My son is 5 years old. He was put on Singulair in August followi...

Just wondering how long it has been since you took your son off the singulair?

Hi,

I don't know how long it has been since you took your son off of Singulair but my son ended up shortly after getting off of it with a slight cough which eventually got worse along with some breathing issues. We ended up in the ER due to his uncontrollable coughing. He has now been diagnosed with Asthma which he never had. He is now on 2 inhalers to control the coughing. It has been three weeks since the inhalers started and the coughing is better but is still going on. He can finally sleep thru the night. I don't know how long this nightmare will last. Who would of thought putting my child on Singulair to control his response to food allergies would now develop asthma once we took him off of it. Have you had any coughing fits with your son?

My son used to say the same thing about it being a sad day!
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My son has been off it for 3 weeks now. Yes, he has developed a cough, but that is why we had him on it in the beginning. Especially since I was at the hospital lots with a ventilator. He was put on singulair after he had a bout of pnemonia. I already knew he had asthma, so as soon as he has that persistent cough I get the inhaler going right away twice a day and in a few days it is under control. I hate inhalers, but the side effects of the singlair I hate more!!!

About food allergies. It may be that your child would have developed asthma anyways since food allergies, eczema and asthma often go hand in hand. We have all three with our son.

For now we are staying away from the singulair and going to look into alternatives. Has anyone had any experience with accupuncture as a treatment? Any other alternative treatments that have worked. Bear in mind my son is only 5.