My son (now 6) was put on Singulair at 8 months old for asthma an...

You are just one of the many mothers that loved their children enough to get treatment for an illness,not a terrible mom.You will see improvement and I am so happy your healthcare professional took the initiative to remove the drug,that is what your pediatrician should have done when GI symptoms were present,as they are a listed side effect.God bless you and your little one. Please report your situation to the FDA when you see improvement.You can also visit www.parentsforsafety.org great information site .Tell your physician about this site and the parents advocacy site,they can learn more there than the Merck website.Kate

Jilla,

You are NOT a terrible mother and this is NOT your fault. Your son's primary care, gastro and neuro physicians should have known that your son's symptoms were possible side effects of singualir. They have been on the label a long time. Thank goodness the psychiatrist did! I am so glad to hear your son is improving off Singulair.

My son suffered for 5 1/2 years while on this med. I too had no idea his symptoms could have been caused by Singulair because neither his doctors nor his pharmacy informed me. He is virtually symptom free after almost 5 months off the drug and has a bigger appetitie than ever!

Please accept Kate's invitation to visit our advocacy site.

Best wishes,
Jenna

My son age 10 months has just been prsribed this medication Singulair due to sleep apnea. The physician is trying to rule out wheter his anenoids and tonsils need to be removed. I am a very frustrated parent I really do not know what to do. I would rather not have him in surgery at such a young age due to anesthia, and also this medication is really giving me second thoughts on whether I should even bother giving it to him. Any suggestions?

MY 8 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER HAS BEEN ON SINGULAR SINCE SHE WAS 2, ABOUT 4 MONTHS AGO SHE STARTED CLEARING HER THROAT, PUT ON REFLUX MED, NOTHING CHANGED NOW SNIFF, COUGH, CLEAR THROAT WE HAD SWOLLOW TEST DONE NOTHING. NOW THEY WANT TO DO MORE TEST SHE HAS BEEN THROUGH SO MUCH ALREADY I AM VERY HAPPY I FOUND THIS SIGHT TAKING HER OFF SING TODAY I WILL LET YOU KNOW IN A WEEK HOW SHE IS DOING THANK YOU FOR POSTING THIS I HOPE IT WORKS