CLARITIN Reviews (LORATADINE)Average Rating: 1.9 (1014 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare CLARITIN with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR CLARITIN | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | allergies (stuffed up, sneezing) | N/A | I'm somewhat surprised by all these negative reviews! Not that I don't believe them, but I have been taking Claritin since I was a little kid, same with my whole family, and we never had side effects. The only effect has been near-immediate relief! I've recently been taking the dissolves-on-tongue variety which is quite convenient, and relief lasts at least 24 hours with one or two exceptions over the course of abt. 3 weeks. very satisfied. granted, in Canada this was OTC and only recently (last 10 years?) it has become otc in the U.S., and I think it may be a slightly different composition. but again, I have taken in both countries with similarly good effects. - steve | M | 27 | 21 days ? 1X day | 8/16/2011 | 4 | Seasonal allergies | Had to pee rather often for the first 3 days, then no side effects at all | Didn't clear up my allergies 100% but boy did it help- I'd say 60% of my symptoms are gone and I have serious allergies to everything green. No side effects aside from needing to pee a lot the first few days. | F | 22 | 20 days 1X day | 8/16/2011 | 3 | Inflamed Sinus, allergies | Claritin-D 24-hour. Irritability. Felt like I was on speed, which vastly improved my Fifa abilities but I wanted everyone to leave me alone. | M | 25 | 1 days 1X day | 8/15/2011 | 1 | Allergies | I started taking these pills (generic Walmart brand) just 3 days ago and it took only one day for my mood to completely change. I have never felt such rage, anger, uncontrollable mood swings, wanting to cry, and generally just feeling like I'm possessed or something. I didn't even correlate the two until on a whim I did a google search for claritin mood swings and found this site. I think if I would have continued taking this med I would have done some serious damage to my personal and business life because this newfound temper had me cursing and yelling like I've never done before. Please be aware and spread the word on this possible side effect. I wouldn't be surprised if someone hasn't seriously harmed another while taking this drug. We all thought Prozac was safe until people started getting suicidal on it, Claritin is no different. | I don't know why it seems some people can take claritin with no side effects and some become raging lunatics. I suppose the biochemistry of the brain is more sensitive than we expect. It's a shame I can't take this because my allergies are gone, but I'll deal with a runny nose any day and not this crazy feeling. I read that it takes 3 days to get back to normal. We shall see. | F | 27 | 3 days 10 1X day | 8/11/2011 | 1 | Sinus infection | Drowsy, Lethargy, confused anxious & depressed. Couldn't make it out of bed. Confused at work. Restless sleep. | Don't take it, throw it out! | M | 33 | 4 days 30 mg 1X day | 8/1/2011 | 1 | allergies | extreme, uncontrollable crying and hysteria, depression, personality change (gloomy, moody), dark or hopeless feelings, easily set off. Also experienced rapid and irregular heart beat, heavy breathing to try to bring heart rate down. Out of body, jittery, and complete loss of appetite for food and life | This drug has too many extreme side effects that obviously just do not mix well with certain constitutions. The effect after only 2 doses was bad enough that I underwent a complete personality change. I would recommend trying another allergy medicine. | F | 29 | 2 days 10 mg 1X day | 7/27/2011 | 1 | allergies | unconsolable, unreasonable, crying for hours at a time without reason, moody, etc.. | our sweet little 3.8 yr old became unstable crying often without cause; hyper shyness and embarrassed not understanding his feelings, scared and hyper needy....a night mare for the last week until we figured it out....calritin's no good for his system! | M | 4 | 7 days 5MG 1X day | 7/16/2011 | 4 | hay fever | Depression and pain in neck and shoulder | Works well for hay fever, but side effects most unpleasant. | F | 64 | 5 days 10mg 1X day | 7/5/2011 | 3 | Seasonal Allergies | Loss of Libido | I used to take Claritin twice a wee, but I recently started developing irritating hives in conjunction with my allergies. For this reason I started to take Claritin daily. For about two weeks now I have had no Libido. Let me put this in perspective, I am a 26 y/o male. I work out consistently 3 times per week. I did some research and found out that Claritin daily may be the cause of my low libido. I stopped taking doses yesterday, and I already feel more sexually aware. Works for the allergies though. | M | 26 | 6 years 10 1X day | 7/1/2011 | 3 | Seasonal allergies | Extreme irritability and anger. Crying for no reason, distracted, no concentration. | My son was recommended this by pediatrician. We could not figure out what happened to our normally well behaved 4 year old son. He was grouchy and defiant, would not listen, cried and threw temper tantrums. We were starting to think that there was something really wrong with him. Then I thought that I would try a day without the Claritin and what a difference. He will not be taking it again. | M | 4 | 10 days children's 1X day | 6/28/2011 | 2 | allergies | within 90 minutes of taking Claritin 24-hour (non-drowsy): tingling of mouth, numbness in hands, elevated heart rate/pounding heart, light headedness, tremoring | F | 31 | 1 days 10mg 1X day | 6/28/2011 | 1 | seasonal allergies | A GREAT sadness, depression, and "loss of self". I felt like I was going crazy! This has been the worst emotional roller coaster. I am shocked that there are no warnings on this product. Certainly looks like I'm not alone with these reactions. | Please report your side effects so others will have appropriate warnings. It did help my allergies though and lifted the haze, but not worth the depression. | F | 34 | 2 weeks 1X day | 6/28/2011 | 2 | Allergies | very very drowsy and doconnected. Can NOT concentrate at work, when someone talks to me, I don't notice it until two seconds after. I HATE claritin, I would recommend taking ANYTHING else BUT Claritin. | M | 24 | 3 days 1X day | 6/27/2011 | 3 | allergies | more deppressed than usual. | F | 38 | 8 days 10 mg 1X day | 6/21/2011 | 1 | running nose, stuffy head | I can't take Sudafed, so I was told Claritin had no side effects. My heart started racing! It was a scary experience. I won't take it again. | F | 46 | 2 days 1X day | 6/20/2011 | 3 | Allergies | Extreme depression, overwhelming sadness, suicidal thoughts, extreme fatigue | Claritin cleared my allergies right up. But on the days I took it I cried nonstop except while I was sleeping which was off and on all day. I forgot to take them for a few days, during which time my depression lifted. I took another pill today, and all my side effects came back and even worse as this time I had suicidal thoughts as well. (Keeping in mind I just suffered a personal loss that would make me more prone to depression, but I think the Claritin exacerbated those tendencies, because off of it, I am not nearly so weepy and definitely not suicidal.) | F | 41 | 7 days 10 1X day | 6/17/2011 | 3 | allergies | none that i had noticed....but now after reading others i'm wondering if my nightmares may be from claritin...they dont happen often but....anyway i LOVE having nightmares so i guess that's not a negative to me. | just does seem to do much at all truthfully..:( | M | 39 | 6 months 10mg 1X day | 6/15/2011 | 5 | Allergies | None so far. Seems like a lot of the side effects listed here are for Claritin D which has other ingredients in addition to loratidine. | Please be carefull when you post that you are posting about the right drug. Your misinformation may lead people not to take a drug they need. Palpitations, fatigue and mood changes are all indiciative of Claritin with the Decongestant in it not straight claritin. | M | 45 | 45 days 10mg 1X day | 6/10/2011 | 1 | Allergies | Extreme Mood changes, Anger, Behavior problems, frequent uncontrollable crying, extreme changes in personality. | DO NOT GIVE CLARITIN TO YOUR TODDLER OR CHILD!!! Our little one has extreme allergies and her pediatrician recommended claritin daily. At first the mood changes were slight, she seemed a little more hyper and anxious, but after awhile THE CHANGES WERE EXTREME! She has always been happy, outgoing, easy tempered, and NEVER cried for anything unless she was injured, then suddenly, with regular use of Claritin she was unrecognizable. Angry all of the time, wild mood swings, crying for no reason, contradictory for no reason. Honestly the difference was STAGGERING. We noticed the times she wasn't taking the medication frequently she was more mild tempered, and back to normal. These warnings are not made clear by the drug company or by the doctor. I can't stress enough, DO NOT GIVE THIS TO YOUR TODDLER OR CHILD!!!!!!! | F | 2 | 6 months 1X day | 6/4/2011 | 4 | Seasonal Allergies | Nightmares! | This is one of the strangest drug side-effects I have ever experienced. From the first night after I took my first 24 hour dose, I had the most creepy nightmares I ever had in my life. Second night, similar nightmares. Third night, the same. And it was very obvious that Claritin was the culprit. But I am experiencing exceptional relief from my allergies. I just need to decide if these nightmares are worth feeling better during the day. And I DO feel much better. Too bad this drug has such a strange side effect. | F | 50 | 10 days 10 mg 1X day | 5/18/2011 |