Comments on: Singulair suicide side effects to be reviewed by FDA

By: lynne

lynne — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 23:31:04 +0000

My 14 yr old son was on singulair for three and a half years,after two months on singulair anxiety and saddness set in,a year and a half on singulair severe depression to the point he was hospitalized,lexapro wellbutrin celexa all useless against it.A complete withdraw from society,only home schooling as he could not survive the pressures of life,two months off singulair and my happy boy is back but the life he lost irreplacble.

By: Bertha

Bertha — Tue, 20 May 2008 04:35:01 +0000

My son is 11 years old and has been on the adult dose of singulair since 2005 and just until recently after hearing of the side effects of Singulair was I able to connect his severe anxiety and depression to the medication. He has suffered for over two years and continued to take Singulair for his asthma and allergies even after I asked his doctors if there was any link after he started showing symtoms of anxiety and depression at the age of 9. My son has been off the medication for two weeks now and is somewhat better. He has not expressed the thoughts of hurting himself, wanting to die, or has sudden bursts of crying for no reason, or nightmares. I am also willing to attest to what kind of horror is has caused my son as well as my family for the past couple of years. I just hope that he does not continue to live with anxiety, fear and depression for the rest of his life.

By: Galen

Galen — Fri, 09 May 2008 04:38:51 +0000

i joke with my girlfriend calling singulair “my angry medicine,” she doesn’t think it’s very funny though. about a half hour after swallowing the pill, i am more angry and more irritated than ever for absolutely no reason. i’m typically a very calm guy but this medicine makes makes my mood very mad, i just can’t control the anger i feel, i never feel or have every felt that way except when taking singulair. i have been taking it for about a year but only once or twice a week (when i get stuck being around animals) the asthma relief it offers is good but the psychological effects are horrible. i couldn’t imagine taking this medicine everyday. i’m sure it screwed a lot of people up for life. it must take a huge toll on body and mind.

By: michelle

michelle — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:26:01 +0000

My 8 year old daughter has been taking singulair for 4 years due to allergies and asthmatic syptoms. She has been diagnosed by a psychologist with anxiety and depression. She also has alot of “mood swings” for an 8 year old. If Merck and Co. knew about this and let peditricians prescribe this i will fight to the end!!! I have taken her off of the medication, and i am hoping to see an improvement.

By: patricia

patricia — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 16:19:21 +0000

I have been on this medication for 7 years and my quality of life has completely changed. I went from being a productive person to just a severely depressed, moody, having tremers, shakes the whole nine. I spoke with the doctor and we are asessing the issue.

By: John

John — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 17:17:34 +0000

In February 2008 I was prescribed Singulair. I started to get mood swings and a deep depression. I was getting ready to go to the doctors and say I have a problem and I may need to take something to help stop this. It was then I saw the news report. I stopped taking the Singulair. I went through and I am still going through horrible withdrawals from this medication.
I already suffer with panic attacks and this has been amplified by my ordeal with this medication. The doctor who prescribed it has never called to see how I am doing. I have told my regular doctor about the problems I have had with this medication, I have even told the hospital and yet no one has helped me with getting off of it. I have stopped taking it slowly. On Monday April 7, 2008 I was going to take another dose to help but my withdrawals from the previous dose were so bad, I chose to ride it out.
On Wednesday April 9, 2008 I passed out at the stove burning my hair and getting a mild concussion. On Thursday April 10, 2008 a panic attack turned into a run with another injury causing more to the concussion and a bruise over the right eye. I don’t know the relation of these episodes and the Singulair. I am still having the cold sweats, the nausea, the depression and mood swings from this drug. My sedative is what I take to help keep me calm.
This is a horrible medication. Not only should MERC be held accountable but also the FDA and those doctors to arrogant to do their own research.
Medication that are tested properly are good for us. Those that are sent out just for profit, that is when those who send it out need to be held accountable.
We are not guinea pigs, we are human beings. I for one am tired of being messed with by a corrupt, uncaring and greedy system.

By: Derrick

Derrick — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 18:56:20 +0000

I was an easy going person who was really easy to get along with and always relaxed before starting on Singulair. Afterwards I became a depressed monster with violent uncontrollable mood swings, I would cry during any and all arguments that I had, I thought life was completely hopeless, and put a gun to my head on several occasions contemplating blowing my head off and ending it all. My wife told me something was happening that was changing me because she knew that this behavior just was not me and I even starting seeking counseling for it. Luckily my wife was there to snatch the gun away from me and hide it whenever it got really bad. I treated my wife and my children so bad and now I’ve lost them. I’m off of the singulair now and starting to feel like my old self again but it’s too late for my family. My wife understands that this medication is likely to blame for this but says although she loves me very much, she just can’t get past the way i was on singlair. My life has been ruined and I’ve lost the most wonderful woman, beautiful daughters, my job, and my house is currently in foreclosure. I had to lose all of this just so that I could breathe a little easier?! Thank you Singulair! Thank you so much!

By: Brandon

Brandon — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 04:39:20 +0000

I think you all need to stop jumping to conclusions with baseless lawsuits.
In clinical trials, only 1 patient attempted suicide in the singulair group, whereas 3 patients did so in other asthma medicine groups. This was studying over 44,000 people in each group.
So just maybe, the suicide had to do with the person and not the drug. Sometimes people need to own up to what they did and not seek to blame it on anyone they can for a cheap buck.

By: Brian

Brian — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 20:40:36 +0000

My brother was on Singulair from June of 2002 until his suicide in June of 2004. Fine one day, and gone the next.

By: Candice

Candice — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 23:38:43 +0000

I have not had physical harm or died because of Singuliar, but while I was taking the drug for my asthma I had mood swings and was not an easy person to get along with. Which effected my school and home life with my parents.

By: Angi

Angi — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 22:41:48 +0000

Our 10 year old son was diagnosed with an anxiety disorder by a psychologist pursuant to taking Singulair and we can document the connection. I am a civil litigation assistant for a small firm in Iowa and would be willing to serve as a lead plaintiff should there be any action pursued against Merck for failing to disclose the potential side effects of Singulair.