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I wrote about a year ago. My 17 year old daughter was suicidal an...

Posted at 2:48 AM on Feb 15, 2009 by memphisrn, #38965
I wrote about a year ago. My 17 year old daughter was suicidal and horribly depressed during the year she was on Singular. Her asthma doctor had seen this is girls her age and took her off it immediately. Turns out it was not even helping the asthma as she improved on only Asthmanex. She got better after being off Singluar 2 weeks but was never the happy, outgoing girl she had been before she started. She is now suffering again form an episode of major depression. Are the effects of this drug permanent? She got so much better after she stopped it, it was like I had her back, almost. She never made ti back the whole way. I filed a post-marketing MedWatch adverse drug report form one year ago. It is the only way we can prove what is going on. I used to be a certified clinical research co-oridinator. The FDA can't know unless we tell them. Please let them know what a dangerous drug this can be.
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Reply 9 months ago on Feb 15, 2009 by flindy, #17085

I also wrote about a year ago of my child,since then we have experianced what i call "flashbacks" please join our fightwww.parentsforsafety.org i have been in contact with the FDA they say if they see a trend in reporting they will investigate this possibility.So report this new problem Good luck you are not alone

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Reply 9 months ago on Feb 17, 2009 by massmomof3, #17142

I'm no expert, and I agree you should notify the FDA, but I also have a theory that a negative Singulair reaction is similar to any other kind of trauma, and there can be long lasting or recurring effects, especially whenever a new stressful situation occurs. But this doesn't mean that she can't recover. Cognitive behavior therapy could help - it's a way of consciously training the brain to stop negative thought patterns.

Everyone responds differently to a traumatic event. Some people bounce right back, others may be more sensitive and require more support. My son is much better these days but it has been a long slow road to recovery and he still has a hard time in stressful situations. Of course I often wonder what he would have been like if he had never taken Singulair. But at other times when I see him laugh and smile I know that he has the capacity to be happy - something I feared he'd lost when he was taking Singulair - and I feel hopeful again for his future.

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