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My 13 year old daughter has been taking singulair for 8 months, a...

Posted at 6: 3 PM on Jun 16, 2009 by mmmc2, #42321
My 13 year old daughter has been taking singulair for 8 months, and started suffering from severe depression 6 months ago. We intervened and prevented her from committing suicide, but barely. We never correlated it with the Singulair until a visit with her pediatrician today. I am so sad I want to cry. I am the one that suggested to her asthma specialist that she be put on Singulair. I am so fortunate her pediatrician caught this. We couldn't figure out why her personality suddenly changed.
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Reply 5 months ago on Jun 16, 2009 by flindy, #20684

Well you must keep that doc,good for him for being informed.Please take the time to report to the FDA and visit www.parentsforsafety.org

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Reply 4 months ago on Jul 22, 2009 by machaffin, #21744

Just wanted to give an update about my daughter. Within 1 week of being off Singulair, she became the happy, fun, talkative girl she was before she started taking this medication. She smiles, loves softball (she was ready to quit her favorite sport during this depression) and is out with her friends again. She used to try to hide behind her hair (which was noticable in pictures) and now she pulls it back and shows her beautiful face. What a change. Even her coaches have noticed. My beautiful daughter is back!

I thank God everyday that we got her off the Singulair and she didn't commit suicide. She may have more asthma problems now, but we will deal with it in ways other than this medication.

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