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 | my childs allergies | I have a 6 year old that was taking Claritin for just under a week. He started developing cracked, bleeding lips, bloody nose, extreme anxiety. We actually went to the doctors to check on these symptoms. I was horrified that the doctor after reading these side effects never related it to the drugs already subscribed. She subsribed more drugs and later an allergist. After my husband found this website we took him off the Claratin immediately. His lips are healing but his nose is taking longer. His behavior is slowly coming back to the sweet, bright child we had before. He is really struggling. How could this drug not be including these side effects!! This is horrible and irresponsible! | F | 47 | 7 days | 5/21/2007 | 5 | allergies | There is a huge difference between Claritan & Claritan D. Claritan D made me anxiety ridden, while regular Claritan works like a charm with no side effects. | F | 52 | 9 days | 5/20/2007 | 1 | seasonal allergies | Dizziness, fogginess, and heart palpitations. Also tingling in feet. I told the Dr. I could not take Claritan-D, because it made my heart race. He told me to take Claritan without the D. I didn't know that it could also do the same to your heart. | F | 40 | 26 days | 5/19/2007 | 5 | seasonal allergies | I have been taking Claritin for several years and have never experienced any side effects. Both my daughters take it and likewise have had no side effects. In fact, I work in a health clinic as an RN and have never spoken to anyone who has had side effects from this medication so I was amazed at all the side effects reported here. | It works very well controlling sneezing, itchy eyes, nose and throat. It works quickly (within 30 minutes) to relieve my allergy symptoms and generally lasts the full 24 hours. | F | 45 | 4 years | 5/17/2007 | 2 | allergies | Both my 17 yr old daughter & I took claritin for allergies & allergy induced headaches. Shortly thereafter we both had extreme muscle pain. Her headaches actually got worse and she was unable to walk due to the headache and severe muscle pain. I however was only thirsty with muscle pain. It did however stop my post nasal drip which caused many asthma attacks. I only use this very cautiously now only when the benefits can outweigh the side effects. | F | 39 | 5 weeks | 5/17/2007 | 1 | seasonal allergies | Claritin worked for my allergies but was not worth the side effects. My ringing ears was the first thing I noticed. Then I became very drowsy/sleepy. I also felt faint every now and then. But the worst symptom was the severe depression/anxiety that happened just hours after I took the first (and only) dose. I felt like I was just going to lose it. I also kept snapping at my kids. It was weird and I'll never take claritin again!!!!!!!! | F | 35 | 1 days | 5/16/2007 | 4 | allergy conjunctivitis | Ive been giving this to my 5yr old for a week now. I do not see any side effects in him. He is also useing eye drops so Im not sure if it is helping,.or if the eye drops are,..either way he is clear. I thought I should post this also as I had bad effects with my 8yr old useing it,.so maybe everyone reacts differently. | F | 40 | | 5/14/2007 | 3 | allergy terrible sneezing | After I took clartin for one week, I started to have headaches. Sometimes lasts for several hours and sometimes for several days. After I took pain killer I would feel better but I didn't feel it's right. I only occasionly have headache which mostly due to catch a cold and my blood pressure is always normal. But this time, it seems that there is no reason for me to have headaches. Clartin does help stopping sneezing. I felt good without sneezing but then felt very bad about my headache. One of my doc friend said it could be the side effects of the antihistamine medication b/c it stops the secreation of the mucous and then it might lead to increase sinus pressure as well. Whatever, I will stop taking the medication for several days and see how will my headache be. | F | 30 | 15 days | 5/14/2007 | 2 | seasonal allergies | Given to my 8yr old son who ended up having very badly chapped lips (dry and cracked, painful) and he sounded as if he had a sore throat. He told me he did not but it was very evident that he was loseing his voice! And lots of coughing. I took him off of it and his voice came back the next day,.coughing has stopped and the lips are cleared up also. But we are back to the sneezeing so I will put him back on his old zyrtec. I thought this would be better being a non-drowsy antihistimine,.not for us,.he had a hard time getting to bed at night also. | This product did work as far as clearing up his puffy eyes,.and stopping his sneezeing. | F | 40 | | 5/14/2007 | 1 | allergies | I took a 24 hr pill this morning at work (about 11am). I already had a sinus headache to start with. within an hour or so I started to notice I felt dizzy. The headache got worse, the dizziness got worse, my vision was blurry and then I got serve tunnel vision. I couldn't focus on anything or anyone. Felt nausea, but never threw up. I felt EXTREME anxiety! I also had some chest pain that made it hard for me to breathe. The tunnel/blurred vision and dizziness made it impossible for me to even sit up straight. I ended up having to be walked out and driven home. I drank chamomile tea and fell asleep. When I would wake up and roll over I felt like I was in a water bed or some kind of wave. The serve dizziness and extreme anxiety lasted all day and into the evening (8:30pm). This was a horrible and scary experience. | I will NEVER use this product again. | F | 26 | 1 days | 5/13/2007 | 1 | allergies/congestion/sneezing | This 24 hour Claritin-D tablet was hideous. I could not sleep, was constantly exhausted, felt hungry and at the same time extremly nauseaus. I was always thirsty, major headache and was having a hard time being cordial to anyone. | This drug, I was told was a cure for constant congestion, was the worst decision ever. My congestion was only helped on a minor scale, I wanted to throw up all the time. I could not taste anything, after two bites I would get sick. I felt moody, my body hurt, and my head was pounding. There is NO INFORMATION OF SIDE EFFECTS anywhere, leading me to believe it is a deliberate attempt to missinform the public. It is now 42 hours later and I have finally gotten some rest and am able to eat again. I will never take this again, and tell everyone what I went through. | F | 49 | 1 days | 5/12/2007 | 4 | Seasonal Allergies | Fatigue, no matter how much sleep i got, it seemed like i needed more. Always felt tired and was going to bed earlier and earlier every night while taking claritin. Felt like i was getting deeper sleep but never felt refreshed, just more tired. I never get headaches but while on claritin i seemed to get them regularly. I always drink lots of water so i never noticed the dry mouth or constant thirst feeling. Definitely more irritable. | This stuff works..i have absolutely no symptoms of my allergies, im mean nothing, no runny or congested sinuses, no sneezing, no teary or itchy eyes, nothing i thought it was a miracle drug until i started realizing the side effects and how it was affecting my life and overall attitude. Still not sure if the side effects im going through are worth the allergy relief. | M | 29 | 2 weeks | 5/8/2007 | 3 | runny nose/allergies | My 8 year old took the medicine for about 4 days and started getting cracked lips and bloody mucous out of his nose . . .woke up in the middle of the night with a bloody nose. | M | 8 | 4 days | 5/8/2007 | 1 | seasonal allergies | I took one tablet and within six hours, began to experience muscle aches, similar to the flu. They were accute the next day, and I was miserable. It's been 40 hours since taking the pill, and finally I feel normal again. | I will never take Claritin again. I am discouraged that there was no information re side effects on the box or inside the packaging. | F | 59 | 1 days | 5/8/2007 | 1 | Allergies | Irritable, mood swings, dry mouth, thirsty, depressed | Gave to our 10 year old twins (one with special needs) due to seasonal allergies. Although it cleared up their allergy symptoms they both became moody (sullen one moment, o.k. the next, crabby, o.k., angry, o.k., ....) Both needed a large increase in water. Will go back to benedryl. The effectiveness on their allergies is not worth losing their normally happy disposition. | M | 10 | 4 days | 5/8/2007 | 1 | Sinuses/Seasonal Allergy | Frequent urination - felt like I had to go again right after I got done! Also had bad headache, loud ringing in my ears, and pretty dark (depressed) thoughts. | Will never touch another pill after I throw the rest of this package out! I had taken it years ago with no effects, but these symptoms all showed up after I took it this time for 4 days. | M | 33 | 4 days | 5/8/2007 | 2 | Runny nose | I gave this medicene to my daughter to help her constant runny nose. Within no time, I received a call from the day care center about her behavior. She was jumping on other kids as they tried to nap. She refused to nap and wouldn't listen. After putting two and two together, I realized that she had been irritable around bed time and in some cases just refused to go to sleep. Truly not worth the change in behavior for a toddler | F | 2 | 10 days | 5/4/2007 | 2 | seasonal allergies | After one day, I noticed that I was feeling a little lightheaded and was needing close to twice as much sleep as usual (9h). On day two, I started having feverish symptoms. Day 3, I had trouble "getting it up". Day 4, my libido is completely shut down and I don't like it... neither does my girlfriend. | I don't care if I'm lightheaded etc., that's just a part of life for me. This drug has rendered me impotent, something that even a quart of vodka can't even manage.... I'm not good with that. My allergy symptoms are better than they were without it but I'm completely dissatisfied with the trade off.... I'd much rather take some sudafed and still be capable of having sex than feel 70% better and be completely powerless in the bedroom. I'm going to strongly discourage all of my blog viewers to avoid this stuff. | M | 27 | 4 days | 5/4/2007 | 3 | Seasonal Allergy | It's 1 am and I'm typing this out obviously extreme jitteryness. I feel I am going to jump out of my skin but my sinuses are not running after a week of being miserable. Was taking Allegra nothing happening. I don't think this is a good idea either. | F | 38 | 1 days | 5/3/2007 | 1 | seasonal allergies | My 6 yo daughter has been having violent anxious thoughts since she started the drug two weeks ago. She is also coughing a great deal. | It was not until I found this website that it occurred to me that Claritin might be the source of the issue. She will stop using it today. | F | 6 | 14 days | 5/3/2007 |