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My son is almost 4 but has been on Singulair since he turned 3. ...

Posted at 2:14 PM on Nov 04, 2008 by crazyfamilyof6, #36292
My son is almost 4 but has been on Singulair since he turned 3. We saw an immediate improvement in his allergies and asthma and thought it was a miracle drug. That is until we started to see our sweet, outgoing little boy change into something we barely recognized. We thought maybe it was just a stage he was going through or something and didn't connect it to the Singulair until his doctor accidentally wrote his refill prescription for 5 mg. instead of 4 mg. After about 2 weeks on the 5 mg. his mood swings increased substantially. He cried for hours everyday at school. He had previous trouble with his emotions at school on the 4 mg. as well. He continued to cry and throw fits at his preschool so often that he was ending up in the principals office. At home, he became clingy and so emotional that he would cry about everything. After doing some research on Singulair, I immediately took him off the drug. Within 1 1/2 weeks off of the drug, my little boy was a different child. I thought maybe I was the only one who had noticed until his teacher came to the car and ask what happened. She said that he didn't even resemble the same child that started school. He is sweet, and calm. He can take discipline without crying and gets praise every day instead of going to the principals office. His trouble sitting still and listening to the teacher are gone and her push for us to have him tested for ADHD has ended. He is now a star student. The only difference is the removal of Singulair from his little body.
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Reply about 1 year ago on Nov 04, 2008 by flindy, #14155

Good for you all,thank goodness your doctor made a mistake,and you picked up on it,please visit www.parentsforsafety.org and sign our petition,file a report with the fda and merck and your doctor to,to to many children have suffered and died on this drug

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Reply about 1 year ago on Nov 04, 2008 by theresealbert2, #14157

My son went through a very similar experience, except he was on singulair for a much longer period of time. Luckily, you were able to put the pieces together sooner. Please have your doctor file an adverse reaction report with the FDA. Please file a report yourself with the FDA and Merck.
Please visit www.parentsforsafety.org for more information. We must continue to spread the word about the dangers of this drug! I am so happy your little guy is back to his old self! Take Care!

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Reply about 1 year ago on Nov 07, 2008 by jmsc, #14286

My son has also been on Singulair for many years for his allergies and asthma. Within the past year we have noticed a definite change in his personality with signs of ADHD and depression. He still has asthma, so I was wondering have your children been put on other medications after you took them off of Singulair?

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Reply about 1 year ago on Nov 13, 2008 by tracyvalley, #14430

I hope you took up flindy's offer to the website, it's helped me be more passionate about the removal of this drug from my child's system. My son's ( almost 5) just had a conference and one of the things she talked about was his impulse control, and lack there of. I told her about Singulair (she is also taking it) and what my plans were for my son. He has only been off for a week and a half and we see improvment, but bad asthma. I'm glad to here that your son is off and is doing better.

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