http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29334 My son is 8 and he has been on singulair for at least three years, maybe four. When I heard about the side effects a few weeks ago, I stopped his medication right away. I have since learned that it should be tapered off, but won't put him back on to do th Tue, 08 Apr 2008 21:53:04 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29334?item=6870 This is the first that I have heard of side effects happening from taking one off the medication. My daughter was on Singular for 3 1/2 yrs. and we stopped cold turkey because the medicine stopped working. Fortunately all the side effects went away. How http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29334?item=6870 Tue, 08 Apr 2008 23:39:20 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29334?item=6880 Hi there! I had no idea of a withdrawal period either.... My son, like yours was on the med from age 2 til now just turned 7. It may take a while before the things he has learned because of how his mind USE to react, change. My son always fights shower tim http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29334?item=6880 Wed, 09 Apr 2008 10:13:14 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29334?item=6899 Dear Amy: I took my 7 year old off of Singulair in January 2007 after he had been on it for 4 years. Looking back through the records, I see that his severe symptoms started after his dosage was raised at about 5 years old - when he started Kindergarte http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29334?item=6899