My daughter has been off of Singulair for about 6 weeks now and i...

Hi. My son has been off Singulair for only 2 weeks. I have noticed an improvement in his attitude/outlook but we are battling an OCD as well, hair pulling in particular. I am praying with all my might that as time goes on, this will stop. It is affecting him in so many ways that are not good. I want to hear from others too who were battling an OCD with their child on Singulair and if the OCD has stopped now, how long it took.

My son has been off it apprx 6 weeks, In that time there have been ups and downs, At home we have noticed huge differences in attitude and behavior. When he does start to tantrum it no longer last as long as it used to. He is a 6 yr old and is testing the waters you might say to see what he will get away with. The last couple days either the allergies kicked in or he is getting over small cold and I notice during this time he has been tending to act out more are learned behaviors, which now have to be corrected and reinforced that this is not allowed anymore. He seems to be getting over it alot quicker. Other people( dr's) and relatives are noticing differences in him, just not the school( At least they won't admit it yet). What I see them complaining about is normal not following directions things instead of lashing out in anger type stuff. I think we have to give them time to heal both physically and mentally. It is frustrating but I think we need to give them time!

I posted on May 7 about my son's recovery. If you scroll down, you will find it. Don't despair- your daughter will improve. This experience has changed her, but as time goes by she will develop more tolerance - she may need to relearn things, and you may have to adjust your expectations, but I know things will get better.

Hi,
it takes time, but the behavior does get better. Our son (6) was on Singulair for over 3 years, and he stopped taking the medicine about 6 weeks ago, when the first reports were aired on NPR. Only this last week did his obsessive compulsive behavior stop (for now, at least). He got better overall, but he still has big setbacks. He is not 100 percent back to where we started, but he is more often positive, he is less aggressive, and does not cry at the drop off the hat, and, he actually sleeps through again. It takes time, but it gets better.

My daughter is 20 and she has improved being off of the singulair. Her stomach issues are much better and her anxiety has lessened. She still has a ways to go but she was on the drug for about 7 years - it probably takes a long time to get out of the system and I am hopeful that, with time, her other health issues will improve. It scares me that there could be permanent effects- does anyone know about this?