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 | Hay Fever | Claritin clears my allergie for the full whole day. I have just noticed that I have been sleeping all night long. | Before, Claritin I used to got o bed very late & getting up very early, but after claritin it makes me sleep all night and sometimes in the afternoon, if I am not working. I am not complaning, maybe I needed all the sleep I am having. That is the reason I tryed to check the web to find out if someone is having the same side effetcs. I did find a few ones with the same as mine. However, I was surprised that so many had depressions, pains, etc. I am glad that its only make me sleep more that I normally sleep. I will continue using Claritin. If I don't my allergie will make me depressed. | F | 49 | 1 months 10 mg 1X day | 5/4/2010 | 3 | Seasonal allergies | Severe dizziness, poor balance, blurred vision, can't stand up without holding on to something | Used to take benadryl but it made me sleepy. Tried Claritin this year; no question, it works great on the allergy symptoms (that's why I still give it a passable rating). I did not take the drug every day as sometimes allergy is tolerable, that's how I was able to connect the dizziness with the drug. Side effects are simply the pits, can hardly get anything done at work. I am in good health with normal blood pressure, can't imagine what this could do to someone with existing health issues. Unless I find another medicine without those effects, I'd rather deal with the sneezing, itchy eyes and runny nose at any time. | M | 51 | 10 days 30 mg 1X day | 5/4/2010 | 1 | nightmares, lethargy, loss of appetite, total apathy, feeling of lead straps weighing me down, feeling dazed, frequent urination | Yikes. I took this for two days before giving it a break. 5 hours after the first 24 hour dose, I felt achy all over (bizarre sore sports all over my body) when I went to sleep that night it was unbelievable the grunt I let out like I had been working in a coal mine all day! I'd know I should eat, but had no appetite. Didn't do much for the allergies after all anyway. | F | 26 | 2 days 1X day | 5/4/2010 | 1 | Seasonal allergies | This is the 3rd year I have tried calaritin. All three times I experience severe depression (no problems when not on it) Very sad, can't work, can't have fun. | M | 32 | 5 days 1X day | 5/2/2010 | 1 | Seasonal Alergies | Fatigue and Drowsiness during the day, yet at night I had much trouble sleeping. Restless Legs Syndrome. ALSO and most importantly-- Depression, Hopelessness, Sadness. | This year it finally hit me why I have been SO depressed. The last day I remember being happy was a couple of days before I started taking this medication. I thought that I was going crazy, but then I started to put two and two together and realized that my depression could be coming from the CLARITIN. I've done everything in my power to fight the oncoming depression, I've excercised and ate organic and healthy foods(and have actually GAINED weight!) I've been taking vitamins, minerals and natural mood lifters, and every day my depression has gotten worse. I have to force myself to do the things that usually make me the happiest, and it's AWFUL. I hate taking medications the side effects always seem to outweigh the benefits... ugh... I think I'd just rather suffer through with the alergies. | F | 23 | 14 days 10 MG 1X day | 4/28/2010 | 1 | congestion, headache, allergies | Felt better the first day then started to notice very dry throat--felt swollen. I have chronic back pain but suddenly my knees, fingers, neck and head were in more pain. Started getting bad dreams and kept waking up around 4 am--exhausted but couldn't sleep. | Getting a CT this morning just to make sure nothing else is going on. Noticed side effects after taking claritan, then childrens allegra, then claritan again. Think I will go back to my herbals . I get acupuncture weekly for pain and it works--no more claritan for me. | F | 60 | 4 days 1X day | 4/27/2010 | 1 | spring alergies | This medication made me very depressed, and not myself. I was also verrrrrry short on patience! I was sad, and really wanted to cry at the drop of a hat. I really felt unhappy, and an overwhelming feeling of mal contentment. Not good!! I usually never have any problems with medications, this was a first, I will never try it again. Very upset that no mention was made about these side effects! Consumer beware! | F | 54 | 5 days 10mg 1X day | 4/26/2010 | 1 | allergies | dizziness and vomiting | I gave my 2 year old Children's Claritin before bed...correct dosage per doctor...the next morning she vomited 2 times and was fine the rest of the day. I thought it was a little bug and gave it to her again that night. Again, the next morning she vomited and then was fine the rest of the day. Last night I didn't give it to her and she has been fine. No more Claritin for us. | F | 2 | 2 days children's 1X day | 4/25/2010 | 1 | seasonal allergies | I gave this to my 8 year old son hoping to help his itchy nose and eyes. It did not! He reacted severely to this drug. I gave the medicine to him for the first time at approx. 4pm. He went bike riding at 6pm. When he came home he was irritable and started crying about everything. Within the hour he couldn't stop crying and felt dizzy. He had a major meltdown and said it made his head feel like it wasn't his. He was anxious and depressed all at once. He cried and screamed at the top of his lungs non-stop for over an hour and half saying he couldn't stop! | We made him drink water to try to flush his system. He eventually fell asleep after 10:30pm. I need to contact my family doctor this morning to follow up once my son wakes up. I am very concerned! He has taken Benadryl before with no reaction other than tiredness. His reaction to Claritin was severe agitation and dizziness! | M | 8 | 1 days 10 mg 1X day | 4/24/2010 | 1 | seasonal allergies | Every time I take this, I see the next day my face has broken out in small bumpy rash all over. I have experimented to be sure it is the claritin by not taking it and then taking it again when rash gone, and lo and behold, it does it everytime. Also had restless sleep, nightmares, daytime drowsiness and general irritability and anger/anxiety. | F | 36 | 16 days 10 mg 1X day | 4/21/2010 | 1 | Seasonable allegies | Depress, anxiety, general feeling of unease, crying | It works for my seasonal allergy symptoms, but I brings me depression, anxiety, sadness...it's not worth to take Claritin. | F | 39 | 7 days 1X day | 4/20/2010 | 1 | Seasonal Allergies | agitation, defiance, anxiety, mood swings, vivid nightmares, crying | M | 4 | 1X day | 4/17/2010 | 1 | Outdoor allergies | Nightmares and migraine headaches | My daughter would wake up screaming in the middle of the night. She would develope headaches/migraines keeping her out of school (once for 2 days). | F | 13 | 7 days 10 1X day | 4/17/2010 | 4 | Seasonal Allergies | Trouble taking a deep breath, feeling breathless, moodiness and possibly acid reflux | I'm looking for anybody else out there who has taken regular claritin and wound up with permanent acid reflux. My daughter was prescribed Claritin over 3 years ago for seasonal allergies. She now has severe acid reflux and other digestive problems. If you have had or know of anybody that this has happened to, please email me at [email protected]. I am desperate to know if this will eventually resolve or if she will always have to deal with it. | F | 10 | 3 years 10 mg 1X day | 4/16/2010 | 2 | Cat Allergies/seasonal allergies | NIghtmares. Interrupted sleep. Foggy head. Headaches. Neck pain. Back pain. Lethargy. Moodiness. Sadness. All around not feeling like myself. | I started taking Claritin 24 hour initially because I developed an allergy to my cats. It definitely helped relieve some of my symptoms.I didn't take it everyday, but very often when I stayed with my boyfriend and his cat. But when the seasons changed(about a week ago), and the trees began to bloom, I started to feel awful. Assuming that Claritin would relieve these symptoms, I started taking it everyday. Needless to say, I'm so glad to have found this website. I will not take Claritin AGAIN!!!! Taking it everyday has really taken a toll on my body. | F | 21 | 1 months 10 mg 1X day | 4/14/2010 | 2 | seasonal allergies | anxious, irritable, general feeling of unease, difficulty sleeping, lack of focus, emotionally labile | I have used Claritin to treat my seasonal allergies for several years, but have recently come to note that the side effects are not worth the medication. I am a healthcare professional and it has taken me some time to relate my symptoms directly to the times I have taken claritin. | F | 55 | 4 days 10 mg 1X day | 4/2/2010 | 5 | Seasonal Allergies | None | Claritin is great, no problems. I swear if you look at askapatient.com, search on any drug, just look at the results. It seems as if every person suffering from side effects posts on this website...then others read all this stuff....which causes some sort of psychological scare syndrome whereby people attribute all sorts of ailments and ills to taking the drug. | M | 45 | 3 years 10 mg 1X day | 4/1/2010 | 1 | runny nose | My 10 yr old was taking this and the Dr suggested it. She started to seem apathetic, losing things, forgetting homework, draggy, kind of sad or blank, quieter... I thought something else had happened to her till I read this site. I quit giving it to her yesterday so I hope she cheers up and I am taking her back to the Dr tomorrow to go over all this and her allergies/sinus infection. She also has ear popping that I hope goes away. She did stay up later than usual and stayed in the shower forever , not seeming to care if her school work was late. Oh , I do not think it did anything for her allergy symptoms so we will not be using it ever again! | F | 50 | 3 weeks 10 mg 1X day | 4/1/2010 | 4 | seasonal allergies | I took 1/2 tsp of Children's liquid Claritin once a day in the morning. My allergies cleared up immediately with minimal side effects. | I had taken Claritin before (adult dose) and had trouble with side effects (felt depressed, weird and tired) but my daughter who is a family practice MD suggested I buy the children's liquid. I ended up taking one quarter dose which worked great. | F | 64 | 2 days 2.5 mg 1X day | 3/30/2010 | 1 | Allergies | Short term memory loss, vaginal dryness, decreased libedo, trouble reaching orgasm | I have severe allergies and have to take some kind of allergy medicine all year round. I have tried everything on the market. Claritin works for my allergy sympoms but its not worth the side effects. | F | 32 | 4 months 10 1X day | 3/29/2010 |