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 | I took one Clartin. The next day I had this feeling of impending doom, extreme depression. I stayed in bed all day crying with thoughts of suicide. I remained in the condition for 3-4 days and am just "coming around". I think this drug should be outlawed. | F | 46 | 1 days | 4/23/2009 | 2 | hay fever | dizziness, disorientation, mental agitation, nightmares | First few days it worked very well. Then I had a bad dream and woke up disoriented, panicky. Tried another half-dose a few days later; side effects were even worse. I'm not going to touch it again. | M | 53 | 7 days | 4/19/2009 | 2 | Sneezing | After reading all these other comments, I now realize that the rash on my face that hasn't gone away for a year, as well as the unexplained 10 pound gain of water retention, swelling of the face, and my lack of sex drive may all be related to it. I thought these were all seperate problems affecting me for various unexplained reasons. I stopped taking the Claritin about 4 months ago, but still have rash and low sex drive. (Lost the 10 pound of water in days and face swelling!) Will the rash ever go away? | The product always helped my alergies, and after an ear operation, I even found that doubling the perscription kept my ears and sinuses dry and normal. Now years later, after taking it daily, I think these other issues with my health may be related. Both my dermotologist and internal medical doctor can't explain the rash on my cheek, and I am worried it may never go away, and that I may not regain my sex drive, even after I stopped taking it. Is that possible? | M | 42 | 3 years | 4/19/2009 | 2 | Allergy | I had INTENSE anxiety. Mild depression... scattered thinking, sometimes found myself doing very strange things for no reason. I have had anxiety disorders in the past but have managed to find coping mechanisms and medicines to alleviate them. This med sent them OVERDRIVE. This is the second time Ive tried this drug and had this reaction (one month ago had the same experience, but though it might have just been coincidence) | I would suggest that if you are prone to anxiety you think very carefully about the dosage you take. Perhaps experiment with half or maybe even less than half of a pill before going all the way in. About 20 hours since i took it, and the negative effects are still there but wearing off. | M | 25 | 1 days | 4/16/2009 | 2 | Allergies | This is not the D Version! Many ratings on here I think include the D which is pseudoephedrine. I cannot take the D for it makes me not necessarily have more anxiety but very irritable, angry and borderline psychotic. :) Claritin worked for my allergies but completely zapped my libido and made me not be able to go south of the border. I decided to give Clarinex a try and it made me feel real uneasy and unsettled and increased my anxiety level(I do have an anxiety disorder). | Tried Claritin and Clarinex-helped allergies but made me feel uneasy, unsettled, and made me not be able to perform in bed. Zyrtec worked well within an hour but it does make you a little sleepy. I did take allegra 180mg in the past but gave me a headache so I am going to try taking it again at a lower dose of 60mg twice per day and see if that helps. If no success with that I may give zyrtec another try and see if the drowsiness goes away. So not much luck so far. | M | 36 | 4 days | 4/9/2009 | 2 | Allergies | I was frequently developing sinus infections due to allergies. My doctor recommended I take Flonase and Claritin-D to knock it out of my system. The first 4 days, seemed relatively o.k. I could definitely breathe better (but did feel a little anxious and slightly dizzy). On the 5th night, I started having hallucinations that my husband was standing accross the dark bedroom waving at me. I looked next to me, and he was there sound asleep. I had to shake my head and rub me eyes several times before my vision and head became clear. I was so paranoid, I wouldn't get out of bed for any reason until the sun came up. I don't have any evidence that this was caused by Claritin-D (Flonase??), but I have never experienced any feeling like this before. | F | 28 | 5 days | 4/8/2009 | 5 | Seasonal Allergies | No Side Effects | I am amazed how people think it is always the drug do you people not realize that everyone acts differently to drugs, Ifor one had vivid nightmares with Zyrtec everyone and every drug is different. | M | 5 years | 4/1/2009 | 2 | Allergies | No side affects. It just did absolutely nothing to help with my allergies. | F | 42 | 1 days | 3/31/2009 | 1 | seasonal allergies | Depression, Terrible Mood, Anxiety...i could go on and on. | I will NEVER take this again. | M | 30 | 1 days | 3/28/2009 | 2 | For seasonal allergies; itching etc | I took a 10 mg, non-drowsy generic drugstore brand of Claritin, manufactured by the same company that makes the brand name. I've taken it 3 times, always for itching, nasal congestion and watery eyes related to seasonal allergies. Each time, after about an hour, I got a headache/earache over the left side of my head. It was bad enough that I lay down until I fell asleep. I rarely get headaches (maybe one or two a year) ... and never bad enough that I stop whatever I'm doing to take a nap. The headaches were so alike and in such a specific part of my head that I can only attribute them to the Claritin since I've never had anything like them except when I've taken Claritin. | The medication did help my allergy symptoms, but the headache wasn't worth the symptom relief. | F | 52 | 3 times | 3/22/2009 | 2 | During Allergy Shots | Panic Attacks (anxiety), sudden onset of depression, mood swings, dizziness, very dry sinuses, ringing in the ears. | My doctor gave me samples of this to take to control the side effects of my allergy shots. I would rather take those than the side effects from Loratidine. It is effective in stopping the red hot welts I usually get with the shots. I just wish I wouldnt feel like I'm panicked or about to cry for no reason. I also was nervous driving back home because of the dizziness. | F | 24 | 3 days | 3/13/2009 | 2 | congestion, headaches, swollen | I experienced drowsiness, even though it said non drowsy and I was taking the 12hr Claritin D. My personality was down as I was so out of it. On the third day, today, I woke up at 6am with anxiety. Throughout the day the anxiety increased until I was very short of breath and sweating with a pounding heartbeat. Luckily, my heartbeat and respiration are returning to normal, but it has been 3-4 hours and I took Kava kava to treat my anxiety. | It did help my congestion, and I think some of the swelling went down in my eyes and face (I swell with environmental allergies), but I was completely lackluster until I began quietly freaking out. It's really not a lot of fun and it took up a lot of my study time. | F | 21 | 3 days | 3/10/2009 | 2 | coughing, sneezing, itching | I will preface this by saying I am not yet positive that the Claritin is directly impacting my son's behavior. 2 weeks ago, my 6 year old was started on Zyrtec. Then a week ago, his pediatrician suggested Claritin & we switched to that. For the past week, my son has had increased difficulty in school with his behavior, activity, impulse control, and mood (easily upset, hard to control his emotions). The mood issue is particularly concerning. While he has his active, impulsive days sometimes, he hasn't been having tantrums or whining at school at all for some time. | I am going to stop the medicine and see if he has an improvement in behavior. My son may have undiagnosed ADHD and/or some sensory issues (we've recently made a referral for an evaluation with a developmental pediatrician), so it may just be that he's more sensitive to the med than the average child. I just wanted to post this to make parents aware (especially if their child is active, sensitive, etc.) that if there is a change in behavior that coincides with the start of this medication, that they might want to consider stopping the Claritin. I did call Claritin's customer service #, and 3 of the 4 common side effects for children (listed to me by the customer service rep) include nervousness, fatigue, and hyperactivity | M | 6 | 8 days | 3/4/2009 | 1 | allergies,fluid in ear,lightheaded | Paranoia,extreme fatigue,nightmares,very moody. Can't "let things go",anxiety,depression,irritability. I did not think it was Claritin until I read everyone having the same symptoms as me. The sniffles went away but lightheadedness is just as bad if not worse. | I am a recovering alcoholic/ addict with 24 yrs of recovery and this stuff is horrid. I could not believe the change in my attitude. This is unacceptable for me. I have probably lost several friends from my actions while on this drug. I will live with my symptoms before I take Claritin again. | M | 48 | 7 days | 3/4/2009 | 1 | Seasonal allergy symptoms | My biggest complaint is a dry cotton mouth. After two weeks, I noticed I was constantly sucking or chewing on my tongue or the inside of my mouth! I increased my water intake, but to no avail. Taking a whole dose once a day made my mind race and turned me into a crazy woman. I couldn't think straight. So I tried taking a half tablet twice a day. I did that for two weeks. I, too, experienced sudden flashes of anger which came out of nowhere. They were fleeting (and didn't happen every day) but they were frightening. Shortness of breath slowed me down. My husband wasn't thrilled with my loss of libido. I do have one positive thing to say about it -- it DID help with clarity -- my brain didn't feel so fuzzy when I was on it -- but it's not worth the tongue-chewing, dry mouth! I stopped taking it two days ago and got my energy and libido back. My husband is smiling :-) I'm still sucking my tongue, though. It's quite annoying. | F | 55 | 1 months | 3/4/2009 | 1 | extreme post nasal drib | Blocked Eustachian tube, dizziness, painful headaches in the morning but they go away pretty fast after I get up and take a Claritin. Increased blood pressure. Sometimes ringing ears. | After 6 months of taking the daily pill and a benedril at night, I didn’t take them for a couple days and my right Eustachian tube blocked – voices sounded like they were far away down a tunnel, I thought it was excess wax. I went to the doctor and was told that I didn’t have excess wax, the problem was in my inner ear and something to do with a reverse vacuum and to take Claritin and it would be fixed! Doctors know this fixes the problem but don’t tell you that going off of it can cause the problem! But now whenever I try to stop taking Claritin in just one day my ear clogs up again and this doesn’t work for my job that includes a lot of meetings! I am going to try taking the 12 hr kind once a day to slowly get off of it! Benadryl may make me sleepy but coffee helps counteract it and I don’t have side effects when I don’t take it. I don’t take any other medications daily and don’t want to be addicted to Claritin either. | F | 53 | 6 months | 3/2/2009 | 1 | for a runny nose | every day i took the drug i've gotten a bad bloody nose (im 20 and haven't had a bloody nose since i was 11) | i do not plan on taking the drug any more I'd rather have a runny nose than a bloody nose | F | 20 | 2 days | 2/18/2009 | 1 | Allergies, likely tree pollen | Foggy head, inability to complete fairly simple tasks, sweating, not feeling like myself. Possibly also caused bouts of short temper and snapping at my family. | Cleared my sinuses but did not help with coughing. Spending time in a retail store with superb a/c and ventilation did a better job of stopping symptoms temporarily than Claritin did. Agree with other reviewers this drug should not be OTC but SHOULD require Rx. There should be a very clear warning about possibility of 'foggy head', and depressive symptoms in particular. IT IS IRRESPONSIBLE TO MARKET THIS DRUG AS NON-DROWSY as it easily leads the consumer to believe there is little danger of not being able to function normally at home and at work, NOT TO MENTION DRIVING A VEHICLE. BE VERY CAUTIOUS WHEN TAKING THIS DRUG. I would start taking it over the weekend or when you can stay home for a couple of days to be able to asses what side effects you may experience. Also, if you have family, it would be good to have another grownup around to care for the kids in case you feel foggy or have depressive symptoms. DO NOT GIVE CLARITIN TO KIDS WITHOUT CHECKING WITH YOUR DOCTOR FIRST. My | F | 39 | 4 days | 2/14/2009 | 3 | allergies/sinus | Bad, vivid nightmares, night sweats (soaking sheets), extreme hot flashes on lower back, fatigue | It works, but after taking it for a while these other symptoms popped up. Now I only take it when I have to. Just developed allergies last year. | F | 26 | 8 months | 2/10/2009 | 1 | Allergies | My 9 year old son has been having very vivid nightmares for the last twelve days. I've gone through a laundry list of things that could be causing this. The only thing I could link it to is that he was changed from Allegra to generic Claritin. I've put a call into his doctor and then found this website. Wow! The stuff is going in the trash as far as I'm concerned. | M | 9 | 12 days | 2/10/2009 |