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I cannot believe this. I just sat here and cried. Timing is imp...

Posted at 10:15 PM on Mar 27, 2008 by rtaase11, #28479
I cannot believe this. I just sat here and cried. Timing is impeccable on this. I had just unplugged my 8 year-old sons tv, and yelled at him for misbehaving. He has gotten several notices over the last few months from school about disrespectful, violent and aggressive behavior. I didn't know what was going on with him. That just wasn't like him at all. Now, I know. He had been taking Singulair since he was about three years old for allergies and asthma caused my allergies. He really only took it seasonally, but this year, he's taking it for about five months without a break, and I would have never linked the terrible behavior to the medication because I was NEVER warned of these types of side effects. Why was this never put out there for people? This is my child, whom I love more than life itself, and I have punished him, yelled at him, grounded him, all for something that he possibly could not control, and I cannot take any of that back. How can this be happening? And to hear that the drug maker wants nine months before pulling off the shelves for testing? Seriously? I am just so shocked, and he will never take another Singulair again, regardless of what those greedy bastards say can be proven or not proven. My child's health and mental stability are more important that they seem to think it is. What kind of long term effects can this have? I just feel so uninformed, and when it comes to drugs ESPECIALLY for children, why has this not been addressed? I am so glad that people are posting their experiences, because to know that we are not the only ones who have been going through this, and to know that we can now correct the situation makes this just a little easier to deal with.
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Reply 6 months ago on Mar 27, 2008 by mstexas, #5941

I understand how you would be upset. I myself am on Singulair I started taking it a little over two years ago and I take it everyday. I don't have asthma. I do have allergies though. Ayear ago, I started having suicidal tendcies. In the past year, I've been locked in a Pych ward after slitting my wrist very bad needing several stitch's. After that the police and paramedics have been called to my house by the suicide hotline several more times. I have never been this way before. Three years ago I went through 8 months of chemotherapy because I want to live. So this behavior has had my family, my husband, and myself baffeled. Untill the news report today now I have a new understanding of my behavior. Needless to say I will not be taking it any longer. I'm actually thinking of getting a lawsuit going. I've lost a lot because of this medication. I pray evrything works out with you. I'm sure your son will forgive you, please forgive yourself. Vicki

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