Do you take Singulair for asthma?

My DD takes it for allergies along with Flonase and hasn’t had any issues with it. Her doctor said it can give people weird dreams but we haven’t had that happen.

I take it for asthma, and have for several years. No side effects for me. I have noticed that when I quit taking it for a while I have a bit more wheezing, so apparently it does work.

DS took it for his asthma when it first came on the market back in the late 90's. It worked well for him. Most people think asthma is for life but he he was lucky in that he outgrew it as an adult. Only has to use his inhaler when he's going to be around cats. At one point he was on 4 inhalers.

DS too.  I wish he would take it nightly though, especially right now.  While he hasn't had an asthma attack in years, I know there is always a chance and covid takes a lot out of the lungs.

I do! I have taken it for years. I used to only have to take it several months of the year when the seasonal allergies and pollen makes everything so much worse for my breathing. A few years ago the dr. suggested I just take it year round. Has made a big improvement for me. I take that and Advair inhaler daily. I have albuterol inhaler for times when I feel worse. But I agree with @bdhardy -- if I miss a dose, I can feel it -- tighter lungs and wheezing.

It actually made my asthma worse! So i stopped taking it.

I take it every day for asthma, along with a daily over the counter allergy medicine. I have to take it at night because it knocks me out. Other than that, I have no side effects.

I have taken Singulair for three or four years and have zero side effects.

When it first hit the market I was involved in a double blind study of singulair vs. claritin vs. placebo vs. something else. All different combinations in different phases of the trial. I was in it for 3 phases and ultimately my asthma was no longer active while taking the medication so I was asked to leave the study. When I quit taking the meds, my asthma came back full force! So... I went to my GP and asked if she would please prescribe it for me. Nope. I got labeled a "difficult patient" for asking for it too! I explained why and what I was involved in and she still refused. Gave me claritin instead. Nope, didn't work.

As I've gotten older, my asthma has settled down quite a bit. If I exercise, I need my inhaler and if I'm dealing with high allergies I need it. Otherwise I'm usually pretty ok.

I take it for asthma and have no adverse effects.

I’d forgotten all about this. DS took it for a while and when he was in middle school, a study came out saying that it could cause depression in children. He stopped taking it and was a new person in less than a week. Luckily for me, I never had any issues.