singulair causing fever in children

liz · Guest

my grandson is 7 and just started taking singulair 2 days ago. tonight he had 99 fever and i noticed that fever is a side effect. could this be the cause so soon and should he stop taking. he is taking for exercise induced asthma which just started with baseball.

Mayo · Silver Member Joined: 03 Mar 2006 Posts: 325

Yes, it is quite possible that your grandson is experiencing one of the Singulair’s side effects.
The side effects may occur anytime and I don’t know about fever but others that are not so troublesome usually disappear once the body gets used to the drug.

Considering your grandson is having fever, I would call a doctor and consulted him and asked whether the drug should be discontinued or the dosage lowered, etc

There aren’t any other side effects, are there?

Guest · Guest

My son too gets hot soon after taking singulair. He too had a fever of 99 and 100 until I broke the pill in half and gave it to him to wean him for a few days. Tomorrow I will stop because he still gets hot even though no fever and I have to put the fan on him to go to sleep. He is 6 and is on 5mg which is also given to 14 year olds! He also had NO energy on singulair and is a different kid now on half the pill. Will go back to doc in 2 wks to get something else- not singulair.

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