Praise the Lord! It is about time. When I read this in the paper ...

I just heard about the side effects of singulair on kids. my daughter is 10 years old now and has been on singulair 5mg chewables for probably 5-6 years. She is extremely moody and either very distant and withdrawn or very angry most of the time. I always tried to sum it up to stress in her life and tried counseling a few times but nothing helped. she does not seem to have any interest in doing things kids like to do, and is very serious about life most of the time. Her moods can shift quite suddenly without reason and she has actually started getting violent toward children and even adults. she seems angry most of the time and cries alot for minor reasons. When i think about it, she used to be a very happy child when she was younger and used to smile alot. I tried to rationalize it recently as being pre-puberty hormone issues. this new information gives me goosebumps and i feel cheated of the right to enjoy my daughter as she truly should be

i cannot believe what i just read as my 6 1/2 year old boy has been on and off this stuff for the last 2 years.
He took this because he had alot of wheezing thru the colder months.
i noticed thru the winters, (because he usually only takes this in the winter) that he was moody really bad and i thought maybe just the Michigan winter blues. he would go back and forth from happy to sad and miserable within minutes. we just recently had to take him to a Cerebal Palsey Clinc as his Ped. thought he might have mild spastic diplegic CP because he was peeing and pooping in his pants. well long storty short, he ended up being very constipated. along with that, different urinary issues. he also had leg pain on and off and of course i said it was growing pains. I tried through out the last winter to get him to go outside and play, go sledding. also tried to get him to sign up for Karate and he wanted nothing to do with it. He plays teeball in the summer and is very active. he has been off the Singulair for about a week and have already noticed some change in his mood.

He, at 6, talked about not wanting to live and how he should die. Also talked about hurting others w/ knives and things. He also had alot of anxiety and is/was constantly worried about us leaving him. he is getting over that slowly but i must say he has had a pretty normal childhood so that should not be a worry.

I am glad that you wrote in about your daughter and i hope all works out for you. i will update weekly because i believe there is more/better change to come. i really have been thinking about counseling but will give some time.

One question: Do we all think or know if these symptoms are irreversible??