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 | alergies | My husband took Claritin D, 24-hour time release on April 11, 2003, at 7PM. On April 12, at 1PM he suddenly died -- cause listed as cardiac arrhythmia. He had been in perfect health. Does anyone know of a similar situation? | M | 52 | 1 days | 10/26/2004 | 1 | Sinus-related allergies | anxiety, heart palpitations, rapid heartbeat (but sub-tachycardiac, probably), irritability | I took exactly one Claritin and I won't ever take another. Sure, it helped my allergy feeling go away, but not any better that Benadryl, and Bendaryl doesn't make me so miserable. I already have an anxiety disorder, I didn't need this on top of it. If I'd gone into a full panic attack because of Claritin, I'd have gone to the hospital, as the symptoms were so severe. Because a full attack didn't happen, I felt that I should wait and see, and once it was out of my system, I felt better. | M | 22 | 1 days | 11/22/2004 | 1 | prescribed for sinus problems | My doctor prescribed Claritin and Rhinocort for irritated sinuses thought to be caused by allergies. After taking pill on first day I had rapid pounding heartbeat and extreme dizziness and was close to passing out. | F | 69 | 1 days | 11/1/2004 | 1 | Chronic Sinusitus | nothing | Doesn't seem to work at all, as compared to Allegra-D 12 Hour that works great! | M | 63 | 1 days | 9/24/2006 | 1 | histamine blocker | hot/cold flashes, extreme stomach pain, nausea, drowsiness | Does not go well with menstrual cycle. Not sure how effective it is against allergies since I didn't take it for that reason, but I am certainly not using Claritin again. | F | 18 | 1 days | 8/11/2006 | 1 | Allergies | After one pill, our son was higher than a kite - bouncing off the walls. His Dr. recommended Claritin reditabs - I actually gave him children's Claritin. Our oldest son had had Claritin for many years when he was young - and later developed a chemical imbalance. I would not recommend this drug to anyone - definitely a mind altering drug! The Claritin package HAD NO SIDE EFFECTS LISTED!!! How irresponsible. | M | 6 | 1 days | 4/22/2007 | 1 | Potential Allergies | Irregular/rapid/pounding heartbeat. Tightness in chest. Very impatient and jittery. Was ACHING with hunger about 4-5 hours after taking the medication. I wolfed down an amazing amount of food before the hunger abated. | Thought I'd try Claritin to see if it would help with the runny/itchy nose and congestion. 11.5 hours after taking it, I can breathe better but HOO! those whopper side effects are *not* worth it. I am a small female, so perhaps the adult dosage was too much, but I'm not sticking around to try it again another day. Get this stuff out of my system ASAP! | F | 36 | 1 days | 10/18/2006 | 1 | allergies | It's just not working. I bought it for my itchy throat and, if anything, Claritin has made my cough worse. | Horrible, horrible itchy throat. I've bruised my ribs I've coughed so hard. I'm praying that perhaps it works better over time, but it has provided no relief over the last 24 hours. | F | 27 | 1 days | 5/19/2006 | 1 | allergies | my 8 yr old had puffy eyes and runny nose, so I gave her claritin. she seemed fine most of the day, but by late afternoon, she became moody, crying for little/no reason. by bedtime, had a headache and sore throat. wet the bed (has not happened since she was 3). Assuming this is due to claritin. | F | 8 | 1 days | 8/31/2006 | 1 | allergies | upset my stomach - took it on an empty stomach as recommended - then my heart started to race - felt like it was going to jump out of my chest. Also felt dizzy and "disconnected". I'll never take Claritin again. Side effects aren't worth it. | It did clear up my sinus pressure and headache and I could breathe better but the side effects were much worse than I expected and I would much prefer to have the allergy symptoms. | F | 49 | 1 days 10mg 1X day | 5/6/2011 | 1 | allergies | mood swings, anxiety, headache, difficult time concentrating. I hate this medicine! Can't wait until the 24 hours are up!!! | F | 42 | 1 days 1X day | 5/3/2011 | 1 | seasonal allergy | Dizzy, sleepy | Claritin did not relieve any of the symptoms. Still have runny, itchy nose and watery eyes...total waste of money and very disa ppointing. | F | 63 | 1 days 1X day | 3/22/2011 | 1 | Seasonal allergies | Racing heart, black out and sickness | I took this medicine and I was fine I went out with some friends to dinner and wasn't feeling well I couldn't eat and about a half an hour later we were talking, my heart began racing and I blacked out next thing I remember I'm in the bathroom sick. Most embarrassing thing. I remember nothing and as my friends said it was about a half hour span...scariest thing of my life | F | 27 | 1 days 10 mg 1X day | 3/6/2011 | 1 | To relieve an allergic reaction | About 20 minutes after I took the claritin, I was at a flea market with my Mom. Suddenly I started thinking I really wanted out of there, and that I had to go sit down. I started getting really confused and knew something was very wrong. I got back up and had my Mom put her arm around me and take me in the bathroom. In the walk to the bathroom, I was losing my vision with every step. I was blacking out and my vision was almost completely black stars. My mom and I went in the big handicap bathroom stall where I could not help but lay completely on the ground. I was covered in sweat and totally out of control and moaning in pain, shaking. I was thinking, "I don't want to die like this." It was the worst I have ever felt in my life. I wanted to get home as fast as I could but I could not even stand up. We made it into a more private "family" bathroom where I laid on the ground with my face down in my coat on the cold tile floor with my eyes shut taking deep breaths | This gave me a very bad trip. I will NEVER take again. | F | 25 | 1 days 10 MG 1X day | 3/19/2011 | 1 | Seasonal allergies | mood swings, crying, negative thoughts, depression, irritability | I have a history of depression, but I have been more or less stable on anti-depressants (Wellbutrin) for years. Within 3-5 hours of taking one dose of Claritin, I found myself experiencing symptoms of depression -- hopeless thoughts, crying for no reason, irritability, hypersensitivity. It did clear up my allergies, but it's not worth it. | F | 36 | 1 days 10 MG 1X day | 4/4/2011 | 1 | Horrible allergies | Knocked out, exhausted, out of it, dizzy, sweating. | Forgot the horrible side effects when I took it once before as Claratin. This product did NOT help my allergies - it just put me into basically a coma. I could not even get up to go to work. The generic name is Loratadine-stay away from it--took Claritin 1st time and Loratadine 2nd time (year apart)- same results same junk. Drixoral was a life saver for my allergies-but long discontinued. Done a lot of research - they say Dimetapp for kids is a substitute. | F | 50 | 1 days ? 1X day | 4/11/2011 | 1 | Extreme Sinus Pressure/Stuffy Nose | The most uncontrollable feeling I've ever had. My boss talked me into taking it, within a matter of minutes I felt as if I had lost my mind, I paced from one end of the store to the other, grabbed my head, uncontrollable thoughts, anxiety fear. I'm glad to know I wasn't the only one to feel this way although, I am not glad anyone had to experience those side effects. LOOPY, MENTAL, ANXIET, all of those wrapped into one. The fear of being stuck like that was enough in itself to drive the craziness onward. I was VERY THANKFUL when the drug wore off and will never take it again, or any other similar drug. | ABSOLUTELY NOT!!! | M | 26 | 1 days 15-20 MG? 1X day | 2/7/2011 | 1 | seasonal allergies | Tiredness, rage, loss of memory, jittery... | It took three days to wear off. | F | 30 | 1 days children's 1X day | 2/27/2011 | 1 | For Allergies | I took Claritin antihistamine on a Friday night. Saturday morning I woke up very achy. All of my joints hurt. My back hurt. I was very foggy. I couldn't concentrate. I couldn't answer questions. I went to the ER thinking it was a stroke. A CT Scan proved it wasn't. It was the Claritin - the doctor said it was making me unable to concentrate. On Sunday, I broke out in the hives. Went to the ER again and they gave me Benadryl. The pharmacist told me that Claritin stays in your body 20 hours after the initial 24 hours it's working. The hives was it's way of now coming out of my body. | I won't try Claritin again. Very disappointed in this antihistamine. Scary Saturday and Sunday. | F | 35 | 1 days 1X day | 9/13/2010 | 1 | Allergies | I could not believe what side effects this pill has! It made me feel like a drugy with dizzyness, nausea, my hands and legs felt shaky/tingly, confused, unable to concentrate, heart beating super fast, anxious, deppresed, crying spells, off edge and crazy. TO GET RID OF IT I TOOK CHARCOAL & LOTS OF FLUIDS: CRANBERRY JUICE, WATER, TEA. GOT MOST OF IT OUT OF MY SYSTEM IN 2 HOURS. Still feeling weird since there is still some in my system. Won't be taking this stuff again!!!!!! | DO NOT TAKE!!! | F | 26 | 1 days 24 hr pill 1X day | 11/1/2010 |