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 |
| 1 | Seasonable allegies | Depress, anxiety, general feeling of unease, crying | It works for my seasonal allergy symptoms, but I brings me depression, anxiety, sadness...it's not worth to take Claritin. | F | 39 | 7 days 1X day | 4/20/2010 | 1 | allergies | unconsolable, unreasonable, crying for hours at a time without reason, moody, etc.. | our sweet little 3.8 yr old became unstable crying often without cause; hyper shyness and embarrassed not understanding his feelings, scared and hyper needy....a night mare for the last week until we figured it out....calritin's no good for his system! | M | 4 | 7 days 5MG 1X day | 7/16/2011 | 1 | allergies | deep dark depression and suicidal thoughts that ended when I stopped the claritin, not Claritin D, just the plain claritin . | This was the worst drug experience that I have ever felt, the thoughts that I had were so dark, and I am not that kind of a person. very scary! | M | 38 | 7 days 1X day | 9/4/2011 | 1 | Allergies | Insomnia, extreme dizziness, tightness in chest, fatigue, foggy headed, overall feeling of lethargy. Strange sensations in extremities- like my arms and legs were made of lead. | F | 32 | 7 days 30mg? | 9/28/2012 | 1 | allergies | Ive developed anxiety issues while taking Claritin D. Cold sweaty hands, nausea, and erectile dysfunction. I tend to over do it a bit on caffeine pills because of the weird shifts I work, I'm sure the caffeine intake doesn't help at all. I've taken Cialis and Viagra both while taking Claritin D and they don't help at all. Does anyone know if non D allergy meds will have the same effect? I only need allergy pillsa couple of months per year thank God. | M | 37 | 7 days 12 hour | 4/30/2013 | 4 | Seasonal allergies | Jittery, sharp gas pains, abdominal pain within 4 hours of taking, extreme fatigue feeling in chest area, heavy heartbeat and/or increased feel of blood pressure (pounding sensation). | I would avoid claritin because of these symptoms. The package mentions warning if you have liver or kidney disease, but the cardiac effects scare me. | M | 39 | 8 days | 9/3/2006 | 3 | seasonal allergy | Experienced while on meds, diminished within two days after stopping. vague bad mood, negative outlook, muscle fatigue | I am a medical professional and very careful about attributing said effects to a medication just because they may occur at the same time. I am reasonable sure that the side effects I have reported were caused by the medication. | M | 58 | 8 days 30 1X day | 3/18/2011 | 3 | allergies | more deppressed than usual. | F | 38 | 8 days 10 mg 1X day | 6/21/2011 | 3 | watery eyes and congestion | My six year old son was taking this and it worked great for his allergies but this is one scary drug he was having horrible dreams and hallucinating he was scarying me so bad and than two and two came together and it was claritin. This really needs to be a warning because it is so scary. | It really does work great for the allergy side | M | 6 | 8 days | 7/8/2008 | 2 | Sinus/Allergies | I'm not sure my daughter is reacting to this med, but after reading the posts, I think she might be. She has always had problems with one girl at school, but those problems have magnified since she started on Claritin 8 days ago. Also, her attitude at school has been terrible--she has refused to participate in group projects, and she is moody and doesn't have any patience! She already has anxiety, and I think this might be really messing with her. Things have been getting worse at home too. | F | 9 | 8 days | 1/28/2009 | 2 | allergies | loopy feeling, constant urination, extremely dry mouth and throat, headache, restlessness | not worth taking. i felt like crap with allergies, i feel like complete crap with claritin | M | 21 | 8 days 1X day | 9/5/2010 | 2 | ragweed allergies | Fatigue which did not abate until I stopped taking claritin. | It did reduce allergy symptoms somewhat, but the fatigue negated the benefits of taking it. | F | 40 | 8 days | 9/3/2001 | 2 | Allergies | Pounding heart, anxiety, dry mouth, insomnia, muscle twitches by day 6. | Holy Hell, I am NEVER taking this stuff again unless it is forced down my throat. I'd rather just deal with the dizzy spells from my allergies causing sinus problems. I was in denial that the medicine was causing my anxiety because it really helped my allergies. I can hear for the first time in 3 weeks. The first day, no side effects. 2-5, dry mouth so I upped my fluids. I was drinking 8 bottles of water a day and it still didn't help. Days 6-8 = hell. An hour and a half after I took it, I was shaking, pacing my room, unable to sit still. I couldn't sleep to say the least. I was constantly waking up, shaking. Like I said, I was in denial. I took it two more days and I've had to talk myself down from panic attacks. I am not a very panicked person. I'm sure this could catch someone else off guard. My forever calm cousin took it, thinking I was nuts, and she said all it did was keep her awake. She's 30lbs heavier than me though. No more. I'm done. I know it said may cause nervousness, but this should be a sin. This isn't even the D-version! It's been 24 hours and it's a tad better. How long before this crap goes away?! (I gave it a 2 because it DID fix the problem...it just gave me more problems). | F | 22 | 8 days 10mg 1X day | 9/27/2012 | 2 | coughing, sneezing, itching | I will preface this by saying I am not yet positive that the Claritin is directly impacting my son's behavior. 2 weeks ago, my 6 year old was started on Zyrtec. Then a week ago, his pediatrician suggested Claritin & we switched to that. For the past week, my son has had increased difficulty in school with his behavior, activity, impulse control, and mood (easily upset, hard to control his emotions). The mood issue is particularly concerning. While he has his active, impulsive days sometimes, he hasn't been having tantrums or whining at school at all for some time. | I am going to stop the medicine and see if he has an improvement in behavior. My son may have undiagnosed ADHD and/or some sensory issues (we've recently made a referral for an evaluation with a developmental pediatrician), so it may just be that he's more sensitive to the med than the average child. I just wanted to post this to make parents aware (especially if their child is active, sensitive, etc.) that if there is a change in behavior that coincides with the start of this medication, that they might want to consider stopping the Claritin. I did call Claritin's customer service #, and 3 of the 4 common side effects for children (listed to me by the customer service rep) include nervousness, fatigue, and hyperactivity | M | 6 | 8 days | 3/4/2009 | 2 | Doctor said so | My son was told to take it for seasonal allergies. He is 9 years old, was always a great student, A+ for everything. After a week of taking this medicine I noticed he did want to do his homework when he got home from school, was forgetting everything, and quite cranky. I went to school to check in on him and take his lunch when his teacher asked me if he was OK? That he was not doing his school work, he didn't care about school work and that he acted like he didn't hear a word she was saying. That made me think, could it be this medicine? So I asked Jeeves and got this site, looks like this Clartin is not as expected, and I'm taking my son off it NOW. | I don't care how much he coughs, at least he liked school and was doing great, they should put a warning on this drug... Out the window it goes, I'm so mad I could spit nails and the money I've wasted on this junk. | M | 9 | 8 days | 2/7/2005 | 1 | seasonal allergies | Severe anxiety, panic attacks, insomnia, racing heartbeat, crazy thoughts, dizzness, feeling faint and disconnected. | This medicine is evil! Took for 8 days. I thought I was going crazy. Would wake up in the middle of the night with racing heart and anxiety. I couldn't drive or even hold a conversation. Limbs and face felt numb. Made me extremely paranoid and moody. Every day I didn't know how I was gonna make it through. My husband said maybe its the claratin. So I stopped taking it. All of the issues went away! I'm am back to myself. Claritin is scarey and should not be otc. Really it should be banned! | 46 | 8 days 30mg | 4/9/2015 | 5 | allergies | There is a huge difference between Claritan & Claritan D. Claritan D made me anxiety ridden, while regular Claritan works like a charm with no side effects. | F | 52 | 9 days | 5/20/2007 | 3 | seasonal pollen allergies | Inability to remember important things in the frame 2 weeks to a month previous. I didn't forget everything. But there are things that I couldn't remember, memories came back after being off it a few days. Also when I took it, it was like my heart was racing and I was very tired at first. | It did make the itch in my throat and behind my ears go away, and my headaches went away. My nose was runny still, but not as conjested. I took it for a week and a few days. I don't think I was more aggressive, however, I forget very fundamental things that people just don't forget, which pu tme in some bad positons. After three days of being off I am remembering things I couldn't three days ago. However, I have very strong (and dangerous) side effects to other allergy drugs, esp Tylenol allergy and sinus (severe loss of coordination). So this is a big improvement over that. | F | 24 | 9 days | 7/13/2006 | 3 | Seasonal Allergies (Autumn) | Irritability, sleeplesness, severe depression, crying for silly reasons, or no reason at all. It seemed like a bad case of PMS, but at the wrong time. | Although it helped get rid of the post nasal drip, my nose is still always runny, and in the morning I was more congested than before I took it. It isn't worth the depressing side effects! | F | 28 | 9 days | 9/29/2004 | 3 | Allergies | Bloating, Slight Constipation | Unlike other OTC pills for congestion, I did NOT feel like I was on drugs when on Claritin. I really dont feel anything but it does help me with the dizziness I feel when I get congested from allergies. I do not feel speedy or drowsy, but I do feel bloated. I think it works but I cant tell how much. | F | 33 | 9 days | 6/11/2007 |