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My son is 5 years old and has been on Singulair for 2 years. I am so relieved to find this website after seeing a report about Singular on the local news.
Just the other day I was telling my husband how much it bothers me that our son is not very affectionate. We also have a 3 year old who hugs, laughs and plays like a normal child should. My son, on the other hand, is very rigid if you try to hug him, very serious if you try to joke, and VERY, VERY emotional when I leave him anywhere...as if I'll never return! I don't know how many mornings I've left day care in tears. I always thought to myself "What are we doing wrong?" "Why would he think we weren't coming back?" He is also very moody and argumentative. He reminds me of a very stressed out businessman in his late 50's. Not to mention the leg pains and the nightmares...we have always chalked it all up to "normal" things kids go through. Now that I have read all of the postings on this page I know there is hope. None of us want our children to be unhappy. Thanks for informing me...we are stopping Singulair Immediately!!

Our daughter is 17. She started taking Singulair June of 2000, 8 yrs ago. Upon hearing the side effects I insisted she stop taking the drug due to the fact that she also showed extreme signs of agitation, irritation & was always angry & frustrated by everything & everyone around her. Her standard comment was " I know I'm mean & rude". As a parent you know your child & we knew something wasn't right but never suspecting this drug. She as a young child never exhibited any of these signs. She was evaluated by 2 psychiatrist in these past 8 yrs., ADD was one of the diagnosis & our concerns that there may be some bipolar symptoms. After taking her off the Singulair there has been an obvious improvement that is evident to all the family members. The Singulair did an outstanding job of helping with her allergies which are severe & also contributed to multiple sinus surgeries. But the trade off? We are absolutely convinced & she is too that the Singulair had a debilitating effect on her personality. She once again talks, laughs & is such a joy & pleasure to be around. I will add that she never felt any suicidal tendencies, but just severe agitation, irritation, impatience & her reactions to situations & people around her were completely out of balance. I will always be convinced given our experiences that Singulair was completely responsible for 8 yrs. of heartache for us as her parents & 8 yrs. of misery for her.

I kind of think CNN and the FDA are intellegent enough to figure out that they should NOT get information off this website. What makes everyone think all these posts are real? First you have to weed out the pranksters who post here for fun, then you have to weed out the competitors to Merck who post here to bust chops, and then you have to weed out the ones who really have a psychiatric condition and get their jollies by posting made up stories.....shall I go on? This is the INTERNET people!!! Anyone with one, two or ten verifyable emails can sign up (I have 11 email addresses myself). I have been intrigued to see the same people posting under multiple user names. Then you go to the other boards and see them there. If you really study these messages you can figure them out. So my point is, NOT ALL THESES STORIES ARE REAL. I think I would be generous in saying 25% of these posts are legit. I would hope that no government agency or news agency is going to risk their reputation on a public forum message board.

Its chrissy again!

oh my god Silke you saved my life!! YES the feelings are like an earthquake in my head...
its like if sum1 laughs out loud suddenly or drops something on the floor at home my head feels like an explosion has taken place inside it....
i was so ready to go to my doctor and tell him i thought i had a tumour... see how paranoid this pill has made me!!!
but now i know its not just me i feel way better...
i will definitely take some vitamins to fix this for sure....
thank you agian for responding i was so scared...
dont be worried that the new year is coming up ok... just think how far you have come this year and how much better everything has gotten....you will get through next year even easier... and you will NOT be in ER on new years day... take care and stay positive..

a million hugs to you
chrissy xoxo

I made a previous entry in early November in regards to our 3 1/2 year old son. Since removing him from the medication, his stuttering has completely disappated and his aggressive behavior has decreased by 85%, as noted by ourselves and other adults of importance in his life. He is never anxious anymore, but rather the opposite ... adventureous! He smiles and laughs and told me that he felt "happy and laughing again, not sad and crying". His concentration is slower at returning, but he has returned to his love of reading his books by himself or with others.
The Eucalyptus radiata continues to be most effective for his asthma as long as we catch the attack at the onset. We find it interesting that when he feels an attack coming on, he also requests to listen to either a cd of bird songs or hemi-sync. Nighttime coughing attacks have also ceased since we placed a small fan heater in his room at night.

jules,
All is forgotten. Great to hear back from u. I hope u have a wonderful day as well. The book I was talking about deals with jump starting the pancreas u r born with. I still have that. They took out the transplanted one. The only part of my "original" pancreas that doesn't work for me is the part that produces the insulin. He talked about if someone is taking insulin then the pancreas gets "lazy" and sits back and refuses to work. As soon as I get some info. on the book (should be any day now) I'll pass some info. along and see what u think. So, I'm very curious about some natural ways to begin feeling better. I'm blessed with a sense of humor that seems to never stop, even if I get down or really sad. I still manage to laugh a little. Not all days r like that. I've learned to be a patient "patient' ha ha My Diabetes is doing well. Most days I don't even feel like I have it. I'm a pro at judging insulin and food intake. I plan when I go out to eat. I really don't feel like I've had a trasplant most of the time. Only when I go see my doctor every three months, it's kind of lke a dose of reality. It's in the dialysis center where I used to go so there's a certain "smell" to that place. Not bad, not good. Brings up alot of memories. I found out that the last doctor's visit that everyone on Dialysis with me, with the exception of four of us) had passed away. That's been four yrs. ago that I had Dialysis. God had Blessed me tremendously. I've been married for 23 yrs. He's 7 yrs older than and so patient. He just laughs and says I keep things hopping. LOL I'm very impressed with your line of work. I took Medical Assisting in college. I do not work. We have no children, we lost three. I'm blessed with two nephews and one niece, and lots of kids at church. That's a handful lol Don't know who u really r , but u r in my prayers. Take care Trailblazen...................................

I was on pred. for 4 yrs. I was only taking 5 mg. every other day but went through all the side effects as well. The weight gain and the insomnia was the worst. As of now, since I've been off of pred. i don't wake up with swollen fingers, haven't had any tremors in my hands, my temper needs some work but I deal with it when my husband is at work. He's very patient and understanding so I don't have to worry about him getting angry at me, he doesn't. Sometimes he just laughs because he says I keep things hopping. Maybe that will also go away sometime soon. I'll deal with trying to be patient while I wait this out and who knows how long that will take. I'm praying for "guest" who is having troubles at home and everyone else on this site Later.....................

I have been on Advair for 7 months. I started on 500, then went to 250 and now am trying 100. I have gained 30 lbs - even with going to the gym regularly and eating less than 1500 calories a day. When I tell my dtr I am gaining weight from Advair he laughs and tells me to eat less. And that any other symptoms I have are not from this medicine. I had also found a lump in my calf by my ankle and had to have an MRI. They said it is a 'limpoma', a lump attributable to steriods. So now I have to have that cut out and will not be able to run for quite some time, which means more weight gain. I don't know what to do. Since I have started taking it, I have never been able to breathe better. And I have had severe ashtma for years. When I try to wean myself off, I immediately have a bad attack. I want to stop taking it, but don't know how to get off. Even switching to the lower dosage this week has made me lethargic, dizzy and barely able to keep awake. What a nightmare. My body is so bloated and heavy, I can't fit into any clothes. And I can barely run more than 2 miles without my chest burning. This is from someone who has run a marathon before no problem. We need a new solution for asthma - Advair is NOT it.

Started on Geodon 40 mg in the evening three days ago. (This is prescribed for bipolar and I also take Prozac.) It knocks me out cold about 1-1/2 hours after taking it and I have a hell of a time waking up in the morning, so knocked out-feeling, brain dead, drowsy. My husband the insomniac says I have started to make VERY strange noises in my sleep (I'm not talking in my sleep anymore, just making strange noises), but when I ask him to describe the noises, he just laughs and won't tell me. I shudder to think. After finally waking up, I feel hyper, am pacing, agitated and I am sweating like crazy. Also, my stomach feels vaguely queasy. The doctor plans to increase this to 80 mg. (Oh for joy.) It's too soon to tell, I know, but I'm so sick of taking endless drugs and combinations that don't work. I feel weird with them, I feel weird without them. What a life.

I'm currently taking Levaquin 500mg for a sinus/ear infection and have two more days left. I actually went to the doctor in the first place because I've been dizzy and nauseated since mother's day.. Not so bad that I couldn't function and not continuously but enough so that I was concerned. My symptoms mostly hit me at night. All of my blood work came back ok. so he treated me for acute Sinusitus. Today is my 8th day I'm still feeling the same degree of dizziness and nausea - just urpy..no actual vomiting. I'm still eating fine.. I've gain 15 lbs in two months (I needed to) but for the last two or three days my muscles ache I feel beat up.. especially the bottoms of my feet and my leg muscles when I first get up in the morning.. or after I've been sitting for an extended period of time. My family laughs at me when I get up and walk saying I act like I'm 150 years old and I tell you I feel that way. It reminds me of every year when I go to NY and walk and walk and walk.. how sore I am. But again.. this pain is not severe enough to prevent me from functioning daily. I just feel Urpy and icky! and I'm tired of feeling urpy and icky.