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I have only been taking singulair for about a month. I have noti...

Posted at 8:39 PM on Jun 30, 2008 by cinnamonbuns2005, #31940
I have only been taking singulair for about a month. I have noticed that I have become more irritable, grouchy, hateful and just numb, not really wanting to be around anyone, not caring about anyone else's feelings much. I also noticed I have become extremely lethargic, to the point of falling asleep at work as well as heart palpitations and stomach pains. I just started new birth control pills so at first assumed they were causing these side effects, that is until I looked up the side effects of this drug! I have over half of the side effects so I stopped it immediately and can already tell a difference in my mood. I have to sons age 11 and 14, both who have asthma and allergies. The took this medication for a few years with no side effects but have not taken it for about a year now. My youngest son however, has been diagnosed with ADHA and ODD and possibly BiPolar disorder. As I read the other posts, I realize the description of how their children act while on this drug is exactly how my son acts. I wonder if there can be irreversible permanent damage from taking this medicine? He has been on a number of ADHD drugs, none have helped except to make him stop eating and lose weight and he is small for his age, so I have taken him off everything. Has anyone else out there experienced what could be permanent damage from this drug in their children? Even after being off the drug for a year or so? If it could make me miserable within a month, what can it do when one takes it for years? Its sometimes hard to tell the effects of medicine on small children. My son prob starting taking it around 4 yrs old and took it til he was about 8 or 9. Just wondering if anyone else out there has had this happen to them or their children.
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Reply about 1 year ago on Jun 30, 2008 by wewe, #9673

Please read my post from a few days ago. My Son was diagnosed with ADHD in 2001. After getting his records from his Dr. The first prescription for singulair was written a few months prior. I had no idea that there could be a corrolation between this drug and his behavior.I think this medication has long term if not permanent side effects for children. They went away briefly after discontinuing the medication but came back full force when he hit puberty. I had a reply to my post from concerened citizen who says that it is because of the mix of amino acids and hormones. I wonder how many parents have "ADHD" or "BIPOLER" children who were taking this medication. How many were diagnosed AFTER starting it????Good luck.

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Reply about 1 year ago on Jun 30, 2008 by concernedcitizen, #9675

I wasn't implying that hormones such as testosterone derive from amino acids because that would not be correct. Testosterone is made from cholesterol. What I was going to add is that puberty changes nutritional demands especially for males who need protein for muscle development. Males also burn up a lot of calories around that time. Ask anybody who has to feed teenage boys.

IF (and we don't have proof) Singulair has caused some permanent damage to neurons, it would be really important that we don't allow the brain to experience excessive glutamate levels such as what happens when deprived of glucose. So it's very important to get plenty of the right nutrition and frequently if needed because hypoglycemia would be damaging. There is some research which indicates that damaged neurons do not respond to GABA properly. GABA reverses the effects of glutamate so if the neurons do not respond as well to GABA as they should then it would be especially important not to allow glutamate to build up.

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