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My 4 yr old son has been on Singulair for 2 years now After havin...

Posted at 2:17 AM on Dec 04, 2007 by valduncan, #25430
My 4 yr old son has been on Singulair for 2 years now After having what was close to pneumonia, his pediatrician decided that we should try Singulair. He suffered from allergies all year round and both sides of the family also have a history of allergies. We went over the indicators to decide whether or not there was a good chance that he would develop asthma. Yes, we found there was a very good chance. We were told that Singulair is the one drug that could actually prevent him from developing asthma - so OF COURSE we said okay. He started so young, that we never really realized that this wasn't just his "personality" - you know terrible two's, then independence, then along came his baby sister...on and on. Anyway, he has always been an overly-emotional child, hyper, etc., but then it was like every little thing bothered him and he would throw fits about "nothing". One day I told him to stop acting this way and while crying he said he couldn't stop and asked me to help him to stop. How heartbreaking! He goes to preschool and can't sit in a circle for more than a couple of minutes without being reminded by the teacher to sit down. He has been especially aggressive - saying how he just wants to kick something or push his sister down. He has always been a restless sleeper, but just recently he has been telling me about his terrible dreams - things you would never expect to hear from a 4 yr old. I thought he was a hypochondriac b/c he was always complaining about something hurting. I was reading about ADHD and decided that maybe this was what he had - everything fit quite closely to these same behaviors. I called the pediatrician's office to see if this may be his diagnosis and instead they told me about the possibility that Singulair might be to blame. They told me take him off of it and see how things go. It has only been 3 days. I have not seen any improvement and his is very itchy and scratching like crazy. I'll let you know what we find out.
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Reply about 1 year ago on Dec 06, 2007 by emtjenny, #3275

my heart goes out to you. my son said the same things. he said he didn't want to be sad anymore and he can't stop thinking bad things. he is also 4. It is so heart wretching. Give it time. It's a slow process. to think this drug has kept you from really knowing your son for the past 2 years. it makes me so angry. I have left many posts here. I think the most important thing we can do is get the word out. Kudos to your pediatrician. Mine didn't have a clue and he is a great one!!!

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Reply about 1 year ago on Dec 06, 2007 by aj3701, #3283

what was he taking this for? i am on this for asthma, i am 20 years old, and have had terrible headaches for a couple weeks now... they wrap around my head, and my neck is sooooooo stiff! would love to hear from you.... what were his headaches like??

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Reply about 1 year ago on Dec 11, 2007 by ljoyce, #3374

Sounds very familiar. My 4 yr old son has also been on this medication for a long time and when I tried to take him off he became very itchy, worse than while he was on it. Did you decide to go back on or are you still waiting it out? I'm very curious... I would love to stop giving my son this medication.

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