Montelukast

I've been on Montelukast for a few years and have noticed all the major health people say it is not good for children.....

I'm 72 and have had asthma for about 65 years and have always been aware of what I was taking

I remember the Franol days and having a really bad temper.

I was called a loose cannon at school

I stopped taking it by refusing and my temper went

So, Montelukast makes me sweat like crazy if I take it at bed time and the sweats/shivers go on throughout the night.

And so, I stopped taking the pills and am sleeping so well that my bed doesn't look "trashed" in the morning...

Anyone else?

[peege]

Nope. Been on it for 10 years, no side effects - yet!

[Patk1]

I've been on it for donkeys years with no probbs.my young grandson been on for 2yrs and has helped him dramatically well x

[PaulRosedene]

I've been on Montelukast for a while. It seems to provide a constant stream of vivid dreams. But we are all different. Have you spoken to your GP ?

[Incomplete in reply to PaulRosedene]

causes vivid dreams for me too. But I figure it’s better being able to breathe.

[Hidden in reply to PaulRosedene]

No on GP :/ I am all for diving in. I'm a lot more perky in the morning and sleep really well.

[beech]

I take it in the morning, no vivid dreams and no other side effects after some years. I only feel the benefits of it. 🤷‍♀️

[Hidden in reply to beech]

I have always been under the impression that it was night time only...

[beech in reply to Hidden]

If you do a search for Montelukast on this site, you’ll find a number of previous posts enquiring about it over time. People take the medication at different times and adapt as needed/tolerated. My respiratory team are happy about my taking it in the morning, and it works for me. 🤷‍♀️

[DannyQ]

Well I've been on it 4 weeks now with no side affects, so far but wow what a difference it has made to me, I noticed a difference after only a couple of days

[Stoer in reply to DannyQ]

That's really encouraging. I'm about to add Montelukast (and Spiriva) to Luferbec this week so here's hoping I have the same experience as you DannyQ.

[DannyQ in reply to Stoer]

It's really helped with my running as well which is the main reason I was put on it

[Hidden]

I'm moving my dose over to daytime... If i start getting sweaty and agitated it's a stop from me

[beech in reply to Hidden]

Good luck, I hope it works out for you!

[Poshcards]

Have not associated Montelukast with the shivers, I get these quite a lot at night, so much so I have to get up and go downstairs for rest of night. Thank you for mentioning this x

[Whiteclouds]

hi disco balls , I take Montelukadt for asthma and find that these tablets remove a considerable amount of stringy mucus that would otherwise congestion my lungs. My oxygen saturation has gone from 93 to 97 so in my case I find they help me a lot. I take them at night just before I go to bed. I haven’t noticed I sweat but found I have to go to the toilet more often I’m not sure if this medication is the cause.

[Bluezeus321]

I took montelukast as a kid and didn’t have any side effects. Recently, I was prescribed it again, in my 30’s, and after a couple months I noticed I was crying almost every day at nothing. I was having panic attacks constantly in random places and just felt like I was going crazy. I even had darker thoughts during my panic attack episodes. It was very scary! I was then prescribed Zoloft for the anxiety. But this didn’t seem right as I’ve never experienced severe anxiety like this, it was very out of the normal for me. My Doctor didn’t tell me, but after researching myself, I found Montelukast has had a black box warning added recently for psych symptoms and other pretty major side effects (vivid dreams and flu like symptoms included). I then found a Facebook group for support for people with Montelukast side effects (over 20,000 people and growing). I stopped taking it and feel so much better mentally. Yes my asthma needs more control, but I found my previous medications worked for me. While it’s mostly concerning for children, it seems people of all ages experience these symptoms. There is some recent FDA research on this medication, and it seems it crosses the blood brain barrier and stores in the brain (they considered this medication as an Alzheimer’s treatment at one point). Of course, it’s effective for many people but is important to be aware of for any side effects and how it may affect your body. Here are some links to letters to the FDA and the warning information.

ag.ny.gov/sites/default/fil...

fda.gov/media/135840/download

fda.gov/drugs/drug-safety-a...

Of course, talk to your doctor before changing any asthma medication but just wanted to share my experience and what I’ve found!