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My son is 11 years old. He has been on Singulair for about six y...

Posted at 7:28 PM on Jan 14, 2009 by rtalley1, #38032
My son is 11 years old. He has been on Singulair for about six years. Ihave taken him to see a psychologist twice because of his terrible mood swings. He was diagnosed with depression last year. I am very concerned about this drug now. He has also suffered from migraines for two years. I also pulled him out of school and started homeschooling him because of the stress of school was causing three migraines a month. I also have a 19 year old boy who is not on singulair now. He took it for 8 years and was diagnosed with ADHD. He also went through depression as a child. I am making a appointment for my son to go back to his allergy doc tomorrow. Also I am not blaming my sons illness on singulair, but I am terrible concerned that it could have harmed my sons.
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Reply 9 months ago on Jan 14, 2009 by flindy, #15992

I to ended up doing the home schooling route,file a report with medwatch,talk to your doctor,visit www.parentsforsafety.org to get more info.Your doctor will probly say its not the drug,but ask him to do a blood test,to check his esophilla levels,if they are high then your children are allergic to this drug,more than likelyWe are fighting we are shouting to be heard,children are suffering and it has to stop.Good luck you are not alone

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Reply 9 months ago on Jan 15, 2009 by zsmom, #16002

My son developed depression while taking Singulair and as soon as we learned it was a possible side effect and stopped giving him Singulair, his depression lifted. He also suffered a myriad of other psychiatirc symptoms while taking Singulair that are no longer evident. My family endured five years of turmoil and emotional pain because of the side effects of this drug. To add insult to injury, I recently discovered that Singulair is not the recommended treatment for allergies or asthma (he took it mainly for asthma but he also has allergies). Good luck to you and your family.

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