Hi everyone My little boy who is nearly two was put on Singulair...

You will see big changes why put him back on ,and torture him more,tell the doc to take it

The evidence seems clear! Why would you put him back on?? I hope you don't. The longer kids are on it, the more problems. . .

My son went on it a 2 1/2 and stayed on it for 3 1/2 years. We lost what should have been the most enjoyable toddler time with him. You have your proof. Soon as my son went on it we all noticed the difference including the Pre K teacher but back then they weren't actual listed side effects and Dr's kept saying not from Singulair. They are now!

I am deducing from your post that your child has some kind of symptoms that suggest to the doctor that asthma should be prevented. Is that correct? Singulair suppresses the body's natural immune system by preventing a type of white blood cell called an eosinophil from being signalled by a mast cell in the nasal passage or lungs. Normally if the mast cell detects the presence of a pathogen such as virus, parasite, fungus etc., it will send a chemical signal that releases eosinophils from the bone marrow. Some researchers believe that people who develop asthma have become hyper-sensitized to certain stimulus other than pathogens such as pollen and the body reacts as though allergens are pathogens. (I personally don't really believe that. I believe that allergens such as pollen attract pathogens such as aspergillus, a fungus, who live on pollen and dust-from dust mites. And, the body reacts to the real stimulus but in an extreme way. But that is just my opinion. I wish that somebody would test pollen and dust that has been sanitized and see if the reaction is the same.)

So your doctor has probably read information that says it would be beneficial to suppress your child's immune system so that asthma does not result. Is that a good enough reason to subject your child to the side effects that have already been experienced????? Is that a good enough reason to suppress your child's immune system against the pathogens it is meant to protect against?????

Yes, definitely, the side effects that you describe have been documented in other patients. What are the benefits of going back on Singulair as opposed to the other considerations? Don't be afraid to discuss this with your doctor.