Comments on: FDA Acknowledges Neuropsychiatric Side Effects of Singulair

By: Nick

Nick — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:12:04 +0000

Hello,
first and foremost, than you to everyone who took the time to describe what their children have experienced on this medication. i’m sorry to hear about your struggles and pains in these experiences.
my child was prescribed this when she was just under 2 yrs old and we didn’t give it to her after reading about the side effects.
now she is 3 1/2 and it was prescribed by the allergist. i almost gave it to her, but my wife was reluctant. why did i think it was ok now?? I have no idea.. but i can tell you that i’m VERY grateful for everyone’s contribution here. I will NOT be giving my child this medication.
it’s disgusting that these drug manufacturers can get away with this.. why isn’t there a class action lawsuit against this drug manufacturer? this is just crazy!
thanks again!
-nick

By: debbie jones

debbie jones — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 18:25:05 +0000

My 7 year old son took singulair for a very short period.. maybe 3 weeks. I recieved a letter from walmart about side effects of singulair and realized that my sons behavior was from the medication. He is a very loving, sweet, child who never hurts anyone and won’t do wrong.. he started to have bursts of anger, hitting his sister and even hit me. I took him off immediately and all is well. I called his Dr and they were unaware of the side effects! Thank You all for your posts!

By: Fatima

Fatima — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 13:40:53 +0000

My three year old son was a happy boy at one point. He was prescribed singulair two months ago. I notice maniac behavior within 2 weeks of him taking the medicine, another two weeks past and he began having Hallucinations, telling me he see cats and ghost. Lack of sleep and rude behavior. When I took him off the medicine he got sick instantly. I put him back on again and his behavior has worsen. Fighting at school, severe tantums. I decided to take him off again and focus on his diet to control his asthma rather than medicines. Thank you to all who posted to assit in my decision

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 15:29:35 +0000

WARNING to anyone using the drug Singulair: My son had been on this drug on and off for a year and most recently using it regularly for about 2-3 months to help regulate his allergies and asthma. This drug changed my son. In the past month or so my once sweet, happy go lucky boy with a high self esteem began to change. He was easily agitated, argumentative, and sad. He was also unable to complete his work at school and unable to concentrate at all. There were actually times at school when he would sit and do none of his work at all. He has always had an issue with talking and being social (takes after his mom). But this was different. There was a blankness in his eyes and his attitude. He even told me many times that; “I just don’t like myself”, ” I feel like I am a bad kid” and “I don’t like being in this world.” He also stated several times that he felt “funny”. My heart broke when I heard my once full of life happy guy say these things. I was clueless as to what could possibly be going on. At our last DR. appt I asked the Dr. if Singulair could cause any of these issues. He informed me that there had been “some” reports of this drug causing some issues but that the Drug company MERICK which makes Singulair had not found anything. Well that sent the red flags flying. I came home and did some research and found thousands of people stating that their children were having some of these same side effects and many more as well. Many people stated that this drug completely changed their children. Singulair can mimic the signs of ADD/ADHD and even cause suicidal thoughts. After my research I decided to immediately to take my son off of Singulair. After 4 days of being off the drug I saw an 80% change in my son. His attitude, demeanor, and concentration have completely changed. He is now happy, loves life again and his concentration has improved immensely. These side effects do not happen with every user, however I am amazed at what this drug did to my child. Please be careful when you are giving this to your children. Thank you for taking the time to read this.

By: Karen

Karen — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 03:06:19 +0000

After 24 days on Singulair for mild asthma, my 11-year old daughter suffered many of the neuropsychiatric side effects – suicide ideation, hallucinations, nightmares, anger/hostility, thoughts of violence toward others, severe headaches, depression, plus pain in her joints. The doctors don’t seem to know or really care. I’m ready to get active and spread the news about the dangers of this scary drug. With so many safer alternatives, it just shouldn’t be prescribed to children. It is Merck’s biggest money maker.

By: Chris Weston

Chris Weston — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 19:40:17 +0000

My wife and I just made the decision to remove our 6 year old son from Singular. He was on this prescription for two years. We both agreed that our son is going to have to deal with his allergies like any other person. We haven’t noticed any big issues since removing him from the medication. I personally don’t think that a medication take ‘once daily’ is very influential for most people. We decided to remove him from the medication during this late fall season while allergens are typically lower. I encourage most of you to reconsider your child’s prescriptions. We probably had our son on Singular for too long. I remember growing up and having to deal with my allergies without medications (runny eyes, tickling nose, etc). Admittedly, there are some rough times of the year, but we all have to adjust to the world at some point in time. Perhaps the younger, the better. Case by case.

By: Tanya Bright

Tanya Bright — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 18:17:37 +0000

My 4 year old son has been on singulair for a month and seems to be fine. It has helped his allergies more than anything else we have tried. But now I am worried about what if anything it is doing to his brain. I just don’t know what to do at this point. The FDA is useless.

By: Kris

Kris — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 19:51:26 +0000

I’m very sorry for all the kids having gone through these problems from Singulair. My heart goes out to them & the parents also. I want to thank you all for sharing your stories. My 4 yr old son was just diagnosed with activity induced asthma & prescribed Singulair. After reading your stories I will NOT be giving it to him.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 13:48:21 +0000

Oops, I meant taking not talking!!!

By: Michelle

Michelle — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 13:47:03 +0000

All of these stories are sooooooooo sad!!!! My 4.5 yr. old started Pre-K in August, and he’s having an AWFUL time in school. He’s hitting, kicking, and having weekly/daily meltdowns!!! My son is such a loving boy. I’m literally in shock when I hear about what he’s doing in school. He’s been talking Singulair for about 8 months now. He does had severe asthma at times, but if this medication is causing his behavioral troubles then there MUST be an alternative. No, ny son is not perfect, but these behaviors are NOT who he is……. PLEASE HELP!!!! Give me some feedback if you’ve found a safe alternative.