Reiterate symptoms and conditions

I came across this website last night and was very shocked, but also relieved as to what I read. My 8 year old son has been on Singulair for about 3-4 months now. He had some minor behavioral problems before, but since being on the drug, it has become in my opinion, out of control. He has been having increasing problems in school-not listening, not following directions or staying on task, even yelling at the teacher. At home he has been really aggressive and punches the walls when he gets angry. Every little thing sets him off.

I had a wierd feeling last night that maybe it was because of the Singulair and ran a google search and found this blog. I was amazed to see how many other children were experiencing the same thing. I was relieved though too to find out that I wasn't going crazy or in this alone.

I spoke to my son's doctor's office (allergist) and he CONFIRMED that there have been a small number of incidents of this same thing having been reported and that Singulair contains ASPARTAME. My son is now going off the meds for one month to see if there is an improvement in his behavior.

I immediately called my pediatricians office and let him know-the nurse said that they were not aware of the side effects or that the drug contained aspartame.

I am going to reiterate everything that other people have already said-call your doctor and let them know and report the side effects to the FDA. We have to do it! Understand everyone has different reactions to medications, but we don't want more children to have to go through these feelings or more parents to feel frustrated.

I want to reiterate that I am simply stating my personal experience with Yasmin how I felt on it what concrete factors I discovered with my hormonal balance with both salivary and blood tests, which both stated I had low testosterone. There is indeed a lot of controversy over salivary testing for hormones, one website will tell you it is the most accurate reading, while another will tell you it is unreliable. The same can be said for blood testing. As for bioidentical hormone replacement the same goes for this issue. Some will praise it others state it will do nothing for you. I think all of the women on this website are well aware of how adversely a drug can react in your body and are cautious of anything they will continue to put into their bodies, myself included. I am simply trying to give some insight into the root of the problems we are experiencing having experienced them myself, so that they may find knowledgable medical professionals who can help them make informed decisions regarding their health. Note that I do not encourage anyone to take anything without the direct supervision of a skilled physician, as is the same route I am following with my doctor.
Thanks, BitterRN

No new side effects, just want to reiterate what Levaquin did to me. What I resent is that no doctor involved ever mentioned problematic and painful side effects of the drug, yet when I had to be admitted to the emergency room for severe muscle and joint pains, the first thing the ER doctor said was "Levaquin causes painful, swollen joints and severe muscle and tendon pain, including rupture of the Achilles tendon."

Amazing that an unknown ER doctor, who had seen my case for less than 5 minutes, immediately caught and explained the cause of my problems. Thank God I hadn't forced myself to exercise, which I had considered doing, as I have now read on this website that exercise exacerbates the problem and could have caused ruptured tendons.

My main symptoms, which gradually grew worse as I continued the drug for 10 days, were metallic taste in my mouth, feeling of tiredness and heaviness in my body, increasing muscle and joint pain, especially in my knees, eventually spreading down the back of my legs toward my ankles. When I finally gave up and went to the Emergency Room, I could barely walk in; had to hold on to walls, chairs, etc. just to stay upright.

The ER doctor stopped the Levaquin and started me on Ibuprofin to combat the inflammation of the joints. (yet another drug??) So far it has been 24 hours since I stopped the Levaquin and I feel a little better - can almost walk again. I hope and pray the side effects will go away quickly, but I'm concerned since reading other people's lingering problems.

Thank you for this forum; I wish I had discovered it sooner!