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My 9 year old son only took Singuliar for about 5 weeks. He had side effects almost immediately, he was so aggressive, angry all the time, headaches, stomach ache and feeling like he was going to throw up, bad nightmares, a horrible rash, biting his nails, not focusing in school and got into trouble all the time, no appetite but his little body seem puffy all over. He has been off this medication for 3 months and he is still not 100%. He cries at little things and still has the same rash and with meds it is not going away. He had to change schools as he still was having problems in school. He just seems like he is not the same little boy and something is just not right. I do not know what to do at this point. Doctors say it should be out of his system by now, but if it is than there is permanent damage to his brain as he is just not the sharp little guy he was. We have had to take him out of all sports. Anyone else having these same problems???

Hi ladies... I'm not surprised that you folks comprise most of the posting population considering the fact that this drug is prescribed to you. Well I'm quite interested in this drug and I do prescribe it to my patients however I am surprised at the magnitude of side effects listed here. I am based here in south-east Asia and I do prescribe Yasmin to my patients and I rarely here of these side effects. Perhaps this can be contributed to the fact that it (Yasmin) is available here under a different brand name however consists of the same chemical position. I am interested in the ones available in the U.S. Does anyone know how I may go about purchasing them. You can contact me personally on ****** thank you.

you can't seriously think you got PCOS from taking Yasmin. PCOS is a syndrome, and taking the pill is used as one of the treatments for it.
One of the possibilities is the it is genetic, and it can be caused by insulin resistance or problems in your adrenal gland. You can't possibly get PCOS from taking yasmin. And PCOS does in fact increase the risk for cervical cancer, cardiovascular disease, and Diabetes, but has nothing to do with taking the pill or not.

As a pediatrician I write for Singulair every day.
The medication is for allergies.
Allergies cause a cascade of event that I will describe:
adenoidal swelling, leads to snoring + sleep disturbances. Poor sleep makes the child tired the next day leading to less attentiveness, hyperactivity and eventually acting out.
Almost 4 out of five kids with allergies have those subsequent symptoms, and more.
Over the years the child poor behavior his parents, teachers and peers respond of criticism/ ridicule, and punishments, cause the child to feel inadequate, embarrassed, frustrated and eventually depressed and suicidal.

Yes, Singulair does cause behavioral change but they appear within the first couple of pills, the rest is due to allergies and lack of medical care, i.e. sleep, Singulair, and Zyrtec deficiency.
Allergy shots cause 4 times the incidence of suicidally than Singulair, and Ritalin 10 times more.
Check it, it's true.

Living with our 13 year old son for the last 7-8 months has been like H--L, and now to read about all of this, we've taken him off Singulair as of last night. We've been completely at a loss why the sudden shift in his behavior, and we assume too it was hormones. Now, he's just started seeing a chiropractor for his recently diagnosed scoliosis, so we thought maybe the scoliosis was affecting his moods, which it could be, but the Singulair sounds more like it. I myself have been seeing a chiro for 19 months for a very bad back and have seen the great results (I could barely walk and was waiting to meet with a surgeon - happy to report I've not had the operation after all), and I've just finished reading a great book I encourage you all to read called One Minute to Wellness (and I'm not religious at all but this book really opens up the alternative possibilities of chiropractic care). I had heard before how chiropractic care has helped many with asthma, so we're hoping that our son's chiropractic care for his scoliosis will also help his asthma. It is worth considering. Our kids health and our sanity are worth it.

My sister died of a heart attack after being on lisinopril for a month and a half.. She had no known heart problems..

She passed away in 5 am. The evening before she told me that she was going to stop taking lisinopril because of the side affects.

I miss her so much.

My 11 year old daughter finally told me been having suicidal thoughts since Sept. 07. Changed her class and started seeing a counselor. My 8 year old son says he can't control his body - often in a suffering tone. 8 year old son and 10 year old son having trouble concentrating in school and turning in home work - staying on task. Stopped Singulair - two weeks later counselor is ready to release daughter from thereapy. Much happier girl. 8 year old tells me he is on cloud nine - I think he trying to tell me he feels in control of himself and able to handle every day situations. 8 year old also had nightmares - gone now. I am angry that my children have taken this drug for the last 3 years every day. You always think medications are here to help -not hurt. I have learned my lesson. Dr's are quick not to blame medicine but try to rule out all other possibilities. Sometimes parents don't have time to do that. Just think, I could have lost my only daughter if this info hadn't come out.

I started taking Yasmin 2 years ago, and after about the first 2-3 months of taking Yasmin, I started experiencing horrendous pains after sex. Once my doctor figured out what was going on, I was diagnosed with Endometriosis. Not long after that, I was diagnosed with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome. Now I am more than likely unable to have children, and am at risk for cervical cancer, cardiovascular disease, and Diabetes.
If anyone else has recently been diagnosed with Endometriosis, or PCOS after taking Yasmin....PLEASE reply or contact me!!!!!!!!!!!

I am glad to have read the post below me.

From the majority of posts on this forum, it makes it seem as though Yasmin is an evil poison that the medical community is using to destroy women. I was seriously frightened after reading all the comments. While I do believe all these women about the negative effects of Yasmin, there must be some out there who are pleased with this pill. Everyone's body is different. I have been on it for only 5 days now, so I can't really say anything yet.

I will report back after 3 months or so, unless I have gone bald, blind, insane and bed ridden with head-to-toe pain at that time. I guess that could happen but I really hope it will simply calm my awful menstruation and help my husband and I delay pregnancy while we work on being able to afford to at least take care of ourselves.

I was on Singulair for a few years. I started seasonally and eventually stayed on it all year. It kept my mild asthma and seasonal allergies completely in control to the point where I no longer felt like I had those problems. Even after cold viruses, my peak flows never dropped as far and it didn't take as many weeks to recover peak flow. As a singer, that was very important to me.
Then I spent a year barely able to walk from the severe leg cramps and pain and swelling. My GP was stumped and I had several diagnostic and blood tests that ruled out all the possibilities she could think of. Then I called up Glaxo and asked if it could be the Singulair? Yes, in rare cases it causes edema and/or muscle cramps. My doc took me off and the problems faded away and I'm back to walking. But now my asthma is not doing as well back on the older drugs. Sigh.

I'm sorry so many are having negative effects from Yasmin. I guess there's always the possibilities of side effects from any drug taken. I'm here to say that I've had positive effects from it and have never had any complications. I've been on it for over 2 years now. I hope all of you out there who's had negative experiences will find new meds and new hope.

Please help. I took Yasmin for 3 years wothout much problem. Last year I started to get migraines... bad migraines with yucky neurological symptoms.. dizziness, aura, a moment of weird speech. All terrifying possibilities (stroke, brain tumor, etc)were ruled out with various tests. This was so scary that it pushed me into a series of full blown panic attacks. (I had never had a panic attack in my life!) My neurologist suggested I try to get off oral contaraceptives just to see what would happen. He never attributed anything directly, just said that hormones are very powerful substances in the body and it was worth a try. I have been off Yasmin for 3 months. I had crazy PMS last month, depression on and off, muscle pain and MAJOR anxiety. i had to leave a crowded restaurant tonight because I thought I would be sick. I got very hot and jumpy and had to get fresh air. I have never had stuff happen to me like this before. I am terrified. I feel crazy.

I took Doxycycline in 98 for 3 months when traveling in SE Asia, I became extremely paranoid and my hair started falling out (I've never had this prior or since) so I stopped taking Doxycycline and within a few day's I was back to normal. Last year I went on another trip to SE Asia and was advised to have Doxycycline again with lots of assurances that it would be fine despite my previous reaction. After 1 week of having Doxycycline I awoke in the middle of the night with extreme pain running up and down one side of my body. Since then I have never been the same, constant reoccurring problems of the Central Nervous System including nausea, twitching, numbness, tingling, blurred vision. Also initially I had hair falling out. I've been tested for MS, fibromyalgia, lupus, lymes, etc. with negative results so far. The doctors dismiss the possibilities of a adverse reaction to Doxycycline but I'm not so sure. My reaction in 98 was very obvious to me if no doctors seem to think so. I had also had a vaccination for Japanese Encephalitis.

I just found out that I have water retention and possible
kindney failure from taking Indocin for my Arthritis. Why did the Doctor not alert me to those possibilities.

This is a follow up message to 'Marika''s message; I took Stilnox on and off 2 weeks ago, and then there are some unwanted side effect which arrouse my attetion of finding more about Stilnox (ambien) side effect. I had experienced S +S of peptic ulcer which strong acid reflux occured before and after I took the meal. Also, I had noticed some irregularity of my heart beats. Four days after I stop taking it, the S+S started to disappeared and my stomach is starting to feel at ease. Is there any possibilities which we might have the chance to understand a bit more about the pharmacodynamics and safety features related to this medication.
Man!! the upset stomach really upset me...

This drug may as well be a placebo. I've was on it 6 weeks, and stopped taking it 9 days ago. Following my doc's advice I'd ramped the dose up from 1/4 tablet a day for the first week through to a maximum of 6mg daily. During the first 2 weeks I felt what might have been hot flushes through my face, but I can't for certain put it down to the xanax. I'm getting sick of psych meds that do nothing. I too went through the talks with my doc over the addictive possibilities and took that as a worthwhile risk considering the extent of my problems. Congrats for the people it works for, but like many drugs doesn't work on everyone.

I'm a 47 year old male. My MD put me on Lisinopril 3-4 weeks ago. I've always been healthy till this point but my BP is on the high side so... This is the first time in my life I have been on medication that has lasted for more than a few days. Last week I started to get some minor stomach pain. Its been about 7 days now and my MD told me to stop taking the med which I am more than happy to do. Its too early to tell if the pain is connected to the medication, I hope it is because some of the other possibilities are really unpleasant to think about.

I've also been constantly tired and my wife tells me I am more withdrawn.