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 | allergies | decreased libido. it took me a couple of years to make the connection with the medicine. i'm surprised this is so uncommon. | it does do its job in stopping allergy symptoms, so it's good to use as long as you don't have any bad side effects | F | 32 | 3 years | 11/18/2005 | 1 | Allergies | FEVER of about 99.6, fairly steady for about 2 weeks. Also chills, heavy sweating. Copious thick mucus in sinuses and upper lungs. I was hawking and blowing my nose all the time. At first, I thought I had the flu. Felt sick and had that "sick" taste in my mouth. After I stopped taking the Claritin, it took 5 days for the fever to subside to normal. | I used the 24-hour variety, once a day. I would NOT recommend Claritin in any form. The cure was much worse than the disease. | F | 49 | 10 days | 11/8/2005 | 1 | post nasal drip | I took this drug for four days and for four days it wreaked havoc on my vaginal area. In the shower I experienced intense itching which led to raised welts. My husband was the one who put two and two together, and now that I have stopped taking the drug the welts have subsided and the itching has stopped. | Thanks Claritin, for nothing. You helped my cough and made my crotch suffer to pay the price. | F | 32 | 4 days | 11/5/2005 | 4 | Seasonal Allergies | When taken as needed (a day or two here or there), no side effects. When I took it as suggested (daily, 10mg tab), after about a week I started to experience side effects: Awoke in the middle of the night after some bad dreams, dizzy, disoriented, strange feeling in my head, and mild nauseu. Had to get up and sit on the john, turn all the lights on, and walk around for an hour to 'sober' myself up. I was genuinely afraid to go back to bed (in the dark). I figured it was some virus I was coming down with. Shortly thereafter I began to have stomach pains off and on, after eating (figured it was stress?). Then edginess and generally disinterested in any thing. I was nervous, slightly depressed, and distant from everyone in the house. I also suffered from chills (leading me to think I still had some virus. My girlfriend and house mate sent me an e-mail, asking if I wanted to move out, and why was I so negative and joyless(?) It was a wakeup call. It was as if everything was normal... | A Dr. prescribed Zyrtec for me, but after two weeks I became depressed, edgy, irritable, and joyless. I did a med look up on Google and determined that it was the Zyrtec that was causing this, so I quit. I started in on Claritin as it is now available over the counter. When taken intermittently over the last two years, it helped my now-and-then allergies very effectively . When taken consistently, as prescribed, I suffered bad side effects -- much worse than I'd care for. I will use 30mg sudafed as needed instead and just be a little drowsy. | M | 50 | 28 days | 10/18/2005 | 2 | allergy sinus | It exaggerated my emotions - I got mad, I cried, I was irritable. The allergist blew this off but I found "emotional lability" under the rare side effects. I felt like I had the munchies all the time, too. | It seemed to just barely take the edge off my allergies but I can't put up with the emotional rollercoaster. | F | 45 | 3 months | 10/16/2005 | 3 | Doctor recommended | constipation, flatulence (I also take Strattera, so this may be a combination problem) | Relieved itchy eyes and sneezing, but considering the side effects, I would rather itch and sneeze! | F | 48 | 45 days | 10/14/2005 | 5 | allergies | For the first 2 weeks of taking it each spring, I have lots of energy, possibly my heart going a bit more than normal. Also a lower appetite, but I'm not complaining about that. After that, no problems. | Took care of my allergy problems. Also I was taking Claritin D. The regular Claritin gave my a very dry mouth. | F | 38 | 5 years | 9/29/2005 | 3 | Seasonal Allergies (Ragweed) | I have difficulty sleeping. It does not make me drowsy but I do feel kind of loopy or spaced out. I have difficulty concentrating at work. | Clears up my nasal passages right away and stops my sneezing fits and runny nose that are caused by my allergies. | M | 36 | 2 years | 9/16/2005 | 3 | Seasonal allergies | panic | I have panic disorder, and the Claritin seems to exacerbate this. | M | 25 | 2 days | 9/13/2005 | 1 | Seasonal allergies | I experienced a racing, pounding heartbeat, constant ringing in the ears, but the worst part was the ANGER! I described it to my husband as wanting to really HURT someone, anyone, for no apparent reason! Having small children, it was an extremely frightening experience, because I felt as if I could lash out at them at any time with little or no provocation. I also experienced irritability and restlessness but at the same time I was fatigued. Very vivid, confused dreams. | Claritin took the edge off of my allergies, it stopped the sneezing fits and kept my nose from running so much... but the side effects were not worth the small amount of relief. | F | 37 | 4 days | 9/11/2005 | 4 | Seasonal allergies-Autumn | insomnia, frequent nocturnal urination, anxiety, extremely dry nasal passages with occassional bleeding | worked for the itchy eyes and nasal congestion, but brought on a whole new set of problems...I have used it every autumn for allergy issues for many years, this is the first year I am suffering side-effects | M | 36 | 5 years | 9/6/2005 | 1 | Major allergies | I was prescribed 10 mg Claritin daily, which I took for 3.5 years. I gained 50 lbs, yes, fifty pounds in 2 years! Never having had a weight problem, I went to several doctors to find out why this had happened. Most told me I was crazy. Think about it: going from 118 pounds to 170 pounds in 2 years!!!! Who wouldn't freak out? I took myself off Claritin and within five days I had lost 7 pounds. It is two years later and I have lost 20 of those 50 pounds, but now my thyroid function is extremely low, and I have to take drugs for this condition. I blame the Claritin for my thyroid problems because I never had any thyroid abnormalities before I began using the drug loratadine. | Please force your physician to get to the bottom of the problem if you have experienced similar abnormal weight gain in a short period of time. I do not think anyone should take medications for which there have been no long term usage studies performed, which is the case with Claritin---the longest time period in its clinical trial was 6 months. | F | 45 | 3.5 years | 8/19/2005 | 3 | hives, allergies | nightmares! i wake up around 2:30 am every night with my heart pounding from nightmares. i have to get up and walk around the house for a couple of hours to settle down and be able to sleep again. although it really helps my allergies, it hasn't help my hives. definitely not worth it! | F | 49 | 3 months | 8/15/2005 | 4 | allergies | Really dry mouth, extreme fatigue, dizziness and nausea. | Worked great on my allergies; all my regular symptoms cleared up within about half an hour of taking it. Unfortunately, the side-effects made me feel much worse than I felt before taking the drug. I've taken Claritin in the past, but I don't remember ever having such severe side-effects. | F | 21 | 5 years | 8/11/2005 | 1 | allergies | dry mouth, constipation, urinary tract infection like symptons(trouble and pain while urinating), abdominal discomfort, sleeplessness, strange dreams | I got relief the first day and 2nd day i took it. After that I becme constipated. The first time i used non-Rx, I used it for about a week, and I ened up getting UTI and goign to the hospital. They didnt know what it was caused by. And the second time I took it, not thinking that an allergy med would cause this, I got the same symptons again! Does anyone else have this problem? I do not recommend it. | F | 20 | 3 weeks | 8/1/2005 | 3 | allergies, hives | dry mouth, get irritated easily, mood swing, muscle pain, weak joint, paranoid/fear, more appetite, weight gain, memory loss, fatigue. | it alleviates my allergies discomfort (itchiness). | F | 30 | 13 years | 7/24/2005 | 2 | hives: food and seasonal allergies | thinning hair, depression, fatigue, tendonitis (wrists and ankles), made PMS syptoms much worse | F | 38 | 90 days | 7/8/2005 | 1 | allerigies | Backache, headache, bloating, weight gain, stomach cramping, constipation, flatulence, severe depression, nausea | I tried Claritin as a first-line treatment when I was tested for allergies and found out I was allergic to everything but animals. The only symptom I had though was post-nasal drip. After two weeks of Claritin, I found this website and realized I wasn't pregnant, wasn't suicidal and did not suddenly have IBS. I felt better the day after I threw out the rest of the pills, all the side effects cleared up within the week. I would not recommend this product to ANYONE. | F | 27 | 2 weeks | 6/30/2005 | 3 | Hay fever: sneezy; stuffy; itchy | Major fatigue; irritable; couldn't think; slept for 12 hours. | I took Claritin last summer for my allergies and it was great. I took it yesterday for the first time this season and it knocked the symptoms out. Unfortunately it also knocked me out... I'll try taking it at night for a while. I don't want to move it to my list of meds that used to work, but I just might have to. | F | 34 | 1 years | 6/21/2005 | 3 | Allergic to grass, trees, and cats | At first Claritin seems to help my allergy symptoms, but after about 6-8 weeks it seems Claritin makes them worse. The same thing happened with Nasalcrom. I have noticed this pattern for a couple of years now. Very recently I got so bad that I was sneezing 10 times in a row, had extremely red and itchy eyes, etc. Wearing a dust mask and stopping Claritin helped immensely. Before I stopped walking outside would lead to sneezing in less than 2 minutes. 3 days later after stopping, I went for a 3 mile walk with 0 sneezes. | M | 42 | 5 years | 6/14/2005 |