Singulair and heart problems

unfreakinbelievable. every single drug ad I see on TV these days for new drugs claims that it will cure you of something. the only catch is: it will give you a million side-effects, half of which can be life threatening!!!

What kind of a job is the FDA doing that it lets these kinds of drugs enter the market and puts people with common problems like asthma in greater danger for developing extreme heart problems and psychological disorders???

I used Reactine. The very 1st tablet I used gave me a dream so vivid that I jumped out of bed - I was about 30% conscious and I still believed that I was in that dream. I dream that a Black Widow was in my bed right under my back and when I woke up I actually envisioned the Black Widow. Now consider that I live in Canada where BW's don't even exist. That's how powerful these drugs are and that's why you should stay away from them. I know this sounds crazy, but DON'T BELIEVE A THING YOUR DOCTOR TELLS YOU!!!!! Use common sense in common situations!!! Think for yourself and listen to your gut instinct or you will wind up dead before your time.

I am a 19 year old female who has taken Singulair for allergies for about 8 months. As I sit typing this, I am wearing a 24 hour Holter monitor to rule out any serious heart problems. I have been experiencing a high resting heart rate, feeling my heart pounding, fatigue, anxiety, irritability, and pains in my chest/upper back. I went to the ER on Dec 12 because my heart rate was so high, and they found no apparent cause for it, they said "Oh, no, it's fine to take the Singulair". I then followed up with my PCP and she said the same thing, "Yes, it's fine to keep taking it". She was testing me for hyperactive thyroid, and they did blood work that turned up nothing. I will hopefully get the results of the Holter this week and I am hoping they will be clear. I believe that my symptoms are from the Singulair and last night was my last dose. I feel relieved to hear others experiencing these same symptoms, as I was starting to become anxious that I had a very serious or permanent illness. I will update after I am off the Singulair for a while.

I have been taking Singulair since January 2003. It really helped my exercise induced asthma. In the summer of 2004, I had a tooth pulled and a bridge put in. My teeth and jaws started hurting and the dentist couldn't figure out any reason why they were. In the summer of 2005, while still on the Singulair, my left arm and neck started hurting leading me to believe I may be having heart problems. I had my heart checked out, and everything looked good. Last summer, still taking Singulair, I began having trouble swallowing pills. I finally stopped taking the Singulair the first of October 2006, and my teeth and jaws quit hurting; my left arm and neck quit hurting; and I don't have any trouble swallowing pills. I did get a nasty head cold a couple of months after stopping the Singulair and another one a couple of months later. I am wondering if those head colds may be associated with the Singulair as it has been many years since I have had a head cold.