Singulair (Montelukast)
Feb 15, 2007
Singulair is a prescription medicine approved for control of asthma and seasonal allergic rhinitis (hay fever). It can safely be used by adults and children as young as 2 years old for treatment of outdoor allergies, and for children as young as 6 months old for treatment of indoor allergies. It blocks leukotrienes in the body that cause inflammation in asthma and seasonal allergic rhinitis. It is not a steroid and is generally well tolerated according to clinical studies. It comes in 10 mg tablets, 4 mg and 5 mg chewable cherry flavored tablets, or pediatric granules.
Therapy is one dosage per day for 3 to 14 days. Since the dosage should be continuous, it cannot be used for an acute asthma attack.
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I used this for about a year, and it did seem to ward of my asthma attacks. However, it also increased my blood pressure (and I am fit and active) so I had to be on blood pressure medicine to balance it out. After a year I felt it wasn’t worth the extra medications.