Montelukast Sodium
Active Ingredients
- Montelukast Sodium
Brands and Other Names
Manufacturers
- Apotex Corp
- Bryant Ranch Prepack
- Merck And Co Inc
This report is for all products sharing this active ingredient. For more details, please use our Workbench for research on individual brands like Singulair.
Explanation
The quarterly trend chart illustrates changing levels of adverse events over time. Results from both the FDA Adverse Event Database (FAERS) and adverse events extracted from social media by Druginformer are plotted side-by-side for easy comparison.
The proportion of people completing user reviews who complained about a side effect.
The proportion of social media adverse event complaints for each adverse event type.
The proportion of FAERS (FDA) adverse event complaints for each adverse event type.
Montelukast Sodium Side Effects
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* DrugInformer calculates alarm using a proprietary algorithm. Alarm should not be taken as an ofiicial signal from the FDA or other regulatory entity.
Tell us about your Experience with Montelukast Sodium
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Back pain
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Posted By Jim on March 18, 2019 @ 9:34 am
“I’ve been disabled this morning by the debilitating back pain in my mid back. It’s incredibly painful to move around, I was crawling on all fours this morning trying to get to some meds for pain relief but couldn’t get to them myself. I woke up my wife to assist. I took a muscle relaxer which seems to help, but I won’t be taking anymore Singulair.”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Fatigue, Ear pain, Thirst
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Posted By deborah on October 18, 2018 @ 12:23 pm
“wonder if its woth feeling like this on these tablets chest so much better but i have no energy terrible ear pains mainly at night and drinking a lot of wate”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Cardiac flutter, Palpitations, Pain in extremity, Headache, Toothache, Anxiety, Panic attack, Respiration abnormal
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Posted By Katie on June 18, 2018 @ 7:01 pm
“Montulekast gave me EXTREME side effects. It took me months to realize it was this medicine and I wasn’t just going crazy. My heart was pounding constantly so fast and hard even when I was resting. I was short of breathe, headaches, tingling in my legs and feet. I was having severe panic attacks I went to ER FOUR TIMES convinced I was dying. Just awful. Quit cold turkey 4 days ago I’m already so much bette”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Weight increased, Alopecia
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Posted By michelle on April 11, 2018 @ 8:19 pm
“Definitely from the use of Singulair. I gained 13 lbs in my mid section in one month. I couldn’t get it off and I have never struggled with weight issues. As soon as I stopped using it the weight started to drop. Still seeing hair thinning. I wish they would list those side effects because they are side effects of that medication. ”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Dry skin, Dreamy state, Dehydration
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Posted By Jane on March 17, 2017 @ 3:14 am
“Dreams are not bad, just different. My face is so dry that I've had to apply a combination of lubriderm lotion, coconut oil, and vitamin e oil twice a day, generously, to get it back to normal. It's so dry that it soaks all of that up and I'm still not shiny or oily looking. Before this moisturizing regimen, my skin has red blotches where skin was flaking. I've been drinking a couple liters of water a day (mostly in the evenings) and still fibs my self feeling very thirsty while I'm asleep, even waking up from dry throat.”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Sleep disorder, Abnormal dreams, Mood altered, Hyperhidrosis
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Posted By Anthony on October 1, 2016 @ 7:02 am
“Effective against allergen triggered asthma. However, sleep disrupted, waking in the middle of the night, vivid dreams and night sweats. Also a depressant.”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Pain, Hypersensitivity, Nightmare, Somnambulism, Oedema peripheral, Abasia
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on September 17, 2015 @ 12:00 am
“... violent nighttime episodes where I believed someone had entered my room while I slept and I attacked them. It turns out I was only attacking my lamp, and a wall. The 3rd time I hurt myself so bad that...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Crying, Anxiety, Adverse drug reaction, Suicidal behaviour
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on September 15, 2015 @ 12:00 am
“Side Effects: I took montkelust for several days and I cried, had anxiety, lost my temper and contemplated suicide. I am a happy, stable person and was baffled at the irrationality of my thoughts. Th...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: None
Posted By Anonymous in fdb.rxlist.com on September 15, 2015 @ 12:00 am
“My pediatrician put me on this medicine for my allergy induced asthma. It was very effective and I felt much better physically, however, I experienced nearly all of the side effects that are now repor...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Sleep disorder, Anger, Depression
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on September 11, 2015 @ 12:00 am
“Side Effects: Sleepless nights, depression, quick to anger and most importantly violent voices yelling in my daughters head. She was terrified. We stopped after 7 days and the side effects ...”
Additional Drug Information
* Warning: The facts and figures contained in these reports are accurate to the best of our capability; however, our metrics are only meant to augment your medical knowledge, and should never be used as the sole basis for selecting a new medication. As with any medical decision, be sure to work with your doctor to ensure the best choices are made for your condition.
* About FAERS: The FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) is used by FDA for activities such as looking for new safety concerns that might be related to a marketed product, evaluating a manufacturer's compliance to reporting regulations and responding to outside requests for information. Reporting of adverse events is a voluntary process, and not every report is sent to FDA and entered into FAERS. The FAERS database may contain duplicate reports, the report quality is variable, and many factors may influence reporting (e.g., media attention, length of time a drug is marketed, market share). For these reasons, FAERS case reports cannot be used to calculate incidence or estimates of risk for a particular product or compare risks between products.
User Voices
The following are comments from users that experienced side effects while taking Montelukast Sodium
Fatigue
“... They recommend to take this medicine in the EVENING, which is fairly unusual because many once a day drugs are recommended to take in the morning. Side effects may include feeling tired , so that might...”
Source: Singulair-Asthma-Medicine--257021-revi...
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Did the author experience fatigue while taking singulair?
What is this?Dyspepsia
“... Side effects may include feeling tired, so that might be why it is recommended for nighttime dosing. Another common side effect listed on the web site is stomach upset and indigestion . It is not helpf...”
Source: Singulair-Asthma-Medicine--257021-revi...
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What is this?Abdominal Discomfort
“... the morning. Side effects may include feeling tired, so that might be why it is recommended for nighttime dosing. Another common side effect listed on the web site is stomach upset and indigestion. It...”
Source: Singulair-Asthma-Medicine--257021-revi...
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Did the author experience abdominal discomfort while taking singulair?
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