Montelukast sodium symptoms and conditions

I have had and still have all these terrible side effects but no one seems to know why I swell so much.My hands and legs.i am 7 months pregnant and my gyno says I am dehidrated and need to drink more water then I notided(DUH) the main ingrediant in singulair is salt!!!!SINGULAIR OR (MONTELUKAST SODIUM 10 MGS).Hello!!!!No wonder I am so Bloated and Swelled!!!Any one else have this symptom????I have been on singulair for about 8 years now and will be looking for a natural alternative to treat my asthma after I have finished nursing my baby.Good Luck Ya'll!!!!!!

my children have just been put on singulair and i'm glad there are sights like this to keep me informed. have a question for those whose children have displayed allergy, ADD and ADHD type symptoms: might these have more to do with the 'inactive' colourants and flavours in the chewable tablets than the active Montelukast sodium itself? and is there a non-coloured alternative?

My husband ,who is 89 years old and on several medications for his heart and blood pressure, and inhalers for breathing plus uses a nebulizer, has been taking singulair for 3 weeks and his blood pressure has been very high since, higher than his normal. Since singulair"s main ingredient is(montelukast) SODIUM could this be the cause of elevation of his blood pressure? I am very concerned. WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR RESPONSE. Thank you. Aurica ***

well this is the exhaustive list of the possible side effects triggered by montelukast sodium given in the leaflet of this medicine....i am so grateful to the distributors of this medicine in my country for keeping the users of this medicine informed. I am stating the side effects as it is for every ones notice here

1. Body as whole: asthenia, fatigue, malaise, oedema, hypersensitivity reactions including anaphylaxis, angioedema, urticaria, pruritus, rash and one isolated report of hepatic eosinophilic infiltration.
2. Digestive system: thirst(pediatric patients), abdominal pain.
3. Nervous system/psychiatric: headache, dizziness, dream abnormalities including nightmares, hallucinations, drowsiness, insomnia, paraesthesia/hypesthesia, irritability, agitation including aggressive behaviour, restlessness, seizure.
4. Musculo skeletal disorders: arthralgia, myalgia including muscle cramps.
5. Hepato biliary disorders: elevated levels of serum transaminases(ALT,AST), cholestatic hepatitis.
6. Digestive system disorders: diarrhea, dry mouth, dyspepsia, nausea, vomiting.
7. Cardiovascular disorders: increased bleeding tendency, bruising, palpitations. Very rare cases of Churg-Strauss Syndrome CSS have been reported during montelukast treatment in asthmatic patients.
8. Mutagenicity and carcinogenicity: No evidence of this have been reported in montelukast treatment.
9. Pregnancy and lactation: no evidence of tratogenicity and there is no suffiecient prove for the excretion of the montelukast in the human milk as many drugs are excreted in the human milk.

I am soooo happy I found this site. I marked it on my Favorites. I am an active 57 year old woman and have been on singulair since 11/2002. I have also gained over 20 pounds. I can't fit into any clothes and I just can't seem to get the weight off no matter what I do. I would stop taking singulair for several days and noticed I could shed a few pounds. Then I would go back on it because I thought I would have trouble breathing. I only have a mild case of asthma. I did a Find on the word "weight" on this site and I was absolutely amazed at how many hits I got. Singulair is the culprit. Most of my weight gain is in my middle area. My dr. now says I am pre-diabetic and put me on another medication to help lose the weight...NOT working though. I am stopping this medication as of tonight 2/22/2005. What triggered me looking online was the montelukast "sodium" Sodium (salt) is a water retainer...makes perfect sense.

Last year I trained for a marathon so I did not see the effects of weight gain. This year I have been doing pilates, Taebo and weight training, yet my weight has been increasing. I am on several asthma and allergy medicines and decided to look up Singulair after seeing the words "Montelukast Sodium". If I miss a day the wheezing, coughing return.