CLARITIN-D 24 HOUR Reviews (LORATADINE; PSEUDOEPHEDRINE SULFATE)Average Rating: 2.5 (421 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare CLARITIN-D 24 HOUR with similar:
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| 1 | seasonal allergies | I have also posted under "claritin-d". Product DID help to clear eyes and sinuses but I had to "pay" with: hypertension, severe dehydration, mood-swings, twitchy legs and sore body. My skin became so dehydrated it was peeling every morning! Did I also mention the swelling of throat....?! And bad constipation....and....and...and..After 7 days of usage I felt like I needed 20 additional drugs to cure new symptoms! | I will never, ever take this again. I would rather live through my moderate allergy symptoms.This drug should be taken off the shelves as I believe many people out there can use it to make "speed!!!" | F | 30 | 7 days | 4/24/2007 | 1 | Itchy eyes and congestion | Confusion, disorientation, painful urination, loss of appetite | My son (14 years old, 145 pounds) suffers from seasonal allergies. I thought it would be better to treat his symptoms than to have him constantly rubbing his eyes and dealing with congestion while on the baseball field. Bad plan. He took it at breakfast and had a game that afternoon. He did not play well at all and looked like a zombie. He said he couldn't concentrate and felt really spaced out. I think this drug is way too strong for kids, even if they are the size of an adult. After reading other reviews of this product, I feel like a drug dealer! This is the stuff they use to make meth! I will never buy this product again or let anyone in my family take it. | M | 14 | 1 days | 4/7/2007 | 1 | Clearing up "Glue-Ear" | Major dry mouth and throat when exercising (no saliva at all), loss in appetite, for first few days I was very zoned out, headaches, depression, irritability, unable to concentrate, horrible diarrhea feelings, sleepiness, and oddly enough pain feels more painful. No insomnia. | I didn't take Claritin-D for allergies, my doctor told me to take it to clear out mucous build up behind my ear drum. I had no problems other than my ear, but it seems that Claritin gave me allergy problems. I cough, sneeze, eyes tear.. Doesn't help me at all. | M | 15 | 30 days | 2/20/2007 | 1 | My hubby took it for 2 years | Do these sound familiar at all? "Withdrawal is characterized by increased sleeping and eating, and depression-like symptoms, often accompanied by anxiety and drug-craving." I cannot add all of the details...there's just too much!! Please look it up on your own: I know this may be a stretch for some people, but the illegal drug "methampetamine" (or "meth") is nothing more than psuedoephedrine; which is also the active ingredient in Claritin D. The process of making meth is merely the process of extracting pure pseudoephedrine out of Claritin D. My point is that the symptoms you are experiencing on and off this drug are the EXACT SAME symptoms of meth...ONLY with meth they are magnified. The question of whether this drug causes dependence should be a "no-brainer" considering the epidemic of meth addicts out there. | Meth is the most addictive drug ever concieved and here we are taking small doses of it to treat our allergies and then wonder why we have side effects and cannot stop using it without withdrawl. Meth's side effects include not being able to experience pleasure when OFF the drug because it inhibits receptors in the brain which could take YEARS to recover. It's logical to assume Claritin D would have the same effects, only much less, since you're getting a much smaller dose. BUT, JUST THINK ABOUT IT!! Do some research and see the similarities; you people on Claritin D are describing "mini-meth" symptoms. After taking a class in college about illegal drugs and learning everything about meth, I urged my husband to get off this stuff. It has been a few weeks and it's been tough for him but he's seriously addicted to this stuff!! He has no energy and does not feel rested upon waking, etc...he's begun to watch TV after work and sit there until bedtime...something he's NEVER done! | F | 38 | 2 years | 2/6/2007 | 1 | Hayfever | Increased heartrate, complete insomnia (not one wink in 12 hours), back pain, tingling, anxiety, increased urination through night | Thank you for this website: It is 15hours since I took this pill b/c my sinuses/ears were giving me pain from allergies. But being on Claritin is 10x worse. My body feels stunned and like a zombie. This is far too strong a medication for the mild relief I was looking for ... this promises to ruin my day. I just pray it wears off in 24hr. and I get myself back. | F | 36 | 1 days | 10/17/2006 | 1 | Allergies | Prostate enlargment, urinary retention | Description of adverse side effects should better direct the attention of males with prostate problems to the fact that this medication could be very dangerous. | M | 50 | 4 days | 10/9/2006 | 1 | Husband uses for allergies | My husband is "addicted" to Claritin-D, I used to joke him because he "had" to take it!! I didn't realize how close I was to the truth until: in Michigan they have made it so that you have to buy it through the pharmacy, and each person can only buy a limited amount. We were unaware of this until he ran out on day and he couldn't buy it because the pharmacy was closed. He was frantic!! Now, if he doesn't have a one MONTH stash, he becomes anxious that he might "run out"...just like a junkie!!! I'm in my 3rd year of college and right now I am doing a paper on methamphetamine. I found out exactly what methamphetamine IS....it is a slightly chemically altered form of either pseudoephedrine or ephedrine, aka Claritin-D!! Granted it is a MUCH smaller dose than a person gets by smoking meth or any of the other form of methamphetamine, AND it's slightly different molecularly , but if you read the effects and side effects of meth next to the reported effects o | this is responsible for most of the effects, such as energy, alertness, increased heart rate, and many more) inside the brain, these lead to a feeling of euphoria-or maybe in Claritin- D's case-the EASE of getting out of bed and the "good feeling" you have while you are on it-the increased energy and feeling of "well being" that my husband never actually even noticed until he couldn't get his "fix". And then it blocks "re-uptake" which is how your body (without drugs) returns back to "normal" after an event which sparks these chemical processes during any natural event. The increased dopamine inhibits organic release and instead suppresses dopamine production (dopamine = pleasure) so that in order to experience pleasure the user has to use the drug....which is the addictive element. This dopamine and dopamine receptor inhibition can last up to a year after usage ceases, which usually causes relapse. The person is completely unable to ex | F | 38 | 3 years | 9/5/2006 | 1 | Allergy symptoms | Chest pain, muscle pain, anxiety, panic attacks, diarrhea fatigue, difficulty breathing, throat tightness | The Claritin D did help my allergy symptoms but the side effects I experienced after taking it a while are not worth it. I really feel pseudoephedrine should not be used in medications. My daughter who is only 12 also experienced side effects to pseuodoephedrine. Mostly panic attacks and anxiety. They say the symptoms I experienced are rare, but I think they are more common then we realize. The public needs to speak out and let the pharmaceutical companies know more about what they are experiencing with this drug. I took the drug on and off for four months but didn't start experiencing side effects until the last month of taking it. A lot of my symptoms such as muscle pain and difficulty breathing I would not have even thought to connect those to Claritin-D side effects. | F | 46 | 4 months | 8/1/2006 | 1 | Seasonal Allergies | Insomnia, paranoia, depression, irritability, dependency, dry mouth, loss of appetite. | The worst side effect was an inability to calm down while I was on the medication. Every little thing seemed to affect me more when I was on this drug; I was constantly on my last nerve. Unfortunately, I found it very difficult to stop taking the medicine. Every time I went without it, even for a day, I felt horribly depressed and lethargic. When I finally managed to quit, I felt like a new person. | F | 15 | 7 months | 7/25/2006 | 1 | Allergies/Sinus Congestion | Horrible Insomnia. Rapid Heart Rate. Nausea. I didn't sleep for over 36 hours and that was on the 12 hour Claritin-D! It cleared up my congestion and allergies but at the expense of sleep, it was not worth it. | I can't believe this drug is OTC. The warnings are the box are NOT adequate. | F | 26 | 1 days | 7/3/2006 | 1 | skin allergy | insomnia; took it twice, and it kept me awake all night. yuck! | M | 41 | 2 days | 6/26/2006 | 1 | Allergies | Severe muscle pain/swelling/stiffness about the 2nd day of taking medication. Mild headache, felt like I was on a rush for the first couple of hours, could only sleep at night for about 1-2 hours at a time. Tendon and joint pain. | F | 22 | 10 days | 6/14/2006 | 1 | springtime allergies | As others have noted, I experienced frightening anxiety, mood swings and depression. I normally have no difficulty sleeping through the night but found myself waking 2 or 3 times and also experienced loss of appetite and lightheadedness. | I did not notice any significant improvement in my allergy symptoms, but even if I did, it wouldn't convince me to continue. As others have said, I'd much rather have the allergy symptoms. | F | 62 | 10 days | 5/27/2006 | 1 | Allergies | The drug (and other drugs with pseudo-ephedrine)worked well for about 10 years. I would stop taking them from time to time for a few weeks or a month in order to let it clear from my system, and then go back on again with good results. I had no real complications or complaints during that entire time frame. In 2000 I decided that I felt that I should not have to live my life on antihistine/decongestants, and that I would just bear having the allergies. Well, actually, my allergies seemed fairly contained since then. Never really getting too bad. HERE IS THE REAL PROBLEM THOUGH, something was now wrong with me (chemically speaking), after being off of the drug for more than 6 months (and BTW I took no other drugs, no recreational drugs either), I fell into a weird state of deep depression. What was odd is that I was at the pinnacle of my career (at 27) and family life. I just sold my company for several million dollars, and I just had my first baby girl about 6 months before | Since that time, I have been very ineffective in work life. I have gone though the money I made from the sale of my business without being able to parlay it into a new successful venture, which is primarily due to my depression, my chidren (now 3 of them) have had to live with a parent who is on edge and grumpy 99 percent of the time. I love them, and I feel worst for them and my wife having to deal with me. I think that it may be a likely chance that these drugs screwed me up since I took them for so long (maybe brought on the MS too). I don't know what to do anymore. I am actually, as we speak, starting to take Claritin again to if somehow my problems will go away since I did not have these problems when I used to be on the drug. I do not know if that is a good idea or not. If it works, I would much rather take it for the rest of my life and be happy than be misable and make everyone else around me miserable too. Long story short - Be very careful taking these drugs long te | M | 35 | 10 years | 5/13/2006 | 1 | Allergies | Nearly everything mentioned! Irratability (and blamed everyone else), tired all day, awake all night (because I was too nervous to sleep). SEVERE nervousness and paranoia (I called a friend to come over when I saw the shadow of what turned out to be a chimney on a neighbours house, and if anyone was talking they were talking about me). Major weight gain, I was about 120 before taking the pills and over the course of the past few months I've come to nearly 150, and I'm not at all proned to weight gain. As for the increased heart rate and palpatations (can't spell), I wouldn't even tell my parents about them because I was afraid that something was wrong with me, but after reading these reviews, I think that it is quite likely the pills. I experienced zoning out aswell, I almost hit a fence when driving today, and I've run several stop signs, this was atleast 9 hours after taking the pills. And Weird nightmares? I've had a lot of those, and I barely used to dream. Dreaming of being kidna | I just bought a 40 pack, stupid mistake. hah. Don't buy a big pack for your first time, try a small pack and see if there are any side effects first. | F | 17 | 10 months | 5/11/2006 | 1 | seasonal allergies | COMPLETELY dried me out--my nasal passage hurt from being so dry. Kept me wired at night, like way too much espresso! | F | 44 | 1 days | 5/10/2006 | 1 | seasonal allergy | I was wiped out tired,could not sleep and was bloated for 2 days, with abdominal pains, could not eat and when I take anything I will have abdominal pains, cramps, although it helped with my allergy, I felt worse afterwards, I would rather live with my allergy than the side effect, I felt really sick, I was also constipated, I really thought I had something really bad going on in my abdomen.I was taking gas x & mylanta with very little relief. it was a horrible experience for me. Thanks for this web site, I know I will feel much better with time. | I really think, they should let people know more about these side effects & try and come up with a better medicine, not one that help your allergies, but make life a living hell. | F | 33 | 1 days | 4/29/2006 | 1 | seasonal allergy | I was wiped out tired,could not sleep and was bloated for 2 days, with abdominal pains, could not eat and when I take anything I will have abdominal pains, cramps, although it helped with my allergy, I felt worse afterwards, I would rather live with my allergy than the side effect, I felt really sick, I was also constipated, I really thought I had something really bad going on in my abdomen.I was taking gas x & mylanta with very little relief. it was a horrible experience for me. Thanks for this web site, I know I will feel much better with time. | I really think, they should let people know more about these side effects & try and come up with a better medicine, not one that help your allergies, but make life a living hell. | F | 33 | 1 days | 4/29/2006 | 1 | allergy symptons, cong/swollen eyes | rapid heart rate, shortness of breath, extreme tendonitis-like pain in both arms, loss of balance, weight loss of 8 pounds in 2 days, extreme chest pain | I took the Clar d 24 hour pill Mon. 8pm-was shaky with a rapid heart rate all day Tues. However, I was able to breath/woke up happy. My students said I was radiating positive energy, which was really unusual since they typically hate my class and thereby me as well. Repeated Tues 8pm. Wed same effects. Wed around 6pm I struggled to complete a walk with my family 1/2way around our block. Went home and rested to bring heart rate down (scared by this point) and difficulty getting air into lungs. Arms began to throb and chest pains began an hour later. It was intensely painful to breath, pain beginning in center of chest + moving outwards. Possibly the paranoia, but I truly feared that I was having a heart attack. In my irrational state, I refused to go to the ER because if I was going to die, I was going to die at home. Truly not my personality. This med has been put behind the pharmicist counters, but I had it from a previous package that I forgot I bought a while ago. How d | F | 28 | 2 days | 4/25/2006 | 1 | seasonal allergies | insomnia, dry hands and feet, had to get-up and urinate a few times during the (sleepless) nite; increased heart-rate; a little bit of paranoia | I do no recommend anyone taking this med. I can't believe it's OTC. | F | 32 | 2 weeks | 4/17/2006 |