Singulair Flare Ups, Mood Swings, Muscular Body, Apparent Reason, Ween
I'm so happy I stumbled upon this site. My daughter is 4 years old and has been taking Singulair since she was 8 months. She has a very muscular body, because she is very active and is essentially a tom boy at times, but her weight has progressed faster than I think it would have if she were not taking Singulair. Like many others here, her doctor has told me that weight gain is not a side effect of Singulair. I don't believe it! My daughter suffers with asthma and allergies. I assume the Singulair helps, but she still suffers flare ups more frequently than I would like, especially since she is on medication. She stays congested all the time. Her temper can ignite for no apparent reason then she will resolve to a state of infancy by whining and holding on to me tightly. I chalked it up to terrible 2s and 3s, but I'm starting to wonder if Singulair is also causing these drastic mood swings. I have been warned not to suddenly take her off the medicine, but I really want to ween her from it. I'm not as concerned about the weight, since she is still very active, but I wonder what other long-term affects this medicine will have on her. ... more »
I'm so happy I stumbled upon this site. My daughter is 4 years old and has been taking Singulair since she was 8 months. She has a very muscular body, because she is very active and is essentially a tom boy at times, but her weight has progressed faster than I think it would have if she were not taking Singulair. Like many others here, her doctor has told me that weight gain is not a side effect of Singulair. I don't believe it! My daughter suffers with asthma and allergies. I assume the Singulair helps, but she still suffers flare ups more frequently than I would like, especially since she is on medication. She stays congested all the time. Her temper can ignite for no apparent reason then she will resolve to a state of infancy by whining and holding on to me tightly. I chalked it up to terrible 2s and 3s, but I'm starting to wonder if Singulair is also causing these drastic mood swings. I have been warned not to suddenly take her off the medicine, but I really want to ween her from it. I'm not as concerned about the weight, since she is still very active, but I wonder what other long-term affects this medicine will have on her.
Thanks so much for sharing your stories! It helped me realize that I'm not crazy. I'm not a medical professional, but I'm definitely not a moron either.
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