CLARITIN-D Reviews (LORATADINE; PSEUDOEPHEDRINE SULFATE)Average Rating: 2.4 (365 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare CLARITIN-D with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR CLARITIN-D | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 4 | year round indoor outdoor allergies | Dehydration, dry mouth head rushes from sitting to standing | F | 40 | 1 months 24hr | 8/13/2012 | 1 | allergies | anxiety, insomnia, irritability and depression. | I didn't realize it was the medicine making me feel so awful. I have never suffered from anxiety before, but this made me realize how bad it must be for people who do. The anxiety made me so depressed that I even had some suicidal thoughts. It took my wife to figure out that it was the medication as I was too wrapped up in anxiety and lack of sleep in the medication to figure it out. I stopped taking it and after the dose wore off began to immediately feel like myself again. Due to this experience I personally think that anything containing pseudoephedrine should only be available by prescription. If you have any of these issues stop taking it immediately. | M | 37 | 7 days 1X day | 8/10/2012 | 5 | sever allervies | I love this stuff. I did have a problem sleeping for the first couple of days but it all leveled out and I can finally breathe. Nothing else worked and I am thrilled to have some relief. I have also lost about 20 pounds over the last year. Which is good since I was overweight anyway. I would recommend this product to anyone. Just give it a whole week for your body to adjust. | F | 28 | 2 years 24 ht | 6/12/2012 | 1 | allergies | This drug is horrible! First day I felt great until it was time to sleep...then I was awake all night with shaking and tremors with racing thoughts.I didn't think anything when I got up I took another....worse day of all...hot dry mouth,didn't sleep again and anxiety...3rd day omg why didn't I figure this out..the anxiety was soooo bad.heart rate raced all day and felt I couldn't think clearly.I didn't eat much during these days,,made myself eat because I was worried I was sick.I have not taken a pill in 36 hours,,heads cloudy can't think straight feel emotionally detached and can't wait to feel normal.also felt tired and awake @ the same time.itching aloooot. Can't wait to feel better and more like myself.throw this out ..not worth the side affects | F | 34 | 3 days | 6/2/2012 | 1 | Allergies | Mild but alarming chest pain, irregular heart beat, tingling in arms, headaches. | Worked like a charm first couple of days (started on 12H). Upgraded to 24H to battle round-the-clock symptoms. Started noticing mild chest pain and tightness after about a week, but didn't consider that it might be related to this drug. Really scary feeling, thought I was headed for a heart attack until I did more reading on side effects. Still not feeling 100%, but took last 24H dose within 48 hours. Works well on allergy symptoms, but not worth the side effects. | M | 41 | 3 weeks 12H / 24H 1X day | 5/29/2012 | 1 | allergies | I've been a successful Allegra D user for 14 years when my insurance quit covering it. It is my only medication. I switched to Claritin D in the 12-hour formula, because it was covered under insurance. My hot flashes returned in a vengence, after being symptom free for 6 months. I'm young for my age, due to excellent eating and exercise habits. The day and night sweats, loss of sleep, and sinus headaches are not worth the extra hundred a month to return to Allegra D. | F | 53 | 90 days 12 hour 2X day | 3/16/2012 | 4 | Allergies and severe congestion | I kinda feel like I took speed. Honestly its not bad but I do feel a heighten level of alertness a lack of appetite and some anxiety | I would recommend to anyone taking to take the 24 hour so they only take it once in the morning. I have had no trouble with sleep as by 10pm I have a "crash" similar to drinking a huge red bull and it wearing off. | F | 25 | 10 days 1 24hrpill 1X day | 2/24/2012 | 3 | seasonal allergies | Insomnia, dizziness, elevated heartbeat, lack of focus. | My allergies where really bad, and I was having bad post nasal drip but it cleared up in 2 days. However was not worth the lack of sleep | M | 30 | 2 days 10 mg 1X day | 2/22/2012 | 4 | First experience w/pollen allergies | I have never had any experience with pollen or seasonal allergies until this spring. I tried Claritin D (24 hour) on a whim and out of desperation. Dry mouth (and skin!) is the only side effect I've noticed. Haven't had any experience with insomnia or anxiety. If anything I'm sleeping like a rock, but that could just be because now I can BREATHE. I don't think I'll take this year-round. But I'll definitely go find it if this happens again! | F | 27 | 3 days 1X day | 2/12/2012 | 3 | severe seasonal allergies | Very alert, insomnia, heart rate elevated | This medicine works wonders for my allergies, but I only take it when my symptoms are especially severe because the side effects scare me a bit. I took the 24h version first and I did not sleep for 48hrs. I was wide awake and didn't even feel drowsy. My heart was pounding. Now I only will take the 12h version. | F | 30 | 6 times 1X day | 10/19/2011 | 2 | allergies | insomnia | I have taken Claritin-D 24 hr. each allergy season for years. This past year I was having regular bouts of insomnia. After a colleague told me he experienced similar issues I stopped taking and had no problems sleeping after a couple of days. I was recently at the doctor and mentioned this to her. She indicated this is a common problem and recommended I try the 12 hour version, taking it early in the AM so it should be out of my system by bedtime, however after the second day, here I am wide awake again when I need to be sleeping. I will not take any more. Although Claritan D works great in alleving my allergy symptoms, the insomnia is not worth it! I agree with others who have posted; something has been changed with the medication because I had never had a problem with it previously. | F | 55 | 2 days 120 mg 1X day | 10/19/2011 | 4 | Allergies Sinusitus | Some nervousness. Some headaches sometimes. A little blood pressure increase, so I take a blood pressure pill. Maybe a little less sleep but you get used to it | I have had 3 sinus surgeries, tried Nasonex, Rhinaquart, Singulair (which makes me feel weird), regular Claritin, Allegra, Zyrtec, daily Sinus Rinses etc. Claritin D keeps me from having recurring sinus problems, for the headaches I get sometimes, I just have to take some ibuprofen. I either take this and deal with a few side effects, otherwise I have sinusitus, chronic, and recurrent. It is frustrating, but don't know what else to do. | M | 36 | 14 years 10mg/240mg 1X day | 10/1/2011 | 2 | Severe year round allergies | Loss of appetite(not consistent enough to be sure if its the drug or lack of effectiveness of drug), severe insomnia, dry mouth. | Yes I have been taking this drug since I was about 10, and I do know the box says you should be 12. That said. I used to work pretty good for me. I would take this and Pseudoephedrine together. After a few years neither really did much for me, though. So I stopped both, and started 2 prescription drugs instead. I would use Claritin-D 12hr occasionally(when I ran out of the scripts and had forgot to call them in) for short bits. All it really did though was keep my body from completely spazzing out. Recently(last month or so) I have no longer had either of my prescriptions so I went back to Claritin-D 12hr. I still experienced severe pressure in my head and bad nasal drainage. However, it mostly kept my eyes from itching, my nose ran a bit less, and prevented my mouth/lips from itching and breaking out. So it was better then nothing, but not great. Defiantly not a long term solution. | F | 19 | 9 years 2X day | 9/20/2011 | 5 | runny nose with stuffiness | My allergic runny nose stopped, stuffiness went away. I always have a lot of energy and a sense of well-being with Claritin D. My aches and pains (especially my achy feet) disappear. Wish I could feel this way every day. I save Claritin D for days when I eat anything milky which causes nasal problems. | I take it in the morning, not at night or insomnia would be a problem. | F | 53 | 1 days 5 mg 1X day | 9/5/2011 | 2 | allergies/asthma | leg spasms at night, fatigue but insomnia, chest pain, shortness of breath, nausea, anorexia, passing out with exercise | I thought something was wrong with my heart until I found this post. Things that have been bothering me I didn't even realize were from this drug. My MD was trying to avoid putting me on a daily asthma inhaler, but this I can't handle. I can't exercise and feel terrible | F | 32 | 10 days 10mg 1X day | 6/27/2011 | 5 | Severe Allergies | Weight Loss, no appetite, tremors, insomnia for the first few days, dehydrated, dry mouth | I have been taking Claratin D every spring for the past eight years. This is the only medicine that makes my severe allergy related nasal congestion go away. Although the side effects are not fun, they are only really bad for about the first week. Once my body gets used to the medicine being in my system, I am completely fine. I always drink extra water because I know the medicine makes me dehydrated. I lose about 10 lbs every spring, which is not exactly a bad thing:-) | F | 33 | 8 years 24 hr 1X day | 6/23/2011 | 3 | Seasonal Allergies | Dry mouth, dry eyes, agitation, anxiety w/chest tightness, Joint pain, urinary bladder retention. | My allergy symptoms are much improved-and although there are side effects, I am more miserable without an antihistamine. The decongestant helps with sinus pressure and headaches, but if I don't need to, I don't take the "D" version. The plain Clariton makes me sleepy, although not as much as benedryl, and I have all the same side effects except the agitation and anxiety. Sometimes the anxiety is a bit over the top. I have NO anxiety when I am not taking the decongestant. | F | 48 | 12 weeks 10 1X day | 6/17/2011 | 5 | sinus congestion w/lethargia | more energy, relieves major sinus congestion - occasional problems with sleep if not taken early in AM. | For me the 24hr is an elixir. Just concerned about year round, as needed, useage. | M | 65 | 4 years 1X AN | 6/6/2011 | 1 | Allergies | horrible insomnia! | I started taking claritan last year, 12 hour non drowsy. This year I took the 24 hour at 240mg due to my congestion...I was bouncing between claritan d 240 and zyrtec 240...man was I stupid! I've been waking up between 4:23am and 6am EVERYDAY for the past week and cant get back to sleep it's horrible I figured something was wrong with me until I started reading about everyone else's side effects they had! I don't recommend taking either drug...see your doctor first...I'll keep benadryl once I detox my body for a few days of no allergy medications, it'll suck but if it fixes my sleep issue so be it I'll take congestion over 3 hours of sleep every day! | M | 22 | 5 days 240 1X day | 5/16/2011 | 5 | Allergies | Only drug that works...! | M | 38 | 15 years 12 hr 1X day | 5/11/2011 |