Experiences with

Singulair

I have Flovent and albuterol already (which worked fine before the Singulair I just had asthma flare up from a cold and was out of Flovent which is why she presumably prescribed Singulair).

Has anyone had any experience with taking montelukast ( generic for singulair) which I have taken for many years for asthma. I have been diagnosed with PBC and am taking Ursodiol; however, I do not have any fatigue or itching. My liver ultrasound and sonogram shows a normal liver.

I normally take Claritin and Singulair everyday. Since the Fibroscan I stopped taking them. I called doctor today and he prescribed Prednisone. He claimed that is generally safe on the liver. I’m not very trusting of their medical advice.

I have been on Singulair since 1998 & have lived like a normal person. I waited over 20 years for that. In April 2023, the drug was pulled from the market with no warning. I am now back to being miserable. I need to know if there is somewhere I can get Singulair back.

So, I started taking Singulair (brand name) on Saturday, March 11th at night after my Symbicort started giving me migraines and bad sinus headaches after 5 months and being off it for a week before starting the Singulair.

Does anyone take Singulair for their COPD? What do you think?

I have been on Singulair (branded montelukast) but last week doctor issued generic Montelukast. Anyone here on generic montelukast and is it still effective? I have read somewhere the generic is not that effective as The branded one. Thank you for your replies! 😊

Very well controlled with Montelulast and Singulair 200. Never use ventolin. BUT when I get a cold, cough, Covid it sets me in a downward spiral. This is where I am at the moment. Ventolin is used daily. Had a cold toward end of Nov which went to my chest.

After taking singulair my blood pressure is high. Before starting it,my BP was normal. My doctor says there's no evidence suggestingthat. thanks for your replies.

Just got put on Singulair yesterday and had loads of trouble sleeping. No real nightmares, but just in and out of sleep a lot. Didn’t feel well rested at all. Woke up today super groggy. Have you guys experienced a side effect with Singulair?

"The Leukotriene Receptor Antagonist Montelukast Reduces Alpha-Synuclein Load and Restores Memory in an Animal Model of Dementia with Lewy Bodies" (2020) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32072462/ "Treatment of cognitively deficient human alpha-synuclein overexpressing transgenic mice with Montelukast

Started Singulair two weeks ago. Taking at night and noticed and immediate improvement in my breathing at rest. Waking up very anxious which lasts till 10am and then subsides. It’s not a bad enough case to cease immediately but if it will pass with time I’ll stick with it.

I am currently on Dulera and Singulair. For rescue, I take Ventolin. The last appointment I had with my asthma team, the pulmonologist added Qvar to my Dulara. Singulair and Ventolin stayed the same.

Have any of you had success with Singulair?

I’m doing ok, happy to have made progress recently with Singulair and an old favourite Becotide after a medication hiatus. I can run 5k and walk 5k every second day and don’t suffer with exacerbations.

The HEPA tent (together with pred, singulair, seretide and qvar) keeps me alive for now; I could not step outside the tent into the living room for 2 weeks, w/o wearing a respirator -- until the pred and the singulair kicked in.

I was on Singulair years ago but nightmares were a nightmare:) and I wasn't sure it even helped. Thanks folks!

They've tried medications (antihistamines, quercetin, Singulair, etc) and that helps the allergy-related symptoms, but they don't affect the "adrenaline" related symptoms, and even makes the "adrenaline" worse. Is this typical of mast cell disorders?

I’m on Symbicort and Singulair now. Shortness of breath and productive cough have subsided greatly. I’m struggling now with excess phlegm. It builds slowly and I have to “huff” it up routinely. I can force myself to cough it up, but my body isn’t forcefully wanting to cough.

She gave me medicines: Pariet 10mg (rabeprazole sodium), Singulair 10mg (montelukast), Oradus 5mg (desloratadine), Nasonex nasal spray (mometasone furoate), Sterimar nasal spray. My concern is that these are many thing to take and their side effects. Can anyone advise?