March 12th
2007
6:13 PM
Please, please! Pay attention to the warnings in these postings regarding the potentially serious side effects of Singulair! After a routine review of possible side effects (there was never a mention of possible anxiety inducement), on our doctor's advice, we started our 12 year old son on Singulair. After about 2 weeks on the medication, he experienced a total melt down. Severe anxiety set in, and he developed school phobia. A normally bright, inquisitive, fun loving child was suddenly experiencing extreme anxiety, and was not able to pass through the doors of his school. Now, one week after being taken off of the medication, he is slowly making strides toward normalcy. While asthma and allergy can be debilitating, Singulair can be deadly. Please be on the alert to potential side effects!
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March 30th
2008
10:17 AM
As a pediatrician I write for singulair every day.
The medication is for allergies.
Allergies cause adenoidal swelling, which cause sleep disturbances which makes the child tired the next day with makes him over weight, less attentive, hyper and eventually act out.
This in turn makes the child experience parental, peers and teachers criticism/ abuse, with leads to the child feel inadequate, embarrassed, frustrated and eventually depressed and suicidal.
Yes, singulair does cause behavioral change but they appear within the first couple of peels, the rest is due to allergies, lack of medical care, i.e. sleep, singulair, and zyrtec deficiency.
-- By doctothemax | Reply | (11) replies | Private Message meAllergy shots cause 4 times the incidence of suicidally than singulair, and Ritalin 10 times more.
They say in hebrew "once a stone is thrown into a well, thousands of smart people won't find it".
Check it, it's true.