Thanks momof1son! No, he's not on any medication. Hopefully he'll outgrow this soon!
Thank you, Doctor Kennedy as well. He doesn't do this often, just three times this year so hopefully he won't have any more.
Thank you both for responding.
Sincerely,
April
My son had terrible night terrors / nightmares / hallucinations while taking Singulair for his allergies / asthma. He called them "real-dreams." He had many, many other side effects as well. If your son is on any medications, check out the website medications.com or askapatient.com.
These side effects are thought to be very rare but actually happen more frequently than anyone knows but we dont associate a nightmare with an allergy pill.
I hope he feels better soon.
If he was truly awake when you approached him, he had experienced a nightmare. Night terrors, on the other hand, are not accompanied by being fully awake and there is no recollection of the experience. So it is likely he experienced a nightmare and over ime the impacytwill disappear.