Singulair and shed

Im just adding to this column purely because i am a concerned parent, an am taking these notes i read very seriously as my 4yr old child has been taking 4mg Singulair chewable tablets for around 6mnths. I have observed that for some time now she has slowly lost her concentration span an bad behaviour has increased alot, i would like to hear from anyone who could maybe shed a bit more light on the subject for both my daughter an i, as soon i will possibly be taking her off of this medication to just see if there is any change. Good luck to all parents out there who have a similar concern.

I noticed a post from a female back in June in regard to the hair loss. I am an African American female who has adult onset asthma. I am taking singulair b/c I have episodes every few months where the asthma just wears me out to the point I can't get out of bed and the phlegm is thick and yucky as can be? The singulair I am assuming has made my hair shed beyond disbelief. I took sandwich bags of hair to my stylist. I had sinus surgery back in August and initially I thought it was anesthesia? MY anesthisioligist found this site for me. Has anyone experienced hair loss?

I am soooo happy I found this site. I marked it on my Favorites. I am an active 57 year old woman and have been on singulair since 11/2002. I have also gained over 20 pounds. I can't fit into any clothes and I just can't seem to get the weight off no matter what I do. I would stop taking singulair for several days and noticed I could shed a few pounds. Then I would go back on it because I thought I would have trouble breathing. I only have a mild case of asthma. I did a Find on the word "weight" on this site and I was absolutely amazed at how many hits I got. Singulair is the culprit. Most of my weight gain is in my middle area. My dr. now says I am pre-diabetic and put me on another medication to help lose the weight...NOT working though. I am stopping this medication as of tonight 2/22/2005. What triggered me looking online was the montelukast "sodium" Sodium (salt) is a water retainer...makes perfect sense.

I have been taking Singulair since the late 90's and it was a real blessing, it seemed, as far as my asthma. I have not really wheezed since. However, I have been gaining weight at the rate of 1 pound per month steadily in spite of eating reasonably and exercising 4-5 times a week. Additionally, I am unable to stick it out through an entire aerobic routine and have been working for over a year to get better -- no amount of effort seems to work. So, in spite of not wheezing, I'm still no aerobically fit. I had a pulmonary-cardiac test recently and the Dr decided that I really do have asthma problems even though he could not detect them by observation and my answers to question otherwise.

So, I'm wondering if Singulair is a culprit in my weight gain (seems to be) and inability to shed it. And I'm also wondering if Singulair isn't really helping the asthma but just hiding the symptoms.