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 |
| 1 | allergies | I became very depressed and lethargic. Poor short term memory from the constant overtired feeling. Difficulty sleeping, moodiness, hair loss, unexplainable rage and despair, irritability. Discovered side effects by switching back to Claritin to save money and the clouds just lifted within a couple of days. Zyrtec-D was great in relieving my sinus problems from my allergies, but brought me down low enough that I was looking for ways to hurt myself and thought I was about to have a complete breakdown and not be functional in caring for my family. | My daughter (2) also began taking Zyrtec shortly before I did and I didn't realize until I had problems that her sadness and agressive behavior was from the Zyrtec as well. Thankfully we are both off this medicine now. | F | 31 | 3 months | 8/25/2007 | 1 | allergies, asthma | Depression, weight gain, "zoning out" | After 4 years on Allegra with no side-effects my insurance no longer covered it. I switched to Zyrtec-D and for the last 3 months I have gained weight and been very depressed. I never thought it could be the Zyrtec-D, but on my last trip to the Dr. he asked if I was feeling drowsy. I decided to stop taking it on monday, it is now Friday and boy! what a difference. I have an overall feeling of well-being and I've lost 3 pounds! I am so glad that I found this site. My co-worker told me about it and he has lost 10-15 lbs since getting off Zyrtec without changing a thing! | M | 31 | 3 months | 8/17/2007 | 1 | sneezing, itchy watery eyes, sinus | Depression, anxiety, drowsiness, memory loss, loss of concentration, irritability, eliminated sex drive, apathy...I could go on, but I just don't have the strength | I've not felt depressed since puberty...but after just three days of taking this stuff, I'm a mess. I can't focus on anything, I've lost my appetite for anything but junk food, have had tightness in my chest (at 31?!?!), I've experienced narcolepsy, I've actually put on 5 pounds in 3 days! I'm irritable, angry, exhausted....in short, depressed. That's it. I'm not taking this shit ever again...I'd rather sneeze! | M | 31 | 3 days | 4/6/2006 | 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 | drowsiness, fatigue, numbness, and now intense itchiness and rashes in trying to get off of it. | I moved into an old moldy house surrounded by trees and developed allergies for the first time in my life. I took zyrtec daily for 2 years. Now I live away from what I was supposedly allergic to, so I wanted to stop taking zyrtec. Plus, the other day I noticed I had lots of energy and was unusually happy and optimistic. Then I realized that I'd forgotten to take zyrtec that day. So I haven't taken it since (about 3 days) and I have lots of energy, which is good because I have to itch myself everywhere constantly. But I am determined to get myself off of this drug and appreciated everyone else's comments. Any ideas for non-phamaceutical remedies to ease the withdrawal? | F | 31 | 2 years | 12/9/2005 | 1 | allergies | dizziness, fatigue, anxiety, depression, itchy scalp, insomnia. | I had no problems while taking Zyrtec, MAJOR withdrawls starting 3 days after my last dose. I felt a dizziness that I can't find the words for, almost like I was in space, this happens randomly throughout the day. I feel cloudy and can't think straight when this is happening to me. Initially I didnt even realize that this was from the Zyrtec, I thought I had something seriously wrong with me so I went to get blood work done. I though I was diabetic. My results all came back 100% normal. My mother was the one who said "Hey do you think it could be from the Zyrtec you were taking"? I thought no way, so I decided to search for zyrtec withdrawls and I am amazed at all the similar stories. It has now been about 8 days since my last dose and I am still having these strange dizzy spells. Now to top it all off I have been getting literally 2-3 hours sleep at night, tossing and turning like crazy! It is so frustrating. I am so tired yet if I lay down to sleep, the second I dose off I am awake again. I hope this stuff is out of my system soon! | M | 31 | 14 days 5 2X day | 7/20/2011 | 1 | allergies to a laundry soap I think | chronic fatigue, irritability, anger, depression, weight gain, itching, dizzyness | I started taking it when I began having horrible allergies (turned out to be from a powder laundry soap). While taking Zyrtec I felt very lethargic, depressed, irritable, easily frustrated, I had no energy or strength. I had the allergy for weeks before I took zyrtec and did not have the symptoms that I ended up having while on the Zyrtec so I know they didn't result from the allergy. I am normally a thin person and I gained 9 pounds in the two months I was taking Zyrtec. I am normally a very patient, loving, thoughtful parent. I am a happy, easy-going, and very motivated person. While on Zyrtec I was very irritated and unhappy with my family. I didn't realize that these symptoms were due to Zyrtec at the time. My allergy went away and I didn't take zyrtec anymore. My energy was back, I started my P90X exercize again and lost four pounds. I felt like my old self again and was a happy mom and wife again. Then a few days ago I cleaned that shelf where the laundry soap had been and my allergy came back. I started the zyrtec four days ago. Again, I have no energy. I have not excersized at all, I'm hungrier, I am so irritable even the sound of my husband chewing food makes me angry. I feel overwhelmed when the baby cries. I kept shaking my head today saying, "there is something wrong." I decided to look up the side effects of zyrtec. That's the only thing I am taking. Finding this blog has totally confirmed my suspicion. I know now, that all those symptoms I had were n | F | 31 | 3 months 10 mg 1X day | 6/12/2011 | 1 | Allergies | Heart palpitations, muscle weakness, extreme lethargia, violent mood swings/anger problems, itchy hives, dehydrated feeling, overall poor health and sick feeling all the time. | I have taken this product for a long time. I have used 3 different antihistimines for my allergies over the past 4 years. Its great not to have a runny, sneezy nose 24/7, but over the past few months I have noticed my health declining. The heart problems and muscle weakness are the scariest. I have avoided going to a doctor thinking it must be diet, so I stopped drinking soda and started eating healthier. After a month, I do not see an improvement. Someone told me that it could be the allergy meds and after seeing this site, I am certain of it. I stopped taking the pill yesterday and I should see an improvement in about a month. I will update then. Beware, these side effects are not listed on the bottle people! I feel awful and am very dissappointed. | F | 31 | 10mg 1X day | 3/10/2010 Patient History | 1 | Chronic sinusitis | Extreme lethargy, to the point that I had trouble keeping my eyes open at work and I only took it at night. It made my head feel foggy and like I was in a stupor. THEN, despite feeling absolutely exhausted, I had trouble falling asleep AND staying asleep! I also felt grumpy, although whether that was from the medicine or lack of sleep, I couldn't tell you. In any case, it made me feel completely out of it! | I would not recommend this to anyone, unless you are having really severe allergy problems and nothing else will work. The side effects are just not worth it! | F | 31 | 2 days | 1/29/2010 | 1 | allergies | My 4 year old son has minor alleriges so we decided to try children's Zyrtec. At first it worked to clear up his allergy symptoms that led to sinus infections, but after a while my husband and I noticed some negative side effects. My sewwt, lovable son became a nightmare. He was moody, wouldn't eat and very irritable. We had to stop for a while because of the recall and he was his normal self again. We started thinking it was because of the Zyrtec but dismissed it until he started on it again. He has been irritable again he didn't eat his lunch or dinner. We are DONE! | F | 31 | 5 months 1/2 tsp 1X day | 5/27/2010 | 5 | hives | I started developing hives about 7 years ago for no reason. my doc did all these test and I was fine. I even changed everything in my house that I was using to see maybe I developed an allergy to something. no immune problems either. I tried a couple of different meds and nothing worked. my hives were severe. They would start around my joints move to my hands and feet and wrist, then move to the rest of my body, even in my throat, my face and me eyes would itch. It was the worst feeling. zyrtec is the only thing that surpressed it. I take it every 3 days for the past 7 yrs.It literally saved my life. | I take the generic brand of zyrtec because its a whole lot cheaper and works just as good. | M | 32 | 7 years | 8/16/2006 | 5 | allergies | drowsiness | I've taken zyrtec for a few years and never had any side effects except drowsiness. Take it at night! Works great for me, can't complain!!! | F | 32 | 2 years | 3/9/2008 | 5 | seasonal allergies | none | I have never had any side effects as described on this page. Zyrtec allows me to be outside in the spring and fall, and not to miss work due to allergy-related secondary infections. My 3 year old daughter also takes it seasonally and she has had no side effects either. I find it very effective for seasonal allergies. | F | 32 | 5 days | 6/12/2008 | 4 | Year round allergies | Racing heart,headaches, mood swings, weight gain, sleepiness, coughing, dry mouth, always hungry and being in a complete daze. | I am so glad I found this site. I have been suffering from tons of side effects and I couldn't figure out why. I started researching after My headaches and my mood swings have been getting progressively worse. Sometimes my head hurts so bad that I have to run to the ER to get shots in my arm to stop the pain. Several times I have attempted to stop taking Zyrtec and I would break out in this itch all over my skin that is just unbearable to deal with. I always thought it was my allergies that was causing this itch but I guess it just might be the medication. | F | 32 | 8 years | 1/12/2010 | 4 | allergies | none | F | 32 | 1 years | 11/17/2007 | 4 | ALLERGIES | SLEEPY | F | 32 | 1 days | 5/21/2008 | 4 | Year round allergies | Chronic fatigue and weight gain | I have been wondering lately why I've been gaining weight and I can never seem to get enough sleep. Zyrtec is the only medication I take so I decided to google it's side effects. I was shocked to see everyone's horror stories. I just bought another bottle today, but now I want to throw it in the trash. I'm worried about being able to quit the drug. The sad part is that it works great on my allergies. Good luck everyone in getting off of it. | F | 32 | 140 days 10 1X day | 2/15/2011 | 3 | M | 32 | | 6/10/2002 | 3 | 9 month old taking for allergies | Drowsiness at first, but now seems to make her irritable/agitated. | My daughter has been on Zyrtec since she was 7 months old for allergies. Nothing else would work. Benadryl caused her to break out in hives and made her wired, she's also allergic to pseudoephedrine, and Palgic doesn't seem to do anything at all. At first, it knocked her out at bedtime. She slept soundly through the night for the first few days. But since then, she goes to bed and sleeps for about an hour, and then she's up and down constantly. She also rolls and tumbles while she's sleeping. She seems so irritable and agitated. I'm glad to hear this from other mothers. I'm going to stop it to see what happens. The only bad thing is that it has actually helped her allergies and congestion. | F | 32 | 2 months | 6/13/2005 | 3 | Seasonal Allergies | Very tired, Dry eyes, and vaginal dryness to the point it was red and irritated. It also hurts to go to the bathroom. | One of my friends was taking this and she had the same problems, she has since stopped taking zyrtec and she no longers had these issues. | F | 32 | 2 months | 8/7/2009 |