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Posted at 7:39 PM on Mar 12, 2007 by nomoretruckn, #20295
Hi,My biggest side effects are the hair loss,limb swelling,insomnia,halucinations(unless my dead dog really is a ghost),memory loss,numbness in legs and arms,tingling in arms and hands expecially when I cough or sneeze,sinus stuffiness and infections and cronic bronchitis.Allthough I have these side effects I personally think that I am better off taking the singulair for my asthma(does not help my allergy symptoms at all) than when I was on all the allergy meds and streoids.I used to have a bag load of those and I was allways having attacks,was depressed and thought of suicide but then I did the study for singulair about 15 years ago and thought it was a miracle cure so I waited for it to come out on the market.I know it is not a miracle cure but I don't have to take those other meds anymore and I only use my fast acting inhailer mabee once a month now.I am now 6 months pregnant and will be looking for an alternative treatment from a hollistic/natural Dr. after I have the baby.There has got to be a better way to control this disease,I hope,naturally through diet and other remadies with less or no side effects to treat my allergies and asthma.If anyone knows of such tratments,please post it.Thanks.LR
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Reply 2 months ago on Sep 12, 2009 by propsguy, #22951

i also have allergic asthma. i took singulair for one month when it first came out, then went onto advair. started with the strongest dose and cut back to the weakest and only took it once a day. last year weaned down to flovent, one puff every other day with the help of a kinesthesiologist who taught me some breathing exercises

take a lot of vitamin C, magnesium, B vitamins. eat an anti-inflammatory diet high in omega 3 oils. organic fruits and vegetables, whole grains, nuts, no sugar, no processed foods. get extra omega 3 by taking high quality oil or capsules. drink lots of filtered water- squeeze a lemon into it for extra vitamin C

a good natural doctor might give you special IVs, called Meyer cocktails or Meyer push and supplements to take that will help relax your chest muslces

its amazing that you think all your current symptoms are an improvement over how you used to be! we really have been trained by the medical profession and the drug companies to accept a very low standard of health

in general, drugs should be taken for short term emergency ailments and in life saving situations, but this whole chronic lifetime use of drugs is something that drug companies invented and pushed on us to keep their revenue stream steady

if you can get off this, it will be best for you and for the baby. and please, if your baby is born with allergies and sensitivities picked up from your use of singulair, don't let the doctors start it on singulair as an infant. i can't believe what i read on this site- so many parents tell of their children starting on singulair when not even a year old because they had sniffles. give the child a chance to grow up without drugs

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Reply 2 months ago on Sep 12, 2009 by 777, #22958

Unfortunately, most drs. push drugs, since that's all they know. There are many natural products/alternatives . . .instead of taking drugs that can cause side effects. I suggest that you go on google and look for natural ways for your asthma . . . .you will find a plant that will help you.

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