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 |
| 3 | year-round allergies | No side effects for about 3 years. In the last few months of taking it, suddenly side effects of all sorts started appearing. I experienced severe anxiety (feeling on edge all of the time), sleep disruption (waking up at 3am for weeks), anger (very short temper possibly due in part to the poor sleep), high blood pressure/racing heartbeat, severe chills, all of which resolved after stopping Claritin/Loraditine (generic). | Since stopping Claritin/Loraditine, my side effects resolved, however I had some severe itching for days after stopping it, with red blotches all over that would come and go. It felt like my histamine receptors were overreacting to allergens. I had moderate to severe congestion for the first couple weeks after stopping the drug as well, which now clears as the day progresses. The anxiety from Claritin/Loratidine caused me to grind my teeth, which led to jaw fatigue which is finally resolving...weeks later. This drug worked great for years, until just about every side effect in the book afflicted me. Will not take it again, I'll just deal with the allergies and hope my health and most especially my cardiovascular system recover okay from whatever this stuff did to me. | M | 29 | 3 years | 4/20/2006 | 1 | Allergies | Increased anxiety, heart palpitations. | If you have a history of anxiety, depression and or panic attacks, DO NOT TAKE THIS. This medication will only increase your depression, anxiety and possibly cause panic attacks. After I started taking Claritin 24 hr, I stated to experience increased anxiety and even nightmares, I couldn't understand why. I also started to experience depression. I didn't feel like doing anything, I couldn't get my self motivated. I was irritable and angry. I stopped taking the Claritin and after a few days, I am back to my normal self. I am not sure if this is the case if you have no history of anxiety and or depression. But if you do, beware. | F | 39 | 20 days | 4/12/2006 | 1 | Hay Fever | Absolute Panic, dry mouth, nervousness, no concentration due to anxiety, little sleep, when able to catch a few winks fluid unpleasant dreams. | I recently went in to the doctors office about an annoying cough and my post nasal drip. He perscribed me Claratin and Nasonex. I will deal with the hay fever any day over having the feeling of needing to kill myself to end my panic! I took my last dose last evening and I wont take anything again. I had only been taking these medications for about 3 days. My hands are cold and clamy and I just can't wait for the crap to get out of my system completely so I can at least feel mentally stable again. HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE!!!!!! I even called a psychiatrist and made an appt just to get a quick pill to kill the panic. I use to have panic attacks when I was a teenager and young adult. Its been 15 years since I had one but it seems a bit to coincidental to me that all of a sudden I'm having full fledged panic attacks and anxious all day??? Don't think so! | F | 32 | 3 days | 4/7/2006 | 4 | For allergies | After an hour of taking it I would immediately find myself doing things out of the ordinary and then just crash, I would get drowsy and fall asleep for hours...I noticed it happened twice, the only times I took it, It did help the Allergies though. | If you want to start CLARITIN make sure you arent busy so if any side effect happens you can deal with it. Like me, now I know to take claritin before bed so I can be drowsy during then and sleep. If not, Ill fall asleep anywhere. | F | 15 | 2 years | 4/4/2006 | 2 | allergies | I have suffered from depression and anxiety for 25 years. I began taking Claritin eight months ago. It worked great in terms of relieving my allergy symptoms, but made the depression a lot worse. I didn't realize the Claritin was making me worse -- just thought the depression was getting worse on its own. But the depression I have experienced became more and more frequent and severe. After reading about similar experience from others, I am pretty certain it's the Claritin causing it. I have had similar reactions to other medicines, like steroids, but with the steroids, it happened a lot faster so I was able to make the connection. With the Claritin, the depression just slowly got worse and worse. | Works great, but be careful if you suffer from depression. | F | 40 | 8 months | 4/4/2006 | 5 | seasonal allergies | none | It helped to get rid of my runny nose. Now at work I don't have to keep running to the bathroom for Kleenex anymore. I can breathe easier. | F | 21 | 2 weeks | 4/2/2006 | 3 | stuffy sinus | rapid heart beat waking up in the middle of the night some stomach pain in the first 5 hrs or so. but it worked great other wise. | M | 26 | 1 days | 3/28/2006 | 1 | allergies | Completely in a ZOMBIE state for 24 hours. Lost appetite. Will not ever take Claritin again! | This drug should be taken off the market. | F | 40 | 2 days | 3/23/2006 | 1 | Allergies | Mood Swings after the 2nd day of taking! - this is the 2nd time I have tried. Short fuse with family, friends and co-workers. Ony good news was my sinus issues went away. Will NEVER take again. | M | 33 | 2 days | 3/5/2006 | 4 | seasonal alergies | negative: neck pain started 1 hour after taking. positive: sneezing and stuffed head stopped after 1/2 hour. | positive: sneezing and stuffed head stopped after 1/2 hour. | M | 47 | 1 days | 3/1/2006 | 3 | Allergic reaction to antibiotic | Two weeks ago I had an allergic reaction to antibiotic Bactrim. My tongue started swelling and I had a tingling sensation across back and shoulders. Took two Benadryl and was very drowsy. I immediately stopped the antibiotic and thought that all symptoms would go away. Two weeks later I still feel intense warmth across my back and shoulders. Today, I took 1 Claritin pill to get rid of this warmth sensation. A nurse suggested Claritin. Am I doing the right thing? Since I only took 1 pill so far, I noticed the warmth was gone. I felt tired walking 20 minutes on the treadmill and nine hours after taking the pill I became unusually nervous. | F | 64 | 1 days | 2/17/2006 | 1 | doctor prescribed | metallic taste in mouth, loss of appetite, slight nausea, increased irratibility | I attributed these side effects to Mucinex which I had started taking also at my doctor's recommendation at the same time, but when I read the comments here it was evident that Claritin was the culprit. | F | 65 | 2 days | 2/16/2006 | 2 | post nasal drip/ irritating cough | After experiencing vaginal discomfort for over a week, it suddently dawned on me that it could be a side effect of this drug. It feels like a burning sensation constantly on the outside of my genitals. | Finally stopped coughing past 2 nights, but its not worth this discomfort. Too bad; side effects outweigh benefits. | F | 52 | 2 times | 1/27/2006 | 3 | Seasonal allergy | Neck and shoulder pain all day long, does not help much even if I take take some Motrine. Also, experienced knee pain. I have not stopped taking Claritin (loratadine 10 mg) yet, soon might do so due to the above mentioned sideeffects for last 4-6 weeks. | M | 52 | 60 days | 1/20/2006 | 1 | Allergies | Sleeplessness, Agitation, confusion, uneasyness, nervousness, spaced out, disorientation | I was taking this for a breathing issue that my doctor thought might be allergies (I've never really had a problem with allergies before). Well, it cleared up the problem, but after a couple days I had trouble sleeping and didn't feel rested the next day. On the night of the 6th time I took it, I couldn't sleep, had severe agitation, and felt like I was loosing my mind. After an hour of this, I finally calmed down enough to go to sleep. The next day I felt spaced out and agitated for several hours, but a bit better that afternoon. A friend suggested it might be the Claratin, so I didn't take it that night. Still had trouble sleeping, but no agitation. The next day I was okay but tired, until the evening when I was extremely agitated again and feeling disoriented. It was then that I found this site, and felt a great relief that I was correct about what was causing this (I thought I was going crazy.....I also used to suffer from depression, so I thought maybe that was returning w | M | 36 | 6 days | 1/13/2006 | 2 | allergies | Auditory hallucinations at night, increased anxiety, paranoia, emotional instability, insomnia, feeling of fatigue and general pain all over, which could happen perhaps due to not drinking enough water? The auditory hallucinations would happen right in that twilight zone where I was either waking up or going to sleep or during the REM phase of dreaming, It would wake me up and scare the heck out of me. | This medicine works, but don't take it if you have a history of depression or anxiety. I had taken it fairly regularily a few years ago, for about a year, for treatment of allergies. I also had problems with depression, so when the really bad symptoms happened, I didn't connect it with the claritin. I just thought I was getting worse. I stopped taking it when I lost health insurance for awhile before it was over the counter. I would take benadryl at night when needed. I took the children's cough syrup to just get a low mild dose to kill the allergies so I could sleep and not be so drowsy the next day. The depressions was under control and I had been doing fine emotionally. Then this past month allergies were really bad with non stop drainage. I decided to try claritin since it was now over the counter and I hadn't yet made the connection with the side effects. I took it the last week and it feels like my life has nose dived. All the side effects previously mentioned returned with a v | F | 44 | 1 years | 1/11/2006 | 1 | Asthma, Allergies | Wow, your comments here have been eye-opening. I have been experiencing unexplained vaginitis/ yeast infections since taking this medication. I decided to come on-line to see if I was crazy (since my doctor told me it was highly unlikely). I have not taken claritin for about a month now and my female issues have totally subsided. I have a feeling of overall wellness also. I am able to sleep through the night and I think I'm less irritable. | F | 37 | 1 years | 1/4/2006 | 1 | allergy /blocked nose | I took one pill for the first time ever two nights ago. I took another pill last night. Last night after i had fallen asleep for two hours i woke up suddenly with a sweat. I felt my neck and it was as cold as a dead fish. I felt my forehead it was the same. I felt for my pulse it was hardly there. I got up in a panic that i was dead for a few seconds and came back to life, my heart started beating real fast, i guess i panicked , i had to get up and walk a bit to improve my blood circulation. I ate something sweet and drank water because i was very thirsty/dry mouth. Slowly I calmed down, but for twenty four hours later I was panicky, edgy, and on the verge of losing it. Really I think my heart stopped for a while last night. I was a cold dead corpse for a few seconds and i felt it. I do not recommend this medicine at all | F | 34 | 2 times | 12/9/2005 | 1 | allergies | Until I went to this site I thought I was going insane!! Fatigue, tingling in hands and face, shortness of breath, lack of hunger, abdominal pain, and a dizziness that made me feel as if I was at a Pink Floyd concert. At first I thought I was having a stroke. I do NOT recommend Claritin to anyone. It should be taken off the market, and I will NEVER be caught dead with a claritin capsule and a glass of water in my hand again!!!!!!! | cleared my sinuses and the fluid in my ears at the expense of my sanity... and the pressure in my head wasnt too fun either | M | 21 | 6 months | 12/1/2005 | 1 | Dust allergies in toddler | My then two and a half-year old daughter started taking Claritin at bedtime on the advice of her allergist. It took me more than a year to realize that her irritability, temper tantrums, emotional fraility, and inability to sleep through the night were related to the drug. Her pre-school teacher noticed a huge change in her just days after we went off it (we hadn't told the teacher we took her off), and mentioned how she seemed to suddenly "come out of her shell" and was more "mature." Also that she has new friends. All this in one week! When we told the teacher about taking our daughter off the drug, she was floored. Now two weeks later, my daughter, who wouldn't talk about school, communicates about the day's activities and is so much more friendly, happy and interested in life. One week after coming off it she is sleeping 11-12 hours without waking up for the first time in years. I will never put my daughter back on this drug. The change has been dramati | As a parent, I recommend against putting children on this drug. They are too young to know what a side effect might be and how to explain it. And it's hard to discern between "normal" kid behavior and side effects (I attributed way too much to "terrible twos.") Our doctor gave us no warning about 10mg being too much for a toddler. The lack of sleep spiraled into bad day after bad day. We are now exploring some of the homeopathic remedies, on the advice of her pediatrician. Our work on the environment (floors, mattresses, pillows, etc.) has made a huge difference in her dust allergies and we won't go back to Claritin, Singulair or Zyrtec. Singulair and Zyrtec noticeably changed her personality, Claritin took me longer to figure out. Proceed with caution when it comes to children and prescribed antihistimines. | F | 3 | 1.6 years | 11/21/2005 |