ATARAX Reviews (HYDROXYZINE HYDROCHLORIDE)Average Rating: 3.3 (147 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare ATARAX with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR ATARAX | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | | 3/7/2005 | 5 | Severe itching | Sleepy, but that was good because my itchy rash was severe. The rash had kept me awake. | 5 days 25 mg | 2/18/2014 | 3 | Hives | Hoping to dispel misinformation. 7 days ago I had a bad food allergic rxn. Bottom of my feet to the top of my head, worst on torso. Was prescribed Atarax + 40mg Prednisone/day. First 24 hrs: no change. After reading on sites like this about people having hives disappear in 24 hrs on Atarax, I started to worry. Even doubled up on the Atarax dose once. 48 hrs: went back to the doctor because my experience wasn't matching what I saw on the internet (this is why health care costs are rising). The (2nd) doctor explained two important things: First, ATARAX DOES NOT MAKE HIVES GO AWAY FASTER. It only helps with the itchiness, and if I didn't need it for that, I should stop taking it. I confirmed this with the pharmacist. Second, the only things that DO make hives disappear is a) Prednisone and b) time. I stopped taking the Atarax at that point. End of the third day: started seeing real, substantial fading, especially on my extremities. Days 4-5: people wouldn't notice the marks unless I pointed them out. Day 6-7: pinkness barely noticeable everywhere except my chest (because of the sheer quantity that had been there). I liken the recovery time to that for acne. Hope this helps someone! Vowed I'd come back and follow up, unlike people posting "just started, hope this works" and never reporting back. Take your Prednisone, be patient, and don't take extra Atarax unless you need it for the itching. Good luck to all! | M | 2 days 50 MG 4X day | 5/27/2012 | 3 | Unable to sleep | Helped me sleep but felt groggy in the mornings & couldn't stop eating - put on 10 pounds over 2 months!! Stopped taking them & my appetite has returned to normal. | F | 2 months 10 1X day | 2/14/2013 | 2 | hives | none | didnt help at all even at 75 mgs. | M | 8 days | 6/30/2004 | 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 | 3 | Severe Eczema | None yet | Dermatologist prescribed Atarax for my son who suffers from severe eczema to help ease the intense itching. He would wake up in the middle of the night and itch so bad there would be blood on his sheets, nails, clothes, etc. So far it has made him able to sleep without itching which in return is making the open wounds from itching ALOT clearer. Hopefully it keeps working along with the prescribed creams and his eczema can be a thing of the past :) | M | 1.5 | 7 days 10 2X day | 2/8/2011 | 3 | Severe Eczema | I do not think this drug should be used by any kids under 5 as it seems to reduce the brain wave patterns which could effect learning in kids who are not suffering from anxiety. Does it slow development in normal kids taken it for itch. | This drug in my opinion "Should be categorized as a chemical mind alter drug and not a antihistamine" something that might actually reduce normal kids ability to make the grades in grade school. Ex. Have your child off it for 3 weeks toss them simple puzzles to put together watch and time. Now put them back on and do the same thing and puzzles and be shocked for yourself. | F | 2.6 | 365 days 1.5 MG 2X day | 12/30/2011 | 3 | anxiety | wieght loss, moody, head aches, emotional | im 14. and every 1 thinks I have anxiety problem so they put me on this. But I don’t think I have an anxiety problem and I don’t know whether to take the medicine and shut my mouth or to stop taking it. | F | 14 | 25 1X AN | 11/5/2011 | 5 | idiopathic hives | My sons hives only go away with this med. It makes him sleepy. I've tried it and it puts me straight out. It would be a safe but sleepy alternative to anxiety. | M | 15 | 1 years | 2/18/2014 | 5 | Toxic Shock Syndrome | F | 16 | 7 days 25mg | 3/9/2014 | 4 | anxiety/panic attacks | very sleepy, nightmares/daymares | im not one to have nghtmares or anything of the sort. but since ive began the medicine it helps calm me down but i also have bad nightmares. | M | 18 | 2 weeks 25 mg 1X day | 8/27/2010 | 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 | 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 | 5 | Anxiety, OCD, allergies, + asthma. | * Sedation (mild-moderate) * Dry Mouth (mild) * Increased mucous viscosity (mild-moderate) | This has been an almost perfect medication for me. It works with my Allegra to knock my allergies out, it can stop panic attacks and ruminative episodes cold, it increases my peak flow meter readings, and it gives me amazing dreams. Furthermore, it reduces my chronic nocturnal asthma symptoms and boosts my mood, which is a little odd since this medicine is supposed to worsen these condition, but I'm not complaining. | M | 20 | 6 months 10 mg | 9/3/2016 | 4 | Anxiety | Drowsiness and suppressed feelings at first. Really helped with anxiety. I just quit cold turkey a few days ago and now I am constantly itching all over my body. I know this medicine also treats itching so was wondering if it suppressed my itching even though I didn't need it for that and now that I'm done with it my body is going through withdrawal and itching a lot? Would really love to know if anyone else has experienced itching when they stopped taking it and didn't take it for itching in the first place | F | 20 | 2 years 15 | 10/9/2013 | 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 | 3 | Stress | Mood swings, drowsiness, lack of motivation, complete detachment, minor hallucinations. Vivid nightmares at night. | M | 20 | 3 days 25 | 3/25/2014 | 3 | Anxiety | Decreased anxiety but did not help as much as a benzo would. Was prescribed this after a toxic reaction to flagyl causing central nervous system damage. If you have high anxiety/panic this won't do much to help but it is good for mild everyday anxiety. It made my eyes play tricks on me at times like objects moving when they are not but I would just take a break for a day or two and it would go back to normal. Wish it did more to help the anxiety to be honest but better than risking addiction to a benzo, I guess. Also didn't notice it help at all with my sinus allergies even though it's an antihistamine. | Nowadays I just take as needed. | F | 20 | 30 days 50mg 3X day | 4/1/2023 | 2 | Anxiety | Drowsiness, allergic reaction | Was prescribed this to fight anxiety, and it worked pretty well. Problem is, I had severe allergic reactions to Atarax (red eye) each time I took it. Won't use this again. | M | 20 | 7 days 25 2X day | 3/1/2014 |