13 year old symptoms and conditions

My 13 year old son started taking singulair Nov 13, 2008 for seasonal allergies. Three weeks later teachers at school recognized a change in behavior that was not typical or noticed prior to the medication. The end of Dec. 2008 loss of appetite and increased mood changes and noticeable aggression toward others and unable to change his feeling even knowing his thoughts & feelings were awful and not typical or right. Jan 13, 2009 we realized it was the med and he stopped taking singulair. Not only is my son still trying to recover from physical effects, he currently is trying to recover emotionally. No longer able to attend school and in a home-bound education program. Would not recommend this drug to anyone. Was taken to the emergency room 3 times within the last month and a half for physical issues and choking sensations & loss of weight. Was admitted to the hospital twice and the hospital admitted him to a psychiatric treatment facility once and currently he is going to a psychologist weekly all within the last month and a half. Prior to taking singulair no major issues.

My 12 yr. old daughter had her first gardasil shot last summer and her 3rd in January. She has been complaining of headaches, nausea, stomach pain, dizziness, confusion, as she put it 'she felt like an alien'. I just figured it was preteen/body change/that time of the month stuff and thought it would pass. She only complained of headaches a few times after the first shot, didn't even think of them being from the shot but then more after the 2nd shot, still didn't make a connection, and now it's an every day thing. This morning again the headache/nausea/stomach pain, crying from the pain and Tylenol isn't helping. I got her to go to school but after 2 hours had to go pick her up. She said it was worse. We will be back at the doctors for the 3rd time in 2 weeks. With the possibility of this being from the gardasil, I wish I had never gotten the shots. The not knowing, is this from the gardasil? will it pass? get worse? and what she is going through. No it's not worth it

So the FDA spent 9 months studying clinical trial data that was not designed to monitor psychiatric events. That sounds productive.

That's like saying you're going to look for an orange in an apple orchard and spend 9 months doing it.

To clear up any misunderstanding about the FDA Singulair investigation.
FROM THE FDA STATEMENT ABOUT THE SINGULAIR INVESTIGATION

"FDA has not yet reached a definitive conclusion regarding the clinical trial data on mood and behavioral adverse events associated with montelukast, zafirlukast, and zileuton."

"although (the clinical trial) data do not suggest that montelukast, zafirlukast, or zileuton are associated with suicide or suicidal behavior, these clinical trials were not designed specifically to examine neuropsychiatric events. As a result, some events may not have been reported."

The FDA is continuing to investigate a link between Singulair and suicide .
They stated that they have not "closed the book on suicidality". Any news reports stating there is no conclusive link are incorrect.

My daughter, a happy, stable 13 year old had been taking Singulair for many years for her allergies. Last summer she suffered deep depression with symptoms including self-mutilation ans suicidal ideation. She had to be hospitalized and is now on anti-depressants and in outpatient treatment. I stopped her Singulair as soon as I read the stories at the end of March.

OMG!!!! I have 2 children on Singulair. My youngest child was a happy wonderful child but now she has been having outburst and trying all the time. My 13 year old has been on it since she was 2 years old. She was always in the hospital for her Asthma and pneumonia. As the years went on we started to have MAJOR behavioral problems. She could not pay attention in school, could not sleep and most of all hitting me. Now she was put on Adderall XR to help with ADD. After reading all of this I know I am not crazy. My daughter will be going off of Singulair today!!! She always tell me she can not control what she does. I believe her NOW!!!

13 year old daughter is on lamictal for seizures. Hse has experienced the loss of memory and the muscle aches in her legs, another side affect that she has had was anger and aggitation and one day she actually got so bad she started to hit kick and bite me
anyone else have that side affect?
good luck all

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Please be very careful before getting a Kenalog injection especially if you are a woman or for your daughter. In March my 13 year old daughter received one Kenalog injection for hay fever. Now almost 4 MONTHS later it is a 2 inch indentation with dark bruising all around it. She has also had her period the entire time with maybe a 1-2 day break between them. It has taken this long for the doctors to say the bleeding is from the Kenalog injection. I never would have allowed them to give this to her if I had known of these side effects. She has been put through test after test and no end in site. Now my 13 year old will have to go on birth control to stop the bleeding and there will prob. be side effects from that as well. I was shocked to find this site and now how many lives this drug is hurting. Now my daughter is suffering, all from 1 SHOT.

Swelling and pain in the breasts in a 13 year old boy

My daughter who is 13 had to have the shot last year around Nov or Dec 2005 and she has a huge indentation in her buttocks area. We were not warned about this side effect, if I had been I would not have agreed to it. One doctor did not even know what it was, she just prescribed itch medicine. The hole is so large you can stick a thumb in it. The next doctor told us it was a permanent side effect, that the fat beneath the skin has been melted away. So now I am planning to take her to a dermatologist hoping that they can fill it with resitilan, but the thought of having a cosmetic procedure on a 13 year old makes me sick. However I cannot expect her to be ok with such a disfigurement on her body.
I would like to know what an attorney had to say about your disfigurement. The manufacturer of this drug is responsible for doing this to people, this issue is not being talked enough about in the media. The public needs to know.

My 13 year old daughter was diagonosed with asthma about 5-6 months ago. She was then prescribed singulair along with 250/50 Advair. Not even thinking about the meds being a problem my daughter has turned into a terror. The school has called a few times about behavior problems in school. Her grades are also dropping drastically. She has never had any kind of problems like this before. She is very angry, depressed,with many mood swings. I know that she is 13 but this is not normal. Her teacher reccommends she seek counseling as I agreed. Then I thought of this medication and wondered could this be the root of the problem? I called the doctor and he told me to take her off of singulair and see if I notice any difference in a week. It has only been 2 days so I guess we will see. This is really beginning to worry me. I want my daughter back.. If anyone has anything to share please email me at ****** Thanks, Cindi

My 13 year old daughter has been taking Singulair for 3 months and has recently been complaining about stomache aches and abdominal pain. It just occurred to me the time frame and I have now taken her off Singulair - and read that the number one side effect is abdominal pain. After reading here, I wonder if her recent nightmares are related as well.

My 13 year old was put on Singulair 1 year ago for asthma/allergys and it has helped tremendously with those symptoms. However, with the start of school several teachers have mentioned that he is often spacey, seems disinterested, non-responsive. He has also been extremely moody these past 6 months, angry alot, irritable, always tired. Since reading this site I took him off of the Singulair 3 days ago and his allergies have been horrific. I also started him on the Quercetin. Am wondering how long I should give the Quercetin to take affect? Anyone had experience with this? Also, should I stop the Singulair all at once or take him off slowly??

My 13 year old daughter has been taking Nasonex for 3 days. Yesterday morning she woke up with a red cheek but it went away. This morning she woke up with her face itching and looking like sun burn. I am assuming it is the Nasonex but can't see the doctor till later today.

I'm sorry if this is more of a question than a list of side effects, but I am a desperate mother. My 13 year old and her 15 year old sister were both given Advair to start on Monday as a third attempt to treat a severe cough. The 13 year old has been sick ever since, vomiting and headache. It seems to worsen after she takes the Advair, although I didn't realize it until she became sick this morning and missed school for the second day in a row. My other daughter isn't having any problems. After looking up side effects and finding this page, I am sure it's the Advair that's making her so sick, and it scares me!

What do you think? I didn't see any references to anyone vomiting, but I don't know what else it could be.