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 |
| 4 | allergies | I searched | F | 24 | 2 days | 4/19/2005 | 2 | Seasonal Allergies | Extreme Fatigue, very vivid and disturbing nightmares, irritability, beginning of what could have been depression | I know that I probably didn't give the medication enough time to work on my allergies, but the fatigue was just too much to deal with. I took my last Claritin about 32 hours ago and I am just starting to feel like the fog is lifting. From now on I will stick to Sudafed. I would rather feel amped up than depressed and sleepy. | F | 30 | 2 days | 4/18/2005 | 1 | allergies | i thought i was going crazy, extremely impatient, irritable, moody, felt like the worst pms that wouldn't go away, severe depression, horrible constipation,could not figure out why after excersizing 5 days a week (for weeks w/ personal trainer)and diet overhaul.. not losing weight..never had problem before claritin.. i am so glad i found this site before i had myself commited.oh, my poor family and what they had to deal with.. | F | 30 | 3 months | 4/16/2005 | 2 | allergies | i took claritin for the first time yesterday and this morning i woke up with a rash on my forehead. nothing else was new in my diet or enviroment. i'm sure it's just a coinicidence but i saw that another woman had a similar reaction and had eatten a greek salad near the time of taking it. I too had a salad with a vinigar based dressing yesterday night. | it cleared up my runny nose and watery eyes and it did not make me at all sleepy like other things i had tried but the side effects are just not worth it. | F | 25 | 1 days | 4/11/2005 | 1 | hives during gastroenteritis | I cannot sleep! I took Benadryl the night before and it knocked me out like a baby. Now it's the third day of my | F | 36 | 1 days | 4/7/2005 | 2 | seasonal allergies | sleeplessness, restlessness, annoying and painful dry cough | didn't do anything to relieve the sinus pressure, watery eyes, sinus headache I was experiencing | F | 31 | 4 days | 4/5/2005 | 3 | Allergies | I get very mad at everything and everyone for no reason when taking some antihistamines, and this happens to be one of them (so is bonine, the seasick medicine: if you want a pleasant vacation, find something else!). Also, I noticed some weight gain when I took this every day for a month... | It works for allergies, but its just not worth the irritability, or weight gain. | M | 20 | 45 days | 4/3/2005 | 3 | seasonal allergies | I started taking claritin a week ago for my normal springtime allergies and have had rapid, pounding heartbeat, shortness of breath, dry mouth, fatigue, and insomia. When I go to bed I instantly fall sound asleep for about 30 minutes and then sleep lightly the rest of the night with strange, vivid dreams and in a panic over my heart racing. I've never really experienced these side effects in the past that I can remember. But I've always seem depressed during allergy season, while on claritin. | It's a shame I've developed these side effects because it really helped with my allergies. However, I won't take it anymore. | F | 29 | 3 years | 4/1/2005 | 2 | ichy eyes and stuffy nose | Claritin-D: It aleviates my stuffy nose, and ichy eyes, but at a cause of not able to sleep well and feeling jumpy, iritated and iregular heart beat. I suspect that my recent lower back pain also is the result of taking Claritin-D 24hrs. Coorporate frofit at the expense of our health, becareful with this medicin. | M | 36 | 5 days | 4/1/2005 | 1 | seasonal allergies | Severe abdominal pain that lasted the entire day, dry mouth, irritablility, lack of coordination | I'd rather be sniffily than in this much pain. | F | 27 | 1 days | 3/29/2005 | 4 | Seasonal Allergies | None noticed | Helped all symptoms but itchy eyes! | M | 36 | 3 days | 3/24/2005 | 4 | Seasonal Allergies | None noticed | Helped all symptoms but itchy eyes! | M | 36 | 3 days | 3/24/2005 | 3 | spring allergy | initial irritability; leaden, drowsy feeling, and finally back pain | Only half-way worked on allergy--I'm going back to Zyrtek which worked better with no side effects. | M | 36 | 30 days | 3/21/2005 | 1 | It helped with my vertigo | I have taken this off and on for 3 years, as it helps dry up the fluid in my ears which causes my vertigo. I took one last night and ended up spending over 2 hours of agony - uncontrollable shivering, teeth chattering, felt cold, couldn't get enough air -was breathing as fast as I could - heart rate was incredibly fast, nausea, vomiting. I was ready to call 911 as I knew I could never drive a car.. I kept saying this will go away eventually, but it terrified me. After about 2 and a half hours I was finally able to slow the shivering and the breathing slowed. | It took me 14 hours to feel semi-normal again. I have thrown out every claritin in the house and will never take it again, nor recommend it. Will be calling my doc about this Monday. Very, very scarey! | F | 54 | 3 years | 3/19/2005 | 3 | allergies | Bloating and severe abdominal pain, and weight gain. | I was on this med for years and experienced the above problems but the relationship was never figured out by 3 different doctors including a Gastrointerologist. I finaly stopped the claritin and my stomach problems quit after suffering for 7 years. The biggest problem is finding another allergy medicine that works without side effects. | M | 55 | 8 years | 3/11/2005 | 1 | allergies | None. | It didn't work at all. I was stunned, but Claritin did absolutely nothing to relieve my symptoms. While it's fantastic that it's sold over the counter now, it is important to note that it may not provide relief for everyone | F | 44 | | 3/11/2005 | 3 | Allergies | Extreme drowsiness and fatigue. | I've taken Claritin off and on for 5 years. The reason I take it off and on is because it helps my congestion and itchy eyes and throat but it makes me so drowsy that Im unable to function properly during the day. Im yawning so much that my eyes are no longer watering from the allergies, but from yawning entirely too much. | F | 20 | 5 years | 3/7/2005 | 2 | cat allergies | I usually take Allegra, but a few times I've run out before I could get the prescription refilled and tried Claritin. I tried this three times, each time about 3 months apart, and every time I got a severely sore throat about 2 days after starting with Claritin, and it went away 2 days after stopping Claritin. | It has never worked for me as well as Allegra, but it does work a little without drowsiness if you can stand the side effects. | M | 31 | 7 days | 2/27/2005 | 3 | Seasonal Allergies | I felt very angry, edgy and impatient after just a couple of days of taking this medicine. I also felt nervous and slightly paranoid. I was very much like coiled snake, ready to strike at the first thing or person who upset me. | I think it did help my allergies, but I will probably only take it when absolutely necessary, like while camping in the woods or when I know I'll be around pet dander for an extended perios of time. | M | 39 | 3 days | 2/10/2005 | 1 | allergies | extreme paranoia, bouts of dizziness, delusional, panic attacks (one was so bad i went to the emergency room). i became antisocial and missed a week of school. i felt like i was going insane. a couple weeks after i stopped taking it i was back to normal. | M | 19 | 7 weeks | 2/10/2005 |