Decongestants symptoms and conditions

I read that many of you blame Singulair for your side effects when you are also taking multiple drugs. As a public service, I put together a list of side effects from some of the other drugs mentioned on this site. These are by no means all the side effects listed for each drug. The first group is from allergy medications people have mentioned.
Zyrtec & Zyzol -
suicidal ideation, suicide, aggressive reaction, anaphylaxis, cholestasis, convulsions, glomerulonephritis, hallucinations, hemolytic anemia, hepatitis, orofacial dyskinesia, severe hypotension, stillbirth, thrombocytopenia.
abnormal thinking, agitation, amnesia, anxiety, decreased libido, depersonalization, depression, emotional liability, euphoria, impaired concentration, insomnia, nervousness, paroniria, sleep disorder.
accidental injury, asthenia, back pain, chest pain, enlarged abdomen, face edema, fever, generalized edema, hot flashes, increased weight, leg edema, malaise, nasal polyp, pain, pallor, periorbital edema, peripheral edema, rigors.

Benadryl-
Sedation, sleepiness, dizziness, disturbed coordination, fatigue, confusion, restlessness, excitation, nervousness, tremor, irritability, insomnia, euphoria, paresthesia, blurred vision, diplopia, vertigo, tinnitus, acute labyrinthitis, neuritis, convulsions. Epigastric distress, anorexia, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, constipation, Urinary frequency, difficult urination, urinary retention, early menses

Allegra -
insomnia, nervousness, sleep disorders or paroniria, and hypersensitivity reactions (including anaphylaxis, urticaria, angioedema, chest tightness, dyspnea, flushing, pruritus, and rash). Back Pain, Stomach discomfort, Pan in extremity, Headache, Vomiting, Somnolence/Fatigue, diarrhea,

Claritin -
Hypotension; hypertension; palpitations; tachycardia; syncope, Headache; somnolence; fatigue, nervousness; hyperkinesia; paresthesia; dizziness; migraine; tremor; vertigo; impaired concentration; depression; agitation; anxiety;

Here is some perspective for you all. I take Singulair and do well on it and in ACTUAL studies it has one of the safest safety records. Understand that post marketing reporting does not mean there is a correlation between the event and the product. Throughout the life of a drug the companies must disclose any report of side effects reported to them REGARDLESS of causality. A popular antihistamine that is OVER THE COUNTER also has suicidal thinking/behavior listed in its post marketing section. However, just because patients who had reported having these thoughts while taking the product doesn't mean it was a result of the product! Maybe they had a depressive personality and were also on multiple other medicines to treat that. You must look at the "Adverse Reactions, Warnings and Precautions" sections of package inserts to see the side effects that were actually seen in studies. You can die from ulcers derived from over use of aspirin or ibuprofen. Decongestants can throw off your blood pressure and these events are documented in actual studies! Listen to your bodies when taking any med. If you feel differently report it to your doctor.

These are all drugs people, there are potential side effects. There are also side effects to those "natural" over the counter remedies that are not nearly as regulated by the FDA or studies by the drug companies.

To anyone out there who has experienced side effects to singulair timed to when you started it, talk to your doctor, stop taking it and see if it goes away. Same advice for any product prescription or over the counter medicine. Side effects can be a combination of many factors (what other meds are you taking?) But understand for many people this product is the safest and most effective treatment for them. The FDA and Merck are reviewing all information to see if there is any correlation to the reporting. But singulair been around for about 10 years and prescibed to billions of people and is known to be one of the safer medicines out there overall.

In between the legitimate posts on this site I get the sense there is a lot of ambulance chasing going on. People looking to cash in on this big drug companies. We want drugs, we want them cheap and with no side effects which is not a reality. Keep stepping up the regulation and make the companies hire more lawers to protect themselves and jump through even more hoops and see what happens to the price and access to new meds. Even better, see how regulation has impacted the development of new medicines around the world (here's a tip, it will dramatically decrease). Drug companies certainly aren't perfect but which industry is?

Please, when taking any medicine over the counter, prescription or herbal supplement listen to your bodies to see if the potential benefits of the product outway the risks or side effects. Report any changes to your doctor.

I'm a 26 year old male in Texas. I started taking Doxycycline, 100 mg once daily, about 1 1/2 weeks ago. I agree with most of what you all have said. I've noticed that i have little appetite and energy. I've also noticed a few bumps on my arm, which I figured were due to my severe allergies. My body tingles, and the bumps have gone down somewhat but are still there...perhaps from the plethora of allergy medications I take with decongestants and antihistamines. I actually have slept pretty well on the drug. I'm not sure I recall a single weird time, which is actually odd now that I think about it LOL. Maybe I need a stronger dose like you all have, LOL jk.

I have only been on Advair for 2.5 weeks and am getting off today. I am having heart racing, anxiety, and the feeling of shortness of breath (even though the peak flow monitor shows my breathing is fine). In addition I feel like I am coming out of my skin with a miserable feeling in my head. I know this is the Advair because this is a side effect I have with decongestants too. My mother and sister have been taking this for years and now I am wondering about their weight gain and my mother's cataracts. I also have some of the other symptoms that others have mentioned but not sure they are related. I have the frequent urination at night also, I think some of us are more prone to have that side effect with certain drugs. The people that mentioned the rash or itchness, it is not just a side effect but a reaction and the insert says to call your doctor with that symptom. Remember it is a steriod and you cannot just stop this medication without informing your doctor and maybe weaning off of it.

My doctor just put me on singulair a few weeks ago. I seem to have noticed
that I just feel out of sorts -- sort of mild flu symptoms. I feel like my mind is cloudy
some forgetfulness, increased clumsiness and some dizziness.
Weakness, some fatigue and irritability.
I stopped taking in a day or so and then resumed. They flu-like symptoms have resumed. I will
discontinue it and return to Claritin and decongestants.

I've been off Yasmin for about 3 months now, my periods have been coming regularly and I haven't had too many problems. The last 2 weeks I have had a headache that I have woken up with everyday and it seldom goes away. I've tried taking decongestants in case it's sinus and also advil, ibuprofen, and midrin (a Rx migraine med). I have also started breaking out super bad. They aren't like normal zits though, just little blisterlike things all over my nose and cheeks, it's spreading down towards my mouth now and I don't know how to make it stop. I have never had a problem with acne before. Has this happened to anyone else going off the Yasmin? Does it go away? What products should I use?

I have been taking Singulair for about 2 weeks for severe allergies. Right away all of my symtoms completely disappeared and I thought I discovered a miracle drug. I have chronic allergic rhinitis along with some drug allergies-so since Singulair was taking care of all my symtoms, I decided not to take any antihistimines or decongestants. I am still using the cortisone nasal spray.

I can truthfully say I feel somewhat depressed. I even asked the doctors assistant about it, and she was going to look into it. I feel like I don't want to do anything which is totally unlike me. Everything is a chore and I have to force myself to do my daily work. I have not had any nightmares but I can also attest to the crabbiness. It's strange - I snap at the littlest things. Also I have the tightness in my chest (daily) and wondered if it was related. Just yesterday I noticed a very strange twinge in the muscle in my thigh. It hurts everytime I walk which I have never experienced before.

After reading all of your posts - I think I'm ditching the Singulair and going back to my Chlortrimeton and deal with my headaches. I feel like I can deal with the headaches better than this other nonsense....since the allergies have been a chronic problem most of my adult life. I have never felt like this before and have no reason to.

I only went on this drug because it seems the allergy season
has caused a sinus problem. I have the foul odour when
i rub the tip of my nose. Very dry green discharge if I blow
my nose hard. Usually sinuses too hard..not running.
I have dull aching in my head and sinus and teeth sometimes
ache. Symptoms been going on for about two months. Flonase
decongestants don't completely fix so doc prescriped
levofloxacin...as I said took one pill yesterday at 7..10 day
dosage. These stories have my head spinning..but like I said
so for I feel no worse than I did before. Usually anti biotics
work well for me if I need them...always try to rough it out
first.