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Reviewer: 35-44 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Caregiver)
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My 5 year old son was put on this medication for several of the reasons above and it greatly improved his wheezing and breathing, but it caused major mood/behavioral changes. He became very defiant, cried all the time, angry, unhappy, and falling apart about everything.
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Reviewer: CharwBarry, 45-54 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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My allergies produced an abundance of mucus to the extent that it felt as though I was almost choking. Taking Singular at bedtime cleared up the breathing/mucus problem.Now I have a problem with night sweats. We keep the temperature set on a chilly 59 at night yet I'm still sweating and uncomfortable, even under only a sheet. I do believe the drug has interfered with my ability to sleep through th
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Reviewer: cindy, 35-44 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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Be careful of the attached warnings i took this for 3 days and by the end of the 3rd day I had only slept for about 6 hours total and felt like I had been living thru a Horror movie in real life. When I did wleep I had severe nightmares and fought in my sleep. I had hallucinations of things that were not really there. It helped my allergies but was not worth the horror I felt. I wasted 30.00 on th
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Reviewer: 0-2 Male on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Caregiver)
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Parents: watch closely for side effects. This product worked for helping out 2 year old son with breathing but after taking him off for 1 month and then putting him back on, we then realized it was causing him to stutter. The stuttering starting a couple of weeks after he began Singulair but stopped immediately after we took him off of it. We didn't realize it was the cause until we put him back o
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Reviewer: Southern Girl, 45-54 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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I was diagnosed with mild asthma one year ago. My doctor started me on an inhaler, but after 6 months of being on that I developed oral thrush. So four months ago he switched me to singulair; I take it every other night. My breathing is fantastic! however, I've put on 5 lbs and notice I'm either irritable or "down" much of the time. I'm going to cut back the dosage to just twice a w
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