There are 64 ratings for the drug: ATARAX in the Askapatient database.

Key to ratings for atarax: 5-Very Satisfied: this medicine cured me or helped me a great deal. 4-Satisfied: this medicine helped. 3-Somewhat Satisfied: this medicine helped somewhat. 2-Not Satisfied: this medicine did not work to my satisfaction. 1-Dissatisfied: I would not recommend taking this medicine.

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5	HIVES	DROWSINESS, BUT IT STATES 'MAY CAUSE DROWSINESS'.	IT CURED THE HIVES QUICKLEY. HAVEN'T HAD A REOCCURENCE SINCE 28 MAR 2003	M	40	3 days		11/14/2009
2	Contact dermititis	This medication upon first use stays in your system for quite a while. Effects are extreme sleepiness, had a difficult time getting up the next morning, arms and legs completely lifeless. Can you say real bad nightmares when taking this stuff? That may go away after continued usage. I was in a fog the next day after taking this the night before.	For individuals with moderate pain not requiring opiate based pain killers I think atarax would be a great sleep aid. No way you would combine this medicine with vicoden at night, may not wake up the next day.	M	44	2 days		10/13/2009
3	Various allergies & anxiety	Extreme drowsiness, some periods of insomnia, extremely vivid nightmares, auditory hallucinations, paranoia, emotiona apathy, lack of energy, lack of motivation	This is the only anti-histimine that has been effective for me - I *cannot* take Benedryl in any form.	F	30	3 years		9/18/2009
5	severe skin allergy- unknown source	Drowsiness and that becomes more tolerable with exposure. Resting hand tremor in very high doses (125mg/day)	Atarax changed my life. I had a disfiguring skin allergy and the most intense itching, even in sleep. I'd been to many dermatologists and tried everything to no avail. Atarax relived the itching to the point I could completely recover. At my highest pt I was on 125mg daily. Now I take it for maintaince only when symptoms develop and I've not had a recurrance of anything that level in two years. An added benefit for an insomiac like myself is that it can be counted on as a sleeping pill as well. I don't know what I would have done if I'd never found it.	F	37	2 years		7/29/2009
2	interstitial cystitis mast cell deg	increased heart rate, sensitivity to sound, lack of motivation, sensory hallucinations (scary), easily startalled, presence of people not there, sore throat that passed with time, dry mouth and bad breath, increased body temperature after taking, muscle twitches, agitation, memory problems (bigtime), urinary retention, dysphoria, my eyes pop open at night and can't sleep but my mind is going strong along with my feet and picking at my fingers	i'm not lying when i say i had all those side effects, i was on elavil too and thought it was the elavil, the 'tripping on acid' feeling didn't go away after the elavil stopped and i figured it was from the atarax, turns out both are anticholinergics and as you can see, i must have a problem with anticholinergics, yay me, frustrated. started at 50 mg at bedtime (asked dr. for lowest dose--turns out they make 10 mg--thx doc!), took 25mg last night and still feel trippy and up all night, wonderful...sigh. this was a substitute for klonopin by my psych at one time and i said 'no'. i should have listened to myself. i almost went to the hospital last night b/c of this! i didn't go b/c i thought there was nothing they could do...turns out there is a drug to counter the anticholinergic effects...thank goodness for the internet...no wonder drs. hate the internet...people are more informed now!!!!	F	36	2 weeks		6/22/2009 Email
3	interstitial cystitis	drowsiness was tolerable, lessened after 1st week. Now after 4months I realized I am steadily gaining weight - 3 lbs/month despite dieting and exercise. I have never gained weight like this!!		F	45	4 months		5/29/2009 Email
1	anxiety before operation	Did not work at all	100Mg	M	52	1 days		5/28/2009
4	Unknown skin allergy and insomnia	Weight gain, intense pain in calf muscles, headaches.	Atarax was great at taking away my skin allergies, they are fully gone but as a result, I have on-going intense pain in my calf muscles to the point I can't stand sometimes.	F	19	3 months		5/16/2009
1	itching, bad allergy to dust mites	Made me very sleepy, my body at least, not so much my mind, I went to sleep but woke up about half an hr later with whole-body tremors originating in my chest about once a second, my mind was awake but my body was too fatigued to do anything like tell someone symptoms. It also made me very nauseaus. It's about 20 hrs after taking the one pill, but I'm still very nauseaus and barely have the energy or motivation to not just sit here, stare, and drool. I'm feeling very out of it, and any amount of movement makes me feel short of breath. I'm about to call the doctor to see if I should be concerned this isn't going away.	this cure is far worse than the symptoms it was prescribed for	F	30	1 days		5/12/2009
5	Contact Dermititis	Dry mouth the first two nights, deceased snoring.	my wife got a happy bouns when I started in on this drug. my snoring decreased so much she doesn't have to wait for me to fall asleep to come to bed. the itching went away in the first week and has not returned. we were not sure if it was the drug that stopped the snoring so i quit taking it but have returned to it since.	M	35	30 days		12/30/2008
4	Hives	drowsiness	Had my first ever onset of hives 5 days and ago & bendrayl and clartin did not help it got worse to the point I was scratching myself raw. Doctor put me on Atarax yesterday (10-20 mg every 4-hours, 30 mg total yesterday). I woke up this morning after a restful sleep and noticed a dramatic decrease in the size, bumpiness and itchiness of the hives. Still a bit itchy but infinitely better. I took a 10 mg pill at the start and near end of work today and felt slightly fuzzy in the head, but not sleepy. Don't think I would do well at work if I took more, but 20mg helped me not itch and scratch all day. Started on a 7 day taper today of prednisone to help with the hives, which I HATE b/c pred gives me insomnia but the doctor said taking 20mg of Atarax before bed should conteract it, so I'm optimistic my hives will be gone soon and my sleep won't be ruined by prednisone as it usually is.	F	34	2 days		10/21/2008
3	Interstitial cystitis, insomnia	Fatigue, 'dead' feeling emotionally, low energy, PAINS IN HIP JOINTS AND CALF MUSCLES	I started taking Atarax because I read that it helps bladder pain due to interstitial cystitis. I noticed that it helped insomnia and it works very well for this. Because of MCS (multiple chemical sensitivities), especially to wood smoke, I have allergic brain reactions that trigger out-of-control crying jags and rage, as well as profound depressions that can border on suicidal. I spent thousands of dollars on psychotherapy before discovering that all I had to do was take an antihistamine and I'd be fine. For this, Atarax as well as Benadryl work wonderfully well. However, the price I pay is the side effects I listed. I thought I had arthritis until I figured out that the pains come and go according to whether I have taken Atarax or not. The more Atarax I've taken, the worse the pain, sometimes almost crippling. I have the same reactions to Benadryl and have entered these comments on the Benadryl page as well.	F	77	3 years		10/20/2008 Email
4	Anxiety	Dry mouth, indigestion, tingles, brain zaps.	Sometimes it works great other times, not so much. The more I dose daily, the more "out of it" I feel - but sometimes I need that. I like that it can be taken as needed as well as daily to help keep me calm. Not sure if I need a higher dosage or change of medication all together. I would recommend trying this before jumping into highly addictive Benzo's.	M	30	4 months		10/7/2008 Email
3	anxiety and instead of taking	sleepiness,tired,prickly feeling like electric shocks,dizziness,lightheadedness,a little emotional on 25 mgs 3 times a day. I am taking the generic brand.	Instead of taking klonopin which gets abused easily and my brother was after my klonopins when i was on it. I was told to get off it and see if the electric shocks like prickly feeling goes away but today is hard on me because not taking any medicine for my anxiety. I feel off it that i don't know if i can survive off it and going off 25 mgs is hard on me. Should i ask to be put back on it or what? What should i do? I am on day 1 of not taking the medication.	F	23	7 days		9/16/2008 Email
5	Extreme food reaction - HIVES	The only side effect I have experienced is the look of disbelief from a nurse who insists I can't be allergic to benedryl and that she/he has never heard of Atarax.	What a shame that more hospitals aren't aware of the intolerance that some of us have for benedryl. Benedryl does nothing for me. It increases the allergic reaction I am experiencing and puts my body into a state as if I was hooked-up to a full strength caffeine IV drip! Atarax, however, saves the day.. at least if I can convince the health professional that some people are allergic to benedryl and all histamine blockers are not the same.	M	50	5 years		9/3/2008
4	My toddler takes it for allergies	If I give her less then the prescribed amount of 10mg 3 times per day, it helps with the drowsiness. I usually give her half of that.	It has helped my daughter a great deal. She still has extreme eczema but it has worked well for her hives. It has cut down on the amount of scratching and she no longer scratches to the point of bleeding all over her sheets at night. Her quality of life has greatly improved.	F	1.5	1 years		8/21/2008
4	Anxiety	At first I noticed it was hard to swallow. But that side effect disappeared. Maybe a little sleepy.	I was prescribed 25 mg of Atarax when I went cold turkey off of valium which I had been taking for years. This pill seems to help with anxiety issues. I am only taking 10 mg at a time because of the sleepy issues. I am doing fine. Nothing bad to say.	F	55	4 months		7/9/2008
5	Anxiety, PTSD	Drowsiness	I honestly cannot much difference between this drug and Valium, Klonopin or Xanax. I have to take a lot of it (up to 100 mgs 4x a day) but it works well. I am not that bothered by the drowsiness and I welcome it over climbing the walls.I took benzodiazepines off and on for 25 years. After my 5th withdrawal experience, I have vowed never to go on them again. God willing, I will not. Atarax saved me. I have read that it is not meant for long-term (more than 4 months) use and it may lose effectiveness after that time, but I have taken it off and on for 4 years and it still works. A word about the weight gain claims- I really think it is impossible for an antihistamine to make you fat. There is absolutely no literature to support this.	F	40	4 years		7/5/2008
5	Chronic hives/uticaria & hay fever	When I first started taking it I was very groggy and had dry mouth for a couple weeks. It does take a while for your body to adjust. Now I occassionally experience grogginess only if I take a higher dose than usual for a few hours the next morning.	I couldn't get by without this medication. It took over a year for doctors to figure out what would work for me. Now I only need to take one 25mg dose before bed and that's it. If I forget by late afternoon the next day I start getting the itching and hayfever symptoms. I have to take it every day and use generic. I'm glad to hear no one is experiencing any long term effects.	F	46	23 years		6/27/2008
3	anxiety, panic attacks	I didn't even think it was the atarax until I started reading other feedback, but I have gained about 6 lbs in three months. Also, I experienced the dry mouth and heart flutters the first week, but that went away.	I haven't had a panic attack in over a month now and that is a big deal since I used to have at least 3 or 4 a week. It is working, but I am not thrilled about the weight gain. Maybe I will see how I do without it for a while and if the panic attacks return I will restart. I am also on Zoloft and Trazodone for OCD, Depression, and Insomnia.	F	28	3 months		6/3/2008
5	Severe hayfever/ anxiety	When I increase my dosage at the beginning of the allergy season I feel a bit more sleepy, but then my body adjusts and I am just fine.	My allergist started me on Hydroxyzine for my severe allergies during a time of extreme crisis in my life. I took 50mg 4x/day. Now I take 50mg as needed for sleep and clear breathing at night and take 4x/day during the allergy season. I love that it has no "discontinuation" issues and not at all addictive. This drug has been around for decades and has been shown to have no permanent side effects.	F	53	17 years		4/20/2008
4	chronic hives	very tired and grogy in the morning, increased appetite, deep sleep, anxiety relief as well even at 10 mgs helped with the hives for now.		M	49	2 days		3/30/2008
1	Pediatric Dentist	This drug made my daughter CRAZY.	My 3 year old daughter was prescibed Atarax and was ask to take this drug an hour before her dentist appointment to calm her. This drug had a total opposite effect. We were not warned by her dentist of the side effects. It made her crazy and scared. We only gave her half of the dosage prescribed and her adverse reaction lasted for hours. I will not be returning to this dentist and I do not think this drug should be prescibed to anyone.	F	40	1 times		3/12/2008 Email
5	Chronic hives	nothing now, but at first it was drawsiness	I started with 250mg daily and withing 2 wks reduced the dosage to half of a 25 mg per day. I have been using the generic pill (Hydroxine HCL) for 30 years. I have experimented with other pills, but nothing worked as well as this one. My allergy comes like a clockwork and I know when to take the pill. You need to reduce the dosage until you find what works for you. That way, the drwsiness will go away.	M	55	30 years		3/3/2008
4	Chronic hives/dermagraphism	Knocks me out, tired even the next day, very hungry leads to weight gain	All this aside, it's the only medication that works on my hives. I've stopped taking it daily and now cut the 25mg pill in half and take when I start to itch, which helps with the drowsiness so I can function, but still very tired. Will ask my dr. if I can get a lower dosage on refill. Taking it twice a day did not help frequency or severity of outbreaks, so I now take only at first sign of itching. I have not found it to prevent hives, only satiate them.	F	37	3 years		2/6/2008
3	Eczema - Severe Itching	So Sleepy.	In the words of Denis Leary, "Don't make any f***ing plans..." Too tired to care whether the itching had stopped - maybe that's the point.	M	44	3 days		2/1/2008
5	Took it for a severe case of hives	I had NO side effects at all. Only benefits	I had severe hives all over my body for a full month..not an inch that wasn't welted. No idea of why and not allergic to things. Finally I was given Atarax and with one pill within 24 hrs they were 95% gone (what relief)!! I took one more and I was fine. It did make me sleepy but it like a miracle!!! Never got that again, TG. I could have kissed that doctor who gave it to me. I was so full of scratches & sores from the unbearable itch, it was horrible and nothing gave me relief till the Atarax.	F	55	2 days		1/17/2008
4	bad chronic hives/dermatographism	For the most part, my hives behave on Atarax. I am Extremely tired and difficult to wake up in the morning. Feel like only doing 1/2 of what I used to do....but there is nothing else that will stop me from the hives :(	This has been the only drug that has taken care of the hives. I tried Zyrtec, doxepin, and a combo of a bunch of different allergy meds. Only when I was on atarax did I find that I didnt have hives, itch, and have huge red marks from something touching my body. Unfortunately, I cant get back to the energy level I was before all this started.	F	27	10 months		11/25/2007
5	Severe itching (skin)	Initially I was given too high a dose, and very briefly experienced some confusion; but once the optimum dose for me was found (about 30-50 mg per day) there was some drowsiness and occasional dryness in the mouth.	It was highly effective in countering previously intense itching. The physician who prescribed Atarax (in hospital) very soon found an effective dose that suppressed the itching without causing confusion.	M	62	52 days		10/13/2007
3	contact dermatitis (itchy skin)	mild drowsiness, dry mouth, hoarseness	I have tried atarax(20-30 gms/day)on and off for several years for a contact dermatitis condition of unknown cause, which causes severe itchy skin. When it has worked it reduces itchiness to a more bearable level. It does not make the itchiness completely go away. Sometimes I have tried it with no success at all. Dry mouth and hoarseness are some of the side effects. The only way I have found of reducing these side effects is to stop taking the atarax.	M	62	3 years		9/12/2007
5	Eczema	Barely any - It doesn't even make me sleepy... prehaps a little pleasantly light-headed, but I can function at 120%.	What an amazing solution to Eczema. Since I regularly use Atarax for my skin condition, it seems that the hayfever, which I used to get and soothe with over-the-counter antihistamines, is now a thing of the past given a side-effect of Eczema is that you get a package-deal that silences ALL your mild allergies.	M	28	3 years		8/15/2007
3	shingles/post shingle pain	taken at about 9pm,I was still drowsy in the morning.It has a more potent effect with a can or two of beer.I would not dare to drive after taking it,and have cut down to a quarter of a tablet and will try tonight to do without anything to see if it helps me not to be dizzy,and head-aches,in the morning. I take prednisolone for asthma,and if I am on a high dose the drug helps me to sleep.	I think anybody being prescribed this drug,should be prepared to go to bed,in case it has adverse effects	M	70	4 years		7/18/2007 Email
5	Eczema	Puts me to sleep. No other side effects.	I've been taking this drug for eczema for a long time on and off. When I have an episode with the eczema its worst at night, so the atarax helps me sleep without all the itching. I don't take it everynight. Only as needed. I was very miserable before I started taking it. Its been a Godsend for me.	F	43	2 years		6/22/2007
1	Experienced a bad food allergy	After about an hour, my heart went into tachycardia and I swelled up like a giant, plump tomato. My skin was extremely hot to the touch, especially my face and the tops of my legs. Had to get to the ER and get IV steroids and Benadryl to counteract. This stuff is dangerous!	I would not recommend taking this without some liquid Benadryl on hand.	F	35	1 days		5/29/2007
3	General anxiety	None, except possibly some tiredness. No 14 hour nights like some people describe though (thankfully).	Barely helped me at all. I started with 25mg when needed, didn't help, neither did 37.5mg. I then got the advice to take it at regular intervals, 25mg every four hours, that didn't help noticably either. I hear that it's great for others stuff (like hives), though.	M	20	2 weeks		5/20/2007
5	Anxiety and to help me sleep	No side effects apart from a little sleepy.	I have taken Atarax one 20 mg in the evening one hour before bedtime,to help me sleep, as I was suffering with anxiety. Having a bout of panic attacks and anxiety again at the moment, so I take my 20 mg a little earlier about tea time to calm me down, as the anxiety tightens my chest, which in turn knocks my balance and I become giddy and I hypoventilate. To relieve my bouts of anxiety, (and years ago I did get it anxiety bad, and had trouble going out, dont want to go there again), I get plenty of rest (with the help of Atarax, exercise, lavender baths, talking to somebody, try to reduce worry, let problems go over your head, or laugh at them!	F	38	2 years		3/19/2007 Email
2	Itching / hives	Extreme sleepiness and grogginess, even up to 48 hours after taking this junk	It made me like a drunk driver! If I take it at bedtime on Sunday night, ALL of Monday is likely to be shot, and possibly some or even all of Tuesday! I was also very prone to lots of mistakes and memory loss, even at age 20! These effects got WORSE over the years and then took two years to get it out of my brain after I stopped taking it! It do well, however, for the itching and hives. Due to screwing up my brain, it (Atarax) can just SIT IN THE FIRE!	M	39	5 years		2/27/2007 Email
5	anxiety	mouth dryness		M	57	4 months		12/20/2006 Email
1	Early morning wakeups	Modest Drowsyness when doubling the maximum dose... My doc told me to take maximumly 30 mg's per night of use. Only at 60-70 mg it helped me fall asleep. But not to remain at sleep. This is a waste of cash, and i'm sticking with mine to see if there might be some effects some other time.	Atarax is a waste of cash, does nothing. Only maybe helped me with falling asleep by 5% or so..	M	18	14 days		12/14/2006
5	Hives	Drowsiness	Very pleased. Sleep well at night and don't wake up itching anymore. Gives me wierd dreams.	M	29	2 weeks		10/27/2006 Email
4	allergies hives hayfever	Weight gain (5lbs/month), drowsiness, headache, hypersomnia, muscle weakness, dizziness, dry mouth	Significant reduction in allergy symptoms, shortness of breath, hives, nighttime itching etc, but side-effects are extremely debilitating. I would not be able to work whilst on this drug, then again, I was unable to work due to severity of intial allergy symptoms and tend to be hypersensitive to all prescribed medication.	F	28	3 months		10/14/2006
3	anxiety, palipatations,insomnia	weight gain 5lbs in 1 month, I felt more anxiety during the day after taking 1/2 pill at night, shortness of breath, bloating	I slept well and felt rested the next day, great for insomnia, but im not sure it can be used long term. I may go herbal	F	33	30 days		9/10/2006
5	Anxiety, Insomnia, Hives	Dry Mouth	Atarax works great for mild to moderate anxiety (doesn't help severe with me). For insomnia it helps get to and stay asleep unless severe anxiety exists... and at the worst, your very relaxed and at least able to rest. For itching it works and hives it seems to work pretty well. The plus is that it's not addictive like Xanax, Ativan, etc. and that it's fairly safe from what I've read/my Dr. has told me. I use it as needed. It's nice to know there is something you can get for anxiety from your doctor without a whole lot of hassle.	M	28	2 years		9/5/2006
5	PANIC ATTACKS	DRY MOUTH	I HAVE TAKEN ATARAX MOST OF MY CHILDHOOD AND MOST OF MY ADULT LIFE.. IT IS A LIFE SAVER.. I AM NOW TAKING VISTIRIL, BECAUSE THE DOCTOR I AM SEEING CAN GET ME THE VISTIRIL FREE FROM THE COMPANY. VISTIRIL IS THE SAME THING AS ATARAX. I DONT THINK I WILL EVER BE WITHOUT IT.	F	37	30 years		3/28/2006
1	help sleep	puffy stomach,WEIGHT GAIN..,next day very tired needed to take 2-3 hour naps in middle of the day	weight gain with stomach and back fat	F	27	2 days		3/4/2006
1	help sleep	puffy stomach,WEIGHT GAIN..,next day very tired needed to take 2-3 hour naps in middle of the day	weight gain with stomach and back fat	F	27	2 months		3/4/2006
3	chronic hives	sleepiness sluggish		F	44	1 months		2/9/2006
3	anxiety and runny nose	side effects: background headache and sleepiness	This medicine made me feel more like a woman, and that would be fine except I am a man and admitting that is fine as long as I don't say that outloud, that would be embarrasing.	M	46	12 days		10/2/2005
1	Panic	WOREST EVER!!! I was dizzy, screaming crying, server allergy to this drug!!! BE READY JUST INCASE!!!		F	20	4 days		9/2/2005
5	Acute attack of hives	I had the best sleep I've experienced for years! I do feel a little sluggish the next morning, but this tends to wear off as the day goes on.	As a chronic insomniac, I've tried virtually everything in an effort to get a good night's sleep. Conventional sleeping tablets either don't work, give me rebound insomnia when I stop taking them, or make me feel so awful the next day that it simply isn't worth it. Purely by chance I discovered that Atarax works like a charm for me - 8 or more hours of deep, restful sleep. I don't take it every night as I suspect that the effect would wear off. Also, it isn't recommended for people with early signs of glaucoma, such as raised intra-ocular pressure, which my opthalmologist is monitoring me for. I just keep this wonderful pill as a sure-fire cure when I can't handle the insomnia any longer.	F	58	8 months		3/16/2005
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5	Severe Night Sweating	The main side effect I experienced was sleepiness. Produced a 'cloudy' feeling in the morning, making it extemely difficult to wake up. Easily slept very deeply for 10 - 14 hours a night.	It definately worked to ease my night sweats! I never wake up needing to change my clothes or the sheets anymore, ever! I'd also give it a rating of 5 as a sleeping pill.	F	25	1 days		2/15/2005 Email
5	Severe Night Sweating	The main side effect I experienced was sleepiness. Produced a 'cloudy' feeling in the morning, making it extemely difficult to wake up. Easily slept very deeply for 10 - 14 hours a night.	It definately worked to ease my night sweats! I never wake up needing to change my clothes or the sheets anymore, ever! I'd also give it a rating of 5 as a sleeping pill.	F	25	1 months		2/15/2005 Email
5	Chronic Hives	No side affects that I can remember, maybe a sluggish metabolism.	I take 1 25mg. pill every 3 days or so. If I don't take them I break out in hives all over my body. This pill has been a lifesaver for me and I couldn't live without it.	F	40	30 years		1/15/2005
1	To apparently stop bedwetting	I was a child then, but from what my mother and other relatives told me was that within a week I had ballooned. I got a huge stomach, and also seem to get man breasts. Which research I've been doing says that it goes back to the thyroid gland. I suspect that Atarax messed up the function of my thyroid.	My mother discontinued use after the third dose or something like that, too late the damage was done. I've struggled with weight all my life, while my sisters had no problems, they might actually have been on the too skinny side, all this cosidering my birth weight was lower than both of theirs. I would appreciate any feedback if anyone else has had similiar experiences.	M	33	3 days		1/3/2005 Email
1	anxiety	sleep/sleepyness	Didn't work for me, but as a sleeping pill I'd give it a 5. The plus side to this medicine is that its non addictive.	M	23	7 days		11/9/2004 Email
4	hives reaction to antibitotics	Nothing bad or serious. Made me VERY tired and sleepy (which was to be expected). I slept very deeply while taking it, which was good, because the hives kept me awake from the itching. Sometimes I woke up with a minor headache. Gave me brain fog and felt a little	I would definitely take it again, if the need arose.	F	47	10 days		9/27/2004
3	anxiety	sleepiness, muscle weakness, slow weight gain	stopping the medication all at once caused insomnia, itchy skin, general	F	54	1 years		9/14/2004
4	insomnia			F	51			7/31/2004
5	allergies/headaches/pain	works wonders for me	I take the generic form-it is cheaper- it is one of the only things I can take to help me sleep	F	51	10 years		7/4/2004
2	hives	none	didnt help at all even at 75 mgs.	M		8 days		6/30/2004
2	allergies	very drowsy (first few doses)	seems to help with anxiety, as far as allergy relieve I can't tell..seems to help a little. in general anti-histimines don't work at all for me so this was sort of a last ditch effort. First few times I took it it put me to sleep like I'd been hit by a train...but that wore off.	F	33	14 days		5/2/2004 Email
2	Chronic hives	Initially Atarax helped for my hives, but after taking 4 25mg each day, then 8 a day, then more and more, my hives still came out all over my body....It's like my body wanted more and more Atarax.....so then I went on Prednisone....and then Doxepin		F	27	60 days		8/23/2003 Email
5	Severe case of hives	I fell asleep very quickly.. almost like a zombie state, I mean instantly with a 25mg pill. Caused me to sleep almost 14 hrs. I since learned if I quartered them it worked fine for a normal 8 hrs sleep. But it is wonderful and gave me relief almost immediately when NOTHING else helped. Also excellent to use for inflammation of various types (mucuous membrane) to halt histamine production.	Apparently my physician thought the hives were caused by anxiety which it's also good for. I'd had them a month, no known trigger and nothing else gave me relief and the Atarax worked like a miracle!! thank goodness.	F	50	2 days		12/11/2002

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