ZYRTEC Reviews (CETIRIZINE HYDROCHLORIDE)Average Rating: 2.0 (1816 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare ZYRTEC with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR ZYRTEC | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | Seasonal allergies | None | My wife experiences extreme emotional outbursts while taking Zyrtec. | M | 60 | 2 days 10 mg | 6/27/2020 | 1 | Allergies | After taking for 4 years my eyes would constantly water, i would get random vertigo, increased my anxiety and depression. | I tried to stop several times but experienced the itching from hell. This time i switched to Claritin rather than going cold turkey and no itching. Eyes havent watered and i feel more alert, going on 5 days no Zyrtec | F | 43 | 4 years 10mg | 6/23/2020 | 1 | Seasonal Allergies | Depression, anger, lethargic, indifferent, easily irritated, nasal congestion, brain fog, 'zombie' effect. | Love what it does for my allergies. HHHAAATTTTEEE what it does for my mood. Not friggin worth it. I'll have itchy eyea before I take this again. Its my second time trying it and it's just not worth the depression spiral or irritability for no reason. | 31 | 3 days 5mg | 6/23/2020 | 1 | Yes | Depression, irritable, heart palpitations, crying for no reason.. dizziness, feeling lost | I've taken Zyrtec off and on for some time. But since moving I've had to take it everyday, due to the area.. anyway, I've been depressed for days and had the hardest time trying to figure out why.. I didn't take it for a few days and started back taking a couple of days ago and noticed I started to have the Symptoms (as mentioned above) all over again..I recently talked to a friend about taking Zyrtec, and she told me to be aware because it may have you depressed and sure enough it's been the Zyrtec. Although it helps the sinus symptoms, it brings out the worst side effects and I would rather not take it any longer.. | 34 | 30 days 10mg | 6/22/2020 | 2 | Itching from chigger bites | I have taken Zyrtec before, and it has made me very sleepy. However, the last time I took it was Wednesday night for itching related to chigger bites. (I gave Zyrtec two stars because it DID alleviate my itching.) Thursday all day I literally felt like I was having an out of body experience. I felt like I was high/drunk/floating and had a hard time forming and thinking of words. My hands, arms, and legs felt heavy. I kept having to remind myself to take deep breaths because it was like I could not remember to breath reflexively. I fell asleep 3 times during the day which is not like me at all. Even late into the night Thursday, I felt very out of it. I am so thankful I found this forum with people who have experienced similar reactions to Zyrtec. My husband takes it every morning and functions just fine all day. | F | 37 | 1 days 10 MG | 6/19/2020 | 1 | Allergies | My son became very irritable, physically aggresive and angry while taking this. | M | 3 | 4 days 5 | 6/18/2020 | 2 | asthma allergies | speech issues. stuttering. emotional outbursts. Night terrors. body pain. | M | 5 | 1 days 20 | 6/15/2020 | 1 | Allergies, pressure in my ears | Brain fog, hard to remember things, feeling in a daze or cloud all of the time, anxiety, crying | I thought I was going crazy until I read these side effects every body else has had from Zyrtec. It's made me feel horrible. Can't remember anything, in a constant haze, emotionally unstable, bad anxiety... Would NOT recommend. | F | 19 | 1 weeks 10 | 6/3/2020 | 1 | Allergies | Depression, anxiety, vertigo, blurry eyesight, irritability, weakness, lethargy, sleepiness, fluid retention, reduced urination, respiratory depression, drowsiness | Taken it before occasionally for seasonal allergies, noticed the drowsiness, grogginess, and fluid retention. Took it two days in a row for the first time and 18 hours later I'm still groggy, miserable, anxious, irritable, dizzy, and pretty out of it. I rarely cry but I feel right now like if I encountered any setbacks I'd break down. I feel physically and emotionally weak and have no willpower to get things done or concentrate at work. It makes breathing feel like a conscious effort, exacerbated by the anxiety. I can't imagine taking this for any length of time and I'm never touching it again. I can't wait for it to clear out of my system. | M | 28 | 2 days 10mg | 5/26/2020 | 1 | Dermatographia, Seasonal Allergies | Zyrtec never really did anything for my seasonal allergies. But it did help with the dermatographia ..until it wore off then the itchiness felt almost unbearable. The weirdest side effect I experienced was a change in vaginal odor. It was the oddest thing. I ended up trying claritin-D ONE TIME and the dermatographia became almost nonexistent every since. The weird odor went away completely too. I'll definitely never take zyrtec again. | Maybe a coincidence, maybe not. | F | 26 | 1 years 10 | 5/22/2020 | 1 | Allergies | Terrible fatigue, brain fog, depression, weight gain. | I started taking 10mg of Zyrtec 10 years ago for allergies as recommended by my doctor. This was a particularly stressful time in my life and I began having energy issues not long after. I visited my doctors who put me though what seemed to be endless testing, very expensive an time consuming to find the underlying issue. They tried to treat my hormones and metabolism among other things. My allergies continued to get worse so my doctor recommend increasing my Zyrtec to 20mg daily. It helped my allergies however looking back my fatigue, brian fog, and depression just got worst. After all that, it turns out the issue stemmed from taking Zyrtec. It's a horrible drug to get off of however those issues have now resolved themselves. Besides the allergies, I'm a healthy, active individual. Zyrtec is the devil. | F | 43 | 10 years 20 mg 1X day | 5/7/2020 | 3 | Allergies | Severe tiredness, emotionally numb, no motivation, severely depressed. Helped with allergies but cannot stand how I am feeling emotionally. | F | 54 | 17 days 10mg | 4/19/2020 | 2 | Pollen | Helped allergies, but started having stomach and chest pain. After discontinuing Zyrtec. reactions disappeared. | 73 | 4 days 30 | 4/9/2020 | 1 | Allergies | Extreme depression, lethargy, indifference | 3 days | 4/5/2020 | 1 | Allergies | Vivid dreams when I can sleep and anxiety. | I used to take it several years ago and loved it. I'm not sure if my body is responding this way because of current medication or not. My pcp knows what I am on and prescribed it. Just very disappointed I can't take it. | F | 40 | 3 days 10mg 1 X D | 3/25/2020 | 1 | Seasonal allergies | Extreme sadness, bouts of anger, inability to fall asleep. | I cannot believe I am just now making the connection between my sons sudden mood and behavior changes and Zyrtec. He told me tonight that he is scared he is going to be sad forever and he can’t figure out why. He cries even when he is doing the things that he normally loves. I can’t wait until this med is out of his system completely. | M | 9 | 4 months | 3/18/2020 | 1 | Allergic rhinitis | Irritability, rage, impatience, severe anxiety, meanness | Worked great for my allergies, but turned me into an irritable, mean, impatient b!tch. If you want to live in a cave for the rest of your life, go for it. But if you want to be around other human beings, this medicine isn’t for you. | F | 49 | 10 days 10 mg / d | 3/7/2020 | 1 | Ear ringing and sinuses | Depression, irritability, brain fog, anxiety, feeling of going crazy, tiredness, dizziness, felt like my eyes weren’t adjusting right, headache. | I took Zyrtec for about 13 days 10 days consistently (regular tablets) then took like a two day break then 3 more days(liquid gels). Once I started the liquid gels I right away noticed I was getting irritable, depressed, and dizzy after the next day i started feeling really tired all day and my eyes felt weird ( I wear glasses so I thought that was the problem) and I started feeling a headache and anxiety and the feeling of going crazy or something. The third day I felt even worse with brain fog. It’s been about 24 hrs since I last took it and my vision is somewhat back to normal as of now but still feeling the anxiety, depression and slight headache. I wish I would have read all this before I started taking Zyrtec. This feeling is horrible and scary! I hope it doesn’t last to much longer! | M | 30 | 13 days 10mg | 3/3/2020 | 1 | Hives | I started having sudden allergic reactions, hives that grow and spread into dinner plate size and are multiple. I went to the Dr and took montalusk and Zyrtec. At first I was ok, the hives went away. I stopped montalusk and used zyrtech for 7 months. Still I would get hives here and there. I was thankful for it but it has warped my mind. Depression, anxiety, violent anger, totally a different person, constantly complaining, quit my career and just don't give a shit. It's not worth it I would rather erupt with hives. I am on day two of withdrawal and have a really bad sore throat and my urine stinks from it so bad. This drug is not safe, seriously meth or something might be safer. Now I plan to take a baby Benadryl if I have symptoms. Good luck people | 36 | 8 months 1 | 2/2/2020 | 1 | Son | Follow up to the 1/16/2020 date added post. My son has been off this medicine for 4 days and complete turnaround in behavior, attitude and overall happiness. He has even commented on how much better he feels. | F | 5 | 15 times 5mg 1X day | 1/17/2020 |