Re: Singulair question - to Lynn

[Guest guest]

Lynn, what are your symptoms when you stop the Singulair?

Dana Rose

> If I stop my Singulair or if I run out I'm a hospital case for my

asthma

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> Lynn M

>

> -- Singulair question

>

> Hi all ~ ~ newbie here *smiles*

>

> Recently my medication for Singulair ran out and I was right in the

> middle of converting to a new HMO. They required pre-authorization

> of the Singulair and so I waited. During this time, I went without

> any Singulair for about 5 days. About the 4th day I awoke in the

> middle of the night with symptoms of a heart-attack. There was

> pressure in the middle of my chest and a heaviness there too. No

> pain though. It was scary. I was able to calm myself down and it

> went away, mostly. The next day I went to the pharmacy and paid

for

> my Singulair out of pocket and within 2 hours of taking it, I felt

> immediate relief and haven't had anymore events like that one.

>

> Does anyone here know if Singulair can cause weird symptoms if you

> immediate cease the medication?

>

> Thank you - PS. I started asthma when I turned 43, about 10 years

> ago.

>

> Dana Rose

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>

[Guest guest]

I didn't stop it, I ran out and it was a Friday and the doctors didn't open till Monday, so by the Saturday night I was a total asthmatic wreak I'd gone into silent asthma and was so low in oxygen that I started to talk total rubbish, that was when my husband click there was some thing wrong, I ended up in hospital for seven days four of them on 100% oxygen. That was also when I found out I had brittle asthma and silent asthma, I don't wheeze as much now and I didn't recognise I was having an asthma attack I just grew shorter and shorter on breath but the Singulair is just one of the treatments I take, but I found out the hard way if I run out, its to my second holiday home the Queen Margaret hospital for me.

I've started to take a few herbal treatments and Lyprinol and have got my steroids down to 5mg every other day, but I still take my other meds I'm on including my herbal. Things are not easy but my main goal is to get of the steroids as I have put on so much weight with them and have acne as well. Maybe one day.

Lynn

-- Singulair question> > Hi all ~ ~ newbie here *smiles*> > Recently my medication for Singulair ran out and I was right in the > middle of converting to a new HMO. They required pre-authorization > of the Singulair and so I waited. During this time, I went without > any Singulair for about 5 days. About the 4th day I awoke in the > middle of the night with symptoms of a heart-attack. There was > pressure in the middle of my chest and a heaviness there too. No > pain though. It was scary. I was able to calm myself down and it > went away, mostly. The next day I went to the pharmacy and paid for > my Singulair out of pocket and within 2 hours of taking it, I felt > immediate relief and haven't had anymore events like that one.> > Does anyone here know if Singulair can cause weird symptoms if you > immediate cease the medication?> > Thank you - PS. I started asthma when I turned 43, about 10 years > ago.> > Dana Rose> > > > >

[Guest guest]

I didn't stop it, I ran out and it was a Friday and the doctors didn't open till Monday, so by the Saturday night I was a total asthmatic wreak I'd gone into silent asthma and was so low in oxygen that I started to talk total rubbish, that was when my husband click there was some thing wrong, I ended up in hospital for seven days four of them on 100% oxygen. That was also when I found out I had brittle asthma and silent asthma, I don't wheeze as much now and I didn't recognise I was having an asthma attack I just grew shorter and shorter on breath but the Singulair is just one of the treatments I take, but I found out the hard way if I run out, its to my second holiday home the Queen Margaret hospital for me.

I've started to take a few herbal treatments and Lyprinol and have got my steroids down to 5mg every other day, but I still take my other meds I'm on including my herbal. Things are not easy but my main goal is to get of the steroids as I have put on so much weight with them and have acne as well. Maybe one day.

Lynn

-- Singulair question> > Hi all ~ ~ newbie here *smiles*> > Recently my medication for Singulair ran out and I was right in the > middle of converting to a new HMO. They required pre-authorization > of the Singulair and so I waited. During this time, I went without > any Singulair for about 5 days. About the 4th day I awoke in the > middle of the night with symptoms of a heart-attack. There was > pressure in the middle of my chest and a heaviness there too. No > pain though. It was scary. I was able to calm myself down and it > went away, mostly. The next day I went to the pharmacy and paid for > my Singulair out of pocket and within 2 hours of taking it, I felt > immediate relief and haven't had anymore events like that one.> > Does anyone here know if Singulair can cause weird symptoms if you > immediate cease the medication?> > Thank you - PS. I started asthma when I turned 43, about 10 years > ago.> > Dana Rose> > > > >

[Guest guest]

I didn't stop it, I ran out and it was a Friday and the doctors didn't open till Monday, so by the Saturday night I was a total asthmatic wreak I'd gone into silent asthma and was so low in oxygen that I started to talk total rubbish, that was when my husband click there was some thing wrong, I ended up in hospital for seven days four of them on 100% oxygen. That was also when I found out I had brittle asthma and silent asthma, I don't wheeze as much now and I didn't recognise I was having an asthma attack I just grew shorter and shorter on breath but the Singulair is just one of the treatments I take, but I found out the hard way if I run out, its to my second holiday home the Queen Margaret hospital for me.

I've started to take a few herbal treatments and Lyprinol and have got my steroids down to 5mg every other day, but I still take my other meds I'm on including my herbal. Things are not easy but my main goal is to get of the steroids as I have put on so much weight with them and have acne as well. Maybe one day.

Lynn

-- Singulair question> > Hi all ~ ~ newbie here *smiles*> > Recently my medication for Singulair ran out and I was right in the > middle of converting to a new HMO. They required pre-authorization > of the Singulair and so I waited. During this time, I went without > any Singulair for about 5 days. About the 4th day I awoke in the > middle of the night with symptoms of a heart-attack. There was > pressure in the middle of my chest and a heaviness there too. No > pain though. It was scary. I was able to calm myself down and it > went away, mostly. The next day I went to the pharmacy and paid for > my Singulair out of pocket and within 2 hours of taking it, I felt > immediate relief and haven't had anymore events like that one.> > Does anyone here know if Singulair can cause weird symptoms if you > immediate cease the medication?> > Thank you - PS. I started asthma when I turned 43, about 10 years > ago.> > Dana Rose> > > > >