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 |
| 3 | Allegies | I have noticed that I've been jumpy and aggressive lately. | It helps with my allegies to the trees and hives due to an intolerance to sugar, syrups and honey, but it doesn't relieve sinus pressure. Guess I'll have to find an alternative. | F | 35 | 2 weeks | 1/22/2002 | 2 | For allergies. | No noticeable side affects that I can remember. | This stuff just would not work for me. It did nothing. | M | 27 | 2 weeks | 4/27/2007 | 2 | allergies, mold, dander, pollen | I was not conscious of the depression, like I was not connected to myself. But my mother came to visit me and we were sitting and talking and I was talking about commiting suicide. She looked right at me and said, "are you taking any new medications?" I said, "the doctor has me on Claritin for a couple weeks for allergies." She said, "stop taking it, now." After a few days, she told me how I had been speaking to her. I could barely remember feeling that way. | I would never take this medication again, severe depression, scary. | F | 38 | 2 weeks | 11/20/2006 | 2 | seasonal allergies | my son is angry and defiant, antagonistic at 8! He is normally easy going, pleasant, sweet and takes things in stride. Ironically, I recall trying this medicine with him at age 3 and went online to find side effects because I remember having a total change in disposition of my son then. I should have learned the first time! It makes me so angry why we are not warned about the pros and cons by doctors more often. My son will not be taking this drug again. | M | 8 | 2 weeks 10ml 1X day | 9/22/2012 | 2 | Allergies | Insomnia, SEVERE Panic attacks, feelings of impending doom, Fatigue, Depression, Strange & Vivid Dreams, Irritablility, Elevated Heart Rate, Strange feelings in Stomach. | I began taking Claritin 2 weeks ago to try and combat allergies that I thought were creeping up on me... after 1 week I started to develop insomnia for 4 days in a row...then I began having mild to severe panic attacks and extreme feelings of impending doom, feelings that my heart rate had climbed erratically when it didn't ... just an overall bad, bad experience I'm having and I'm getting off Claritin immediately! I wouldn't risk taking this stuff... Go to your doctor and figure something out first before you buy OTC Claritin. Benedryl will probably be better, but only for taking it at bedtime. | M | 35 | 2 weeks 10 mg 1X day | 5/7/2013 | 1 | sinus infecton | I took claratin after a round of anti-biotics to help clean up a sinus infection, worst experiance ever: Heart palpitations, difficulty breathing, dizzyness, memory loss, head fog.....my memory loss got so bad I couldent remember something specific I did yesturday | M | 16 | 2 weeks | 5/30/2012 | 1 | seasonal allergies | A GREAT sadness, depression, and "loss of self". I felt like I was going crazy! This has been the worst emotional roller coaster. I am shocked that there are no warnings on this product. Certainly looks like I'm not alone with these reactions. | Please report your side effects so others will have appropriate warnings. It did help my allergies though and lifted the haze, but not worth the depression. | F | 34 | 2 weeks 1X day | 6/28/2011 | 1 | cough | WOW! glad i found this site. I could not figure out why i would wake up shaking. any little sound and i would wake up very startled. had to take niquel to get sleep. I felt very detached and angry at the world. I too had confused issues. ie..sitting at a green light. Heart felt like it was beating out of my chest. Anxiety was very bad. I wonder how many people are being treated for depression and mental disorders when the answer could just me the claritin there taking?? | M | 29 | 2 weeks 10 1X day | 6/12/2010 | 1 | POSTAL! No other way to describe what it did to me. It's been years since I tried Claritin, but it still scares me, now that it is available over the counter. You could ask anyone around me- new or old, and they will claim it's impossible to even imagine I could be or feel that way. Just not who I am. But I did. The doctors said I would get used to it - NOT! The 2nd week I cut the dose in half - I felt ONLY half as POSTAL! After that I gave it up for good old Benidryl and caffiene. MAKES ME WONDER, has anyone checked to see if those folks who went postal in the news, were on a drug like Claratin?? If your children act different - could it be the drug? | F | 40 | 2 weeks 1X day | 8/20/2010 | 1 | spring allergies | Was feeling really down/depressed and so tired, had trouble getting out of bed. On the verge of tears. Did not understand why this was happening - especially since weather was great (winter over,etc)and nothing in particular was wrong. Then I put it together! I have to assume that it is directly related to the Claritin. Timing makes sense. | It did help my allergy symptoms but not worth it. | F | 31 | 2 weeks 10mg 1X day | 3/24/2010 | 1 | Allergies | heart palpitations, shortness of breath, headaches, memory loss, sensitivity to sugar and caffeine, anxiety, brain zaps, literally thought I was having a heart attack. | F | 55 | 2 weeks | 9/10/2007 | 1 | allerigies | Backache, headache, bloating, weight gain, stomach cramping, constipation, flatulence, severe depression, nausea | I tried Claritin as a first-line treatment when I was tested for allergies and found out I was allergic to everything but animals. The only symptom I had though was post-nasal drip. After two weeks of Claritin, I found this website and realized I wasn't pregnant, wasn't suicidal and did not suddenly have IBS. I felt better the day after I threw out the rest of the pills, all the side effects cleared up within the week. I would not recommend this product to ANYONE. | F | 27 | 2 weeks | 6/30/2005 | 1 | seasonal allergies | I felt extreme lethargy shortly after starting on this drug and have just now found the connection. I also am sweating an abnormally large amount. I sleep for an average of 10.5 hours a night since i started and previously it was more like 7. I also experienced a loss of appetite. | I gave up two of my hobbies and stopped going to church within a week of starting this drug for no real reason. I felt like nothing mattered anymore and everything seemed like i was in a dream. I have become very inactive since i started this drug and am planning to stop taking immediately. | M | 17 | 2 weeks | 3/25/2007 | 1 | For the past couple of weeks I have had very bad nights, can't sleep, pounding rapid heart rate, hurting in chest area. Agitated, on edge. I have never had this before. Went to the Doc no heart problems, but we tracked it back to Claritin. I stopped taking it yesterday and hopefully my problems go with it. I could sure use a good nights sleep. | M | 45 | 2 weeks | 12/13/2004 | 1 | allergies | After taking Claritin for just 2 weeks, I experienced muscle pain, sleeplessness & aggressive moods. Just 2 days after quitting use these symptoms subsided. | Claritin did relieve my allegies. | M | 58 | 2 weeks | 6/7/2008 | 1 | seasonal allergies | Irritation frequently turning to anger, nightmares, tiredness, disconnected feeling. | I was concerned about my constant anger. This is totally unlike me; I'm usually very calm and easygoing. Difficulty falling asleep, and vivid nightmares. I didn't connect it to the Claritin at first. After 2 days off of it, I'm starting to feel like my old self. Apologizing to family for my mean nasty behavior. This was frightening. I will never take it again. | F | 57 | 2 weeks 10 1X day | 9/14/2014 | 1 | Postnasal drop | I began this medicine I am in college and started to feel foggy didn't think anything of it. Then eating at a restaurant my heart started pounding. My left side went numb and then I got a migraine. I thought I was having a brain aneurysm. Went to ER got a cat scan it was normal. Went home kept taking the drug then each time I ate I would have palpitations. Not to mention the vivid night terrors. I would rather love with this nSal drip than ever take this. I hope I recover I have stoped the drug for two days and still am having palpitations. This drug is not good. | F | 23 | 2 weeks 10 | 3/15/2014 | 1 | Allergies | It gave me erectile dysfunchion at first i didnt know what or why then i put it together i switch between claritin and allegra from time to time and notice i was having sex and my penis went soft while we were doing it and i could never get it back up it was when i was taking claritin i been off for 5 days now and my penis gets rock hard again i will never take it again i also came when my penis was soft and other times i couldnt come scarry stuff but good news is about 5 days after taking it im back to normal | M | 47 | 2 weeks 10 MG | 4/20/2014 | 1 | Allergies | I thought It was the change of life or something(I'm 42). I had this anger over the last week or two that NEVER subsided. I felt like I wanted to cry, felt overwhelmed and depressed. Not to say I have not occasionaly felt this way, but something was wrong...and the fatigue, I'd wake up tired. Then I thought, the only thing different I've been doing is taking Claritin. I don't know for sure if these symptoms weren't hormones, but the correlation is too coincidental. | BUT, Claritin works great on my allergies! | F | 42 | 2 weeks | 6/13/2009 | 1 | allergies/cough | My son-10 years old, started Claritin for a cough he's had for a few weeks. I noticed soon after starting he started having major temper tantrums and was unable to control his anger. He became very aggressive and unmanageable. He has had episodes of this in the past, but nothing recently. Now I'm wondering if perhaps each episode was during a time that he was on Claritin &/or Singular. I've taken him off the Claritin, and his mood has drastically changed. Coincidence? Who knows, but I think I'll avoid this drug in the future- especially with all the others here who've had similar experiences!! | M | 10 | 2 weeks | 9/2/2009 |