she arches her back her eyes go blank and she screams at the top of her lungs. she picks things up and throws them she will hit, kick, punch, pinch, and c http://www.medications.co.uk/effect/view/33523 Sun, 17 Aug 2008 11:49:12 -0400 http://www.medications.co.uk/effect/view/33520 my daughter was 2 yrs old when she first started taking this med...now she is 4 yrs old and it works great for her asthma BUT she has sever mood swings, violent out bursts, screaming fits that last anywhere from 5 to 45 min she throws things, at her daycar http://www.medications.co.uk/effect/view/33520 Sat, 16 Aug 2008 00:24:10 -0400 http://www.medications.co.uk/effect/view/33489 I took my son off the end of March & come back once in awhile to read & I'm blown away by all the stories that I still keep reading :( I just told his GI doc today that this might sound crazy.. but I have reason to believe that Singulair was making my s http://www.medications.co.uk/effect/view/33489 Fri, 15 Aug 2008 17:15:06 -0400 http://www.medications.co.uk/effect/view/33477 My 10 year old son has asthma. His inhaler is not working so the Dr. put him on Singular yesterday. I had him take one right when we got it. I then dropped him off at a friends house. Around 2pm I picked him up. He fell right asleep when we got home. http://www.medications.co.uk/effect/view/33477 Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:31:57 -0400 http://www.medications.co.uk/effect/view/33471 I'm a mother of a lovely 6 year old child who has been on Singulair for four years. For four years, I've dreaded taking my child anywhere public for fear of her outbursts and for four years, I've thought that Kate perhaps has ADHD. Funny, but she had near http://www.medications.co.uk/effect/view/33471 Fri, 15 Aug 2008 06:28:15 -0400 http://www.medications.co.uk/effect/view/33454 Please contact me if you would like to help by sharing your story with the media,I am looking for stories of recovery after stopping the medication.Please use my private email under kate2 or just reply under this posting.Kate M. http://www.medications.co.uk/effect/view/33454 Thu, 14 Aug 2008 14:40:03 -0400 http://www.medications.co.uk/effect/view/33417 I'm a 44 yr old female with asthma and since I stopped smoking 6 months ago my asthma got worse and doctor put me on Singulair about 6 weeks ago and have noticed many things.I have a lump on the base of my neck about the size of a baseball it wasn't there http://www.medications.co.uk/effect/view/33417 Thu, 14 Aug 2008 13:18:29 -0400 http://www.medications.co.uk/effect/view/33412 I'm a 45 yr old female, I've been on Singular for many years (originally for allergies and then asthma too) and have quit three times due to "possible" side effects and tried other asthma medicines. Inhalers make my GERD worse and I'm anxious all the time. http://www.medications.co.uk/effect/view/33412 Wed, 13 Aug 2008 20:38:26 -0400 http://www.medications.co.uk/effect/view/33386 I just wanted everyone to know that I am still here and concerned about everyone who is having side effects from Singulair. Sometime within the next few weeks I am going to post a summary and conclusion about all of the research that I have posted. I hop http://www.medications.co.uk/effect/view/33386 Wed, 13 Aug 2008 08:54:19 -0400 http://www.medications.co.uk/effect/view/33364 What is so frustrating here as we read more and more new posts of what we know to be the devasting effects of this drug,is that the label has been updated voluntarily by Merck 4 times this tear to include these side effects,leading you to believe they know http://www.medications.co.uk/effect/view/33364 Wed, 13 Aug 2008 07:57:39 -0400 http://www.medications.co.uk/effect/view/33363 Our 4yo son was only on this drug for 6 days. By day 3 l was at my wits end trying to explain his behavior. He was kicking, punching, crying, back chatting, being uncontrollable and could not be reasoned with. His breathing had dramatically improved but OM http://www.medications.co.uk/effect/view/33363 Tue, 12 Aug 2008 19:58:42 -0400 http://www.medications.co.uk/effect/view/33348 Posting again because I'm still FURIOUS at how the medical community seems to dismiss the fact that Singulair can be a terrible drug for children and adults of all ages. DO NOT LET YOUR DOCTORS AND PEDIATRICIANS LEAD YOU TO BELIEVE THAT SINGULAIR IS NOT http://www.medications.co.uk/effect/view/33348 Tue, 12 Aug 2008 14:40:24 -0400 http://www.medications.co.uk/effect/view/33333 I have a 2 1/2 year old daughter who was put on Singular about 3 months ago. About a week after taking it she began to break out in hives. Has anyone else observed this in their child? I took her to an allergist who ran all kinds of tests and they said http://www.medications.co.uk/effect/view/33333 Mon, 11 Aug 2008 21:55:19 -0400 http://www.medications.co.uk/effect/view/33310 I am a parent of a 14 year old son. He has been on many meds due to having migraines, adhd, seizures, and asthma. For 3 years his ADHD meds have been switched. Now Thanks to a friend she told me about singular side effects. OH MY GOD. it blows my mind read http://www.medications.co.uk/effect/view/33310 Mon, 11 Aug 2008 21:30:28 -0400 http://www.medications.co.uk/effect/view/33307 I have 2 sons with asthma that have both been taken singulair (the oldest for 3 years & his brother for 2). My younger son's asthma got alot better since he was diagnosed & he was recently taken off Singulair thanks also to my husband hearing a report abo http://www.medications.co.uk/effect/view/33307 Mon, 11 Aug 2008 21:10:27 -0400 http://www.medications.co.uk/effect/view/33306 After our Singulair nightmare experience with my 4 year old daughter, I looked towards a more natural alternative. I put her back on children's echinacea drops by Herb Pharm - this has always helped in the past with her ear infections. You do need to be http://www.medications.co.uk/effect/view/33306 Mon, 11 Aug 2008 19:25:31 -0400 http://www.medications.co.uk/effect/view/33300 I am a grandma to a 41/2 year old boy named Trevor. He has been on Singulair since he was 18mos. old. I am here to tell I am furious and heartsick to think that he has been subjected to a medication that can do the things it has done to him. I have NO DOUB http://www.medications.co.uk/effect/view/33300 Mon, 11 Aug 2008 18:15:28 -0400 http://www.medications.co.uk/effect/view/33294 Also, my son, almost 4 yrs old, was prescribed Singulair for cronic inflammatory issues with his lungs. He became aggressive, out of charater. He started hitting people, just for fun, and also having coughing fits when taking his nebulized medication. H http://www.medications.co.uk/effect/view/33294 Mon, 11 Aug 2008 18:03:38 -0400 http://www.medications.co.uk/effect/view/33293 I was taking Singulair for about a month. It seemed to work great. It relieved chest tightness and breathing related anxiety. HOWEVER, I got SEVERE muscle aches and pains that floated to different parts of my body, without warning rhyme or reason, from http://www.medications.co.uk/effect/view/33293 Mon, 11 Aug 2008 17:19:22 -0400 http://www.medications.co.uk/effect/view/33290 I am so thankful to have found this information!!!!! We have an appt tomorrow afternoon because of my 3 1/2 yr old daughters chronic leg pain. It hasn't fit the growing pains symptoms and I have to give her Tylenol or ibuprofen every day - she is inconso http://www.medications.co.uk/effect/view/33290 Sun, 10 Aug 2008 19:30:42 -0400 http://www.medications.co.uk/effect/view/33261 My 7 year old daughter has been on Singulair since she was about 2 yrs.old. She has always been very energetic child, but I did notice as soon as she got a little older she began to get very aggressive, angry and mean all of the time. She also has had trou http://www.medications.co.uk/effect/view/33261 Sun, 10 Aug 2008 19:15:23 -0400 http://www.medications.co.uk/effect/view/33260 One month on the drug became aggressive and moody got very anxious about everything to the point of dibilatatingpanic issues. I am a 46 year old male, working full time and attending college at night.Singular has made me almost drop out in my senior year d http://www.medications.co.uk/effect/view/33260 Sat, 09 Aug 2008 00:03:18 -0400 http://www.medications.co.uk/effect/view/33223 unfreakinbelievable. every single drug ad I see on TV these days for new drugs claims that it will cure you of something. the only catch is: it will give you a million side-effects, half of which can be life threatening!!! What kind of a job is the FDA http://www.medications.co.uk/effect/view/33223 Thu, 07 Aug 2008 19:08:47 -0400 http://www.medications.co.uk/effect/view/33188 I to wish to thank you and Dave,your efforts in such a time of personal tragedy have been momentos.I will continue on my end to tell all who i meet that will listen,unfortunately that does not appear to be the doctors,but i will keep on being my childs adv http://www.medications.co.uk/effect/view/33188 Thu, 07 Aug 2008 17:00:09 -0400 http://www.medications.co.uk/effect/view/33184 Thank you Kate for everything you have done. Without your perseverance and hard work, many of our children would still be on Singulair, or worse, dead. I am grateful. Thank you for the update on Ms. Sellers. Christina D. Long Island, NY http://www.medications.co.uk/effect/view/33184 Thu, 07 Aug 2008 15:25:18 -0400 http://www.medications.co.uk/effect/view/33181 Hi to all, I wanted to take a minute to say Thanks to all who post and search for answers to this drugs confusing and serious side effects.To all who have taken the time to contact the FDA and file a report to help others.Dr.Sarah Sellers is no longer t http://www.medications.co.uk/effect/view/33181 Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:58:30 -0400 http://www.medications.co.uk/effect/view/33175 I've posted before about the horrible effects this med has had on my daughter. Two months off and she's doing much better. I received emails from ****** published by web md, it gives reent ifo in the world of medicine, recent studies etc. I just received http://www.medications.co.uk/effect/view/33175 Thu, 07 Aug 2008 11:37:50 -0400 http://www.medications.co.uk/effect/view/33172 When i got off of it, i was suicidal and i chugged pills and was rushed to the hospital, for years i was mad all the time and it just got worst and worst http://www.medications.co.uk/effect/view/33172 Mon, 04 Aug 2008 20:22:16 -0400 http://www.medications.co.uk/effect/view/33073 I posted a paragraph at the end of June, after my son had been off Singulair a short while, but enough for me to notice the difference in his behavior. He's 11 and became so aggressive on Singulair that it was affecting the whole family. Well, we took a http://www.medications.co.uk/effect/view/33073 Mon, 04 Aug 2008 16:00:34 -0400 http://www.medications.co.uk/effect/view/33057 My eight year old daughter was recently diagnosed with precocious puberty. This is devastating to my family...She was on singulair fo asthma for almost 4 years...Noone in the med profession will comment on how this happened but the internet is filled with http://www.medications.co.uk/effect/view/33057 Sun, 03 Aug 2008 11:37:37 -0400 http://www.medications.co.uk/effect/view/33015 I have experienced severe weakness in the legs and numbness and tingling feelings. I take a child's chewable dose as I am very sensitive to medications because of allergies. I think I will cut the pill in half and try that for a while and see if it is be http://www.medications.co.uk/effect/view/33015 Sun, 03 Aug 2008 02:50:59 -0400 http://www.medications.co.uk/effect/view/33002 I started Singulair in Jan this year.....breathing got much easier but started gaining weight with no changes in eating habits or activity levels....tons of tummy problems...quit taking it in May...starting having to rely more on my rescue inhalator more t http://www.medications.co.uk/effect/view/33002 Sat, 02 Aug 2008 14:13:38 -0400 http://www.medications.co.uk/effect/view/32979 My son suffered from pneumonia at age 6 months till age 2. They had him on Flovent and Singulair from the age of 1. For as long as we can remember, he has been an aggressive, mean, bitter, angry child. The slightest thing would set him off. The doct http://www.medications.co.uk/effect/view/32979 Sat, 02 Aug 2008 11:54:19 -0400 http://www.medications.co.uk/effect/view/32973 50 year old male, prescribed Singulair 8 months ago to assist with allergy problems while taken allergy shot treatments. About 2 weeks ago started experiencing numbness/tingling in right foot, then both feet, the spreading up the body to above the waist. http://www.medications.co.uk/effect/view/32973 Fri, 01 Aug 2008 12:31:06 -0400 http://www.medications.co.uk/effect/view/32952 it is so good to see this! I can't believe I am not the only one suffering with Singulair. I developed what I thought was just bronchitis, and my new doctor put me on a cocktail of respiratory meds... 2 inhalers, antibiotics, steriods, and singulair. We http://www.medications.co.uk/effect/view/32952 Thu, 31 Jul 2008 08:11:57 -0400 http://www.medications.co.uk/effect/view/32903 Singulair associated with Churg-Strauss. A study in France and Germany. Thorax. 2008 Aug;63(8):677-82. Epub 2008 Feb 14. Links The leucotriene receptor antagonist montelukast and the risk of Churg-Strauss syndrome: a case-crossover study.Hauser T, Ma http://www.medications.co.uk/effect/view/32903 Thu, 31 Jul 2008 01:25:25 -0400 http://www.medications.co.uk/effect/view/32897 negative -aches all over, joint pain, lack of energy and motivation, positive -nil asthma, greatly improved sinuses, less head congestion, was told this was the best drug for asthma, polyps-sinus, aspirin allergy. Have been taking singulair for two months, http://www.medications.co.uk/effect/view/32897 Wed, 30 Jul 2008 16:26:12 -0400 http://www.medications.co.uk/effect/view/32887 I just started taking Singulair. On the second night, I woke up feeling very congested and it was hard to breathe. Is it possible for Singulair to make you feel more, rather than less, congested? http://www.medications.co.uk/effect/view/32887 Tue, 29 Jul 2008 21:35:49 -0400 http://www.medications.co.uk/effect/view/32863 I can say without a doubt that Singulair was causing me the worst Needle Itching I have ever experienced in my life. It felt just like glass splinters moving under my skin. The needle itching ran up and down my arms and legs like lightening bolts. The http://www.medications.co.uk/effect/view/32863 Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:55:24 -0400 http://www.medications.co.uk/effect/view/32841 I have been taking Singulair for 5 weeks and stopped after developing high blood pressure, numbness and tingling all over my body, flushing, anxiety, memory loss/difficulty concentrating, skin burning sensations, fatigue, "heavy legs" feeling, heart palpit http://www.medications.co.uk/effect/view/32841 Mon, 28 Jul 2008 18:19:08 -0400 http://www.medications.co.uk/effect/view/32823 Well i just got back from the docs.......no surprise he highly doubted the singulair would have anything to do with an insulin blood level......same old song and dance.......I as a mother don't understand what a leukotriene receptor blocker antagonist is, http://www.medications.co.uk/effect/view/32823 Mon, 28 Jul 2008 12:16:53 -0400 http://www.medications.co.uk/effect/view/32811 I have just come across this website and I am so upset. My 10 year old daughter has been on Singulair for 8 years. Since she was 2 years old. About 3 years ago I spoke to her pediatrician about the fact that I was concerned that she had been on it for s http://www.medications.co.uk/effect/view/32811 Sun, 27 Jul 2008 23:39:53 -0400 http://www.medications.co.uk/effect/view/32801 I have been on and off Singulair for roughly a year and half, and after reading some of these posts I have a much better understanding of where some of my feelings are coming from. When I first began taking Singulair, it really helped me breathe a lot bet http://www.medications.co.uk/effect/view/32801 Sat, 26 Jul 2008 23:14:17 -0400 http://www.medications.co.uk/effect/view/32772 I have an update...........Before all the news broke on singulair,my son was placed in a asthma study for adolescents,i got some very disturbing news today from the study.....his insulin level at fasting was 11....his insulin level at 2 hours after eating http://www.medications.co.uk/effect/view/32772 Sat, 26 Jul 2008 09:25:14 -0400 http://www.medications.co.uk/effect/view/32748 My 7 year old son was put on singulair 7 months ago and the behavior changes that have since occurred are incredible. While he has always been temperamental it was never to this degree. The most minor situation can cause an outburst that will continue for http://www.medications.co.uk/effect/view/32748 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 16:12:32 -0400 http://www.medications.co.uk/effect/view/32721 hi everyone my name is Katie, and my son has been on Sindulair for over 6 months now. I took him off 2 nights ago, the day I found this sight. I just cant believe how many families this medication has hurt. When my son was put on, I was never told anything http://www.medications.co.uk/effect/view/32721 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:09:06 -0400 http://www.medications.co.uk/effect/view/32703 As soon as I started taking Singulair I got migraines. The migraines were constant and wouldn't go away until the meds were out of my system. I had to quit taking them immediately. I only took them for 4 days, it was so bad. http://www.medications.co.uk/effect/view/32703