ZYRTEC Reviews (CETIRIZINE HYDROCHLORIDE)Average Rating: 2.0 (1820 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, 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 5 | I take Zyrtec for angio edema. | I have been taking Zyrtec everyday for five years. I take it at night because my angio edema seems to attack sometime in the night. I have had no side effects at all other than sleepiness. Taking it at night helps with that. Without Zyrtec I would not be able to work. My angio edema is pretty erratic. I haven't had an attack in 2 years. Without it I'd be very depressed. The swelling always begins in my face first. It is almost impossible to eat, go into public, or talk when my face and mouth are swollen. I've had attacks where my throat has swollen sending me to the ER. So without Zyrtec my life would be very difficult. | F | 33 | 4 years 10 mg | 1/10/2013 | 1 | chronic allergies | severe sedative effect. severe and sudden depression, increased vertigo ( spinning sensation and loss of balance). nightmeres almost of a halucinogenic nature. all of these symptoms stopped when i ceased takeing this drug, but it did take approximately 36 hours to feel significantly better. this is a dangerous drug and should be removed from the market by the FDA. the depression and sedative effects could become quite serious if a patient were not aware that that this drug was the cause. i happen to be very atuned to my body and the symptoms were so blatently obviously caused by this drug. however, someone who perhaps already suffers from depression may not be aware that this drug is causing symptoms, therefore, i state again: THE FDA SHOULD REMOVE THIS DRUG FROM THE MARKET COMPLETELY. | THE FDA SHOULD REMOVE THIS PRODUCT FROM THE MARKET COMPLETELY. | F | 54 | 5 days 10mg 1X day | 12/30/2012 | 5 | allergies/hay fever | No side effects. | F | 28 | 4 years 5 | 12/23/2012 | 1 | a little bit of allergy problems | headaches extreme dizziness neck aches back pain fatigue tired angry anxious heart palpitations migraine lethargy. I take benadryl I never get the symptoms. whoever made this stuff needs to go shoot himself | M | 21 | 8 days 10mg | 12/22/2012 | 1 | Allergies | Increased Anxiety, Depression, Mood swings, Decreased appetite, Nausea, Feelings of hopelessness. | I have taken this drug for almost a month, and I have a history of being sensitive to medication. About 1 and a half weeks after taking this medication, I noticed I started to develop anxiety towards going to work and even anxiety about having an anxiety problem (if that makes sense). It has progressively gotten worse as the blood level has increased. I find myself not looking forward to anything in life. My anxiety is very labile and goes from being very anxious to calm within a matter of seconds. I find myself only eating a few pieces of toast for breakfast and nothing else until dinner. I am a RN and I find this a crime that these severe side effects are not explained more blatantly. It took me a while but I realized that all of this is due to the zyrtec, because I have never experienced these types of feelings before in my life. I took my last dose this morning and am going to see my PCP tomorrow to get his opinion on all of this. | M | 20 | 1 months 30 1X day | 12/3/2012 | 1 | Pet Dander & Seasonal Allergies | Weight gain, Hair loss, Depression, Suicidal ideation, Inability to maintain focus, these are just the major side effects. The minor ones I can deal with. | Upon finding Zyrtec, I truly believed I had found a 'miracle drug' for my year round allergies I combat with. Sadly and regretably I am painfully so very wrong. I have tried Claritin and Allegra in the past before coming across Zyrtec. However they do not relieve my allergy symptoms anywhere near to what the Zyrtec does. I am a 38 year old female and I have no children. I have always been pretty active in exercise and a very very happy go lucky girl. The somewhat tragic side effects this medication has caused me has literally changed my life. What sucks is I didn't realize it was the Zyrtec until these last few days. I have put on well over 20 pounds that I tell you is IMPOSSIBLE to get off. I have been basically starving myself on a thousand calorie a day diet and wondering why I keep putting on weight. Or at least not losing one single ounce no matter what I do. My depression level is the greatest its ever been. I have suicidal thoughts. I also have little to no motivation. Thee other lovely, oh so lovely side effect that is past the point of unbearable is the hair loss. It comes out in clumps when I wash it. It is so very disheartening. Id rather have itchy skin and watery eyes than FAT, BALD & DEPRESSED!! I stopped Zyrtec this morning. NEVER AGAIN!!! | F | 38 | 8 months 1X day | 11/19/2012 | 2 | seasonal, indoor&outdoor allergies | Never again... turned me into a zombie. Too tired to get out of bed! | F | 33 | 1 years | 11/9/2012 | 1 | Took to help with severe allergies | Had mood changes and tiredness. Like experiencing pms x100. Woke up to fingers convulsing. Scared had or was about to have seizure. Going back to taking plain benadryl. Ill take the sleepy side effect over this bs any day. | F | 26 | 1 days 30 mg | 11/4/2012 | 2 | seasonal allergies | Difficulty swallowing, depression, panic attacks, dry mouth and nose, itchy prickly skin, headache, numbness in left arm and chest. Tingly feeling in hands and feet, numbness and soreness in back, aches and flu like symptoms. | I first started taking this drug to relieve summer allergies to pollen and dust. I would have a itchy throat, tight chest, stuffy nose, and a persistant cough due to post nasal drip. At first this drug was wonderful. It helped relieve the tight chest and helped with the cough. But eventually I noticed I had a very dry mouth and nose and even had a little trouble swallowing at night. I also was depressed and had feelings of hopelessness. I read about other side effects that people were experiencing with this drug and tried to start lowering my intake to 10mg one night, 5mg the next for a few nights but because of handling some hay for the horses, I ended back on 10mg a night. Then I switched to 5mg a night for a week and am having nasty aches, pain in my chest and arm, and panic attacks. I even have a migraine. I thought I had some weird disease or a heart attack, feels like there's pressure inside. I went to the Dr and had an EKG. It was normal. My blood pressure was up some though. The Dr said I was depressed and gave me some antidepressants which I did not take. After reading all this other comments, I am so happy to find out that what I am feeling is not totally strange. I am doing my best to stop Zyrtec completely and can't wait until I don't take it at all! | F | 23 | 7 months 10 MG 1X day | 11/1/2012 | 1 | Allergies | COUGH, ITCHING, FATIGUE, HEART IRREGULARITIES, DIFFICULTY WITH URINATION........ among others | Wouldn't recommend this drug to a squirrel! I went through 2 years of living hell until I decided enough was enough! My PC kept telling me cough isn't a related side effect..........BUBKUS! I had a nagging cronic cough, thought it was heart related but they always tell me cough isn't a heart related issue either..........BUBKUS! We have a significant family heart history and everyone of my blood relatives developed cough from their heart related issue.......makes you wonder about the quality of healthcare today. I used to go to ONE doctor for 40 years that treated everything I ever encountered........in his office 99.9% of the time.......$20 tops!! Today, you need to see 10 doctors, $$$$$$$$Thousands in unnecessary test, and generally they throw in some kind of proceedure, whether you need it or not.............it's all about the $$$$$$$$$$$$$.......average inquiry for an illness has to be in the hundreds if not thousands!!! I stopped the drug and the cough immediately subsided in a couple days time! I have significant heart issues to which I should never have been placed on this medication in the first place. It was my cardiologist that suggested stop the drug.......it's the best way of knowing and not guessing as he has done in the past with my heart medications when questionable events arose. And then there's the WITHDRAWL from this drug...........if you haven't experienced it yet, you're in for the ride of a lifetime...........weeks if not months of severe itching, to t | M | 58 | 2 years ????????? 1X day | 10/29/2012 | 1 | Allergies | I have had crazy itching to the point of ripping my skin open, mainly on my belly and rear end. However my whole body itches. I have also had a bout of depression, to the point of crying. I felt like living wasn't worth it. Have headaches often. I stopped the medication last night and CAN NOT WAIT for it to leave my system. I want to be itch free!!!! | I'm sorry I ever took this medication, The makers of ZYRTEC should pull this drug off the market, its a shame they will allow people to go through these symptoms! | F | 35 | 1.5 months 10 mg 1X day | 10/20/2012 | 1 | Allergies | I went nuts because I was addicted to a drug, that is over the counter. For allergies, I told my boss and co workers that I was having this problem. I won’t bother you with the details of my addiction, I will just say I had a choice between, shingles or losing my mind. The drug is called zyrtec, and it has ruined my life. I was unable to handle any stress when I was on the drug, I was not my happy cheerful self. I was a maniac, a lunatic. I couldn’t control it either, look at the mess I made and I still haven’t gotten any better, now I’m just poor and crazy. I can’t find a job because I can’t explain my behavior, because people don’t want a crazy person around. I’m so sorry that it has come to this, I’m so sorry I’m nuts. I wish I wasn’t and I wish my brain wasn’t messed up from the damage that seems permanent now. I miss my life, I’m so sorry. My life has been ruined, because my mind wasn& | Please warn people | M | 54 | 8 years 10 1X day | 10/17/2012 | 2 | allergies (indoor/outdoor/pet | on and off sleepiness, rash, memory problems, possible wheezing and then headache after stopping use. | I have taken claritin for years. Other than the occasional heard palpitation or sleepless night...I can't find anything wrong with it. However, we acquired 5 kittens last June. I know i'm allergic but they were young and we were trying to find them homes. A vet recommended I switch to Zyrtec for pet allergies. I tried taking it in the AM and was sleepy all day, tried it at night and couldn't sleep or had nightmares. WEnt back to the daytime dosage and dealt with the sleepiness. BUT, since I began taking it, I've encountered dizziness, sleepiness, rash, wheezing, among other weird developments. I cannot be certain that Zyrtec caused them all because cats can cause me to wheeze. However, the cats habe been out of the house for 10 days and I just stopped taking Zyrtec 3 days ago...all of a sudden I can breathe!!! All I can say is, everyone is different. For me, zyrtec is not worth the possible risks and Claritin just works better with less issue | F | 43 | 4 months 10 Mg 1X day | 10/11/2012 |