ZYRTEC Reviews (CETIRIZINE HYDROCHLORIDE)Average Rating: 2.0 (1816 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare ZYRTEC with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR ZYRTEC | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | Apparent allergies | I had no side effects at all from this drug. Sure if I sat still and did nothing I would get drowsy. I would take this medicine at approx. 1-2 pm each day. (after already being awake for 5-7 hours. So I think it was just mid day drowsiness. This stuff worked great compared to how i was suffering before taking it(cold like symptoms). One reviewer complained of suicidal thoughts, another said irratibility and bad/weird dreams? Sounds to me like you folks were taking Chantix or some other drug to help quit smoking since those are definitely side effects listed on Chantix/Zyban sheets. | I should add I began the attempt to quit smoking about the same time my "allergies" manifested themselves, so maybe the two were related. I havent had allergies since I was a little kid. I stopped taking the Zyrtec about two days ago and have not noticed any change in anyway so far as allergy symptoms coming back. Im thinking it was just a fluke as I was cleansing my body from 20+yrs of smoking. guess I will see in the coming week or so as the Zyrtec leaves my sytem. | M | 38 | 45 days 10mg 1X day | 5/31/2010 | 4 | year round allergies | Made me fall asleep | I decided to take Zyrtec after i tired every other allergy medicine out there and none worked which wasn't too good for me living in the country and owning 4 dogs 3 cats 2 ducks a ferret and a rat (a small farm yes lol). I 'm taking the 24 hrs ones so i started taking my pill in the morning. Immediately i started to fell groggy and if i sat for too long i'd fall asleep which was weird for me because i find it extremely hard to sleep during the day. After a few days i started a strict schedule of waking up at 5-6am taking my pill and going back to sleep. I wake up a few hrs later feeling great and allergy free! If you are going to take Zyrtec make sure you have a definitely plan or else it will make you feel weird. Besides that i've had absolutely no problems. Make sure you figure out whats best for you though and not listen to all the scary things people say because every experience will be different. | F | 22 | 4 weeks 1X day | 5/30/2010 | 2 | dizziness, restlessness, lethargy, drowsiness | Zyrtec worked great at solving my allergies issues (including stuffy/itchy nose and dry eyes) however, the side effects have not been as kind. In the past two months, I've taken the pill two or three times a week right before I go to bed. While I sleep through the night, the next day I always feel dizzy and restless, as well as can barely keep my eyes open. This only happens after taking the medicine (otherwise I'm fine). the final straw with the meds, was my inability to keep my eyes open while on the road. Having an hour and a half commute home, I found it extremely hard to stay awake. This was scary because I have never had this issue before. I don't know if I would recommend this to anyone. | M | 23 | 2 months 1X day | 5/27/2010 | 1 | indoor/outdoor allergies, asthma | where to begin... basically, all of the side effects listed in this forum by everyone else; and, the problems began within a couple of hours of my first dose ... culminating with suicidal thoughts, raging and irrational anger (at everyone, for not one single reason), a fever of 104F, insatiable hunger (starvation mode, for sure), and freezing extremities while sweating profusely everywhere else ... and on and on | I bought the CVS Pharmacy brand (and after checking with the Pharmacist that there aren't any side effects beyond the "possible drowsiness" listed on the packaging). He said none that he is aware of, and the product wouldn't interfere with my daily asthma medication. Well, it definitely interfere with my life, desire to live, and desire to be around anyone else; asleep at 8pm only to have disturbing dreams, heart palpitations, and a heaving chest for the next 12 hours. I finally connected the dots on Day 3 -- and stopped; then I had withdrawal symptoms for two days (the same ones others listed here in this forum) New, more comprehensive Warning information needed with this product. Please. I don't want one more person to experience 60 days of hell on Earth as I did ... followed by 48 hours of awful withdrawal symptoms. | F | 42 | 3 days 10mg 1X day | 5/27/2010 | 1 | allergies | My 4 year old son has minor alleriges so we decided to try children's Zyrtec. At first it worked to clear up his allergy symptoms that led to sinus infections, but after a while my husband and I noticed some negative side effects. My sewwt, lovable son became a nightmare. He was moody, wouldn't eat and very irritable. We had to stop for a while because of the recall and he was his normal self again. We started thinking it was because of the Zyrtec but dismissed it until he started on it again. He has been irritable again he didn't eat his lunch or dinner. We are DONE! | F | 31 | 5 months 1/2 tsp 1X day | 5/27/2010 | 1 | seasonal allergies | My son committed suicide because of this drug. He was 18 years old with seasonal allergies. He had tried Clariton before but didn't work too well. Heard about Zyrtec and decided to try it. Was on it for two months then committed suicide. We found out he had been depressed,became withdrawn, hearing voices, not sleeping well. Never took anything else, never had any problems mentally before. Was a straight A student, happy, had everything going for him. The only thing different in his life was taking the Zyrtec. I attribute Zyrtec to his suicide! Especially after reading all the negative comments from everyone else. | F | 53 | 2 months 10 mg 1X day | 5/27/2010 | 1 | skin rush &spring allergys | Hair loss, weight gain,restless sleep, fatigue and excessive sweating | it did work for my allergy 100% ,today is 3d day after i went off Zyrtec and slept through the night with no interruptions for 1st time since i started take and no more nightsweats and scalp burning ...and allergy is back... It helps with the allergies but the side effects are not worth it. | F | 44 | 70 days 10 mg 1X day | 5/26/2010 Patient History | 3 | Severe Allergies, Hayfever | Severe exhaustion, Dizziness, Depression, Vivid dreams/nightmares, gas, bowel issues, Anger/Irritability, Weight Gain | This medicine worked 100% great in controlling my allergies and hayfever sx's but the side effects are unbearable! I had been considering my allergy med, as I have been pretty stable before starting this med and now this side has confirmed the cause of my sx's! | F | 24 | 3 months 10 mg 1X day | 5/25/2010 | 5 | Allergies | None. Ever. In 10+ years of taking the medicine, from brand name to generic Kirkland and Equate versions when it came off-patent. | You people are nuts. Part of the human experience explains many of the "symptoms" that are being stated here. We all have our up and down days, but guaranteed if you kept a log of what happened and when in relation to your taking medicine (of course over a relatively long period of time), you'd unlikely find any trend suggesting that the drug creates these symptoms. I still get headaches when there are large atmospheric pressure changes, and get a little bit of a runny nose in the winter. Zyrtec helps me day to day, but in the heaviest of allergens (or even unknown events) benadryl or sudafed are the way to go. There are no panaceas for any disease. I know you all believe that the big corporations are lying to you as part of some crazy mind-control scheme, but perhaps you should take a venture into reading the literature on the drug. Just google "uspi_zyrtec.pdf" for the data sheet. The data sheet states "Most adverse reactions reported during therapy with ZYRTEC were mild or moderate. In placebo-controlled trials, the incidence of discontinuations due to adverse reactions in patients receiving ZYRTEC 5 or 10 mg was not significantly different from placebo (2.9% vs. 2.4%, respectively)." That means that there were NO patients in all 6000 patients who felt uncomfortable or experienced uncomfortable enough symptoms to stop treatment that could have been explained by more than random chance. | M | 25 | 10 years 10mg 1X day | 5/24/2010 | 4 | Sever Allergies | Trouble Urinating. Painful urinating. | M | 52 | 7 days 120 mg 1X day | 5/24/2010 | 1 | allergies | took zyrtec at about 10:30 in the morning..was at work and started feeling really tired and dizzy. At about 2pm I felt like I had the flu, my throat hurt so bad i couldn't swallow and it was swollen. My fever spiked up to 100.5 (i usually run about 97.9) and it was horrible. I barely slept all night, woke up about every 20 minutes with a jolt. still feeling flu-like the next day. I really hope it gets out of my system soon. | I really don't recommend this drug to anyone. I took it once and will never ever take it again. | F | 23 | 1 days 10mg 1X day | 5/24/2010 | 1 | I have really bad allergies | Depersonalization, mood swings, tiredness, general feeling of being "out of it". | I suffer from severe allergies, especially in the spring when all the pollen comes out. I used to take regular Zyrtec a few years ago back when it was available as a prescription and I felt fine. It worked great for me. A few weeks ago I bought some Zyrtec-D and began taking it as directed. One tablet every 24 hours. Within a few days I started feeling moody and I snapped at people that I love over the stupid things. That combined with the tiredness made me think I was coming down with a cold but I never did. I kept taking it and within the last few days I have had severe depersonalization. I feel as though I am watching myself from within. Like I am living without actually living and experiencing life. I stopped taking it yesterday and the feelings have lessened but I can still feel the effects of taking Zyrtec. I would rather sneeze every day than suffer with the terrifying side effects of this drug. | M | 21 | 2 weeks 5 1X O | 5/23/2010 | 1 | allergies | Wanted to sleep all the time, could not stay awake. Felt like brain was in a fog. Dizzy when walking. | Side effects are terrible. Yes, it stopped the dripping nose and eyes, but at what cost. It's been over 60 hours since last dose and I'm just now feeling normal again. Will never take this stuff again. | F | 65 | 3 days 10mg 1X day | 5/22/2010 | 1 | allergies | Depression, anxiety and severe mood swings (anger) | Clearly this drug acts as a psychotic. Very scary. Will not take again. | M | 42 | 2 weeks 10 1X day | 5/21/2010 | 1 | allergies | extreme exhaustion. starving. confusion. mood changes. irritability. LETHARGY. | i cannot believe an antihistamine could have this affect on me. i am usually able to overcome any lethargy caused by benadryl, for example, but the exhaustion from zyrtec is disabling. plus i can't think straight. i feel crazy and like nothing is real. maybe this forum isn't even real. i am sad. usually i am happy no matter what. i am annoyed with the universe. i would rather feel ANYTHING than this. i will never take this drug again. | F | 30 | 4 days 10 mg 1X day | 5/21/2010 | 1 | allergies | After only taking this medicine once, I expericed stomach pains,sore throat, runny nose, pressure build-up in my nose,and inability to sleep through out the night. | F | 12 | 1 days 10mg 1X day | 5/19/2010 | 4 | seasonal allergies | I've been having the most bizarre, vivid dreams--some quite scary. I've also felt a bit depressed and have been extremely gassy. I figured the dreams might be a result of the zyrtec, but I didn't connect the depression or the gas until I visited this site. I've also had minor irritability, though it would be hard to definitively blame the zyrtec. | My seasonal allergies are almost nil. This is the best spring I've had since I moved to Michigan five years ago, and I've been hearing LOTS of people complaining about how bad it is this year. | F | 41 | 6 weeks 1X day | 5/18/2010 | 1 | Seasonal allergies | Most severe: Extreme fatigue, extremely severe dizziness, inability to remain asleep, vivid/disturbing dreams. Less severe: Mood swings (sad to angry and back), mild depression, inability to concentrate for long periods. | The fatigue and extreme dizziness were the most debilitating side effects. Upon rising from bed, I was so dizzy that I actually fell several times before making the connection to Zyrtec and stopping it. I slept poorly and no amount of sleep would reduce the severe fatigue. Dizziness was worst upon rising, but was persistent to a lesser degree throughout the day. Mood and concentration may have been a side effect of the drug and/or the poor sleep and fatigue. Sadly, it does seem to work better on my allergies than anything else I've taken, but the negative side effects FAR, FAR outweigh its benefits. Symptoms resolved themselves within 2-3 days of stopping the medication. I'll just have to buy tissues and suffer. My nose may run, but at least the room won't be spinning all the time. | M | 45 | 45 days 10 mg 1X day | 5/18/2010 | 1 | allergies | my daughter is 4 and she has been taking zyrtec for about 1 year for allergies, I recently noticed that whenever she would have a "meltdown" it was after getting zyrtec. I began to watch more closely and definitely pinpointed it to the zyrtec. She goes into almost a complete rage and becomes a totally different person. I was referring to it as a pyschotic episode-only way I could explain. Im so glad I found this website because I definitely know its the zyrtec now. It is going in the garbage and I will call her doctor tomorrow and explain and see what else we can try. I just feel bad it took me so long to realize what was causing these episodes. | F | 34 | 1 years 2.5 ml 1X day | 5/18/2010 | 2 | allergies | I was so tired & exhausted all the time. It only helped some of my eye symptoms, it didn't really help my nasal symptoms. | I took a generic version. | F | 44 | 20 days 10mg 1X day | 5/17/2010 |