Pediatrician: Singulair
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Singulair
Asked by T.L. from Odessa
on March 13, 2009
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My 4 year old son has just been diagnosed with asthma, we would say that it is allergy/exercise induced. He has been given abuterol and singulair.
I am worried abou...
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- Hi there, My husband and I have both taken singulair before.. me for allergies and him for asthma. Neither of us noticed any of the above side effects. It worked re...
- Hi T., I am a health counselor specializing in women and family health. I have my own business, kathleentisdale.com and can help you to cure your child's asthma thr...
- Hi T., my son was on this when he was about 2 1/2. At that time he seemed so sad and lethargic. He didn't do anything hardly but lay around- which we thought was s...
Singulair
Asked by J.L. from Atlanta
on January 1, 2008
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I took my 21 month old to the pulmonologist on Friday after a year of wheezing when he has a cold. She said it sounds like asthma and put him on Singulair once a day ...
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- Hey J.! I know you are concerned at this point. My daughter was placed on singular when she was 9 months old for the same reason. She has also received Albuterol th...
- My son has been taking breathing treatments since he was 10 months old. As he gets older, he seems to be growing out of the asthma. Albuteral made him hyper as well ...
- My friend's son is on singulair for asthma too. And I can tell you the Albuterol is what is making your son hyper!! Doesn't matter if it is the oral or an inhaled ve...
Singulair?
Asked by N.S. from Detroit
on May 7, 2008
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Hi Everyone,
I would like to know if any of you have your child on Singulair for allergies? Do you like it? Have you seen any behavior problems associated with t...
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- I sat in a meeting Saturday and had a women tell me she was on a pill and an inhailer daily. She removed the toxins in her home and now uses all eco friendly products...
- My advice would just be to try it, but really pay attention and see how he responds. The side-effects are quite easily confused with behaviour problems. My daughter ...
- HI Niclole, My 7 year old son has been on Singulair since he turned 5 and it has changed our world! He used to cough to the point of vomiting several times a day and ...
Your Opinions on Singulair
Asked by G.S. from New York
on June 8, 2009
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I have a 5 yr old daughter who gets a wicked cough a few times a year. This past trip to the ped he suggested we start her on 4 mg of Singulair. My husband is asthma...
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- I can't say I know much about singulair, BUT In my opinion you shouldn't treat her for symptoms she doesn't have. For one thing, you build a tolerance making the meds...
- If you give the body what it needs, you will not have symptoms. You child does not have a singulair deficiency. Symptoms are the body's way of telling you somethin...
- My son has seasonal allergies and was on Singulair for a long time - I didn't have any issues at all. He now takes Claritan which works wonders but it's less and less...
New Singulair Side Effects
Asked by M.B. from Chicago
on June 23, 2009
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Has anyone noticed subtle changes in their child while taking Singulair? My 11 year old has allergies and asthma and has been on Singulair (and other meds) for a long...
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- Can't say that I've seen side effects that I would attribute to the medicine (but wouldn't necessarily rule these out either--we've just had too many changes to pinpoi...
- I am not sure if it has anything to do with Singular, but I would guess that she is going into 6th or 7th grade. I would bet that it has everything to do with becomin...
- www.askapatient.com to look up meds and reactions that people have had to them.
Singulair for Treating Ear Infections???
Asked by L.F. from Los Angeles
on March 26, 2010
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My pediatrician just prescribed singulair for 30 days to treat my daughter's ear infection. She is 3yrs old and her first ear infection was in January. She has been ...
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- Of course the doctor says nothing about finding out what is causing the ear infections, like food allergies. I would remove all dairy, casein products for two weeks (d...
- My daughter is on singular for her allergies that cause the fluid to build up in her ear. not sure if he is thinking she has allergies and that is what is causing the ...
- my pediatrician prescribed singulair to my son for a bad cold and it was wonderful and effective.. therefore preventing the use of antibiotics. And my son is 7-1/2 mon...
Singulair Side Effects- YIKES!!
Asked by C.M. from Anchorage
on May 18, 2011
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My 3 year old daughter started taking Singulair about two weeks ago. In the last week, she has become very aggressive, an has zero patience, along with taking 2 hours ...
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- I was on it and once those side effects were published I stopped. I would not give it to my children. There are other medicines that are still perscription that migh...
- Our allergist says singular works better or asthma then it does to help treat allergies. My oldest doesn't have side effects from it but he did from one medication I c...
- I personally had crazy side effects with Singulair--no doctor verified that Singulair was causing my anxiety, aggression, and restlessness, but as soon as I stopped it...
Singulair for a 2 Year Old??
Asked by J.A. from Miami
on October 1, 2009
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Hi Ladies! My daughter continues to get ear infections and the croup. She's recovering from her second round of this stuff. This has all happened in a matter of 4 mon...
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- When my daughter was 4, she was given Singulair. It helped the asthma but made her very aggressive. We chose to stop the drug. My friend uses it with her 8 year old...
- Singlur is for patients with asahma . Very hard brething problems. I would look into it more before putting him on it.
- Yes my 3 yr old have been on Singular, Nasonex, and Zyrtec for 8 months. He was so sick with ear infections, constant sinus infections (even MRSA), and constant antib...
Anyone Experience Bad Side Effects with Singulair?
Asked by N.D. from Columbus
on May 29, 2009
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My almost four year old son started taking Singulair approx. one month ago. Last weekend he was so crabby and just not nice! I decided after reading some of the negat...
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- My girlfriend had her 8 year old son on singulair for allergies. Short story is, he became withdrawn and depressed very badly. He had bad nightmares and didn't want to...
- Hmmmmm. I didn't know that was a possible side effect. My 15 year old has been taking singulair for 4 years now and he is now experiencing more "anger issues" and de...
- My daughter is 5 1/2 and has been on it since she was 2 and we've never seen any problems with it. Our older one is 8 and she started on it at about age 6 and she als...
15 Month Old Prescribed Singulair for Allergies....
Asked by K.G. from Chicago
on April 14, 2008
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Hi... my 15th month old daughter was just diagnosed with allergies... the doc prescibed singulair for her and my husband read some side effects and does not want me to...
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- my son is 2.5 yrs old and has been taking singular since he was 6 months old. yes that's right. 6 months old. He has significant food allergies and is allergic to cats...
- My son was also 15 months old when he tested positive for seasonal allergies. We tried the Singulair, but it tore up his stomach! We do use Nasonex and that seems to...
- It seems like a pretty drastic approach for a 15 month old. My daughter experienced allergies last summer (12-16 months) and doctor said to give her a little bit of be...
