VISTARIL Reviews (HYDROXYZINE HYDROCHLORIDE)Average Rating: 2.6 (258 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare VISTARIL with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR VISTARIL | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 2 | Insomnia/Anxiety | I was prescribed Klonopin for years but benzos scare me so I tapered myself off. I have used Vistaril for a year off and on as my Lexapro causes insomnia. It helps but my dreams are annoying and the next day fatigue and irritability escalates anxiety | M | 68 | 1 years 25 | 9/10/2016 | 5 | insomnia | dry mouth. heavy weight gain. 15 + lbs. stomach bloating. some diarrhea and constipation. | I am an alcoholic and I was unable to sleep at night. this drug enables me to get a solid REM sleep every night. I also have MDD and high blood pressure. seems to keep me calmer. | M | 50 | 2 months 2x50mg at | 9/5/2016 | 1 | anxiety/insomia | I switched insurance plans and was given a new doctor who informed me that she doesn't believe in Xanax and refused to prescribe it, even though I had been using Xanax with great results for a few years. I never abused Xanax..as a matter of fact I always had pills left over when my Dr would refill. Took vistaril for 2 nights. I had the most horrible dreams imaginable. Very vivid..very real...scared me half to death. Was afraid to take it during the day. I have been living with this horrible anxiety untreated for 2 years now. I don't understand how insurance companies can dictate what Dr you can see, or how a Dr can take you off a drug that has made your life livable. | F | 57 | 2 days | 7/31/2016 | 5 | Anxiety/panic | No side effects | Did find out that Vistaril was suspected in causing a prolonged QT interval on my EKG and was told to taper down on it due to what could cause sudden death. | F | 58 | 5 years 75 1X day | 7/26/2016 | 1 | Anxiety | This med made me psychotic and paranoid | I was taking zoloft for depression and last year was prescribed vistaril for anxiety. I don't know how I spent the last year of my life. I don't know where I have been or what I have done. I have bits and pieces of memory. I went missing and my family filed a missing person with the police. The police found me in a seedy motel. I was convulsing and had no control over my bowels and bladder. I was unable to walk and my blood pressure was off the charts. Taken to ER. After many tests, I was diagnosed with a sleep disorder, panic attacks, delusional, anxiety, and psychotic. I was admitted to a psychiatric hospital. The psychiatrist increased the vistaril for anxiety and insomnia. I had uncontrollable jerking and felt as if my body was infested with bugs. I was discharged after 10 days. I fell and broke my arm and wrist. My behavior was out of control. Screaming at my family, thinking they were trying to murder my daughters. I was taken back to the psychiatric hospital, but was refused admission after talking to a psychiatrist. He diagnosed me with a sleep disorder, saying my behavior was due to lack of sleep. I was found in another motel, on the floor, with a broken leg. I was totally disabled with a broken left arm and right leg. Back to psychiatric hospital. Same diagnosis, sleep disorder. I was told to keep taking vistaril to sleep. Months later my brother found me near death at my parents home. Back to ER. I was given klonapin for anxiety and final | F | 60 | 1 years 50 mg. 4X day | 5/19/2016 | 3 | Depression, anxiety | Yes, I'm young. But this drug did help somewhat with my symptoms. I have had some homicidal thoughts and loss of appetite. Neither are very serious. Some bad dreams. Homicidal thoughts go away when I don't take it frequently. | I wouldn't necessarily recommend it but it's ok. | M | 12 | 3 months 50mg | 5/15/2016 | 4 | I have panic attacks | Bloating, water retention, numbness across my upper lip, increased appetite, a funny taste in my mouth with mouth dryness, need for proteins, higher sex drive and desire to workout in spite of feeling sedation in order to relieve discomfort from bloating. | I actually think it helps with my allergies and it helps me feel calm. Since I live an active lifestyle, the meds motivate me to continue to workout so I gain muscle mass and not body fat. | F | 41 | 8 days 50 MG | 5/7/2016 | 1 | Anxiety | Dry and painful eyes that wouldn't stop itching. A terrible taste left in my mouth. Water retention! Headache and horribly dried out sinuses. Restless legs at night. | I wouldn't suggest taking the prescribed 100 mg. 4 times daily for anxiety. There are too many negative side effects with this drug at that dosage. | F | 40 | 10 days 100 mg. | 4/17/2016 | 1 | To help with insomnia | I was prescribed this to help me get on a sleep schedule and to help reduce some anxiety. It didn't help at all. It didn't even make me a little tired and my anxiety was about the same. | M | 19 | 1 weeks 25 mg | 4/11/2016 | 2 | Anxiety and mood swings | All it did for me is make me very drowsy. So that made me more irritable. And when I did go to sleep I had horrible dreams. | That's just with me though. I know others that it has helped for anxiety. Haven't known anyone that was taking it as an antihistamine. | F | 46 | 10 days 25 | 4/3/2016 | 1 | itching | After reading all the comments I'm scared to take it. I was prescribed this for itching but I see it is for anxiety and panic attacks. My question is why the hell did my Dumbass Dr. give me this medicine for itching. I have a headache just reading everybody else's side effects. | This is why Dr get sued if I would have taken this medicine before looking it up on Google I would have a lawsuit against my Dumbass Dr right now. I'm itching what the hell is wrong with prescribing benadryl not this mess that gives you panic attacks and anxiety. I'm done with this Dr. | F | 43 | 1 days 25 mg | 3/22/2016 | 1 | anxiety | Anxiety actually increased as I desperately waited for relief that never came. My psychiatrist is trying a new cocktail of medication as of today. I pray to God this one works. Nothing at all would have been better than Vistaril. | This is NOT an anxiety med. It should stick with treating sinus infections. | F | 47 | 2 months 30mg | 3/15/2016 | 4 | Panic attacks | Blurred vision, very tired | F | 7 days 75mg | 3/9/2016 | 4 | Panic disorder/anxiety/ptsd | Side effects are minimal for now. Headache occurs after taking it, helps me sleep even tho im up all night every hour as normal for me, i am able to fall back asleep quickly. | Was taking ativan and kolonopin for years. So far this is helping without having me feel tired. | F | 32 | 2 days 37.5mg | 2/21/2016 | 3 | Sleep issues | Twitching in my sleep, my boyfriend claims I said things that didn't make sense. | This drug worked to help me sleep through the entire night but I woke up about 12 hours later still very drowsy & zombie-like. Wasn't a bad feeling, just weird. | F | 38 | 1 days 25mg | 1/8/2016 | 3 | anxiety | i was extremely drowsy. i would take it before bed as the doctor had recommended, i would sleep for long amounts of time and when i woke up, i felt drowsy and irritable. | it did help me calm down when i was having a panic/anxiety attack, but the drowsiness and anger i had while taking it was not worth it. Cannot take it during the day or i will be tired and cant focus. | M | 16 | 25mg 1X day | 12/3/2015 | 1 | Stupid Dr stopped my labor with it | Slept for 12hours+ and became extremely angry and violent feeling. Was given this drug because my Stupid Dr used it to stop my contractions and labor at 37weeks pregnant. Now I cant even get the bitch on the phone. | F | 37 | 1 days 50mg | 12/2/2015 | 1 | anxiety | Didn't work for anxiety. Took with a med and had a reaction, hallucinations, etc. Xanax used to work the best. Now Klonopin works the best!! No side effects at all! Vistaril for anxiety is a joke! | Sucks! | F | 45 | 2 months | 11/25/2015 | 1 | ANXIETY | Headaches, tinnitus, euphoria, psychosis, paranoia, homicidal thoughts, flashes of fear and death or OCD type attacks, panic, anxiety, recklessness, dizziness, repetition forgetting things over and over again, anger, hostility, neurosis | LIKE, what is this stuff? I was prescribed it for anxiety off label, 25mgs three times at most a day as needed. I became psychotic and paranoid after one pill. I have Bipolar1 and possible chronic psychotic symptoms underlying my mental illness, but still---I had a very dangerous reaction. It made me do all kinds of crazy crazy stuff like change my FB profile 20 times and rant and wow my anxiety was non-existent, get it? I had no normal reactions. Everyone laughed it off and thought I was high. I was high, high as a kite on crack. I could have committed suicide, I "felt" like killing people. Not for any reason...at all...and I knew it was wrong, just thoughts out of nowehre! I had a whole conspiracy evolve from my dad moving out and the addresses changed after 25mgs in one day. I would advise you if you have BIPOLAR or SCHIZOAFFECTIVE or even GAD don't take this. It did get rid of my cold though...not worth the risk. | F | 26 | 15 days 3X day | 11/24/2015 | 1 | Anxiety, sleep | Severe reaction. Had to be put on a vent for 6 days. | 50 | 4 months 25 | 11/8/2015 |