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 |
| 1 | Allergies | weirdest and most vivid dreams I have ever had. feeling dizzy and disoriented, and unable to concentrate. unreasonably upset and depressed and tired. Sweat a lot. | I was actually taking a raw form of Loratadine, which is what Claritin D essentially is. I am in Spain, where they donīt have the name brand, but it is the same. I am not sure if it helped with my allergy symptoms, because I honestly am unsure of what is going on. | F | 21 | 4 days 1X day | 3/27/2011 | 1 | Spring Allergies | Severe neck and shoulder pain; lethargy; disconnection; negative thoughts; hopelessness; inability to concentrate; inability to remember events that happened 15 minutes before; insomnia | Claritan (24 hour pill) feels like it is working very well for the first five hours but the relief from allergy symptoms ends and then is followed by 10-20 hours of horrific side effects mentioned above (and that is for just one does). Do not take this medication. | F | 42 | 2 days 1X day | 3/26/2011 | 1 | seasonal allergy | Dizzy, sleepy | Claritin did not relieve any of the symptoms. Still have runny, itchy nose and watery eyes...total waste of money and very disa ppointing. | F | 63 | 1 days 1X day | 3/22/2011 | 1 | To relieve an allergic reaction | About 20 minutes after I took the claritin, I was at a flea market with my Mom. Suddenly I started thinking I really wanted out of there, and that I had to go sit down. I started getting really confused and knew something was very wrong. I got back up and had my Mom put her arm around me and take me in the bathroom. In the walk to the bathroom, I was losing my vision with every step. I was blacking out and my vision was almost completely black stars. My mom and I went in the big handicap bathroom stall where I could not help but lay completely on the ground. I was covered in sweat and totally out of control and moaning in pain, shaking. I was thinking, "I don't want to die like this." It was the worst I have ever felt in my life. I wanted to get home as fast as I could but I could not even stand up. We made it into a more private "family" bathroom where I laid on the ground with my face down in my coat on the cold tile floor with my eyes shut taking deep breaths | This gave me a very bad trip. I will NEVER take again. | F | 25 | 1 days 10 MG 1X day | 3/19/2011 | 1 | Sinus Congestion | Mood swings, uncontrollable rage, anxiety attacks. | I experienced these symptoms for a week before suspecting Claritin. I thought at first it was a hormonal issue or even mental illness. I researched Claritin with mood swings and found this page. I stopped taking the medication nearly 36 hours ago and I feel so worn-down and tired, but feel like I am finally coming out of this scary episode. Where can I report this medication? It has the potential to be very dangerous, and they should print warnings about these side effects on the package. | F | 26 | 1 weeks 10 1X day | 3/19/2011 | 3 | seasonal allergy | Experienced while on meds, diminished within two days after stopping. vague bad mood, negative outlook, muscle fatigue | I am a medical professional and very careful about attributing said effects to a medication just because they may occur at the same time. I am reasonable sure that the side effects I have reported were caused by the medication. | M | 58 | 8 days 30 1X day | 3/18/2011 | 3 | congestion due to allergies | BAD diarrhea, muscle pain , joint pain | I have been taking Claritin D off & on for several years but have never had bad side effects like this- is it possible they changed the formula or I got a contaminated batch? | F | 40 | 2 days 10 MG 1X day | 3/9/2011 | 1 | Seasonal allergies | Racing heart, black out and sickness | I took this medicine and I was fine I went out with some friends to dinner and wasn't feeling well I couldn't eat and about a half an hour later we were talking, my heart began racing and I blacked out next thing I remember I'm in the bathroom sick. Most embarrassing thing. I remember nothing and as my friends said it was about a half hour span...scariest thing of my life | F | 27 | 1 days 10 mg 1X day | 3/6/2011 | 5 | allergies | none-only effect is when I skip more than one day I start having post nasal drip and irritated throat. I realize how much I need this med to control allergies. Ive been 'sore-throat' free since starting this medication..until I skipped a does. Happy with med. | Hilarious ratings by 'crazies' out there... really, anxiety,depression,rage.....?!?? Wow, imagine what a vicodin would do..yikes. keep you crazies away from the flinstone vitamins too, as Im sure you all would have insane "side-effects" to blame on a med. How about re-evaluating your life and seeing what else could be causing all this... a tiny allergy med. hmmm | F | 30 | 365 days 5mg 1X day | 3/5/2011 | 1 | sinus and allergy | gave to my 7 year old girl not knowing the horrible side effects...very emotional, happy then sad, crying over nothing, sweet one moment-calling me a witch the next moment. very aggressive-hit her friend today on the bus. Definately not herself and I didn't know why. Now I do. wish the doctor would of given me heads up on the side effects so I could of known why she was acting that way. usually funny and quiet..turned into rude and loud. No more for her!!! | never again | F | 7 | 15 days 10 1X day | 3/4/2011 | 1 | Seasonal allergies | aggression, raging, moodiness, crying, change of personality | gave this to my 5yo son when his seasonal allergies were interfering with his enjoyment of activities. After a few days he reported disturbing thoughts, dreams, reluctance to go to bed etc. I thought those things were age appropriate and didn't think about the Claritin. Today I get a call from school where my normally sweet child has raged and elbowed/punched another child in the face! Then he was remorseful. Then indignant. I finally linked the talking back, anxiety, mood swings, etc. to this drug. NO side effects? Ridiculous and irresponsible. He will NEVER take this medication again. I hope the relief from the drug is swift. | M | 5.5 | 7 days 10mg 1X day | 3/3/2011 | 5 | Allergies | None | These are some of the funniest things I've ever read. Some of you morons (and possible psychotics) have a little OTC allergy pill responsible for anything from erectile dysfunction to brain tumors to rage. Rage? Really? Hilarious. I love the idiot who went and had a CAT scan done. That is all I need to know about you to know you are a hypochondriac with great health insurance coverage. Just stupid beyond belief. | M | 30 | 2 years 20mg 1X day | 3/2/2011 | 1 | seasonal allergies | Tiredness, rage, loss of memory, jittery... | It took three days to wear off. | F | 30 | 1 days children's 1X day | 2/27/2011 | 5 | allergies | mild stomach ache | worked great to relieve seasonal allergies. First time ever given to my daughter and worked fine. I did not notice any mood swings or changes. | F | 5 | 2 days 1X day | 2/7/2011 | 1 | Allergies, hives | moodiness, emotional agitation, numb face, muscle weakness, felt separated from reality, felt totally not myself | I did not really notice the negative effects the first day, but by the third day, I felt absolutely terrible and could not wait for the side effects to wear off. I will not take this again. | F | 39 | 3 days 10 mg 1X day | 2/7/2011 | 1 | Extreme Sinus Pressure/Stuffy Nose | The most uncontrollable feeling I've ever had. My boss talked me into taking it, within a matter of minutes I felt as if I had lost my mind, I paced from one end of the store to the other, grabbed my head, uncontrollable thoughts, anxiety fear. I'm glad to know I wasn't the only one to feel this way although, I am not glad anyone had to experience those side effects. LOOPY, MENTAL, ANXIET, all of those wrapped into one. The fear of being stuck like that was enough in itself to drive the craziness onward. I was VERY THANKFUL when the drug wore off and will never take it again, or any other similar drug. | ABSOLUTELY NOT!!! | M | 26 | 1 days 15-20 MG? 1X day | 2/7/2011 | 5 | allergies/itching/hives | F | 44 | 1X day | 1/30/2011 Patient History | 1 | Year round allergies | It worked great for my congestion and allergies, however after 7 years of regular use I have developed severe neck and shoulder muscle ache. The inflammation also caused breathing problems. After stopping the Claritin, the muscle aches and breathing problems went away. | F | 41 | 7 years 5 mg 2X day | 1/2/2011 | 3 | alergies | erectile dysfunction | I tried claritin because my girlfriend has a cat. As for keeping my allergies in check it worked great. Two doses were enough however to cause some serious erectile dysfunction. No point in being able to withstand my girlfriends cat if the claritin renders my penis useless. | M | 28 | 1 days ?? 2X day | 12/24/2010 | 3 | 2 | irritability, fatigue, sadness, moody, easily upset, down, stomach pain, body pain | Based on doctors recommendation gave Claritin to my 4 year old son for last year, on and off , for his allergic symptoms. I too have noticed that he seems different the day after and a few days after taking loratidine. He is usually very happy and playful, but after this medicine he is detached, aloof, easily upset, cries more easily and not his usual happy go lucky self. First I thought it was due to his other gastrointestinal disorder of esophageal esophagitis which is very painful when eating and another manifestion of "allergies" but in this case to food allergies. He has both seasonal, environmental and food allergies, so it is difficult at times to know what is affecting him. I do see a correlation between taking loratidine and "more" stomach pain the next day. I have been suspecting this medication for sometime and believe it is partly responsible for his stomach pain in addition to his own medical condition. We give him claritin or benadryl to relieve his extreme upper respiratory congestion at times, so bad that at times his nose is completely blocked and cannnot sleep. Both medications work for reducing upper airway congestion and nasal congestion, etc, but I am thinking of trying decongestants instead or a humidifier, vaporizer or something like that to avoid the side effects of meds. Doctors also recommend nasal sprays or steroid nose sprays to reduce the nasal inflammation. I agree that this medication should not be given to children a | M | 4 | 1 years 10 3X W | 12/22/2010 |