VISTARIL Reviews (HYDROXYZINE HYDROCHLORIDE)Average Rating: 2.6 (258 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare VISTARIL with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR VISTARIL | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | anxiety/sleeping | I hadn't slept for 2 days straight so Dr prescribed vistaril. The 1st night I slept about 4 hours and felt kind of jumpy and yet drained. The 2nd night I took it I slept several hours but the sleep was broken and I couldn't fully wake up until about 5 p.m. the next day. I felt drunk and my face felt numb, my tongue and throat felt like the muscles were tired and I couldn't talk right. Only took it for 2 nights and haven't taken it for 3 nights now and still have tingling in my face and weirdness in my tongue and throat. Has anyone else experienced this? | F | 24 | 2 days 25 mg 1X day | 2/20/2010 | 1 | Insomnia | Dry mouth, hunger, insomnia | After two years I have discovered thst Vistaril may cause insomnia in certain indiciduals like me. Bummer! Last night I tried my cocktail without Vistaril and slept like a baby. | M | 41 | 2 years 200mg 1X day | 2/12/2010 | 1 | anxiety | i looked like i had a stroke for a full 24 hours. | F | 28 | 2 days 25 mg 3X day | 2/12/2010 | 1 | Anxiety | I got tremors really bad, depression, nausea and all i wanted to do was sleep. | I will never take it again. | M | 17 | 1 weeks 25mg 3X day | 2/6/2010 | 1 | anxiety and depression | Trouble breathing, could not sleep, irritable. | Didnt help anxiety at all. I feel like my chest is heavy and like I cant breath well. I will not take it again. | F | 37 | 1 days | 2/1/2010 | 2 | sleep disorder | hot flashes, agitated, nightmares, | I've been taking Ativan 2mlg. 4x's daily Prozac 20mlg 2xs daily, But I found myself not being able to sleep or to fall asleep on my own. I took Vistaril in the past but never had these side effects. It helped for a couple of days but I would wake up with the sweats and horable nightmares. I quit taking it and no more nightmares and hotflases. Thought i was dying on this crap. I rather NOT sleep then have to deal with that. | F | 36 | 4 days | 1/22/2010 | 4 | insomnia due to pregnancy | very sleepy | I liked this med. It knocked me out cold. And after not sleeping due to my pregnancy I really needed a night of sleep. This helped a lot. | F | 20 | 1 days | 1/11/2010 | 2 | social anxiety disorder | dry mouth, hunger | I started taking Vistaril because I'm a recovering addict and benzodiazepams (Xanax, Ativan) are too tempting for me to abuse. It helped for a minute, but now it doesn't seem to be as effective. Maybe it's all in my head or maybe the dosage is wrong. I hope that I can figure it out because for a few days there I was sure I found a wonder drug. | M | 28 | | 12/15/2009 | 4 | Anxiety | Tiredness, feeling good. I liked it. It worked. They would give you it when you got aggressive in lock up. Sometimes a high dose in a shot form, other times in a pill. Works very well! | M | 18 | 15 days | 12/1/2009 | 1 | anxiety/insomnia | nausia, light-headed, and groggy | I would not recommend | M | 52 | 5 days | 11/14/2009 | 1 | Cystitis | I felt very groggy at first when taking this medication. I noticed I was also increasingly anxious and while it did put me to sleep I woke up in the night. I then got a small rash on my stomach. I didn't notice much decrease in my bladder issues. | Might work good as a tranquilizer. I discontinued... Could not deal with the side effects. | M | 38 | 14 days | 9/27/2009 | 1 | anxiety, depression | terrible panic attack, feelings of uncomfortableness, paranoia, feel tired but cant sleep sort of feeling- I feel totally not myself, just really paranoid and on edge- I feel I am on the brink of a panic attack..this has been happening to me for the last 2 days- Ive been taking Vistaril for 2 weeks- along with Lexapro and Geodon. I am just assuming the vistaril is the problem bec I take the lexapro in morning and geodon at night- Anyone else having this? | I dont think I like it. Its not working for my anxiety at all- think its actually making it worse- | F | 32 | 2 weeks | 9/23/2009 | 3 | Anxiety/insomnia | Very groggy, not able to focus, space-y. | If you have insomnia, this is for you; knocked me out cold for 10 hours. Unfortunately, I woke up with that "Nyquil Hangover" feeling. (I wisely took this when I was not working the next day.) Even taking this 12 hours before, my Vyvanse (for ADHD) did not work as well. It was VERY hard for me to focus and get moving the next day. I can see how this would alleviate anxiety/panic, but I would not take it during the day unless I felt an attack coming on. Unless you have adrenaline surging through your system from anxiety, this drug will wipe you right out. It might be an alternative to benzos for some. It doesn't give me nightmares like Ambien did, but it also makes me "hungover" the next day, which Ambien did NOT do. I don't know. I probably won't be taking this again, unless my insomnia gets really bad. I'll stick to xanax for the anxiety, too. I wanted an alternative to benzos, but so far I haven't found it in a pill. (deep breathing exercises, walking, yoga and meditation work much better.) | F | 41 | 3 days | 9/13/2009 | 4 | anxiety attacks | Extreme sleepiness. I take it at night (10 or 11pm) and I have trouble waking up the next day, sometimes my exhaustion stretches until noon. Also I wake up very hungry. I don't eat excessively or anything, but when I take it I have to eat breakfast. | My dr. prescribed Vistaril for me to take only when I have panic attacks at night. I take Celexa daily for anxiety, but I only have panic attacks at night. So this medicine works for me since it puts me out really fast. | F | 25 | 3 weeks | 9/4/2009 | 4 | anxiety/ Xanax addiction | hungry and sleepy | I was having a lot of anxiety and was on Xanax for years. Xanax made me a total pill addict. This med works almost as good as Xanax for anxiety without addiction. It is also a better sleep aid than a max dose of ambien. If you have an addictive personality like me, skip the benzo drugs (Ativan/Xanax) and try this stuff. Also remember the key to no anxiety is NO caffine. | M | 28 | 10 days | 9/4/2009 | 5 | Insomnia/Nightmares/Anxiety | None...except when I've run out. Then I can't sleep and am very irritable. Nighmares plague me when I do not take this med. | I take 400 mg at night for sleep. I also take Neurontin (300 mg twice daily) and Klonopin (3 mg at night). I realize that this is a lot of medication, however it has enabled me to combat the effects of bipolar disorder, anxiety disorder, and PTSD. It helps keep me level throughout the whole next day after I take it at bedtime. Yes, the sleep is coma-like, especially when taken with so much Klonopin, but that's what I need. For me, this drug has been a God-send. I've recently tried reducing to 300 mg at night, but it is causing some mild discomfort, though I will continue to attempt to cut down because I'd like to take less meds. And yes, I agree...helps with post-menapausal symptoms and I haven't had a cold in 6 years! As an aside, since so many people have mentioned Klonopin...Klonopin works for me, much better than Xanax, but because I've been on such a high dose for so long my doctor and I both agree that should I want to try and come off of it, it would require inpatient management, similar to detox. | F | 51 | 6 years | 8/19/2009 | 4 | anxiety | Very tired....dosed off within 2 hours of taking it....at 6 pm. Make sure that you can sleep before you take it | I'm going on Celexa for anxiety but it was making me more anxious at first, so doctor prescribed Vistaril. I slept like a baby. Went to bed at 11 and just woke up at 8:30. Very tired still. Need to take a shower to wake up. | F | 30 | 2 days | 6/25/2009 | 4 | side effects of antidepressant | I have just been prescribed celexa for anxiety but they said it could aggorvate my condition before it gets better. I took the Vistaril and hour ago at work and feel like I could fall asleep. Which is weird since it is so light out. | So far the side effects have chilled out a little from the antidepressant. I am hoping this works as good as xanax because I have been taking them for about a week for anxiety and am afraid to get hooked. | F | 30 | 1 days | 6/24/2009 | 2 | panic attacks/aniexy | loss of concentration, drowsiness, irritablity, lights to bright, not really insync with the world, and loss of memory | I have been taking for about a month and it does help but since I get new fears every week I have to cope. | F | 15 | 1 weeks | 6/12/2009 | 4 | Panic attacks, motion sickness | It seems to help my axiety pretty well, not as well as my ativan, but still worth trying. It was GREAT for my motion sickness- I dont get nearly as nausiated when i drive or take certain medications. | Helps with sleep- simular to taking benadryl. | F | 29 | 2 weeks | 6/10/2009 |