Thought I'd just post on here in case it could be useful to anyone... Our three year old daughter was on montelukast granules for a year before we realized that it was causing fairly extreme depression- she described herself as being "the saddest child out of all the saddest children in the world" and drew pictures of fairy princesses "surrounded by their dark, dark thoughts". She had terrifying nightmares and separation anxiety. When we finally made the connection and stopped the drug (which had been prescribed for asthma symptoms) she was like a different child overnight.
Apparently this is a pretty rare reaction, but well documented in the USA- I hope that by mentioning this it'll be of use to others with depressed children.
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Montelukast singulair caused depression
flussymummy · 28/08/2012 19:47
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