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My 13 year old son was taking Singulair for several years and had...

Posted at 1:51 PM on Jun 22, 2009 by jwampner, #42494
My 13 year old son was taking Singulair for several years and had developed, over time, depression and anxiety. I didn't put the two together until the news stories came out a couple of years ago. Since then he has been taking Zyrtec. Over time the depression and anxiety has returned. He does not take the Zyrtec everyday, just as needed. I believe that it has built up in his system to cause the side effects. Can anyone give me an idea of how long it takes to get out of his system so that I can tell if this is what is causing the problems or if I should look for some other cause. Thanks
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Reply 4 months ago on Jul 15, 2009 by happymom, #21569

Hi,
my son was on Singulair for severl years, too. We stopped it last March (because of the new reports), and it took almost 14 months for most of the anxiety, depression, phobias and obsessive compulsive behavior to almost disappear. Those signs come up still, but less and less frequently.
Good luck,
Heike

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