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 |
| 1 | seasonal allergy | Exhaustion and severe anger. | Additional warnings are needed for this drug. Use caution if operating an auto or machinery! | M | 48 | 4 days 1X day | 5/16/2010 | 1 | allergy symptoms | It made me beyond exhausted, and it did the same thing to my boyfriend. For about an entire day, all I wanted to do was sleep. However, I felt tired no matter how much I slept; sleep didn't make me feel rested. While awake, I felt anxious and my ability to concentrate was squashed. Meanwhile, my allergy symptoms were still pretty bad! The medicine only helped a little bit. I'm never taking a medicine with cetirizine hydrochloride again. It felt as if I hadn't slept for days, and couldn't get any relief. | I took Target's generic version, but it's the same as Zyrtec and even says to compare the two on the box. | F | 25 | 1 days 1X day | 5/16/2010 | 5 | seasonal allergies | none | No side effects, seems to work well. Zyrtec D is also good for those times when your allergies combine with a cold and you get a higher level of congestion. | F | 38 | 10 mg 1X day | 5/14/2010 | 4 | year round allergies | I have not experienced any side effects at all. Also, my six year old started taking this product a few months ago - and she has not experienced any side effects either. I am with the person who posted above in saying that the only people who seem to leave ratings are those with freakishly bizarre side effects. This product has worked well for us (and several friends of ours) for years and nobody I have talked to in person has experienced and side effects from it. :) | F | 41 | 4 years 10mg 1X day | 5/14/2010 | 2 | seasonal allergies | Restless less syndrome, rapid heartbeat, a sensation of my entire body vibrating, occasional difficulty sleeping, anxiety, tired feeling during the day. I take the tablet at night, just before bed. | It did work on the allergies. I had constant post nasal drip from mold and pollen allergies. The drip caused coughing and other typical allergy symptoms. The generic Zyrtec did clear this up quite a bit, not completely. But the side effects are too much to put up with, so I'm quitting the Zyrtec. I'd rather have allergies. | F | 59 | 90 days 10 mg 1X day | 5/13/2010 | 1 | Asthma | Massive appetite increase and gained 14 pounds. Sleepy all the time. | I couldn't understand why I was gaining weight all of a sudden and started thinking about what was different and realized that my doctor had added the Zyrtec. I stopped taking it and within 4 days I've lost 10 pounds. | F | 43 | 30 days 10mg 1X day | 5/13/2010 | 1 | Seasonal Allergies | Withdrawl, Abdominal Cramping, Foggy, *INTENSE* scary dreams | Always suffered from IBS but had been without a flare for almost a year then suddenly was hit with extreme cramping etc. Traced it back to this med so I stopped taking it. If I go without it I get itchy (ears, face, scalp, hands etc)and get a MASSIVE headache complete with nausea. At first I thought it was just a normal migraine but it didn't follow the right pattern and lasted for days. Horrible medication and there needs to at least be warnings of these side effects on the package. | F | 25 | 3 weeks 5mg 1X day | 5/12/2010 | 1 | All year allergy and astma | Non expect a bit drowsy | After taking zyrtec over 15 years (first 5 years seasonal afterwards all year long) it doesn't seem to help anymore. It used to work really good. But now still sniffing and sneezing all day long. But if I don't take it, (I tried to quit zyrtec) I'll be itchy all over and can't sleep. Can't go walking with the dogs 'cause my legs start to itch unbearably. However reading all these comments I will quit this evil Zyrtec.... | F | 30 | 15 years 10 mg 1X day | 5/12/2010 | 4 | seasonal allergies | No side effects whatsoever. I really want to try and put some people's minds at rest because it seems the only people who ever leave ratings are people who have had freakishly negative experiences with a particular drug and this may well deter others from trying a drug which might actually help them. Zyrtec gave me ZERO side effects. | F | 46 | 1X day | 5/11/2010 | 1 | Allergies | My daughter just started taking Zyrtec. Today the school called and said she was having a nervous break down. She is not the same kid. She is depressed, has anxiety, and talking about things a child her age should not even remember. I feel horrible for giving her this drug. She keeps saying "mommy I'm sad inside." | I called the doctor and he said to take her off of it immediately. Why do they prescribe it if there is this many problems???? | F | 5 | 13 days 5mg 1X day | 5/11/2010 | 1 | Allergies | Sleepy but I couldn't stay asleep for very long. Once I woke up I felt really weird. I felt like I was gonna have a panic attack or cry. A few hours latter I was sweating a lot and I became very cold. I also felt disoriented. Later that night I became very sick and thought I might even have to go to the hospital. It's two days latter and I'm still under the weather just not as sick. If I had taken any more whose to say I wouldn't have been dead. | I only took one I didn't need another one to increase the negative side effects. I had to go to work the day I took it for the first time only to find out several people had similar side effects. Also only to find out they were still taking it but said they took it at night. This is not candy if you are experiencing these type of side effects don't play Russian roulette stop taking it. I would never recommend taking this pill there are other pills on the market or you could get allergy shots. | F | 34 | 1 days 10 mg 1X day | 5/9/2010 | 1 | allergies | I became so angry over almost nothing at all. Co-workers and family noticed behavior. Would fly off handle for literally small issues. This is the second time I tried this with the same negative effects. | F | 58 | 2 weeks 10 mgs 1X day | 5/8/2010 | 1 | Seasonal allergies | Extreme fatigue, restlessness, general anxiety, depression | Ironic that the latest Zyrtec commercials show allergy sufferers getting ready to go golfing and bicycling after taking the drug since just one dose left me beyond exhausted within an hour. i cannot over-emphasize how tired Zyrtec makes me feel; I knew something was wrong because I never sleep during the day but I felt myself drifting off while driving, reading, watching TV and working. I could tell that if I actually let myself fall asleep, it would be the kind of deep sleep that goes on for hours but leaves you feeling groggy and disoriented upon waking. I don't know too many people who can take 12 hours out of their day to sleep! Luckily I bought the box with five pills because I will never take this drug again. I would rather sneeze 100 times per day than ever feel this low again. | F | 30 | 5 days 10 mg 1X day | 5/8/2010 | 2 | seasonal allergies | extreme exhaustion, headaches, body aches, flu like symptoms. Urinary tract infection | This medication worked great for me for the first 5 weeks. Weeks 5-8 were absolutely horrific. I thought had a horrible case of the flu. My body hurt so badly I could barely lift my arms. I could barely work all day (sitting at a desk) and have to come home and sleep for 2-3 hours just to make it to 10pm. The light bulb went came on for me when I read that a side effect is the urinary tract infection. I had an infection 3 weeks ago and had not ever had one prior in my life (39 yrs). It was such a gradual change for me that I had no idea that it was the zyrtec making me feel this way, just thought it was the allergies... 2 days off and I feel amazing again... allergies and all... I'd rather deal with allergies than feeling that way ever again. | F | 39 | 2 months 1X day | 5/7/2010 | 1 | Allergies | Horrible over the top anger about things that do not matter. I went into a rage at a drugstore because the sale price was not ringing up properly three hours after I took one single dose. So not at all like me. Horribly scary. I really understand how people can do horrible violent thing while taking this. | This is a terrible drug. It should not be sold to adults or children as in instantly creates deep dark strange anger. It also exhausted me for days afterward. I feel as if I took poison. It makes me very afraid that I bought this the day it was recalled and it was still on shelves at Walmart. I would rather sneeze 60 times in a row than want to harm people and be a raving lunatic. | F | 37 | 1 days 1X day | 5/5/2010 | 1 | Seasonal Allergies | I tried samples of zyrtec when it first came out to control my really extreme seasonal allergies. After only 2 doses I became extremely moody and aggressive and immediately discontinued use. I now use raw, local honey to control my seasonal allergies and have been symptom free for two years. | F | 24 | 2 days 15 1X day | 5/4/2010 | 2 | seasonal allergies/sinus infections | aided with allergy symptom relief, but eventually led to anxiety, depression, intense dreams/commonly waking up at night, thoughts of suicide and self harm | I was suggested to take zyrtec daily for constant allergy symptoms I started getting from living in a large dorm in Boston. I initially noticed no side effects even though I had been told about negative symptoms from a friend that her younger brother had experienced. Only now, a year later, have I realized that some of the issues I've faced in the last year were most likely a cause of this antihistamine. Unfortunately, it has been the only allergy medicine that has worked for me, but was definitely not worth the hell that I went through this past year. I'm now faced with challenges of withdrawal as I've only recently stopped taking it but would recommend to EVERYONE to look into the very negative side effects and how to best stop taking this pill as SOON AS POSSIBLE. thanks to everyone else who posted. | F | 19 | 1 years 5 or 10 mg 1X day | 5/3/2010 | 4 | seasonal and pet allergies | Maybe makes me a little tired. | I have bad allergies and Zyrtec is the best; if I go off it, I am sicker than a dog within two weeks. Recently started Flonase, felt better, then thought I could give up Zytec. I have a sinus infection and asthma (just developed), because I went off Zyrtec -- now I am back on, and it is helping. When I'd tried to go off, after three days I was itching like crazy all over, but that only lasted a day and a half (I think until I adjusted to being off). Anyway, I obviously cannot go without Zyrtec. Not being on it makes me so sick; my allergies are so bad this time of year especially, but I need to take it all year round. | F | 49 | 5 years 10 mg 1X day | 5/2/2010 | 1 | allergy | My nine year old Grandson is experiencing side effects from the use of the generic brand (cetirzine)10 mg purchased by his parents at Walmart. He is having irregular heartbeat, mental and mood changes, difficulty breathing and tightness in his chest. I have addressed these problems with his parents and they blame it on behavior problems and will not take him off of this drug. Please help other children who parents relate everything to behavior problems that is clearly being caused by this drug. The Generic drugs should also be recalled, they have many bad side effects that are being ignored by parents. Please help to get the word out about the generic drugs too so they will have to recall them too. | Do not give any of drugs to your children including the generic brand. They are all bad, stop blaming their behavior on ADHD, Aspergers, etc. It is the drug causing your children problems. Parents please wake up. I am doing what I can to get my grandson off of these drugs but unfortunately Grandparents have no rights. | M | 9 | 90 days 10 mg 1X day | 5/2/2010 | 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 |