http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29442 UPDATE: Our nightmare with SINGULAIR has not ended! After reading "conerned citizens" report discussing the possiblility of Singulair causing asthma blew me away. My son was put on this drug for food allergies not asthma b/c they thought of his two anaphy Thu, 10 Apr 2008 20:56:48 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29442?item=6986 The goal of montelukast was to reduce inflammation due to eosinophils. Ann Allergy. 1992 Mar;68(3):286-90.Links Eosinophils in asthma.Busse WW, Sedgwick JB. University of Wisconsin Medical School, Madison. Eosinophils, a prominent feature of asthma http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29442?item=6986 Thu, 10 Apr 2008 21:11:48 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29442?item=6987 In other words, Singulair plays with no many different genetic variations that it is like Russian roulette. http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29442?item=6987 Thu, 10 Apr 2008 21:32:06 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29442?item=6988 I am a mold person. Mold is a nasty allergy. Pancake mix in a box that has grown mold spores could put a mold person in the hospital. http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29442?item=6988 Thu, 10 Apr 2008 22:02:26 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29442?item=6991 I am sorry to hear about your son. It is really scary to think STOPPING this medication can cause problems! My daughter was put on Singulair for only allergies. It has been 11 days since she has been off. So far no breathing trouble. I pray she doesn't be http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29442?item=6991 Thu, 10 Apr 2008 22:13:46 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29442?item=6992 Thanks. I am just a wreck now! This is more than any 3 year old should be forced to deal with. Besides his life threatening food allergies and worring when he will have to get an epi shot he now is scared to death b/c we have to put a mask on his face s http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29442?item=6992 Thu, 10 Apr 2008 22:25:10 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29442?item=6993 My son had his sinuses finally drain on the 9th day. He had alot of phelgm. He was also on it for allergies. When the allergies would kick in he would get URI which would then result in the wheezing and croup like cough. Last couple of days I have been giv http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29442?item=6993 Thu, 10 Apr 2008 22:32:46 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29442?item=6994 Montelukast was invented as an alternative to constant steroid use for the attack of the eosinophils. Meaning that they were hoping to avoid the attacks rather than suffer the damage done by eosinophils. I have no idea how the concept got mutated to incl http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29442?item=6994