ZYRTEC Reviews (CETIRIZINE HYDROCHLORIDE)

Average Rating: 2.0 (1815 Ratings)

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 1  seasonal allergies Facial tic (eye squinting/blinking) My 9-year old son developed a facial tic immediately after starting zyrtec. One eye was squinting/blinking non-stop, every few seconds all day. At first, we thought it was a coincidence...but it started again when we tried to reintroduce it. His pediatrician said it's not uncommon. M 9 4 days
7.5 mg 1X day
5/3/2013
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 1  Hayfever, season allergies I have never taken allergy medicine but this season my allergies seemed worse. I do not have any nasal congestion, but terrible itchy eyes and nose. I took this for a few days and noticed that I was irritable, very drowsy, lethargic and it did not change my hayfever symptoms at all. In fact my nose burned and my eyes itched worse than ever. I am extremely sensitive to medication of any kind. One benedryl will knock me out for a day. Everyone is different. My husband takes zyrtec with no side effects. My advice if you are someone who struggles with anxiety or tends to be very sensitive to medication, do not take this. I have been off of it for a few days and feel back to myself again. I am thankful that I realized what was causing these changes in me before I took it long enough to experience worse side effects. I would not recommend this to anyone who is similar to me in sensitivity to medicine. F 31 1 months
1xday
5/1/2013
 1  Allergies With Zyrtec, you fall into a deep sleep that is extremely difficult to wake from, so much so that I actually almost wet the bed! Also, I have been in a bit of a mental fog for most of the time. When I am not in a fog, I am getting irritated, easily, for no real reason.... F 3 days
10 mg 1X day
4/29/2013
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 1  seasonal allergies This is actually a rating for my 2 year old daughter's experience. Her doctor recommend OTC childrens zyrtec for slight seasonal allergies. We thought she had suddenly and aggressively started with the terrible two's. She was having constant meltdowns over the tiniest things, hitting constantly, and just being downright malicious. Finally I happened to mention to my sister that my child was on Zyrtec and she told me to take her off it. Turns out my sister gets the same side effects on this drug and since then I have met many people who say that they have had the same experience. My daughter reverted back to her happy-go-lucky, joy to be around self in a matter of a few days. She will NEVER take this medication again. I have started to notice some of these side affects in myself when i started to take Zyrtec this year. I am switching to claritin or allegra. F 2 3 weeks
1 pill 1X day
4/26/2013
 2  Allergic rhinitis The first day I took Zyrtec, I did not feel any effects, good or bad. The second day, I woke up without a sore throat, but I could barely move. I slept the day away and had muscle and joint pain, similar to the flu. I would not recommend this to anyone. F 27 2 days
10 mg
4/20/2013
 1  Seasonal allergies This medicine makes me extremely tired like a ZOMBIE!! Its horrible! I am not motivated and sometimes down and depressed when taking this!! I am no longer taking this it is HORRIBLE! F 32 10 days
10mg
4/13/2013
 3  hives Extremely increased anxiety, difficulty falling asleep, difficulty waking up. However, it leaves me functioning enough to go to classes, which Benedryl did not. I am on double the over the counter dose due to the severity of my allergic reaction F 20 4 weeks
10 MG 2X day
4/8/2013
 2  Hives, dermatographia Extreme lethargy. Foggy brain. Mood swings. Spacey. F 44 2 years
4/7/2013
 3  Allergies Dry skin, dry mouth, irritability, anxiety, lack of motivation. Works really well on allergies. But I can't stand the loss off attention, dry mouth, anxiety. M 22 15 years
10mg 1X day
4/3/2013
 1  seasonal allergies dry mouth, sore throat, EXTREME irritability I have suffered my whole life with seasonal allergies. I have tried many otc allergy medicines. Most do nothing but make me sleepy. Upon trying this medicine, I thought I finally found the one! I have had no allergy problems at all. Unfortunately, it did make me extremely thirsty and give me a sore throat. Those are side effects I could deal with. However, I noticed that I was not my normal cheerful self. I am a very happy person, but today, I was so negative about everything. The only change was the medicine. Everything made me so mad, even the littlest things. I teach elementary school and feel so bad about the way I treated my students today. I snapped at them for every little thing, even things they could not control. I will NEVER take this medicine again. I would rather go through months of being drowsy from Benadryl than dealing with these side effects. F 38 1 days
10 1X day
4/2/2013
 1  Allergies While it controls my itchy throat and eyes; I am completely exhausted and suffering from weight gain and very achy joints, especially knee and wrist. F 50 60 days
10 MG 1X day
3/30/2013
 1  Itching due to allergic reaction Quick to anger, depression, dizziness, weeping jags, paranoia, inability to use correct words, dangerous behaviors Won't take again! F 39 7 days
1X day
3/27/2013
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 1  SKIN REACTION (HIVES) On the 3rd night of taking Zyrtec, by that morning 6:30am,my daughter laid there on her dorm room floor helpless! So fatiqued/faint, anxiety,weakness,hot sweats,tired/zombielike,dehydrayted,Low Blood Pressure(80/40),urinated all over herself,had to be rushed to ER by ambulance! Definately will stick to Benadryl,when needed! Advise not to take Zyrtec! F 18 3 days
10MG
3/12/2013
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 1  Allergies, post nasal drip, earache zombie-like state, severe feeling of disconnect, inability to concentrate, poor motor skills, confusion, feeling of being in "slow motion", no modivation.... I felt as if my brains were scambled eggs, I was slow in talking, moving and understanding others. Trouble with my reflexes. I forgot what correct word to use. I wasnt sleepy..just out of it..I really thought I was getting Alzheimer's disease I stopped taking it and my whole world improved and went back to normal. Scared the heck out of me. F 68 2 months
1X day
2/28/2013
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 1  Allergies extreme sleepyness, irritability and anger,depression, foggy weight gain. My Dr. blamed all of these symptoms on menopause. I had a hysterectomy to alleviate some of the above symptoms. It was xyrtec all along. I have discontinued for 2 weeks, and it felt like I was transformed from a raving zombie back to the land of the living. I did not have the withdrawl symptoms that some people have had. To all physcian's when people complain of these symptoms, please review their medications, not remove organs!!! F 47 2 years
20 1X day
2/25/2013
 3  Sneezing and running nose Can't smell or taste anything except for very salty Actually tested by my son who knows I hate certain smells and tastes. Drank bottle lemon juice without tasting it. Ate big bite of onion and couldn't taste it's flavor. Normally hate the smell of wine and couldn't even smell it with my nose in the glass. He knows I don't like coffee so actually gave me coffee beans and I put them in my mouth and couldn't tell any difference between the beans and small pebbles. Went to look at realestat and couldn't smell cat urine or smoke. I used to be able to smell things better than most people and now literally cannot smell anything. Think it could be dangerous as I can't smell natural gas or smoke. Am going to stop taking and hope my sense of smell comes back! M 60 5 days
10 1X day
2/24/2013
 5  Mild Allergies No side effects Works perfectly, no drowsiness or other problems M 58 3 years
10mg 1X day
2/18/2013
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 1  Allergies Swelling of eyes and face. Itchy eyes and face. Depression, bad dreams, tiredness I could not understand why I was not getting better. I would get so bad I could not go out in public sometimes not being able to open my eyes. I would go to the doctor and he would tell me to keep taking this pill. Now I realize all along it was the zyrtec causing these reactions. Within 4 days of stopping the pill my face is back to normal, the red scally patches are gone and I have more energy. 57 3 months
1X day
1/24/2013
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 3  allergies (sneezing fits) Worked well, but after several weeks I became so tired, it was a crisis if I had to do laundry. Stopped & after a couple of days started to get energy back. And pee better. There is another effective allergy med. like this one: allegra. Both work well for me, and both have insidious side effects. It is peculiar both are sold over-the-counter, since inevitably both will lead to fruitless doctor visits and more burdens on the health care system. M 70 40 days
5 or 10 mg 1X day
1/23/2013
 1  Seasonal allergies Extreme sleepiness, anger and rapid heartbeat. F 62 2 days
500
1/17/2013
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