Montelukast for COPD User Reviews

• Anonymous
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• June 24, 2020

"I've had COPD for over 10 years, and I was taking 1 montelukast 10 mg in the evenings. After reading about the half-life of the drug, it seemed to me to be most effective when I was asleep, so walking is my exercise-induced asthma. I started taking my 1 10 mg pill in the mornings, and it has turned my activity around. I feel much, MUCH better breathing in the daytime. I can tell my bronchial tubes are open. I have had no nighttime issues either."

• Sir...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• March 23, 2017

"I've had COPD for several years and was prescribed Singulair (montelukast) to prevent sleep time exacerbations. I mean severe too! One night when in the hospital, boom! It hit me and I was even on oxygen. Well, since taking montelukast, even as the generic of Singulair (as some may agree, generics often don't have the same effect as brand names), I have had no nighttime problems."

• Rox...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• December 13, 2021

"I have been on montelukast 10 mg for a very long time now. It has improved my quality of life, combined with a few other meds such as Sereflo pump and Theophylline 300 mg. I take mine at night, as that is when I experience issues breathing. I have found that I can under no circumstances leave the montelukast, as I get SEVERE chest pains if I am an hour or a few minutes late with taking my pill. The pains are EXTREMELY unbearable, and I cannot take it. I have come off the medication before and know that it is seasonal, but this pain is stopping me from leaving the medication. No doctor can tell me what or why the pains are, but I will tell you it feels as if I can rip my chest open. I feel the pain in my lungs from the front at the back of my rib cage. It is terrible. I feel this medication has made me stay on it, and nothing in the leaflet says anything of the sort about the experience I have been having for years if I am slightly later than 24 hours of use."

• Fir...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• June 5, 2024

"It really helps to keep the lungs open. Makes coughing more productive, would be lost without it. The only side effect I think it has is when you first start taking it, it makes you not want to sleep. Give that about 7 to 10 days and it helps you actually sleep better at night."

• Mrs...
• April 17, 2010

Montelukast "I have found 1 x 10mg Singulair tablet at bedtime helps to stop exacerbations in the night."

• Cap...
• June 5, 2013

"I have COPD. My lung capacity is down to 40%. My pulmonary doctor prescribed Montelukast. I developed a very severe cough. After discontinuing Montelukast, the cough disappeared."

• Jay...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• February 24, 2018

"Great improvement in my COPD. Currently using Dulera, 2 puffs, 2 times a day. Now down to 1 puff, 2 times a day. Many more COPD patients should be on this drug."

• Suz...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• July 19, 2022

"Been on this many years. Zero side effects that I can remember. Still take it and it still works."

• DHa...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• October 8, 2020

"I took this medication, montelukast, for about a month and had suicidal ideation while on it. I just read that research says it can make children suicidal, but I’m 45 and it does the same for me."

• Anonymous
• May 28, 2010

Montelukast "Should come in a stronger dosage."

• WRM...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• December 7, 2021

"Dried up my excessive mucus in my lungs within days. Works great."