I've been taking Singulair for my asthma since it first came on the market 10 years ago. Then a couple years ago, it was approved for allergies and treatment in children, which for whatever reason, completely surprised me. The medicine has never done anything for my allergies so I couldn't understand that particular concept. Plus, when I first started taking it, my doctor specifically said it was for "adult" patients, which leads me to surprise #2 when it was marketed as okay for kids. (I'm 27 now and started it when I was 17.) Maybe it's the concept of the same dosage affecting a child but it didn't seem right to me and still doesn't. Keep in mind, I find Singulair to be a miracle drug for me but know from numerous postings here and stories I've read that it's completely opposite for others, namely children. I despise the fact I have to take a pill each day to keep my lungs regulated but at the same time, I have had a very positive experience on this drug and am very saddened why it affects sooo many other people drastically different than it affects me. It just goes to show that our bodies are very different even when we suffer similar ailments, but it's scary that something so positive for my body can be so detrimental to another's.
I'm glad to hear your daughter is doing much better now that she has stopped her Singulair usage and hope she has found something that works extremely well for her asthma, just as I have found with my (singulair) treatment.