Alergies symptoms and conditions

I was surprised to hear that Merc, the maker of singulair update their side effects 4 times in one year to include depression, anxiety, suicide, and suicidal thoughts. It was prescribed to me cos of my allergies and asthma. I never really took singulair on a daily basis because it made me feel so tired and out of it. So i would only take it when my allergies were very very bad, like having a bad sneezing fit or nose would be runny non stop which would be at least 1 to 2 times a month. My asthma wasn't really that bad, i would get it when my allergies would act up like i mentioned before. When the fires in California were going on my asthma started acting up because of all the ash in the air. I was having asthma attacks every day. Since singulair works great for asthma i started to take it everyday and noticed my asthma went away. The first couple days were fine..and after two weeks i started noticing i was becoming anxious and irritable. Also depression sunk in...So i wondered what was causing it. I wasn't going trhough any major life changes. So i looked up singuliar side effects and noticed the four new side effects that i mentioned above...I stopped taking the pills to see what would happen and i felt emotionally better but the asthma came back..id rather suck on my inhaler then be anxious and depressed.

I wrote an earlier post but I am now reading alot of your posts where you say your child experienced FEAR on Singulair. That is so interesting. When my son was on it for around 3 years he would never sleep alone in his own bed and he would have episodes every night that would last up to 3 hours at bed time because I would try to get him to sleep in his own bed, even at 8 years old. I thought he was possessed!!!! He would scream and fight me and I would literally have to hold him down to get him to stay in bed. It was horrible. I'm not sure how a hullicination would be described but maybe that was part of it. All I know is that he turned into a totally different child. It was something out of a horror movie. I eventually gave up and let him sleep in our bed cause it was exhausting. He would just make blood curdling screams and the terror in his eyes was horrific. Then the next morning he would be fine like nothing had ever happened.
Now that he is off of Singulair he will sleep in his own bed with the light off all night. It was an amazing turn around. He also told me he's not scarred anymore.. Who knew????? Has anyone else experienced anything like that with their child????

I've had the Mirena IUD inside me for 4 years now. In the beginning I absolutely loved it because I went from having very heavy long lasting periods to having none at all. First year I had no periods but began experiencing extreme allergies. The next year the allergies to everything worsened and my stomach would inflate to the size of a 6 month pregnant woman overnight only to disappear and reappear a few days later. Doctor diagnosed me with IBS, sinusitis, and also prescribed me anti-depressants and sleeping pills. Continued to think nothing of it and did not make the connection between the Mirena and my deteriorating health. Now at 4 years with the Mirena I have numbness of the left side of my face, sores in the corners of my mouth, severe allergies, hair loss, increased facial hair, depression, fatigue, low white blood cell count, and now psoriasis of the scalp. After many blood tests and countless prescriptions I have decided to stop listening to the doctors and demand that this thing be taken out of me. Wish me luck.

I am a 34 year old male and have been using Advair for about four years. My (allergy/sport induced) asthma had never been what I would call "severe" but it certainly was limiting when running. And it was very annoying getting that deep whezzing. Since moving to the east coast the alergies became worse. My breathing curve was that of 64-year-old.

In addition to Advair (1 puff 2x daily) I also take Alegra-D in the morning and regular Alegra before bed - I also take rhinocort - one shot each nostril - morning and night.

Now my breathing curve is that of a 40 year old and I have not taken my "emergency inhaler" in years. In fact I just got a new prescription because the last inhaler had expired - though I never used it.

I regularly race triathlons and even cold water only occasionally makes me wheeze (salt water more so). I really hard workout of wind sprints will occasionally trigger wheezing - ususally if the humidity is high or the cold is really cold.

No problems with weight gain. I did have a bought of sinus infections last year, but had not had until this weekend for over 9 months.

I have had "head rushes" and dizzying - particularly after coffee - recently - over the last couple of weeks. I have not attributed it to the Advair, but will keep that as a possibility as I do more research into the side-effects of Advair.

-CF

I am 29 and switched from Advair to Singulair, and in the first week of starting it I suffered from nausea and some vomiting. That stopped after repeated use though but I also continue to have abnormal sleep including halucinations and for this I would gladly switch back to Advair. Advair had a lot less side effects. I suffer mostly from wheezing and alergies rather than have asthma attacks.

MY WIFE HAS BEEN ON PREDNISONE FOR 4 YEARS HER FOR FIRST SIGN OF ASTHMA SHE IS 25 NOW WE HAVE BEEN IN AND OUT OF THE HOSPITAL WITH NO INS. THEY TESTED HER FOR EVERY DISEASE AND FOUND NONE THE DOCTOR SAID THE BREATHING PROBLEMS ARE CAUSED FROM SEVERE ALERGIES WE CANT GET THE ALERGIE SKIN TEST DONE ON HER BACK BECAUSE THE DOCTOR SAID SHE HAS TO BE OFF THE DRUG WHEN SHE STOPS THIS DRUG HER ALERGIES CAUSES HER TO HAVE BAD ASTHMA AND BREATHING TREATMENTS DONT WORK WHEN SHE STOPS THIS DRUG SHE ALSO BRAKES OUT IN RASH AND IT TURNS INTO A BRUISES SHE CANT GET OFF THIS DRUG WE NEED HELP SHE IS A MOTHER OF 2 AND HAD A MISCARRIAGE 7 MONTHES AGO HOW CAN SHE STOP TAKEING THIS DRUG?

i used nasonex as needed for alergies for about six months. i was having migranes for about two weeks. i dont think i used nasonex the whole two weeks. one morning i woke up and i couldnt see out of my right eye and my head fealt terrible. i hadnt been sleeping well, so i took an ibuprophen and had a cup of coffee and 20 minutes later, my sight had come back. the next morning i had the same problem, so i took and ibuprophen and waited. i waited all day and finaly at about 8 at night i went into the emergency room. i have been tested for every disease out there and i had no answers for why i lost my vision in the right eye. about six months later (when i very rapidly lost most of my vision in the left eye) i was diagnosed with chronic steroid dependent autoimmune optic neuritis. i have wondered thinking back if the nasonex was responsible for the steroid dependancy, but i guess there is no way to be sure. if anyone has anything to tell me or a simmilar story to tell me email me at ******

December 2005-- Our 7 year old son has been on this drug for alergies since late September. His behavior is similar to what has already been mentioned. Aggressive and defient! He was hitting and you could not reason with him at all. He has been off singulair for one week and we have seen some improvement. However, we are now dealing with a cough again at night. Thanks to this website for opening our eyes to what was happening to our son!

I too have been left with a severe indentation from fat atrophy due to Kenalog injections. I have been having Kenalog injections for the last seven years for hayfever allergies. I suddenly noticed this indentation on my right hip last summer and after being referred to a specialist (my doctor didn't know what it was!) she was able to tell me that this indentation was due to the Kenalog injections. I was horrified, I've had seven! I will never have another Kenalog injection again, information should be made aware to the patient before receiving this drug. I shall look to other alternatives for my hayfever alergies in future.

I live in the countryside and suffer each summer from bad hayfever. I have been requesting a Kenalog injection into the upper buttock region for about 12 years now from various GPs. It has always completly cleared all of my alergies for the full summer period, GONE!

I have, thankfully, suffered no side-effects from the injection, yet find it harder to get a GP to administer the injection, despite having a good history with the drug.

I am a 28 year old male. I was just pre-scribed Singulair yesterday to help with my acute spring alergies. I took the pill at 9pm. I am now up at 4am on a work night writing this. I am freaking out and almost went to the hospital until I read this site and already feelling better knowing that this medication is horrible for some and some of these side effects are expected. My throat and chest are really tight/sore (the worst possible feeling). I have a cough that is awful and hurts. I also have the chills and feel like I am running a fever. I cant sleep. I hate this medication....never again.

I'm a 50 yr old female biker .I started taking lisinopril about 10 months ago. I had a cold at the time but the cough never left. I went to the doctor about 3 times for this cough. Like most of the others, it caused me to loose sleep due to cough
and watery eyes. I'd shake the bed so bad my hubby left a few times. My doc said it was alergies, but since we ride a lot
I would not take alergy meds, cause all you want to do is sleep. so I just was resigned to the fact I now had allergies.
EVEN THOUGH IN ALL MY 50 YEARS I NEVER HAD ONE ALLERGY TO ANYTHING. Then I started to put 2 and 2 together
and realized the cough started right after the BP meds were taken. I have called my doc and he is going to switch my meds. So we'll see if thats it. Can't think of anything else?
Thanks for all your inputs, it really helped me.

My Name is Bill, I have been on 20 Mgs Lisinopril for one year or more. I'm 56 years old. I have "no" alergies and I do not smoke. But I do sometime smoke a cigar for fun. I don't have coughing problem or hair loss, My sexual performance is the same as it was when I was 21 years old. But not as erect. I do have a problem with sore Joints that takes months to heal. I sometimes feel my legs buckling. I got off the drug for a week and my knees healed. Could this drug slow the healing process ?? Oh, by the way, my erection power returned and I had a wet dream. (not trying to be perverted Just informative) My BP without Lisinopril, 190/30. With, 180/21.
I'm not a heavy drinker and I take "no" other drugs. Only a multimin per day. I eat only healthy foods and My memory is exceptional. I'm back on Lisinopril until I find a substitute. Because of this drug I'm unable to perform my favorite hobby, Bowling. Let me know if someone is experiencing the same symtoms.