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Posted at 6:13 PM on Mar 12, 2007 by freshstart2004, #20294
Please, please! Pay attention to the warnings in these postings regarding the potentially serious side effects of Singulair! After a routine review of possible side effects (there was never a mention of possible anxiety inducement), on our doctor's advice, we started our 12 year old son on Singulair. After about 2 weeks on the medication, he experienced a total melt down. Severe anxiety set in, and he developed school phobia. A normally bright, inquisitive, fun loving child was suddenly experiencing extreme anxiety, and was not able to pass through the doors of his school. Now, one week after being taken off of the medication, he is slowly making strides toward normalcy. While asthma and allergy can be debilitating, Singulair can be deadly. Please be on the alert to potential side effects!
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Reply about 1 year ago on Apr 04, 2008 by swaldron, #6648

I too had my child experience severe anxiety and school phobia after taking Singulair. Unfortunately we did not make the connection right away as we were told by all our doctors that Singulair did not cause these type of side effects. This happened 9/07 and we are still dealing with the school phobia and severe anxiety. The dtrs actually wanted us to put him on Prozac to help with the anxiety. We trusted our instincts and did not start the Prozac and since have stopped the Singulair. Hopefully we will see a turn around with his behavior as well as school phobia and anxiety. Thank you for posting you experience!

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