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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR ZYRTEC | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | hay fever/allergies | Extreme mood swings, anger, irritability, violent behavior. | My 9 year old son has been taking Zyrtec for the past few weeks. Until I saw this website with all the comments, we thought he was losing his mind. He has been extremely angry, irritable, and impulsive. He's been violent and lashing out at my husband and I, as well as our younger daughter. When we ask him what's going on with him, he began to cry saying "I don't know. I just feel so angry." Now I know that it most definitely has to be the Zyrtec. I can't believe this. This was recommended by his pediatrician too. I had a suspicion that the Zyrtec might have been an influence. I feel aweful that we've been giving him this drug and the anger has been the end result. I'm throwing this product out. Thank you to all of the other people who made comments. | M | 9 | 2 weeks 10mg 1X day | 5/2/2010 | 1 | Allergies | aggressive, hyper, angry, violent | Zyrtec worked good for my sons allergy symtoms, but not without HORRIBLE side effects. In just a couple of days my son became a completely different child. | M | 5 | 3 days 1/2 t 2X day | 4/28/2010 | 1 | allergies | Daughter 3 1/2-- really scarry to see my outgoing child turn into a non expressive sad child! She hasn't taken this for some time, but each time I give it this reaction occurs. Same with singular. | F | 3 | 1/2 tsp 2X day | 4/12/2010 | 1 | Allergies | Hyperactivity, moodiness, argumentative, irrational, loss of focus, headaches | We put my son on this for his allergies 3 weeks ago. He started having some issues in school, but we thought it was because he hadn't been at karate lately. I took him off the med for a week to see if it was really helping, his behavior returned to normal. However, we put him back on it 3 days ago and he had one of his worse days at school ever. I finally realize it wasn't his karate that was the problem (he's been in lessons consistently), but the Zyrtec. I Googled to see about side effects and sure enough, he's had very similar negative experiences. I also took the 20mg dose a couple of times and had two of the worse migraines I have ever had. I have a very high pain tolerance and I was actually afraid I might have an aneurysm, it was that bad. This drug will never be in my home again. I am rating this for my son as it is more important that people know how awful the side effects can be for children. | M | 6.5 | 18 days 10 mg 1X day | 4/12/2010 | 1 | My 6 yr old son had severe behavioral changes within 24 hrs of taking this drug. He was getting bad behavior reports from school that week. He was depressed, cried over little things, had angry tantrums, was violent,incontinence, sleep disruption and falls from the bed. The only change in his routine was the medicine. I remembered the pharmacist saying it differes from claritin in that it works using the central nervous system (we were not getting any results from claritin). I put the pieces together and took him off the drug and already 24 hrs later he is almost back to normal. This is not for every kid - watch their behavior closely if you try the drug. The label does warn of "mental or mood changes." | M | 6 | 10 days 1X day | 4/6/2010 | 1 | My son's pediatrician reccomended | My 5 year old son took it and by the third day his behavior was very strange and he had this perpetual sad or tired expression on his face. He was very moody. Just asking him the wrong question would create an angry response. He became whiney and clingy- very unusual for my son because he is generally very independent and cheerful. Where he is generally understanding and forgiving, he was verbally resentful towards me. By the end of day 4 I could not think of anything that would create such a DRASTIC and absurd change EXCEPT something new. I decided it was the zyrtec and googled side effects. Ta da, There are way too many children under 7 years old with these side effects. | M | 5 | 4 days 5 mg 1X day | 4/5/2010 | 2 | allergies | I gave this to my 9 year old son who just struggles with awful allergies to everything. 1 tsp about 6 pm. He went to sleep at 8pm and slept soundly for a while with no sneezing but still sniffling. Woke up around 2 am and was just angry. Yelling, stomping, gritting his teeth mad at everything. Couple hours later fell asleep .Got up for breakfast in a worse rage. Went from room to room forgetting why he went there.I kept him home from school, he fell back asleep after breakfast and woke up at 1:30pm (when I woke him up) Wow, that was scary. Never again. | This completely changed his personality in one dose and he was very , very sleepy with it. I really was hoping we had found something to help him. I'm angry I wasn't warned. | M | 9 | 1 days 1 tsp 1X day | 3/27/2010 | 3 | seasonal allergies | Not sure there were any until I see other parents linking it to moodiness and hyper activity. My child is now experiencing a lot of this and we only use it during certain times of the year. I believe I will switch to something else. Behavior is out of the norm. | M | 6 | 1/2 tsp 1X day | 3/22/2010 | 1 | allergies | My 7yr old son was on this drug and he will NEVER take it again. Zyrtec made him a different person. He started hurting his sister, was very moody, depressed, etc. Two days after I took him off of it, he was better. I took him off about 6 months ago, and he has not hurt his sister since being off zyrtec. His allergies are okay-he does allergy shots. | Watch your child for agression and depression while on this drug! | M | 7 | 3 years 5mg 1X day | 3/15/2010 | 1 | Allergies | My 5 year old grand daughter had this prescribed by an allergist who wanted her on it full time. I'm an RN and was quite unhappy about putting this child on anything year round....her allergies are minor. She has taken it on and off since she was three. When she took it a couple of months ago we noticed a sudden and very disturbing change in her behavior. She changed from a happy, delightful child into an absolute beast overnight! Totally out of control, very argumentative and unpleasant. Her mother and I were talking and I asked her if there was anything that had recently changed. She reminded me that she had just started her back on her "medicine". I did some research and we were horrified at what I found. We immediately stopped the drug and within 2 weeks she was back to her normal sweet self. In retrospect we think there were various times in the past she had exhibited the same out of control behavior while on this. We now think she was not "going through a stage&quo | F | 5 | 1.5 years 10mg 1X day | 3/15/2010 | 1 | Allergies | 3.5 yr old son behavior changes (moody, aggressive, sleepless nights, hyper-active, emotional, lack of attention/focus, defiant) | 3.5 yr old son was taking for allergies and post-nasal drainage. It helped well with the allergies and drainage. We didn't realize there was anything wrong, we thought a lot of the behavior issues and defiance was his age. We noticed the biggest change after he started Pre-K this past fall. We started getting more and more reports from his teachers of his uncontrollable activity and behaviors as well of his lack of attention. They requested that we speake with the Pediatrician regarding possible ADHD. The problem was, I wasn't seeing it at home much. He took it at night before bed (every night since it was recommended). I am thinking that he was the worst at school because by the time he was home the side-effects were starting to wear off and they were the strongest in the morning. After evaluations were done with the teachers and my family, the doctor agreed it wasn't ADHD. But looking back, after about 1-2 weeks of being on it Zyrtec our sitter stated she noticed his behavior changing and it had gotten progressively worse. For her, he bit a child...that is out of character for him, was hyper active, wouldn't nap, sassy, defiant, ignored her, etc. At school he got to where he was poking other kids, kicked his teacher, hyper, defiant, wouldn't focus, etc). We took him off the Zyrtec and he began changing within the first 2 days he started being more in control, more obedient, less hyper, more sincere and loving. He is slowly getting better each day. Stopped use. | M | 3.5 | 11 months 1/2 tsp 1X day | 3/11/2010 | 5 | Hives | No noticeable side effects | My daughter had a horrible outbreak of hives when she was just a little over a year old. It happened over the weekend and the ER doctors didn't know what it was. We took her to a dermatologist the next Monday morning, he diagnosed hives. My daughter was taking Zyrtec, Xantac and Benadryl for several weeks to quell the outbreak. She was then put on 1/2 teaspoon of liquid Zyrtec a day to prevent further outbreaks. After a few months we stopped giving it to her, soon after she broke out again. She is now 2 and a half years old and is back on Zyrtec daily, she is doing just fine. She takes it at bedtime. I see no difference in her sleeping pattern or behavior on or off the medication. From the looks of what I have been reading about other children on Zyrtec, I now feel that we have been very fortunate with our daughter. If she would have had adverse effects I would definitely have stopped it. Though, I am concerned about the long term effects of prolonged usage, effects that may not be visible at this time. | F | 2 | 1.5 years 1X day | 2/28/2010 | 2 | 2 year olds ear infections | My 2 year old son was put on zyrtec for recurrent ear infections. He had a major bahavioral change take place. Uncontrolled temper tantrums for something as simple as taking off shoes. Thought it was just normal 2-year-old changes in behavior, but after stopping the medicine, his behavior has returned back to normal. | Be careful when giving this drug to your children! | F | 2 | 5 weeks 2.5 mg 1X day | 2/10/2010 | 1 | seasonal allergies | Our high energy 5.5 yrs old son became irritable, moody and clumsy. We are used to his high level of energy but his normal "ready to learn" behavior at pre-school radically changed 2 weeks after he started the medication. For the first time his teacher complaint about my son not listening, ignoring her and taking one bad choice after another. Behavior at home was not much better, since he's always been so active and he has a little brother, it took me a while to realize how out of control was his behavior. I can't believe our DR would prescribe this med without a warning. I am thankful for all the entries, it is important to share this kind of information. | M | 5 | 3 weeks 5ml 1X day | 2/10/2010 | 1 | Allergies | My 7yr. old son had been taking this for his allergies. He has been very hard to deal with. Very angry, hateful wanting to hurt himself, trying to hurt others. He has said he wants to kill himself a few times over the last month. Lots of crying every day over nothing. I did not know that it was this drug doing this to him. He has been off it for three months now and is doing wonderful. He came to me and said he does not feel mean anymore. Mom, I'm back to my old self again. I was so happy to hear this. He has not had any crying, mornings have been great. He does take Advair 115/21 still now I'm wondering if this is doing something to him also. | M | 7 | 8 months 10mg 1X day | 2/10/2010 | 1 | eczema & itching | Our son (age 5) was put on Zyrtec to control his itching, which would improve his eczema. We saw amazing results the first week and were very pleased with it. After that week, he developed a severe cough, sore throat & severe headaches. Has miss school several days due to the headaches. We skipped the medicine for a few days and he is back to himself. Won't be giving it to him anymore. | 5 | 20 days | 1/27/2010 | 2 | Asthma & Allergies | Dry skin, EXTREME itching when stopped, some weight gain, sleeping problems, mood swings/emotional issues, "stupor"/confusion/"in a daze", | Does help allergies, but the side effects are sometimes severe. It actually had an adverse effect on me and instead of becoming drowsy, I became hyper, so I had to switch to taking this in the morning. This helped somewhat with sleeping problems, because the weird/graphic dreams stopped, but I would still give this a 2 b/c of the other side effects. It also did not help with excess throat mucus/throat clearing. | F | 0 | 3 years | 1/5/2010 | 1 | allergies | Our doctor recommended zyrtec for our 2 yr old daughter for a an extreme allergic reaction/hives(cause undetermined) we will never gives this drug to her again, never, extreme irrational temper tantrums, not a normal tantrum, aggressive odd behavior. we stopped taking giving her this drug after reviewing all these similar posts. extremely disappointed in doctor for not warning us of these possible side effects. | F | 2 | 7 days | 1/1/2010 | 4 | pet and tree pollen allergies | None we are aware of yet | The Zyrtec has helped my daughter reduce red- ringed eyes. Before, people were constantly asking us what was wrong with her eyes. Also it has helped reduce her reactions around animals. I am worried about long term effects. The comments on this site about emotional reactions many have seen in their children cause me concern; I am going to monitor her behavior closely. | F | 5 | 1.5 months | 12/20/2009 | 5 | Asthma, respiratory issues | My 11 year old takes this medication. No side effects at all when she takes it at night. Some slight drowsiness when she takes it in the morning. | This medication has been a blessing. My daughter used to miss school all the time becuase of respiratory issues. Her asthma was getting worse and lasted longer. Our doctor first suggested inhaled steroids but we tried zyrtec first and it has been a miracle for her. NO asthma for 6 months so far. This is unheard of for us. I have seen no negative behavior changes. If anything her behavior, mood, and concentration have improved significantly. I can only attribute that to the better health this drug has given her. | F | 11 | 6 months | 12/17/2009 |