Anyone see behavior problems with singulair or zyrtec?

Carolyn - posted on 07/10/2011

Same thing - so I took my daughter off synthetic meds and started using a sea salt solution nose rinse morning and evening before bed, she was sinus free and stoppped having ear infections - then after 1 year is now allergy free!

Carolyn - posted on 07/10/2011

Same thing - so I took my daughter off synthetic meds and started using a sea salt solution nose rinse morning and evening before bed, she was sinus free and stoppped having ear infections - then after 1 year is now allergy free!

Veronica - posted on 07/06/2011

Had the same problem - he did become a little devil. I was disappointed and tired all the time. We made up a list with punishments for miss-behavior. And a list of rewards in case he is a "good-boy". Helped 3 days! After that we did try strict daily routine, each hour had it's purpose. No TV and no sweets - these are a trigger many times. Also i did rely on my family, we took care of the kid by turns, so we could have time to rest. Anyway, i did give him herbal calming tea - and this was the major key for us. We could not stop giving Zyrtec as he has asthma status...:(

Cristy - posted on 06/28/2011

My son takes both and is autistic, so behavior problems are there anyway BUT he was having horrible night terrors when we gave his Singulair at bedtime....started giving it in the mornings and the night terrors stopped

Senar - posted on 06/16/2011

My son is 3+ and he is on Zyrtec only and we have noticed no bad attitude. He takes 1,5 spoonful before 2 hours he goes to bed and all is fine right now...

Samantha - posted on 03/04/2011

Singulair we saw some behavioral issues with, but they were exacerbated by the adhd that was later diagnosed. Zyrtec we havent seen any problems with

Melissa - posted on 12/27/2010

Oh my God YES! We took my son off it last year this time because of the horrible behaviors. Some have gone away(thankfully), some haven't, but he's definitely much better.

Liz - posted on 10/26/2010

It's hard to tell since my son already has ODD, but it seems to me that when he's on Zyrtec his temper tantrums and oppositional behavior become worse. (He is 10). Singulair seems fine for him, but I can't afford it since we don't have health insurance, so it's a catch-22; right now I'm going to stop using either.

Julie - posted on 09/10/2010

My 8 year old has been on singulair since she was 18 months. She has never had any issues. But my sister had her son on it and she said she took him off because it was making him crazy... So I am not sure - each kids has their own chemical reaction I guess. Have you spoken to your doctor?

Laura - posted on 01/28/2010

My daughter has been on Singular since she was 1 1/2 yrs old now she is 12 1/2 yrs old. I havent had any behavior problems except ADD (attention deficit disorder, i think that is hereditary). Have you talked with the doctor about alternative medicine?

Carol - posted on 01/24/2010

My daughter has taken singular for several years now, and we really haven't seen any side effects other than the normal behavior swings with certain ages (ie 2-4 years). Hope things work out for you. What does your dr. say?

Angelique - posted on 01/22/2010

my son has been on and off singulair, claritan, albuterol (nebulizer and inhaler), nasonex, prednisone, and of course saline nasal spray, I have noticed that he gets really moody but didn't even think of the meds. Does anyone have any homeopathic remedies that may work better? Right now his Dr. says we have to get this allergies and asthma under control so she has him on singulair, claritan, and saline spray daily for the next 2 months.

Kimberly - posted on 01/20/2010

Not wth either, but we had a hell of a time with Flovent and Pulmicort for asthma. We switched to Singulair b/c it was better for us, but I know it's common. This is gonna sound crazy, but we got our son off most of that stuff by taking him to a chiropractor and chocking him full of vitamins, omega 3s, and probiotics. We go especially heavy on Vitamins C and D. If you like this idea and want to hear the full story, just email me: kimberly.becker@gmail.com.

Aileen - posted on 01/17/2010

Lydia a good place to start would be with a good allergist. My son has asthma, and needs to be on zrytec and advair as well as singulair. He is doing so much better and is now taking allergy shots so hopefully that will get him off zrytec as he has year round allergies that would make his asthma bad. Specialist not needed just hook yourself up with a good allergist someone thorough.

Lydia - posted on 01/17/2010

do most of your kids have ADHD? My daughter was on Zyrtec, Clariton and now on Singulair. She was diagnosed w/ ADHD around the time she started Singulair. I have also heard to cut oit dairy & eggs in her diet! Is all this stuff related? And does anyone recommend a specialist or specific doc? HELP!

Aileen - posted on 01/14/2010

i dunno my son has been on both zrytec and advair and singulair and he is doing allergy shots. He seems to be a typical 9 year old. No problems out of the ordinary that I can detect.

Mandy - posted on 01/10/2010

Hi Stephanie,
My son has been taking Singulair for about 3 years and hasn't had any problems (he was about 6 when he started on it), but a good friend of mine had quite bad behavioural problems with her son (He would have been about 12yrs old).
Both she and I have had our children on low Salicylate diets and my son is also Dairy Intolerant, so we are quite aware of things affecting behaviour.
Not sure if this helps, but thought I would share with you.
Goodluck,
Mandy

Anna - posted on 01/08/2010

i have noticed the same thing with my daughter,she does some pretty diffrent things as well ( going through the door way and then diong it again) if i take her off her meds her asthma will get worse, did you ever find anyhtig diffrent?

Cynthia - posted on 10/28/2009

My five year old also acted very hyper on the singulair. We took him off after about 4 months because although it helped him tremendously the benefits did not outweigh his raciness. Originally i thought it was a good thing...like energy he never was able to exert before...but as time progressed the energy level failed to cease. He currently only takes his albuterol inhaler as needed

Lael - posted on 10/26/2009

Yes my 7 year old daughter acted really crazy on singulair. We took her off after 1 month.

Michelle "Shelly" - posted on 10/19/2009

My son has been taking Singular for over 3 years with no side effects. He takes it at night to help keep him from getting sleepy.

Paula - posted on 09/25/2009

Mine is 4 years old and hes been on zyrtec for at least 3 years for his allergies/dertmatitis. he tried Clariton and he didnt sleep for a day and a half off of a half a dose...Singulair makes him bounce off the walls like crazy... so Zyrtec and benadryl are the only things he can take for his dermatitis, and it can be severe at times.

Amber - posted on 09/03/2009

My 2 and a hafl year old step-son has been on flovent and singulair since last February because he has asthma and pet allergies. He also takes albuterol as needed. He has pets at his mother's house and continued to have respiratory problems after this so his allergist added zyrtec into the mix in July. He takes the singulair and zyrtec before bed and I have yet to observe any changes in his sleeping habits. I would imagine it could depend on the child as well as the combination of different medications.

Cher - posted on 08/27/2009

My 5 year old has been on Singulair and Zyrtec for almost 2 years now. He takes both of them at bedtime. I have not noticed any behavioral issues but he does have ADHD and he does not sleep well at night. After reading all of your post I am wondering now if these meds may be our problem. He has to take something or else he has allergic shiners and cold symptoms all the time. I just recently discussed this issue with my husband (nurse practioner) and I think we are going to try a different regimen...

Heather - posted on 08/27/2009

My daughter had issues with Singulair. She has always been my best sleeper but when on the meds she suddenly didn't sleep and she was always complaining about her legs hurting. A friend's neighbor boy had hallucinations while on singulair. Once I took my daughter off it she was fine. We have had no issues with Zyrtec but she has not been on it for very long and only takes it during the peak allergy seasons.

Sherriy - posted on 08/26/2009

My daughter never acted out on Singulair, but after about a month of taking the pill. Her hair started to fall out. I freaked out and called her doc and the pharmacy. No one knew what was wrong. We even had some tests done. ANd finally I was looking on the internet and people for a few years have had the same problem. SHe lost about half her hair. So I stopped giving it to her and all her hair grew back within 6 months.I hate that pill.

Demetra - posted on 07/16/2009

my son is on both and we haven't had any problems

Teresa - posted on 07/03/2009

my son takes them both zyrtec of a morning and singular pills of a evening and hes had a few mood swing issues and i tried holding back the singular a few days and he became very weezy and coughing. so decided i could live with the mood swings.

Alyssa - posted on 07/02/2009

My daughter is 2 & a half and she is on both Zyrtec and Singulair. She has been on singulair the last year and zyrtec for the last 6 months...I have not seen any behavior problems while taking these med. We went through Benadryl and claritin before we started her on Zyrtec....and it has worked wonders with the Singulair. It may depend on the child and other meds that your child is also on. My daughter takes Zyrtec, singulair, & flovent daily...she has albuterol as needed by machine. I think it just depends on child.

MARTA - posted on 06/05/2009

My daugher is on singulair and allegra. She was on Zyrtec and Bendaryl but like you said Zyrtec is to be given at night. Well the next day she was very tired but normal later in the day we were in the car driving and she quit breathing on me and started to have a seizure. I had to give her mouth to mouth and have her transported by amr. Thank God she made it. But later I researched it on the interned and Zyrtec and Benadryl interact. The main ingredient in Benadryl interacts with Zytertec which causes difficulty breathing, seizures and fever. The funny thing is the doctor knew she was taking benadryl and didn't tell me this. We no longer have this doctor.

JL - posted on 05/23/2009

My daughter went through a number of meds before she was put on singular and albuteral and for us they have made things so much better. The other allergy meds did nothing for her and from age one to four we were up at least four nights a week with her having asthma attacks related to her allergies. She would be throwing up all night and absolutely miserable. Once her doctor put her on singular things improved. We no longer had to take her to the doc for steriod treatements and we have had to use her albuteral inhaler only maybe twice a month and that is usually only when she has a sinus infection or a cold. It has made things better for her but children like adults react differently to meds.What works for one child does not work for the other. We had people rave about zyrtec and it did nothing for her. I for one went through a number of allergy meds before I found that a combo of flonase and allegera worked best for me. I just recently put my son on zyertec and so far he has had no negative reactions. Because he is young we put him on it for three weeks and then took him off it for a week to see if it was making any significant difference and while on it his constant cold symptoms and low grade temps subsided but for the week he was off of it he immediately started having low grade temps and cold symptoms. So far it works well but it has only been a few of months so we will see. I hope all of your children are doing well and that you all find what works best for them! :)

Kerry - posted on 05/15/2009

my daughter used to take singulair she turned into a violent monster had hallucinations and also lost all control of her bowels and bladder she had severe headaches and flashing in front of her eyes when hospital saw her they said she was having an adults reaction to a childs dose and to stop immediatly it was very frightening as she was put on it as a replacement to her usual asthma preventar as they were stopping using it

Evie - posted on 05/14/2009

My son became very angry and aggressive (more than usual) while taking singulair. But I weighed the options of breathing versus monster and chose breathing. I only give it to him seasonaly and this year he hasn't had any problems. Does your son have to take all year or is it possible he has seasonal allergies?

Stephanie - posted on 05/02/2009

In our case, my son was on Singulair, and when Zyrtec was added he went nuts. Took me a while to figure it out. When I stopped the meds cold turkey, there was a dramatic improvement! His severe tantrums, night terrors, leg cramps, severe stimming all stopped over night (still stims, but not nearly as bad). I honestly believe that my son went from PDD-NOS to something more like ADD just by stopping those awful meds. Now, six months later he is even coming out of his ADD by doing the DAN protocol with him. Do you have a DAN doctor? My son has not had allergies, asthma, attention problems, urticaria, constipation (and on and on) since starting the DAN protocol a few months ago... www.defeatautismnow.com click on "link to physician registry"

Amy - posted on 05/02/2009

my son is 5 1/2 yrs and has asthma, allergies, and autism. He has been on singulair for about a year now and zyrtec for a few years (only during several allergy season) and recently he has become very aggressive and violent. not sure if it is related to the zyrtec?? I don't recall this occurring last year during allergy season; but he wasn't on the singulair then either. maybe it's the combo?

Tiffany - posted on 03/07/2009

Both my boys were put on singulair, but tthe weird thing was that only my oldest showed behavior problems with it! but i have heard of alot of others having troubles on it!

Lisa - posted on 03/06/2009

Hello my name is lisa my daughter is on singular now I haven't noticed any change's in behavior but it might be because she's also ADHD

Kirsty - posted on 03/04/2009

I took my daughter off singulair recently.  I thought a behavioral change meant that she became violent, irritable, etc.  I never considered that it (the medication) could be the reason that she was quieter and showing signs of OCD (touching faucets repeatedly).  I took her off the singulair to see if her behavior changed and it did!  Another mom told me that her child stopped speaking.  My child's asthma has worsened since removing singulair but the OCD stuff stopped.  I don't know why but I just want other moms to know that a behavioral change can mean several things.

Thanks and good luck!

Briana - posted on 03/03/2009

My dh had bad anxiety and was miserable on Zyrtec. 

Ashleigh Fain - posted on 02/27/2009

My 2 year old son has just been diaganosed & he has been put on singuliar & Pulmicort, Xopenex, & Orapred when really struggling & I have found that they have made him a complete monster!! When he is off of the orapred he is a little better, but I do think that the singuliar & pulmicort make him much more hyper to an already hyper child!

Tracie - posted on 02/25/2009

My Daughter is 11yrs old and has been on singular and Zyrtec and albutorol her whole life we have not seen any bad results with these drugs. She has been put on steroids and other med that we have seen irritability and mood swings so I have taken her off them. Thinking mabey she is over medicated. Well then she will have a very bad attack and have to rush her to the hospital and they get mad that I have stoped these meds. So they will change them, well currently she is taken Singular for asthma/allergies & nasonex spray for allergies & azmacort inhaler for asthma and an inebulizer machine and albutrol for fast acting relief. So far these have been working very well. We live in San Diego and with the hot one day and cold and foggy the next this seems to be the best for her! Ihope this is helpful in some way to you. But i will say we have lived in Oklahoma and Colorado and Calif. and it really depends on where you live everytime we moved we have had to ajust her meds. Good luck:)   

Kimberley - posted on 02/23/2009

im new to this site... and my question is my 8 yrs old daughter has asthma besides her puffers the dr says she should take singulair at night... does anyone notice any behavior problems with singulair? if so what should i say to the doctor

Lisa - posted on 02/04/2009

My daughter has been using Singulair for probably about a year now and I have not noticed any changes so far.

Shelley - posted on 02/04/2009

My son is on singulair, and has been for many years, i have never had a problem with the tablets, have you taken him off the tablets now?

Megan - posted on 02/03/2009

Quoting Jenny:

My 6 yr old son has been on Singulair and Hydroxyzine for over 4-5 years now for all kinds of allergies and for asthma. Neither one of them have caused him to experience any bad side effects. They have helped him out tremendously!

What is hysroxyzine? That is actually one I haven't used yet? :-)

Megan - posted on 02/03/2009

Hmm.. We take so many meds I don't know which cause these behaviors. We take Singulair and Advair daily, then Xopenex when sick, and usually Orapred when really struggling. For sure-- the Orapred creates a wild child... The others, I don't know...? Good luck making it through! :-)

Jenny - posted on 01/29/2009

My 6 yr old son has been on Singulair and Hydroxyzine for over 4-5 years now for all kinds of allergies and for asthma. Neither one of them have caused him to experience any bad side effects. They have helped him out tremendously!

Kirsty - posted on 01/25/2009

IMy daughter takes Singulair now and it has worked really well for her.  However, I have met several mothers who discontinued the Singulair b/c of mood changes.  Most mothers cannot believe that we do not have side effects to Singulair b/c it is very common (tp have mood problems).  I did stop Zyrtec b/c mine was a zombie.  "It shouldn't make her sleepy."  Well, it did and we stopped it.  She takes Benedryl at night maybe once per week right now.  Some Claritan when it is allergy season but that is it.

Patty - posted on 01/21/2009

My son is on singulair. We see no negative side effects. He was originally on Pulmicort, but had some side effects and needed to change meds. I have read you can have some mood issues on any of these meds and to always keep a close eye on them.

Julie - posted on 01/20/2009

My daughter became severely irritable on both of these medications.  She complained constantly of a headache and was so miserable!!!  Come to find out... she is alergic to both.  The doctor had to put her on pulmicort instead.  One million times better!!!! She is a happy child again.