CLARITIN Reviews (LORATADINE)

Average Rating: 1.9 (1014 Ratings)

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 1  For allergy If you have ever had joint pain issues, this stiff will exacerbate it to the point where you may scream with pain as I did with one pill. My left knee blew up to the size of a grapefruit, unable to leave my bed. This is a horrible drug and this side effect should be listed on the box. Never again. Where is the FDA when we need them? F 67 1 days
24 hour
4/9/2016
 1  Allergies I noticed increased appetite, and horrible mood swings with depression. never taking this again. F 59 10 days
30 mg
4/8/2016
 1  cold, runny nose This sh** is evil. Depression, anxiety, and a very vicious headache in the neck area, like I never had before. Still counting after two days. Whoever invented this poison should be stoned to death. Stay away!!! M 39 3 days
10 1X day
3/30/2016
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 1  runny nose- itchy eyes- itchy nose- Heart rate so strong i thought it would burst- dizzy- unstable - headache- feeling terrible!!!! Never use it again and will tell everyone my experience and hope they do not use it!!!!! I believe it could kill you!!! F 73 1 days
3/19/2016
 1  Allergies Could not sleep for a very long time Cannot believe that one was the first major side affects should have been sleepless M 65 1 months
10 mg
2/12/2016
 1  Allergies For the last year I have not felt like myself always felt sick and rundown said things I don't remember saying snappy stomach aches changes in menstration depressed overall a horrible experience I will never take again only 2 days off and I'm starting to feel better......to all BiPolar people out there do not take this medication if you are on any sort of mood stabilizer.....your discomfort of allergies is not worth feeling this way!!!! F 36 1 years
10 MG
2/6/2016
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 1  Allergies I was short tempered and I didn't think anything about it. Then I had a really bad anxiety attack . Got home and I started crying uncomfortable. So I look to see if any side effects and I find this and like (WOW) I'm not crazy, I thought I was losing my mind . But obviously I was not its this Clartin and I will never take this medicine again. They really need to put warning labels on box because if someone has depression they are going to have A very bad outcome. I feel normal after stopping this med. F 49 1 months
10
2/3/2016
 1  Allergies Stiff and painful joints in hands, elbows, knees and hips. Swelling of hands and legs. Vertigo when I would wake up. Horrible bloating and gas that would rise into my chest and burning in my stomach. Hard time going to Sleep. Hard time concentrating and a bit loopy. No motivation. I started taking Claritin in May of 2015 for my allergies. I liked it because it did not make me zombie like. It still made me a bit loopy but I could deal with it. I started having bad joint pain in my hands and knees, so bad that I could hardly climb up and down stairs. I asked my doc and she said that I was getting old (46) and it was to be expected especially with menopause coming on etc...I did tell her that Claritin was making me a bit loopy and she basically blew me off and said Claritin does not have those type of side effects and that even airplane pilots were allowed to take it because it was so safe. I took her at her word and continued to take the Claritin with no further thought. In October of 2015 I ran out of the Claritin and since it was winter did not pick up anymore hoping that I would not have to worry till spring. Through the holidays my allergies were tolerable and and interestingly (though I did not put 2 and 2 together) my bloating and stomach burning went away, my joints no longer hurt and started feeling pretty good. About 2 weeks ago I was hit by a bout of allergies and picked up some Claritin. I took the 1st pill on a Thursday and by Monday I felt the familiar stiffness and pain in my left hand and had horrible bloating. By Wednesday my knees hurt so bad I could hardly walk down the stairs and I could not even close my left hand in a fist and my right hand was also acting up as well as my elbows. I have not been on the Claritin for 4 days now and F 47 9 months
1X AN
1/28/2016
 1  Allergies Dry nose, dry mouth, dry eyes, slight difficulty breathing After taking a dose of Claritin, I started to have slight difficulty breathing because it closed off one of my nostrils. It also made my nose very dry, as well as my mouth and eyes. It only gave slight relief to my allergies. I wouldn't recommend it F 23 1 days
10 mg
1/9/2016
 1  Allergies Irregular heartbeat, then racing heart beat, felt like I was floating, my legs were very fatigued, dizzy, shaking, nervousness, anxiety I have had 2 incidents were I took claritin and I then experience irregular heartbeats (like if it was an arrhythmia) and then racing heartbeat, shakiness and nervousness with feeling very weak. It was the worse experience ever. I was sitting in front of a computer at work (orientation) and I had taken 10mg of claritin and exactly an hour later, I started to feel dizzy, then as I was walking I felt as if I had to focus on putting one foot in front of the other, My legs felt very weak. In addition, it the symptoms got worse, then I felt my heart like skip a couple of beats, and then beating super fast. then my hands were shaking and Then my whole body. All I could do is drink a lot of water and hope I could flush it out. this happened just yesterday. It was a scary feeling, it was horrible..I threw away the claritin bottle. I will never take it again and will never give it to my children. F 42 1 days
10 mg 1X day
12/12/2015
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 1  allergy Heart rate 100+ & I only took 1 pill on Monday today is Wednesday, extreme irritability, anxiety, insomnia, horrible dreams and dry mouth & eyes! I've always used Claritin for seasonal allergies and I'm not sure if they switched some ingredients or what but I can not and will not take another pill. Makes you feel like your having a heart attack because your heart is beating so fast and that's not a good thing when you have a anxiety disorder like myself! Hadn't used any of my anxiety meds in over a month until I took 1 Claritin & there came the anxiety! DO NOT TAKE THIS MED IF YOU SUFFER FROM ANY HEART CONDITIONS OR ANXIETY! I'M PRAYING THIS GOES AWAY SOON! THEY SHOULD HAVE A LAW SUITE RIGHT NOW FOR THIS MED! F 35 1 days
10 mg
11/25/2015
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 1  Allergies Anxiety, rapid heartbeat, anxiety attack, shaking. Totally not my srlf I had been taking this for my allergies. I had terrible anxiety, rapid heart beat, fast pulse. I was so worried. I had an EKG and blood work. Nothing was wrong. I now know it was the Claritin. Terrible drug!! F 40 1 days
10
11/7/2015
 3  allergies Severe stomach pain, intestinal problems and dry mouth. Side effects not worth taking the medication. F 59 3 days
10
10/24/2015
 1  Allergies Since I started Claritin, I've been having severe stomach pain, severe nausea and constipation. Been dry heaving due to stomach pain and/or nausea. Can't think clearly at all. Very restless sleep. I was on Zyrtec and it did lessen my allergies so I tried Claritin. Claritin did alleviate all my allergies but the side effects are simply not worth it. F 32 4 days
10/21/2015
 1  Allergies I stared Claritin, and loved it, my allergies were gone!! 3 days later I felt groggy, tired, depressed, and my libido totally died, I mean dead, the thought of my fiancé even being close to me grossed me out, I even needed distance from my 3 year old. Some shallow people would site "other problems" as the underlying cause, well I had a high libido, had sex 5 times a week and masturbated at least twice, it died. I never even thought about Claritin being the problem, I though maybe depression, then went and had my thyroid checked, nothing wrong, my sweetie found a post talking about Claritin libido loss, I skipped a day, 24 hours later I was back!! In love, cuddly, sexy me, I'm on day 3 off of Claritin and I swear I may be hornier and happier than I have ever been!. So, can Claritin ruin a marriage? Hell yes it could, unless your loved one likes cold depressed, sexually dead people F 25 2 weeks
30
9/13/2015
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 1  Extreme seasonal allergies Hyperactive, racing mind and attention deficit, in that it was hard to focus on any task for long (ADHD?); increasingly aching joints to the point of real pain, then ultimately an extreme lower backache (not experienced before Claritin); disrupted sleep (often by the pain mentioned above); suddenly lowered libido; vivid bizarre nightmares, followed by lingering "aftershock" in the morning, plus exhaustion, depression and a despairing lack of motivation to do anything. (All of the above on 24-hour Claritin Reditabs, NO pseudoephedrine - i.e, NOT Claritin-D.) I had to take increasingly larger dosages of aspirin, turmeric, and finally meloxicam (which pretty much incapacitates me and raises my BP to alarming levels) and xanax, just to stop the increasingly excruciating arthritic pain and nightmares, and to get some sleep. Much like getting a "fix" on an illegal drug, 20 mg of Claritin and coffee would have me allergy-free once again, emotionally up and ready to go I would give the basic Claritin two stars, maybe three, because at first, it DID relieve my severe seasonal allergy symptoms amazingly well without drowsiness at 20 mg a day (the recommended dose in many countries other than the US). 10 mg did not seem to relieve allergy symptoms very much at all. Rather than causing "increased sedation" as the literature suggests, the 20 mg actually felt like a shot of espresso at first (and this without pseudoephedrine [Claritin-D] involved). But the boost in energy and motivation lasted no more than 8 hours. The rest of the promised 24 hours was a long period of exhaustion, insomnia, inertia, aching, irritability, paranoia, unexpected feelings of resentment and bitterness. As others have commented, I felt as if my very personality had changed - from tolerant and let-it-go to bitter and hostile. This is a very insiduous drug. M 64 6 weeks
20 mg 1X day
9/11/2015
 1  Sinuses, fluid in inner ear I have been experiencing some sinus issues, along with dizziness because of some fluid in my inner ear for about 5 days. So I went to the doctor to get prescribed something to help with the sinuses and dizziness. She prescribes me Alavert (generic for Claritin). I WILL NEVER TAKE THIS MEDICATION AGAIN! Literally within hours of taking my first dose, I start experincing racing heartbeat all throughout that night. Then right before I try to go to sleep my entire left arm completely falls asleep. So I literally got no sleep that night between my heart feeling like it was pumping out my chest and my arm feeling like 10000 needles are poking it. The next morning I awake up , my heart has calmed down but my arm is still a very numb. Completely oblivious to the fact that this medication is the reason why I'm feeling all out of wack, I take another peel right after breakfast, the rest of the day I felt horrible! My heart continues to race and pound extremely hard, my arm was still numb as hell and to add on to that My neck/throat was rightening up on me! Felt like my lymph nodes all along my neck were swollen! I have not taken another pill since this morning and I am still experincing the racing heartbeat,numb left arm and swollen lymph nodes in my neck! Trust me the side effects of this pill are not worth it all! Stay way! If you're experincing racing heartbeat, get a bucket/bowl of ice cold water and dunk your entire face in for 20-30 secs this helps bring your heart rate down. If it doesn't help the first time you dunk, try it a couple more times.Doctors use this method when patients come in with racing heartbeat before resorting to medication. Hope this helps someone. F 20 2 days
9/6/2015
 4  Seasonal Hay Fever Dry nose I find Claritin to be not as strong as Zyrtec. It relieves my hay fever pretty well and doesn't make me noticeably drowsy unlike Zyrtec can. It does cause me to have dry nose with crusting, as do all antihistamines. M 27 3 months
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8/28/2015
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 1  Allergies Pelvic pain and urinary incontinence. Also extreme burning and itching-especially vaginally. Also insomnia, irritability, depression, and paranoia. DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRUMSTANCES take this so-called medication if you have ever had any genital or urinary issues. It doesn't just leave your system but takes a few days and you suffer for all that time. Should be seriously reevaluated by Food and Drug. Certainly not for OTC use. F 64 10 days
1 1X day
8/8/2015
 2  Allergies and hives to dust Extreme anxiety and depression. I found myself feeling paranoid and angry over the most random things. Night sweats and fatigue in my legs. Occasional hot flashes during the day when I had an anxiety episode. Dry mouth after 2 days of taking it and random feeling of tingles throughout my body. Although it took care of my itchiness and hives, the side affects of depression and anxiety is not worth it. Exploring other options. M 25 5 days
10
7/22/2015

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