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 |
| 2 | allergies, year round off and on | Fast headbeat, pounding head, can not sleep, angry or rage,little to no patience, hiper feeling, but it does clear up allergic reactions and I have bad allergies. | M | 7 years | 10/5/2007 | 4 | Cat allergies | Usually, the claritin gets rid of my allergies quickly, my eyes and throat stop itching and it clears up my congestion. Today, I have never felt so terrible after taking it. I woke up with a headache, the chills, no appetite, feeling nauseous and like I might faint. I've never taken it so close to bedtime, so I think thats why I had such a bad reaction. | I also agree some of the other comments here that explain the high you feel on it, but thats only if i take it in the afternoon or during the day. I will never take this again so close to bed time, but will take it again earlier in the day for my congestion. | F | 27 | 3 years | 9/20/2007 | 1 | Seasonal Allergies | 12 year old daughter developed extremely dry, chapped lips. Her top and bottom lip peeled completely, this was quite painful and very embarrassing for her. | We had no idea this could be a side-effect. It took two separate, one week doses for me to realize what was happening. Thanks to some research and this board for helping us connect the dots. We will never use Claritin again, back to Zyrtec for us! | F | 12 | 7 days | 9/20/2007 | 1 | allergies | Rapid heart rate, dizziness, dry mouth, shaking, sweating, anxiety, out of body feeling, blurred vision. | I took claritin D for 9 days straight for allergies. I usually take regular Claritin, but I was getting sinus headaches. I will never take this again. I was at the doctor having all sorts of tests ran. I couldn't even go to work because it was causing me so much anxiety as I didn't know what the hell was going on. I will stick to regualr Claritin. Oh yeah, it took a good 72 hours to get out of my system. | F | 33 | 9 days | 9/20/2007 | 1 | flu symptoms | I had chest pain, heart palpations, head ache, extreme thirst, I was rushed by ambulance after taking this product because it caused me to have a heart attack. HORRIBLE PRODUCT It also had no side effects listed on the box anywhere or I would never had taken this. I now have permanent damage to my heart. It cause my blood pressure to increase to a dangerous level and put my heart into arrythmia damaging the heart. | Does anyone know of a attorney taking on claritin clients? I am outraged about the damage to my heart and the lack of labeling on the box. Does anyone else have similar problems with this? The hospital said it was a allergic reaction to the medicine and cause damage to the heart. When the ambulance took my BP it was 190/110 | F | 47 | 1 days | 9/13/2007 | 1 | Allergies | heart palpitations, shortness of breath, headaches, memory loss, sensitivity to sugar and caffeine, anxiety, brain zaps, literally thought I was having a heart attack. | F | 55 | 2 weeks | 9/10/2007 | 1 | bad cough and post nasal drip | upset stomach, dry mouth, headache, tiredness, just not feeling well. | I was taking Loratadine, the generic for Claritin. It worked great the first time I took it, my cough was gone. But the second day my cough and post nasal drip were back, but not as severe. I am glad that I found this website because I don't think the side effects are worth it, and I am not going to continue to take it to see if they get worse. In my opinion, don't take Claritin or Loratadine if something else works for you with no side effects. | F | 65 | 5 days | 9/9/2007 | 4 | Allergies, Itchy Hands | None that I've noticed. | This is a great drug. I take it everyday, otherwise, my hands start to itch again (no idea why I have this problem, but it has plagued me since I was very young - BEFORE claritin). I used to have to take Hydroxyzine HCL, which would knock me out. Claritin has been a lifesaver - even better when it was changed to OTC. It also helps minimize my seasonal allergies, though not quite as good as benedril, or something like that. But who cares about not sneezing if you can't stay awake? | M | 44 | 10 years | 8/30/2007 | 5 | Severe Allergy Symptoms | In 4 years of taking Claritin I haven't noticed any certain side effects. I've been looking to see if anyone using claritin regularly for this long has experienced a loss of the sense of smell which began this year. I've also had some dryness issues that began this year only. I've been off of the claritin a week now and neither of these symptoms have gone away and I am more dehydrated. Other than the severe dehydration I haven't noticed anything like withdrawal symptoms either. I'm not sure if my loss of ability to smell is related to the claritin or not. | Claritin has been a life saver for me. I had severe itching, watery eyes, sneezing, sometimes hives and claritin would clear all of this up with the possible exception of the very peak of the allergy season. Then some nights I would supplement with benedryl. I never had any side effects that I have noticed until perhaps this year. | M | 43 | 4 years | 8/26/2007 | 4 | Outdoor, indoor and pet allergies | None thus far | I was taking Allegra for awhile, and for some reason it became less effective over time. As well, it is 12 hr doses. After I ran out of Allegra, I bought Claritin, and it has worked much better than Allegra thus far. Cats don't bother me, and outdoor allergies are much less intense, if they act up at all. I suppose it depends on the person which is better. Good Claritin experience thus far. | M | 33 | 5 days | 8/24/2007 | 2 | sneezy nasal congestion itchy eyes | Headache in the mornings, grumpiness, decreased libido and erectile difficulties (incidentally, i believe the same happened as a result of taking Singulair prior to this). All this within two days of taking the drug. | I will stop taking Claritin. Although it worked very well to control my allergy symptoms, I would rather have those than the side effects! | M | 34 | 2 days | 8/18/2007 | 1 | Very bad seasonal allergies | Short term memory loss. My father also showed short term memory loss on Claritin (took a long time to convince him he was having the problem - he kept forgetting we had the conversation). | Took Claritin for a couple years before we realized what was going on. My husband would tell me something, and a few minutes (or days) later, I would snap at him for something I could swear he didn't tell me (but he had. We would actually argue about "you didn't tell me that" scenarios all the time. We finally read the side effect insert and it shows short term memory loss as a known side effect. It sounds funny, but was very frustrating to argue with my husband because of a drug! It was very eye opening after I went off it to watch my Father, who was still on it. I got to see what my husband saw when I was on it. | F | 39 | 2 years | 8/15/2007 | 5 | Meniere's Disease and Allergies | None | This drug works so well to keep my allergies under control, which thus keeps the dizziness caused by Meniere's under control. I am not sure it lasts the full 24 hours for me (sometimes I have to take another dose at 18 to 22 hours, which my doctor says is ok). I do NOT take Claritin with decongestant, as the doctor said it would make the ringing in my ears worse. After a recent bout of Menieres (dizziness, ear pain, ringing, etc.) I made the mistake of going off the Claritin and taking Antivert only, which prolonged the Meniere's symptoms after the initial severe dizziness. My ears were really bothering me, the ringing was terrible, and my balance was awful. On the doctor's advice, I stopped the Antivert and went back on Claritin. I felt better immediately. Other antihistamines I've taken in the past make me too drowsy, cause too many side effects, and wear off in a few hours. Claritin has made a big difference for me and I plan to keep taking it. | F | 56 | 3 years | 8/14/2007 | 4 | Allergies | zero. I am surprised that anyone has experienced side effects from Loratadine. | Take it everyday to "build up" defense against allergy attacks. If you do not take it every day, then experience an allergy attack and then take Loratadine it will not be very effective at all. | M | 37 | 10 years | 8/10/2007 | 4 | hives, seasonal allergies | Rapid heart rate, jittery, sweaty, thirsty, kind of dizzy. Only noticed symptoms by hour 12, before that no symptoms at all. | This really helped my allergies. My hives were really bad and this kept it under control. I wasn't sneezing anymore and all my other symptoms were gone. I took claritin in the morning at about 8am every day and by 8pm I was majorly wired. It reminded me of when I used to take mini thins and drank triple shot mochas. I felt really energetic but jittery. I also was really thirsty about 12 hours after taking it. I was breastfeeding and didn't notice too much of an effect on my baby. She seemed to be sleeping just fine. Maybe a little bit less than usual. You can certainly tell that you've taken the medicine. The side effects were pretty obvious for me. I was fine until about 12 hours into it. I would not recommend this to those who are sensitive to caffeine or have bad reactions to diet pills. This makes you feel like you've been drinking coffee all day and maybe a few lines of coke with it. WOW- great for allergies, though. | F | 25 | 10 days | 7/19/2007 | 1 | Season allergies | Diarrhea, Nausea, imaginary rapid heartbeat when my heart beat was normal, loss of sleep, irritability, hunger (while nauseas), gas, muscle spasms. | I took claritin starting in May of this year, and I got sick and I didn't know why. But then I stopped for a while and felt better again, but then my allergies returned and I took claritin again, so the symptoms came back. Then I came to this website and read about the symptoms other people had, so it occurred to me that this medication was the culprit. I'll never take claritin again. | M | 18 | 1 months | 7/13/2007 | 2 | allergies | Jitters, light headedness and slight blurred vision. I felt as though some thing was squezzing on my head causing my vision to become blurry almost to the point of double vision. It does not relieve the vast majority of my symptoms and does nothing for the extreme headaches I get from my allergy attacks. I used to take this regularly but stopped because I need the decongestant and pain relief. A doctor recommended I try again and this reminded me of why I stopped the first time. | As with all drugs check out the side effects before you start. Some are not worth the pain. I was recommended to put my son on this but after reading the reviews I will not. He has ADHD and there is no way I am going to mix this with his already unpredictable behavior. | M | 42 | 4 months | 6/27/2007 | 2 | Allergies - I think | hoarseness, headache, spacy feeling, slight jittery feeling, inability to concentrate, some weird restless sleep. | I had never suffered from seasonal allergies before, so I wasn't sure that was what was causing my onslaught of mucus. A friend recommended Claritin. I took it for four days and felt at least as bad, if not worse, than when I started. The congestion moved up into my sinuses, rather than expressing as post-nasal drip. | F | 43 | 4 days | 6/27/2007 | 5 | seasonal allergies | None. | This really works for me. It eliminates anywhere from 75-95% of my symptoms. Usually between mid-May and early July I have allergies that produce very itchy eyes, sneezing, itching in my mouth and throat and ears, sneezing, and severe congestion. Claritin eliminates the vast majority of that stuff. It takes a few days to start working though. When I start it in any given year, I have to take it 4 or 5 days before it clears up the allergies. The generic seems to work fine too. | F | 50 | 45 days | 6/24/2007 | 4 | allergies | slightly dry mouth, increased thirst | helps me breath, helps with itchy eyes and sneezing. This season was really bad, though, and I still have a little PND that gags me. I'm going to try another med, but if it doesn't work out, I have no problem going back to claritin. | F | 42 | 3 years | 6/22/2007 |