Skin: Singulair

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New Singulair Side Effects

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 time on and off. I notice distict changes in mood, behavior and sleeping habits while on Singulair. I brought it up to our pediatrician several years ago and he brushed it off as being perfectly safe. I even brought it up to my son's allergist more recently and she was puzzled. Said it must be something else. Imagine my surprise when I've been seeing the news articles on...

Eczema & Psoriasis

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Singulair for Treating Ear Infections???

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 on antibiotics twice and still has some fluid in her ear. Her nose and sinuses seem totally clear and I am nervous about giving her this drug. Has anyone else been prescribed singulair for this purpose? What did you do? Thank you?

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Excema in Ears

So, ever since my daughter was born 5 years ago, I've had horribly itchy...

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Psoriasis or Eczema

I have these patches of dry skin on my ankles. It's either Psoriasis or...

Hives

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Help with Hives

My 8yr old has what I think to be dermatographism "skin writing". He has allergies and receives shots every week and has done fine for the past year and a half until about 2 weeks ago when he broke out in these hives. His allergy Dr. put him on a steroid and no relief. He takes Zyrtek every day and Benedryl when he has a bad break out, but still nothing seems to help. So I started really monitering his hives and noticed that when something would brush across his skin is when the welts would show up in lines. He had a bad case of hives (...

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Hives with a Cold?

My son had a cold with a mild fever the past 2 days, then today broke out...

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Strep & Hives

Does anyone have any experience w/ strep & hives they'd like to share? My 2...