Thursday, March 27, 2008

Asthma and Singulair

Allergy medication Side effects

The allergy and "asthma treatment" medication Singulair is used to treat asthma has been accused of "side effects" which can induce suicidal thoughts according to parents whose children suffer from asthma. Athma patients have used the medication "Singular" as a way to treat their asthma and allergies even though they find singulair may have side effects. However, their is not solid documentation that Singulair is the sole reason of suicidal thoughts when being used to treat asthma. Furthermore, many people have raved about how Singular has increased the quality of life especially for asthma patients, for people with a “history of Asthma”. The “side effects of Singular” are still being researched as well as the accusations of suicide for people using singular as part of their asthma treatment. Singulair has been proactive by placing a warning label on each box of singulair as well as, listing side effects for singulair on each box distributed for people using the medication to treat their "Asthma".


Some of the side effects of Singular include issues such as a headache, flu-like symptoms, abdominal pain and cough. Merck the maker of the allergy medicine Singulair said it only recently added reports of suicide to Singulair's warning label, which already listed reports that deal with peoples behaviour as reported in their side-effects. The company of Singulair has updated the drug's label four times in the past year to include information on a range of reported side-effects, which also include tremors, anxiousness and depression. Singular in connection with "asthma treatment" continues to deny that their drug causes suicidal thoughts or death. However, they continued to place labels warning people of issues related to their medication. Symptoms of a serious allergic reaction include: rash, itching, severe swelling, severe dizziness, trouble breathing. If you notice other effects not listed above Singular suggests patients suffering from asthma and using their medication contact their family doctor or pharmacist.

The biggest side effect of Singular seem to relate to people under age and using Singular as a part of their asthma medication. This seems to fall in the areas of children especially, teenagers and the suicidal deaths related to Singulair after using the medication to treat their asthma. Although there are by far more successes than failures it is still a concern for patients using this medication and parents seeking a safe method of "Asthma Treatment". In addition to the possibilities of singular causing these tendencies some people have complained that allergy and asthma medication may play a role for singulair side effects may be causing Churg Straus Syndrome? Furthermore, with Singular the possibility causing death people for people with allergies and asthma complain about the contents of singular's medication. Singulair's asthma and allergy medication contains ingredients in their 10mg tablets which contain lactose, many asthmatics and allergy prone people have a problem with lactose. The lactose in the allergy and asthma medication could also be the cause to some patients suffering side effects which upsets their stomach.

Although singulair seems to have issues similair drugs can relate or be blamed for some sort of death whether related to suicide of not. Finally, people continue to praise the drugs ability to prevent asthma attacks thus increasing the quality of life for people who have went through an asthma test and now uses Singulair as one of the main components of their asthma treatment. Regardless of the fears of Singulair and suicide there is still much research needed before making final conclusions that Singular pushes people to have these thoughts or that people should stop using the medication Singulair to treat allergies and asthma regardless of Singulairs side effects.

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