Montelukast

[Manoze]

Montelukast is not working. I am taking montelukast from 2 weeks. It is making my throat irritative and scratchy. I also have gerd.

Every time I want my throat to clear. Montelukast is causing shortness of breath.

Very irritative throat.plz give me suggestions.

[mylungshateme]

Montelukast like all meds can take 8 weeks to start working properly. Some side effects lessen after few weeks. It is pollen season can also cause itchy throat.

[Poobah]

If you have GERD then that can be an irritant to your throat and respiratory system, causing shortness of breath. Montelukast won't treat GERD but is used to treat asthma. If you believe that you are having a bad reaction to any medicine you should contact your doctor so that they can assess the situation.

Your doctor can prescribe medicine for GERD, in addition to other asthma treatments. This link suggests various options for treating GERD, including changes you can make yourself webmd.com/heartburn-gerd/gu...

[Nanny1086 in reply to Poobah]

I’ve been on it for a few years now to help treat my asthma . I know your supposed to take it at night but Ihad sleep problems with it. So I take it in the morning and it’s working well .