I'm a 30 year old male, and I've been on Singulair for eight year...

Good luck to you,this med was very effective in controlling the asthma and allergies,but to be honest since my son got off cold turkey there was no change in his condition thank god,but the side effects did go away,we were prescribed a new steroid inhaler but i have not filled prescription yet,

I felt that I could not breathe when I first went off singulair, for about the first week, and then it was like I was never on it. I used my albuterol for that week and now I feel like I did when I was on it. I am also on asmanex which is an inhaled steroid. You could try any of the number of inhaled steroids which will act as an inflammatory in the lungs. If you are not working with an allergist, I would start that, too. My son and I have been on shots for about 2 years and they are helping. Controlling that allergens in your home would be helpful as well. I had mood changes on singulair and my 8 year old said he wanted to kill himself several times. You will find that your mood improves when you get off of singulair. Good luck!

try accolate. It came out before singulair and costs more but is for the same thing. I switched back to it in the hopes that it would be more effective....my asthma is completely out of control. Does anyone know about symbicort? I am considering requesting a switch from asmanex.