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Posted at 1:27 AM on Apr 09, 2008 by 53cats, #29351
My 15 year old daughter has been taking Singulair for about 10 years for asthma, and it seemed to do a great job of controlling that condition. However for the past year or two (since onset of puberty) her mood swings, anxiety, sleep problems, ability to concentrate, etc., seemed to escalate to extremes. She has always been a little high-strung and emotional, but I never related it to the medication. Lately I tried to convince myself everything was a result of hormone fluctuations although things were going from bad to worse. Late this fall she suffered a series of back-to-back illnesses (flu, sore throats, etc.) which caused her to miss so much school she almost flunked her entire first semester of high school. After the holidays she seemed to be back on track but then another bout of flu triggered asthma, and then she seemed to bounce from one to the other - and missing a lot of school again which caused a lot of anxiety, which caused the asthma to flare, causing greater anxiety, etc., etc. For almost 3 weeks she barely came out of her bedroom, and looked more despondent by the day, begging me to not force her to go back to school because people would make fun of her. After lots of arguing one Saturday she agreed to go with me to a therapist while we tried to find alternatives for school this year. Well, that same night my daughter woke me around 3 a.m. (she also does not sleep well...) to tell me about the story she had just heard on CNN about Singulair. After finding this website the next morning I was horrified - and she has not taken it since. Our allergist dismissed the CNN story, saying there was no scientific evidence to support that claim, but agreed that maybe we should take her off Singulair. We did visit a therapist, although since that day I have seen a noticeable change in her behavior and moods. If anyone else is considering a class action suit, please email me since I am seriously planning to take some kind of action - I believe the FDA should move quickly on this so that other parents may be able to avoid seeing their children have to deal with the effects of this medication. I could probably write pages, I am so appalled that this has happened, but I will end here for now....
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Reply about 1 year ago on Apr 09, 2008 by flindy, #6893

I have already sought legal consul, what i found out,horrified me,about there statu of limitations etcThey are investigating for us but dosnt look hopful.Apparently the moment they took there first pill the statute started to tick.Good luck keep us posted

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Reply about 1 year ago on Apr 09, 2008 by mom250, #6901

Hi,
Your story sounds so much like the one I've been living with for the past year I just had to reply. My son started taking singulair a little over a year ago during the onset of puberty, which I believe is an important fact (he is 15 now). I have an older son who is 17 so I know about hormonal mood swings but my 15 year olds mood were so extreme. Not only that he too has suffered many missed days of school due to sore throats or flu like symptons he is currently failing the ninth grade. He was an average student before this and now he tells me he thinks he has add or something seriously wrong with him. He falls asleep in class, has trouble concentrating, dizzy spells and muscle weakness. Some days he wants to try really hard to pass and other days he all the sudden doesn't care anymore and locks hisself in his room telling everyone to just leave him alone. He is a very sensitive person who after yelling at me one minute will call me back to his room to say he just has this tight angry feeling in his chest and he is so mad and doesn't know why, then he'll tell me he is sorry. We have been to the dr so many times had mono tests etc. finally I demanded a complete blood work up because we were missing something, my son even lost interest in his favorite sport. The dr concluded my son was suffering from depression, hormonal mood swings and his constant sinus infections just made things worse. Never once did he mention to me that it might be singulair. My son also was on spring break with a friend when he heard the news about singulair. He immediatley called me to tell me he was never taking another one again and was glad to know everything he has been going through over the last year wasn't all his fault. Sorry I could go on & on I'm just really angry and upset because I have treated my son very harshly over the way he has been acting, his grades, not wanting to go to school etc. and I feel very guilty and heart sick for not doing something sooner to help him..mom250

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