CLARITIN Reviews (LORATADINE)Average Rating: 1.9 (1014 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare CLARITIN with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR CLARITIN | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | Allergies | I took Claritin for about a week and noticed I was very sleepy and also throat felt very dry almost irritated.I'm going to stop it to see if it clears up. | F | 53 | 6 days 30 1X day | 1/10/2021 | 5 | Hives in fall season | None. | I take as needed for itching hives in fall when I go outdoors. Works great. It isn't the strongest of the antihistamines, so I've had to take a stronger one a couple times in my life. However all other antihistamines had side effects for me but Claritin didn't. | M | 40 | 10 years 10 mg 1X day | 3/16/2019 | 5 | hives | none | I've been having hives off & on for several months. Tried Zyrtec which worked, but when it wore off, symptoms came back with a vengeance! (also made me drowsy) So I tried Claritin and it has been magic! Although recommended dosage is 10 mg 1x day, I found all I need to do is to take 1 tablet every 6 days and it works like a charm. | M | 54 | 6 weeks 10 mg 1X W | 5/4/2016 | 5 | Allergies | No side effects. I feel absolutely amazing on this and almost can't live without it. | Claritin-D 24 hr is the best thing to ever happen to me. I like to breath and not feel sluggish and sick all the time and this does the trick. | F | 30 | 10 months 24 hr | 4/14/2016 | 5 | general allergies | None. | I don't know where these people are getting such wacky ideas, e.g. "claritin almost ruined my marriage." I can only surmise that these are very confused people who aren't mentioning the context of their ostensible problems, such as other medications they are concurrently taking, or pre-existing conditions. I can see how claritin with pseudoephedrine, for example, might result in some of the symptoms being described, but loratadine itself is such a benign drug, and has no such contraindications or side effects as some seem to believe it does (on this Web site anyway). It sounds to me that many people here are experiencing nocebo effect, which is (simply described) the converse effect of placebo. I'm curious to see (which I will check) if people like this also make such wild claims about other innocuous drugs. Claritin nearly ruined your marriage...very funny! | M | 33 | 20 years 10 1X AN | 6/8/2015 | 5 | year round nose allergy | none | I took 1 tablet before going to bed in the past three days (Claritin Allergy+Sinus, 5 mg Loratadine, 120 mg Pseudoephedire sulfate) and my nose is now dry. What a relief it gave me! I don't know if i will have a bit of runny nose again this evening (as it happened yesterday evening). | M | 54 | 3 days 5 mg 1X day | 5/9/2015 | 5 | Allergic to dust, mold, grasses | None. I don't get drowsy and I don't gain weight by being constantly hungry as I have with other antihistamines. | I take claritin in conjunction wit other mess for asthma and sinus problems. I work in an environment with lots of allergy triggers. It minimizes my reaction and helps me avoid sinus infections and asthma attacks. I can definitely tell the difference when I forget to take it. | F | 62 | 5 years 10mg 1X day | 12/30/2014 | 5 | Na | M | 33 | 10 years | 12/20/2013 | 5 | allergies (stuffed up, sneezing) | N/A | I'm somewhat surprised by all these negative reviews! Not that I don't believe them, but I have been taking Claritin since I was a little kid, same with my whole family, and we never had side effects. The only effect has been near-immediate relief! I've recently been taking the dissolves-on-tongue variety which is quite convenient, and relief lasts at least 24 hours with one or two exceptions over the course of abt. 3 weeks. very satisfied. granted, in Canada this was OTC and only recently (last 10 years?) it has become otc in the U.S., and I think it may be a slightly different composition. but again, I have taken in both countries with similarly good effects. - steve | M | 27 | 21 days ? 1X day | 8/16/2011 | 5 | Allergies | None so far. Seems like a lot of the side effects listed here are for Claritin D which has other ingredients in addition to loratidine. | Please be carefull when you post that you are posting about the right drug. Your misinformation may lead people not to take a drug they need. Palpitations, fatigue and mood changes are all indiciative of Claritin with the Decongestant in it not straight claritin. | M | 45 | 45 days 10mg 1X day | 6/10/2011 | 5 | Coughing | No side effects. Worked great. | I had an allergic reaction to mold or spores when I stay at my summer home. Coughing for quite sometime. Claritin was suggested and I can say that I feel great now. My cough went away within five minutes of taking the rapid acting Claritin. Excellent for allergies or a cough due to allergies. | M | 24 | 1 days 10 MG 1X day | 5/7/2011 | 5 | allergies | none-only effect is when I skip more than one day I start having post nasal drip and irritated throat. I realize how much I need this med to control allergies. Ive been 'sore-throat' free since starting this medication..until I skipped a does. Happy with med. | Hilarious ratings by 'crazies' out there... really, anxiety,depression,rage.....?!?? Wow, imagine what a vicodin would do..yikes. keep you crazies away from the flinstone vitamins too, as Im sure you all would have insane "side-effects" to blame on a med. How about re-evaluating your life and seeing what else could be causing all this... a tiny allergy med. hmmm | F | 30 | 365 days 5mg 1X day | 3/5/2011 | 5 | Allergies | None | These are some of the funniest things I've ever read. Some of you morons (and possible psychotics) have a little OTC allergy pill responsible for anything from erectile dysfunction to brain tumors to rage. Rage? Really? Hilarious. I love the idiot who went and had a CAT scan done. That is all I need to know about you to know you are a hypochondriac with great health insurance coverage. Just stupid beyond belief. | M | 30 | 2 years 20mg 1X day | 3/2/2011 | 5 | allergies | mild stomach ache | worked great to relieve seasonal allergies. First time ever given to my daughter and worked fine. I did not notice any mood swings or changes. | F | 5 | 2 days 1X day | 2/7/2011 | 5 | allergies/itching/hives | F | 44 | 1X day | 1/30/2011 Patient History | 5 | Hay fever, seasonal alergies | Occasional drowsiness. | Helps me sleep at night better. Clears my nose, sinuses and throat. No hayfever symptoms. I feed horses everyday twice a day. I'm allergic to the hay so it helps me. Also when I get bad spring and fall allergies it takes away that fog and other symptoms. I have no negative side affects. I can stop it without problems also. I have taken it for months at a time or a few days or weeks with no problems. I would be sad if it was taken off the market. Sometimes I do well with 5 mg.(1/2 tablet) I take the Loratadine generic kind. | F | 50 | 3 years 10 mg 1X day | 11/11/2010 | 5 | allergies/hives | If I take 20mg a little lightheaded. 10mg usually stops any allergies with no side effects. Wonderful medication for me. | take on and off for years. I guessed four but it could be longer. | M | 45 | 4 years 10-20mg 1X day | 11/11/2010 | 5 | allergies | No side effects with this medication. Some may say that's because it isn't working - I find it is working well enough that I think I don't need it, then if i don't take it I feel horrible. | Honestly, after years of allergies so bad that I basically had chronic fatigue, and many different medications, Claritin changed my whole life for the better. I have multiple allergies (even severely allergic to perfumes, etc) and generally feel crappy all the time without allergy medication. After years of taking both nasal and internal medicines someone told me about Claritin while it was stilll a prescription. The difference when taking it is like night and day. Suddenly I simply felt .... just well. Clear headed, able to function. Now if I skip a dose I often get neckaches which I think are actually related to sinus pressure, and I feel blurry and unable to focus. I generally take it every day with no ill effects. To me, this is wonder drug with no noticeable side effects. Its actual effects are subtle, but if i don't take it I do notice a difference. | F | 36 | 8 years 10 mg 1X day | 10/17/2010 | 5 | allergy-related coughing at night | I do notice that wax buildup in my ears causes ear "stuffiness" with loratadine, which is mildly annoying because I need to clean it out with an ear syringe. | Other than minor ear problems that can be managed, I *love* loratadine (generic Claritin). I always hated the way antihistamines in general made me feel, so jittery I could jump right out of my skin. Allergies give me a cough at night that makes it hard to sleep, but antihistamines in general just made the problem worse because if I took them, I *couldn't* sleep. Not so with loratadine. One tiny little 10 mg tablet and I have no problems. I don't even know I'm taking it, other than the fact that I just have no allergy symptoms anymore. No side effects, odd symptoms, etc. Just allergy symptoms gone. | F | 47 | 2 months 10 1X day | 10/13/2010 | 5 | Seasonal allergies | Absolutely NO side effects. | This drug is the greatest thing that has ever happened to me. How wonderful to have relief from the wicked results of seasonal allergies without the horrid side effects of all other medications, prescription and non-prescription alike, that I have used over the past 6 decades. I have tried them all. Not only did I have the side effects of the medications they usually didn't help all that much. | F | 61 | 7 days 30mg 1X day | 8/30/2010 |