ATARAX Reviews (HYDROXYZINE HYDROCHLORIDE)Average Rating: 3.3 (147 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare ATARAX with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR ATARAX | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 4 | anxiety | mild sedation | definitely not a sleeping pill for me, but the anti-anxiety effect is similar to a k-pin (without taking yet another benzo)...worth sticking it for awhile | F | 46 | 3 months 25 mg 3X day | 9/20/2013 | 1 | hives | I was first given a shot of Visteril at hospital after a week of predisone (20 mg)and my hives were returning. I was pissed they gave it to me, I felt like I could barely walk and I had to drive home. The initial effect wore off then I was wide awake all night (shot was at 7pm) I filled the script the next day, took it one day, still had the loopy feeling at first then decided to quit taking it. Two days later I quit the prednisone. I had horrible muscle pains, bouts of depression and anxiety, chest pains, ringing in my ears, nausea, no appetite and lost 9lbs in a week. I thought it was all due to the prednisone, then tried the visteril again after a week off the prednisone and didn't get the severe loopy feeling so I thought it was because of the prednisone. It helped with the itch due to hives coming back in full force but now after reading all the side effects from others on here. I can honestly say what I thought was prednisone withdrawal is now from the visteril. I even last week got a script for 25 mg of attarax. Took it last week up until yesterday. Then decided to quit taking them. I have severe muscle tension, zaps in my back, head and calfs, only 4 hours of sleep and still wide awake. Alot of nervousness and worry. I would really like to know of these symptoms will work themselves out. I can say I would rather be up all night putting cold copresses on hives than deal with these side effects. It may help some with anxiety but don't take it if you didn't because it'll | F | 44 | 3 weeks 50 mg | 4/28/2013 | 3 | Rash &itching | Memory loss | F | 75 | 4 months 30 mg 1X day | 3/17/2013 | 3 | Unable to sleep | Helped me sleep but felt groggy in the mornings & couldn't stop eating - put on 10 pounds over 2 months!! Stopped taking them & my appetite has returned to normal. | F | 2 months 10 1X day | 2/14/2013 | 1 | to help my insomnia | Best nights sleep I ever had but felt tired and depressed all the next day. I lost my desire to exercise and experienced a significantly increased appetite. | Without medication I normally have terrible interrupted sleep, so i tried Atarax. With 50mg one hour before bed I slept for 10 hours but didn't want to get up. I felt tired and depressed all day and ate 50% more than I usually do. I discontinued the Atarax after 2 days so I can't say if the bad side effects would have reduced. | M | 52 | 2 days 50mg 1X day | 1/1/2013 | 3 | Anxiety | Worked well for a couple of months then started to get reflux within 30mins of taking it which made my anxiety worse! | I initially started on 10mg and had to up the dose every 8 weeks as it would become less effective. Eventually decided to stop as I didn't want to keep going up. | F | 23 | 6 months 37.5mg 1X day | 12/12/2012 | 4 | Stress and anxiety | Just make me tired, for the first time but now, am fine | M | 51 | 2 days 25mg | 11/30/2012 | 4 | Autoimmune Urticaria | None | When I read your comments I felt like I should stop taking this medicine. But looking back, I see that Atarax helped me a lot with the skin rash and pruritis, although these symptomes appear only when I am awake and don't disturb my sleeping behavior as well as Atarax. Do I recommend it? of course yes, but just for a short period and not in an exessive way. Try to find out why you can't sleep in stead of handing the problem to Atarax. Good luck to all!! | F | 30 | 2 years 10mg 1X day | 11/2/2012 | 1 | I was taking Atarax for anxiety. | I am going to try and explain in my own words what this new "pill" that I was going to be taking was supposed to help me with. Ok I guess when I committed my self to the hospital they started me on Atarax. I wasn't ever even told I was put on a nrw medication. When I found that out I was kind of upset. I thought to myself what did they put me on? But at that time it was working. So I said to my doctor well I guess,its working. Because when I first started the new pill it was working. Ok so then I was feeling good with Atarax. Then after I got out of being watched while I was taking it. Got out of the hospital I felt fine. Then it started that whatever that this med. Was the I just started taking was different. This new med was not the same. It made me laugh that new pill Atarax it made me sit there from the first I took it to my friends that were nice people I thought and that pill was not that right medication for me. I would take it and then I would loose it. I would sit there a laugh about nothing. If this happen to anyone else please let me know | F | 26 | 4 weeks 25mg 3x da | 8/15/2012 | 5 | Severe Itching | Drowsiness (which was the point), difficulty waking up in the morning | I love Atarax. I am taking it for a severe itch that no doctor has been able to figure out. I've been itching for 6 months now, and wasn't able to sleep at night because the itch was so extreme, I'd wake up in tears after less than an hour of sleep. With the help of atarax, I'm able to get a full night's sleep. Waking up is difficult, but I'd rather have that problem than the itchiness and lack of sleep. Unfortunately, until they figure out why I'm itching and find a way to fix it for sure, I'm going to be taking these on a nightly basis. | F | 24 | 2 months 25 1X day | 8/12/2012 | 1 | severe anxiety | groggy, sleepy, trouble concentrating, headaches, increase in appetite, 25 MG did nothing but 50MG knocked me out and left it hard to wake up | did not relieve anxiety | F | 31 | 10 days 25-50MG 3X day | 8/10/2012 | 5 | Allergies | None | Have suffered with horrible seasonal allergies. I made an appointment with an allergist for testing. I'm off the charts for seasonal allergies and indoor dust mites. She prescribed Nasonex along with irrigating my sinuses once a day in the morning. I also covered my mattress and pillows with protective covers to prevent dust mites. She also prescribed Atarax for bedtime. It works fantastic. I've never had a better night's sleep and I feel great in the morning. Wonderful drug! | M | 64 | 14 days 25 MG 1X day | 8/5/2012 | 3 | Hives | Hoping to dispel misinformation. 7 days ago I had a bad food allergic rxn. Bottom of my feet to the top of my head, worst on torso. Was prescribed Atarax + 40mg Prednisone/day. First 24 hrs: no change. After reading on sites like this about people having hives disappear in 24 hrs on Atarax, I started to worry. Even doubled up on the Atarax dose once. 48 hrs: went back to the doctor because my experience wasn't matching what I saw on the internet (this is why health care costs are rising). The (2nd) doctor explained two important things: First, ATARAX DOES NOT MAKE HIVES GO AWAY FASTER. It only helps with the itchiness, and if I didn't need it for that, I should stop taking it. I confirmed this with the pharmacist. Second, the only things that DO make hives disappear is a) Prednisone and b) time. I stopped taking the Atarax at that point. End of the third day: started seeing real, substantial fading, especially on my extremities. Days 4-5: people wouldn't notice the marks unless I pointed them out. Day 6-7: pinkness barely noticeable everywhere except my chest (because of the sheer quantity that had been there). I liken the recovery time to that for acne. Hope this helps someone! Vowed I'd come back and follow up, unlike people posting "just started, hope this works" and never reporting back. Take your Prednisone, be patient, and don't take extra Atarax unless you need it for the itching. Good luck to all! | M | 2 days 50 MG 4X day | 5/27/2012 | 4 | eczema | Great sleeps - longer than usual; 7 - 8 hours. Wild, good, dreams - consistently. Groggy in the morning, but not for very long. | I can't see anything wrong with this drug! But I wonder if it's addictive and fear having to stop using it. It was prescribed for nighttime itching and eczema. But when I told doc that I also suffered from insomnia, she thought this was a good choice for me. I am happy with it, but don't want to get addicted! | M | 50 | 5 months 10 1X day | 4/24/2012 | 5 | autoimmune urticaria | drowsiness very recently splitting headache and nausea (3 days after withdrawal) | i started with 25 mg tab 1/day 7 years ago for autoimmune urticaria. after 2 months, the hives were managed and the itch was less. over the years, i started to taper the dose from 1 tab to 1/2 tab, until 1/4 tab as prescribed by the doctor. and ive been on the 1/4 tab dose for 3 years and the hives almost never appeared. 3 days ago i stopped taking it to check whether hives would appear, now on the 3rd day im not sure whether this splitting headache and nausea are withdrawal symptoms. anyone experienced the same? | F | 27 | 7 years 5 1X day | 4/22/2012 | 4 | angioedema | Mostly drowsiness. Occasionally dizziness, vivid dreams, a little hyper for 1-2 hours after taking a dose. Once my body became used to the medicine (about a week) I didn't notice side effects much, anymore. | I'm not sure it's helping the angioedema (which doesn't come and go; it's been pretty constant) - the side effects are MUCH easier for me to handle than claritin and it makes me less drowsy than benadryl. I'm pretty sensitive to medications, but my experience with atarax has been a good one so far. It's also helped with underlying anxiety even though I'm on a fairly low dosage. If my anxiety gets worse, I would be willing to take a higher dose of atarax to treat it because this does not cause dependency like some other anxiety meds I've tried in the past. | F | 33 | 3 months 10mg 3X day | 3/16/2012 | 5 | itchiness | drowsiness, bloating of face, weight gain | F | 38 | 9 years 10 MG | 2/4/2012 | 3 | Itching | I am facing itching problem form past 2 years. If i take 10mg of atarax there will be no itching for next 2 days. Again the itching starts after 2 days and repeat the same. I am taking it form past 2 years. till now i didnt face any issue. Please anyone can you tell me is there any side effects if i continue taking ATARAX. Or is there any other way to stop itching. Please help... | I am facing itching problem form past 2 years. If i take 10mg of atarax there will be no itching for next 2 days. Again the itching starts after 2 days and repeat the same. I am taking it form past 2 years. till now i didnt face any issue. Please anyone can you tell me is there any side effects if i continue taking ATARAX. Or is there any other way to stop itching. Please help... | M | 25 | 2 years 20mg 1X W | 1/21/2012 | 3 | sever anxiety n i mean bad | None | F | 33 | 7 months 100mg 3xs | 1/17/2012 | 5 | hives, mild anxiety | Made me drowsy (but I took it at nite) but I slept well and longer than usual, around 9-10 hrs). I did have a nightmare that nite, maybe a coincidence. | After a first time bout of hives lasting on and off for about 7 weeks, and finding only minimal relief from Benadryl, oatmeal baths, calamine etc., I got a prescription for 10 mg of Atarax. I took it once and slept through the night without staying awake from intense itching. The next morning I felt a touch groggy but so grateful to not have any itching. I did not take another dose because there was no renewed itching and the size of the existing hives on my body was starting to shrink. I did not get any new hives after this first dose. Am keeping my fingers crossed, it has been almost 72 hrs since that dose and I have not needed to take it again. | F | 55 | 1 days 10 mg 1X day | 1/10/2012 |