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 |
| 2 | Seasonal allergies | Aggressiveness, night terrors, racing heart | My four year old took this last night, and he woke up hysterically inconsolable, appeared to be | M | 4 | 1 days | 6/5/2005 | 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 | Seasonal Alergies | fatigue and grogginess, dry mouth, burning eyes, edgyness, inability to do things fast, head pressure | I do not recommend taking this medication. I see that it's not just me from the other comments, but the cons FAR outweigh the pros which are not really visible. Homeopathic eye drops work better for me! I took Target generic version of loratadine 10mg 24-hour allergy. | M | 22 | 1 days | 5/9/2005 | 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 | 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 | 1 | allergies | I took a 24 hr pill this morning at work (about 11am). I already had a sinus headache to start with. within an hour or so I started to notice I felt dizzy. The headache got worse, the dizziness got worse, my vision was blurry and then I got serve tunnel vision. I couldn't focus on anything or anyone. Felt nausea, but never threw up. I felt EXTREME anxiety! I also had some chest pain that made it hard for me to breathe. The tunnel/blurred vision and dizziness made it impossible for me to even sit up straight. I ended up having to be walked out and driven home. I drank chamomile tea and fell asleep. When I would wake up and roll over I felt like I was in a water bed or some kind of wave. The serve dizziness and extreme anxiety lasted all day and into the evening (8:30pm). This was a horrible and scary experience. | I will NEVER use this product again. | F | 26 | 1 days | 5/13/2007 | 1 | seasonal allergies | I took one tablet and within six hours, began to experience muscle aches, similar to the flu. They were accute the next day, and I was miserable. It's been 40 hours since taking the pill, and finally I feel normal again. | I will never take Claritin again. I am discouraged that there was no information re side effects on the box or inside the packaging. | F | 59 | 1 days | 5/8/2007 | 1 | allergies/congestion/sneezing | This 24 hour Claritin-D tablet was hideous. I could not sleep, was constantly exhausted, felt hungry and at the same time extremly nauseaus. I was always thirsty, major headache and was having a hard time being cordial to anyone. | This drug, I was told was a cure for constant congestion, was the worst decision ever. My congestion was only helped on a minor scale, I wanted to throw up all the time. I could not taste anything, after two bites I would get sick. I felt moody, my body hurt, and my head was pounding. There is NO INFORMATION OF SIDE EFFECTS anywhere, leading me to believe it is a deliberate attempt to missinform the public. It is now 42 hours later and I have finally gotten some rest and am able to eat again. I will never take this again, and tell everyone what I went through. | F | 49 | 1 days | 5/12/2007 | 1 | seasonal allergy | leg pains especially around the muscles of the thigh and low back unable to sleep without icing the muscles insomnia from the pain | did not help much with the seasonal allergies. | M | 62 | 1 days | 5/2/2004 | 1 | alergies | Well I do know to stay away from Claritin, but on my recent trip I gave it a one more shot after I got some free samples. I became super irritated, angry almost in a state of paranoia and all this after one pill. I am not too sure about the alergy symptoms, I guess it helps a bit but not worth the stress. | M | 29 | 1 days | 3/22/2004 | 1 | seasonal allergies | Shallow breathing, crushing anxiety, extremely rapid and pounding heartbeat, all in the middle of the night which kept me up thinking I was going to drop dead of a heart attack. Very frightening! | It is a relief to have figured out what caused these terrifying symptoms, and I will never take this drug again! | F | 27 | 1 days | 4/5/2004 | 1 | alergies | Heart pounding, trouble breathing, anxiety, dry mouth, numbness, sweating. | I will never ever take this again. I can't believe how bad I felt, a runny nose and itcy eyes are better than this. | F | 36 | 1 days | 9/25/2004 | 1 | post nasal drip | lightheadedness, tremors, tingling of arms and hands, confusion, forgetfulness, difficulty concentrating, tightness at back of neck, feelings of impending doom (panic) | DO NOT TAKE | F | 46 | 1 days | 11/17/2006 | 1 | post nasal drip | lightheadedness, tremors, tingling of arms and hands, confusion, forgetfulness, difficulty concentrating, tightness at back of neck, feelings of impending doom (panic) | DO NOT TAKE | F | 46 | 1 days | 11/17/2006 | 1 | Seasonal allergies | While it did clear up my allergies (itchy eyes, post nasal drip) it did give me, shortness of breath, loss of appetite, had to take a day off work as i felt, well... like a Zombie, I felt weak almost like gravity had increased, could only walk slowly, unable to speak coherently for any length of time. | I took Claritin-D 24 hour extended release, and i lost 1lb in those 24 hours, and 1 day of my life. | M | 33 | 1 days | 6/1/2006 | 1 | constant cough | My 2 year old son took one dose. Within an hour he became severly agitated. He would be screaming one moment and then apologizing the very next. The symptons continued into the next day. His mood swings were violent and frequent. We will not ever give him this medicine again. | M | 2 | 1 days | 7/12/2006 | 1 | allergies | Dizziness, joint/leg pain, very vivid dreams (which is highly unusual for me), nausea, chills | These symtoms started yesterday. Though they are a little better today the dizziness and joint / leg pain haven't left me entirely. It helped my allergies, but isn't worth the possible side effects. | M | 26 | 1 days | 7/20/2006 | 1 | seasonal allergy | had been lying down and 2-3 mins after standing up I felt dizzy and then felt like my heart stopped beating. I became more dizzy with ringing in my ears,and started sweating profusely. My heart then started beating very fast. By then I was lying down on floor. I had had diarrhea and a headache since AM. I had taken dose at 9PM and this occurred the NEXT DAY at 3 PM. My allergy syptoms were gone but not worth the side effects. I'll stick to Benadryl from now on..... | This should be a prescription drug!!! | F | 50 | 1 days | 10/6/2007 | 1 | seasonal allergies | racing heart, nervousness, hyperactivity | I have never been so scared in my life. My son's heart was racing. He nearly hyperventilated. He could not sleep. It was like he had energy he could not expel from his body. He just could not sit still, which is not at all like him. I would rather he had a constant runny nose than this. | M | 6 | 1 days | 10/22/2008 | 1 | seasonal allergies | I would not recommend this over the counter medication to anyone. I did find that the 12 hour version is more tolerable then the 24 hour formula, though the 12 hour formula is more expensive and not as available as the 24 hour one. 2 years back I noticed the 24 hour formula made me edgy, and feeling like I wanted to rip someones head off. This past spring/summer I was having a bad bout of allergies and only had clartin 24 hour tablets at home and took a tablet. And as I remember from the year before I was totally not myself for about a good day. That night I lay in bed unable to move yet could not sleep at all, and the following day things that might upset me a bit made me want to kill. I felt like I was gonna jump out of my pants. Oh yeah I could breath fine but mentally I was a wreck. Stay away from this stuff. I recommend Sudafed which you can take every 4 to 6 hours as needed and it does a pretty good job of clearing up nasal allergies. I can't imagine giving this stuff to kids on | M | 51 | 1 days | 10/24/2008 |