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My 3 year old has been on Singulair off and on since he was 1. T...

Posted at 8:17 PM on Mar 21, 2009 by hallsa, #40158
My 3 year old has been on Singulair off and on since he was 1. This last time he started in November of 2008 and began getting agitated, extremely moody, and having fits of anger by Christmas. I thought it was a phase until about 2 weeks ago when my son's doctor told me he thought it sounded like side effects of the Singulair. I took my son off the Singulair and it has been absolute anger fits every time he gets upset or does not get his way. These anger fits have lasted anywhere from 30 minutes to 3 hours (including one that was an hour and half at the doctor's office). The fits consist of screaming at the top of his lungs, biting, kicking, hitting, and yelling rude and crude statements. Once they start he does not know how to get out of the fit. Now that he is off Singulair, I just want to know how long the withdraws will last....Any suggestions of help with the fits or details on how long the withdraw will last would be appreciated.
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Reply 7 months ago on Mar 22, 2009 by kate2, #18321

Please visit www.parentsforsafety.org there are helpful stories about time lines of side effects symptoms.Because of the amount of time being on the drug and the age, sometimes it is learned behaviors and will take a little patience and love to get through these episodes.There are many people who have gone through what you are experiencing and will communicate helpful words of encouragement,it will get better!Please also report to the FDA it will help others.Good Luck and God Bless your little one,Kate

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Reply 7 months ago on Mar 24, 2009 by forthe5, #18428

Well, my son has been on this medication every since he was 9 months and he don't have no effects from it,it may be it's for some children but not all kids and the only reason he's taking the medication is because he has asthma and this medication really helps him even with his other medication he takes. So it's probably come from he's also coming up on his age for boys that boys has temper episodes they even last longer than a girl would do the only thing u can do is try to calm him done with a fruit or a lolly pop and see if that would work.

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Reply 7 months ago on Mar 24, 2009 by matthewct1, #18444

I'm just sitting here shaking my head. I don't even know how to respond to the previous comment.

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