I have 2 sons with asthma that have both been taken singulair (th...

I would look to my doctor for an alternative medication because you are definitely seeing side effects due to SINGULAIR.My son started with leg cramps and then extreme moodiness ,crying jags,fatigue and anxiety.He became aggressive and unreasonable within two weeks of being on this medicine ,he took his life after crying and telling us he did not know what was happening to him.Our precious boy had never had any mental health problems or for that fact had never given us a difficult time,in two weeks that all changed.Please take note of this and try a medicine that does not alter your childs personality and increase the risk for something serious to happen.There is a reason that this drug effects mood and behavior and I for one think they need to find that reason before dispensing it to children.This is a real problem now,these common drugs causing psychological side effects.Use your voice and spread the word ,Singulair is dangerous!!!!!!!!!!!

My son is at private schools this year. I was skeptical about taking him because he had a tantrum at his third daycare for the summer. They told me he was kicking and screaming, crying. He has recently been diagnosed with asthma. I had given him prednilsone...(I think thats how you spell it)...the night before.

We had a nurse call us about scheduling an appt for another medical condition he has. It was on the day of testing for the private school. Both were very important to me. I explained my hestation on accepting or rejecting the appointment time. I told her I wondered if Prednilisone had any behavioral side affects. She said absolutely. I take it. "it makes you aggressive, irritable, speeds up your heart rate, makes you hungry"

Last night my son complained that he wasn't feeling well. He is 8yrs old and in 3rd grade. They symptons he was describing was the start of what would normally cause me to take him to the ER where they would give him a breathing treatment with Albuterol and a dose of prednilisone.

I decided to give him the chewable singulair instead. Before administering I called Wlagreens and asked about side affects the pharmicist refused to tell me. I explained why I needed to know and he said "all meds have at least 200 side afffects, I don't want to scare you" I asked him to give me the most common. he refused.

Has anyone found a substitute?