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I am so glad I got off Yasmin before anything bad happened. I started Yasmin about 2 1/2 months ago. I heard great things about it and wanted to try it. I gained weight with a lot of the other BC pills and this one I heard was great for not making you gain weight. Well, it was great on not gaining weight but I have never been so scared of myself and my kids. THE ANGER! I have never felt this way in my entire life. I am not an angry person, I am a piece maker. This drug made me to the point were I didn't know if I was going to be able to control myself. I would get so angry at my kids and throw toys across the room and then turn around and hold them and cry because I didn't know what was going on with me............ This is such a terrible drug!! They need to take this off the market before someone hurts themselves or there children from the anger the rage that this medication gives.
I am so mad at myself for even wanting to be on this. I wish I would have researched it more before I went on it.
There were several other side effect from this that I experienced. ANGER being the biggest one of them all and the worst one of them all. I had excessive bleeding with my period, migraines like you wouldn't believe, and no sex drive. DO NOT GO ON YASMIN!!!

My ADOPTED son almost 6 and was already on Singulair when he came to live with us at age 20mos.
After finding this site just over 2 weeks ago, I took him off on this stuff. Well, after about a week, things were so good that it was scary. His behavior improved so much, that everyone said he doesn't act like Jacob. I said, yes he does, we just didn't know him before going on this med.
He is currently going thru ADHD evaluation and I advised the therapist that I took him off this drug and he was like a new child. Her comment was "did we cure him"? Well, after her one on one with him, she commented, I don't know whats wrong, but he is extremely HYPER and then all hell broke loose on the way home. But, he has been fine since.
I am praying that I don't have to medicate him for ADHD, I am just not ready for that and have been fighting it for a while and then after reading all the side effects on this site, it described my child to a tee. He is in Kindergarten and is doing great academically and the therapist was a bit surprised by that with how hyer he is.
Please tell me with how long my son has been on this drug, that it's going take more than a couple of weeks. He is not near as hyper to us as he was before. Maybe he just got excited about all the toys in her office. He can also be very defiant, that is whole other issue we are dealing with. He does way better for his Dad than Me, so now if he doesn't want to listen to me, he Dad intervenes. I am hoping he will get it, that he can't be disrespectful to his Mom or he will have his Dad to deal with.
Thanks for listening and please pray that his behavior will continue to improve over the next few weeks with the absence of Singulair.

I am a mom of twin boys who are 3 1/2. They were 9 weeks premature so we battled RSV for the first two years of their life. Allergies are also an issue therefore, they were put on Singulair at 10 months old. It really seemed to work for them and things seemed to be going okay but once they turned 1 1/2, their behavior started to change. They were constantly throwing toys at each other, sippy cups at people across the room, screaming for no reason, etc. Some may say it was normal behavior for little toddlers. Then the "terrible two's" set in. They started biting, pushing, screaming over anyone who talks to get attention, not listening and for two kids that slept through the night....all of a sudden that stopped too! My husband and I mentioned it to the pediatrician and also tried to going through the state (developmental clinic because of being premature) thinking that we would get some answers and everyone seemed to think it is a combination of their age and the fact there are two of them....sibling rivalry. We now deal with two kids that use to sleep through the night, now end up in our bed every night to fall asleep because they don't like their room and their erratic behavior is stressing my husband and myself out. When they are good, they are great but when it gets bad....it is a nightmare! I even find it hard to get people to watch the kids because they are too much to handle! After reading these postings I realize I am not the only one with kids going through this and that the common link is SINGULAIR! I am not giving this to my boys ever again and I already put a call into the pediatrician to discuss my findings. I have a sense of relief to know that it is not only my children who's behavior is like this but I am scared because I pray that there is not any long term effects that can not be corrected once this drug is out of their system. I just want my boys to be healthy and okay!

I have a 4 year old that was on Singulair for 17 days. He has always been a strong will child, yet he was always manageable. Those days that he was on it, and a couple of weeks after were the hardest weeks I have ever had with him. Within days of taking it I began to notice an extreme change in his behavior. He was moody, angry, he was beginning to be aggressive. He wasn't sleeping through the night anymore, and even began wetting the bed, something he hasn't done since he was two.

It was prescribed for his asthma, he couldn't walk five steps without coughing and wheezing. It did work, but I didn't think it was worth it. I went in to see his doctor, she said the aggression wasn't a side effect of Singulair in children, but had been recorded in adults. So she said it was fine to take him off of it. And to control his coughing he could just use 2 puffs of Flovent twice a day.

Well, he's been off of it for almost 2 weeks. His first days off were the same if not worse. He was even moodier than usual. I started thinking it wasn't the Singulair. He became exhausted, sleeping in the day. Was still angry and not sleeping at night.

But as he heads into his 2nd week off Singulair, he seems to be acting normal again. :) Normal for a 4 year old anyway. He's been sleeping through the night for the past few days and has been happier. He's playing again with his toys in a non-aggressive way. He just seems like he's becoming himself again.

I read some things were people said they didn't notice a change in their child, but it's taking some time for my boy to get back to "normal."

My 5 year old daughter was started on Zyrtec about 10 days ago (Dr.s orders) and WOW... not good. We can not see any changes in her allergies but her moodswings are way off. Last nite she told me "daddy that clear medicine I take now, makes me feel busy and funny". When we ask her why she is acting rude and being ugly, she says she doesn't know. She has been taking Singlar for about 2 months and Nasonex for about 1-2 years. HELP!!!!!

My 5 year old daughter's pediatrician prescribed her advair to help with inflammation due to her seasonal allergies. (She had never taken an asthma medication or been diagnosed with asthma) I was very hesitant to give it to her, but she was really miserable. I gave it to her. 30 min later she was acting like she was bi-polar, manic and jumping up and down one min and crying for no reason the next. This went on for about 30 min before she crashed. She was very suddenly lethargic, couldn't hold her head up. Her face was pale, it started getting puffy and splotchy and her skin around her eyes got very red and she complained that her eye hurt so bad, she actually held an ice-pack to it. (A 5 year old) She also was acting very rough, aggressive, banging her toys into things and grabbing things from her friend, which is very unlike her. It was like she was full of intense energy and had to get it out. It was very scary.

My son is three and a half and has been taking singulair for a little over two years. But only when his seasonal asthma flares up or when I know it is that time of year that he has problems. While taking singulair he has always complained of headaches, stomach and leg pains, and of course it never occured to me that it could be a perscribed medication. However after hearing the affect it had on another little girl and that leading me to research it to find all of these postings from other parents. What really brought on the investigation is the last week. My sweet little boy turned into a monster. He kicked, hit, screamed, pinched, bit, scratched or anything he could do to physically hurt you. We were all freaked out by this because he is such a sweet, gentle little boy, one of his teachers made every excuse she could think of. Because this was not in his character at all, then of he did it to her. She described it as a switch going off inside him. I believe he was also hallucinating, he told me someone told him to do it. This is by far the most scary thing I have ever been through and will never give my son singulair again. Further more I am going to pass this information along to all my friends and family and hope and pray that it makes is to everyone so this madness this perscription medication causes.

My son was put on Singulair at the age of 22 months. He was in and out of the hospitals with Asthema-like symptoms, so this was the next step. By the time he was 2, he was waking up in the middle of the night, screaming and nothing that I did would calm him. Then, the biting started. Any time that he was upset, which was getting often, he would bite myself or my aunt, his sitter. If he didn't bite us, he would bite himself to the point of almost drawing blood! I was at my wits end and didn't understand why my perfect little boy was doing all of these things that he never did before! That was until my mother brought me the release that the FDA was investigating the drug. I immediately took him off of the drug and it has been a week now and he is back to my little boy!!! No more biting, hitting, pinching, throwing toys, fits, etc. This drug needs alot more investigating and I am just thankful that this was brought to my attention!

what happens when you take children off this drug cold turkey? my doctor said it was ok to do that. but this am my son (he's 4) woke up (day 2 off drug) and started screaming that the lights were hurting his eyes...and ran around turning all the lights off. i sat up and watched him sleep all night. I'm flipping out. what has this drug done to him and thousands of other children? will it go away now that they are off? anyone else have withdrawal issues?

My daughter who is 8 has been taking singulair for about 3 years. Her behavior has changed so much and the doctors said it was normal kid things......
She went from a sweet child to one who seems to have these horrible mood swings which cause her to lash out and say mean things, nobody loves her, she wants to run away, she hates me. She gets so angry and slams doors and acts like a child having a tantrum. She has had stomach problems which we went to doctors/specialists for a year......stomach aches at night/sometimes 24 hours a day. She has nightmares and wants me to sleep with her. She does not want to open her curtains because she thinks monsters will come in the windows. She has bad OCD related to germs. She now wants me to go with her when she plays at a neighbors house, she seems to want to know I am close by.
She is very independent and to start this clingy behavior this past year is not normal.
A relative is a doctor and thought my daughter has a touch of ADH but she is honor roll and very well behaved in school so maybe my relative is noticing anxiety in her. I need to call the doctor today and take her off this. I don't know if there is another medication to put her on or if she should be on it. She takes qvar and abuterol inhaler along with claritin D.
I just feel sick reading all these horror stories. I was being told her behavior is normal tantrums to get our attention. Now I know none of this is true.

I have a 9yr that was placed on Singulair about 3 or 4 years ago with Concerta for ADD. He was always coughing at night and the doctor said it was allergies and told me to give him 5mg every night before bed. And the school said he had ADD. Well needless to say, my son weights 48 lbs and has had headaches. But he also doesn't act like a normal 9 yr old should. He does things destructively (breaks toys and destroys things in the house) and states that he doesn't know why he does things. He doesn't want to clean his room, shower, brush his teeth like he used too, and he acts depressed all the time. I ask he whats wrong and he says he doesn't know. He doesn't want to play outside or do anything remotely fun. After reading all these post I'm wondering if I should take him off the medication he's on and see what happens but I'm afraid of more side effects. The doctor says he needs to be on this medication. He has problems going to sleep at night is this a side effect? Any advice would greatly be appreciated.

Glad I read this. I will be completing my first cycle of NuvaRing in a week. The first week I was extremely irritated but I chalked it up to PMS because I was midcycle in my period and I always get PMS in the 2 week mark before my period comes. But I have experienced loss in SEX DRIVE! And I had sex with my boyfriend and it was painful. I didn't enjoy it. I could not get in to it. It felt like he was too deep and I was not as wet as I usually get.(and I;m usually the pacific ocean!) I will continue the Nuva Ring becaus eits has only been about three weeks. Maybe my body needs some adjusting. But I want my SEX DRIVE BACK!Can anyone suggests things to do to increase sex drive naturally?I.E. foods, excercises, toys, movies?

My three year old daughter after 2 days of taking this began to behave very difficult. She threw her toys, said I hate you, would not nap. Was scared to sleep at night. I had to put her in our bed. She was sobbing. I then thought maybe it is the medicine and did a search and find other people whose children have had this effect. I will not give her another dose. Tonight was the worst night for her. She was almost manic.

my 2.5 year old son began taking Omnicef after 2 rounds of amoxicillan did not work for a sinus infection. His prescription is for 14 days. By day 6 he would not nap but was constantly tired. By day 9 he began to sleep more, sleep later, go to bed earlier and take longer naps. He started to be antisocial and cried constantly. By day 10 he was throwing fits, throwing toys, crying and screaming about everything. He was even beginning to be hurtful by saying "I don't love you anymore." This was all out of the ordinary. Even when he was sick and not feeling well, he did not act this way. Just clingy to his parents. I gave him the last dose last night before bed and today has been the worst day ever. I have never seen him act so out of control and disobedient. At first we thought he was just tired and sleepy. But now that we have read these reports, we truly believe it is the omnicef. We will see our Dr. again tomorrow and tell him about the side affects. We won't be using this drug again.

My 12 month old granddaughter was given Ominicef for an ear infection. For two nights in a row she would wake up in the middle of the night crying, and unable to go back to sleep. Her playful attitude change to crankiness. She threw her toys, had crying fits and developed a diaper rash. A couple of days later I noticed blotches on her face which cleared up when the Omnicef was stopped. The Omnicef did not clear her ear infection. A week after taking the Ominicef she began wheezing and had difficult breathing. She was diagnosed with asthma, which I am now wondering could possibly have been brought on by the Omnicef?

My son of 5 started taking Singulair in fall of 2005. It was a wonder drug in that the use of inhaler ended and we where using the neb it at least once per day. He is a typical boy but after a month of use his aggresion and anger level started to rise. He threw toys, crawled under a table at school and not come out, and cursed his teacher. After other month the aggrssion grew worse. Soon throwing toys was not enough, he started to go after others with hitting, biting, kicking. Today he had to be pulled from school for he destroyed his classroom and outright attached the teacher.

We went to the doctoer a few days back about his increased anger issues only to be told its not normal and he should see a mental health worker. Now today I find this website and wonder why the doctor did not mention this potential side effect as a possible cause.

So he is off the drug as of right now and I am only hoping no perment damage is done and I prey that I get my son back. I will put up with inhalers and the the like and lord help the manufacturer if permenant damage was done.

I just want to thank all of you for these posts. I had gotten online about a year ago after reading about hallucinations and nightmares from Singulair use in kids. I only found company-linked sites then. My son had been having night terrors and once told me there was a clown in his room sitting next to me ( I know, creepy). He also had bruises all over his legs, but his doc at the time said "Well, he's three. " It looked like he'd been beaten. I took him off it immediately, and his asthma worsened. His pedi convinced me it was a bad decision to pull him off ( He is also on Flovent), and that Singulair is one of the best preventatives, etc. So, we put him back on it. Over the last year, (he is now 4 and 1/2) he has also gotten worse and worse. I have had to restrain my son on many occasions, and he often seems to "switch" without warning from a great mood to a monster. He also throws toys, hits me, screams abruptly for no reason, has horrible anxiety ( has progressed from chewing his nails to biting the skin from his fingertips), and has destroyed almost every toy he owns for the past 2 years, despite pretty harsh punishment on our part (removing all his toys from him for progressively longer periods of time, throwing away toys he chews on or breaks) None of it has mattered, and my husband recently brought up the possibility that he needs to see a psychiatrist. Well, the medication thing came back to my mind, and I've had that feeling in my gut lately. His very loving grandmother recently said he seems so angry and negative, and she has repeatedly referred to him in the past as a "tender soul" , always happy, loves everyone. I have been so sad lately, fearing that others will never know the real him. SOMETHING has happened to our son, and I am thanking God I found this site. He will get no Singulair tonight. I will post again after a few days and let you all know if there is a difference.