Singulair Linked To Suicide

I was so happy to see the lasted news posts regards singular
This medication has turned my sons life upside down I believe if we didn't figure out it was the medication causing it we may have very well lost him
This was my Facebook post in 2011
PARENTS BE WARNED i have been having Terrible problems with my 5 year old son head aches sore joints not sleeping well hypersensitive frustrated fighting lazy eye worse weeing heaps drinking lots not so active cries alot yells tummy pain brain telling him things obsessed with death and the list goes on and on
very worried thinking something is very wrong we went to doctors and specialist and many tests and hundreds of $ to be told we need counciling and also my be adhd.THEN A mum from school worked it out its his ashama meds SINGULAIR AND GUESS WHATS IN IT *ASPARTAME*we have now stopped it and my little boy is slowly getting back to his self and his school work in one week off the meds he's is 80% better


UPDATE .FILLING YOU IN FOR THOSE THAT WERE INTRESTED REGARDS WHAT WAS HAPPENING TO BRAY REGARDS HIS MEDICATION AND HEALTH AFTER A LOT OF RESEARCH I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THE INGREDIENT IN THE SINGULAR MEDICATION MAKING HIM ILL WAS ASPARTAME/NUTRASWEET = ASPARTAME POISONING BRAY HAD AROUND 30 OF ITS SYMPTOMS IT HAS BASICALLY POISONED HIS BODY I CANT BELIEVE HOW TOXIC THIS STUFF IS AND ITS IN EVERYTHING WE BUY MEDICATION FOOD ETC IT WILL TAKE A WHILE TO GET OUT OF HIS SYSTEM BUT HOPING ON A FULL RECOVERY ##PLEASE READ THE LINKS YOU WILL BE HORRIFIED WHAT ITS MADE OF , Aspartame was synthesized by fermenting protein in GENETICALLY MODIFIED E-COLI Bacteria, would you consume it http://www.sweetpoison.com/aspartame-side-effects.html i myself could never drink diet drinks as they gave me migraines and years ago worked out it made me ill so i never had anything in my house with it in but i never dreamed it would be in childrens chewable ashma tablets and its not stated on the box i only found this out through extensive research anyway glad my son and familys life are getting back to normal but he now has adhd and severe learning problems
if any one ever tells you its safe its a load of rubbish my 5yo son is living proff that this suff is lethal and ive have docomented it all down to every little detail
My little boy went through hell and his memory still is damaged to this day
No dig Ban the poison we could of lost our son
This has cost us thousands of dollars and no one has ever contacted me it was never investigated
Nothing
They don't care

I have all medical records and reports and a list a mile long of his side effects I believe this is the course of all his health issues to date

My daughter was on Singulair more than 6 years. She started with the small side effects which went undiagnosed after many trips to the doctor and emergency room. It led to inability to sleep, severe depression, continuous dark thoughts, seizure like episodes that could not be figured out, suicide attempts - not one doctor or therapist suspected Singulair as the culprit. She was hospitalized in an institution once and was in day therapy and continues therapy a year after I stopped giving her Singulair. She has been great since she stopped taking Singulair.

My 7 year old daughter, for the past 3 years has been thrown out of 2 daycares, had rage episodes in kindergarten. She now suffers from low self esteem, she states she hates herself and wishes she was dead, she has a "reputation" among her peers and she now has to take psychiatric drugs to control her rage episodes. Removing her from singulair did not bring her back.

I suffered from athsma all my life and was prescribed singulair to help control the symptoms. I suffered from mood swings, left a job where i was making good money for no reason then jumped from job to job getting myself in debt and then had a suicide attempt . I stopped taking that medication last year and all the depression and mood swings stopped. I just learned from news articles and from a few people in the medical profession that it may have been linked to my use of the product singulair. Before taking that medication I had a normal life and no problems - only while taking this medication is when I suffered from the depression mood swings and thoughts of suicide. Now after not taking it for over a year I am getting myself on the right track .

I believe Singulair played a factor in my sudden changes in mood and interactions with others. I have suffered with anxiety disorder for most my life but I've noticed changes that seemed to occur with no obvious cause. I'd become suddenly angry, overly anxious and unable to control the constant changes in mood. I've taken Singulair 10mg daily for a few years off and on.

I was prescribed Singular when I developed allergy and asthma problems in my teens. I attempted suicide and was in weekly thereapy and Psychiatrist appointments for years while taking the Singular. My asthma and allergies began to subside in my late teens and was taken off Singular. Soon after, I felt good enough to be taken off my antidepressants. I have been denied medical insurance several times due to my hospitilisation and suicidal tendencies.

Its hard to say, we were all sleep deprived and our relationships suffered. If this drug can cause such drastic short term effects I can only wonder about the long term side effects. Whats most disturbing is we told our dr. and they did nothing. We want a reporting system to allow patients to report these issues to their drs and make the drs report such claims. How many people are suffering while the big pharma rakes in billions but at the cost of our health?

Our son suffered for well over a year from side effects which worsened over time which include the following: severe headaches, leg pain, fearfulness, mood swings, inattentiveness, nervousness, anxiety attacks, problems with school work, fear of public places, depression and feelings of hopelessness. We have endured the financial expenses of doctor visits, psychoanalysis, and behavioral therapy. He has suffered physically and emotionally and it has been very difficult for our entire family.