ZYRTEC Reviews (CETIRIZINE HYDROCHLORIDE)Average Rating: 2.0 (1820 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare ZYRTEC with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR ZYRTEC | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | nasal allergies | I've taken Zyrtec for years with great results and have experienced no side effects. | Some of these postings are probably right for some people, but some of them are "out there". | F | 52 | 3 years | 11/12/2009 | 1 | allergies | My children took this. My son turns into another person..no reasoning, hyper, mean, whining, clingy, waking up at night...He took it from the day he turned 2 until around the middle of the summer. I was at my wits end..I stopped zyrtec...new person? My daughter becomes clingy, emotional, has anxiety, emotional mess...no more, no more. Nordic Naturals ProEFA fish oil (369)literally stopped his allergies/eczema in its tracks...maybe another option for some of you out there..Never again..A runny nose for a few days is a whole lot better than this. My children are 2 and 5. | F | 5 | 6 months | 11/10/2009 | 1 | Chronic allergies | It took me approximately 4 weeks to recognize that I was suffering from severe depression, anxiety attacks, and paronoia. A freind had recommended it as it is somewhat effective for allergy relief, but the side effects are terrible. | M | 61 | 4 weeks | 11/7/2009 | 1 | year-round allergies | Pounding heart, high blood pressure spikes, racing heart, extreme fatigue, chest pain | Helped allergies but side-effects sent me to ER thinking I was having a heart attack. Doctors said I had too much job stress. GP said I needed something for anxiety. My heart was pounding even when at rest. During the night I would wake up with a rapid fluttering. Thought I had heart trouble. I realized the problems started with the Zyrtec because I keep a blood pressure diary and it all coincides. Asked the pharmacist if Zyrtec could cause any of the symptoms I was having and had an AHA moment. All symptoms stopped after off of it for 4 days. When I get cold, I have an intense itch that I never had before. Hope that goes away. It is only where skin is exposed to cold - like face and hands. Will never use this drug again. | F | 59 | 31 days | 11/7/2009 | 1 | HIVES/ALLERGIES | My son has been taking this for 2 yrs. and yesterday I decided to research the side effects and I came to this website and I was reading all the different reports I was frozen like a turkey. My son is super hyperactive, has leg cramps, nervouseness, is getting white stops in his face many symptoms that other users said they had. Omg! I've gone to bed crying so many nights and wondering what I was doing wrong. Only a few people really now my son and understand me, now I wonder if it's the medicine, he was only 1yr when he started to take it and from dawn to dusk he is a wild child :( My husband & I decided to stop giving him Zyrtex and it's been 1 day so far and hope and pray that it was that but at the same time I hope that the medicine did not do more harm. Now I'm just watching him closely for any changes. I will post at a later time the outcome. I just pray it's for the best and that my little guy gets better and undercontrol. I love Him so much :) | I give it a 5 because since he's been taking it, the Hives have not come back. But I give it a 1 if it's the cause for his abnormal behavior that we had to live with for 2 yrs. | M | 3 | 2 years | 11/6/2009 | 3 | Allergies | Drowsiness, slight confusion. | My only real complaint was that it didn't work as well as other allergy medications, but the side effects weren't so bad when compared to other medications. | F | 21 | 4 months | 11/3/2009 | 1 | For children | Well, I am taking it and I am wide awake- so I was looking up to see if it effect others in that matter- When my son was younger 5-6, he could not take zyrtec or clartin. He was mean on both- even his teachers asked what had I put him on. He can take d-allergy or allegra and he doesn't have the side effects. He also has asthma...I guess I need to take in the am....considering I have to be at work in 6.5 hours and I'm WIDE AWAKE!!! | F | 32 | | 11/3/2009 | 1 | coughing, allergies | My 3 yr. old son was taking this medicine, prescribed by our Dr., for 5 days. Since he started taking this he has had major breakdowns over the littlest things. I associated this with his age, but wondered why it just happened over night. I was telling a friend of mine about how he had became very angry, was back talking, hateful, and very emotional. He would have temper tantrums like I have never seen him have before, even in public...which never happened. She was telling me about how her Dr. wanted her son to take this too, and so she researched it. She found that many moms were complaining of these same symptoms so she chose not to use it. I decided not to give it to him this morning and I can not believe the difference it has made. We were blessed that he hadn't been on it long so hopefully he will just continue to quickly improve. | F | 31 | 5 days | 11/2/2009 | 1 | allergies/sinus | extreme sluggishness, some tightness in my chest | I felt very clear and lucid at first...then it hit. 15 later and I still can't get it together. This medicine is horrible. Not taking anymore. So gald I found this. Other people were telling me to just hang in there and take it a few more times. | F | 44 | 1 days | 11/2/2009 | 5 | Allergies -Cough, Asthma | Only take in the evening because of drowsiness. Some dry mouth also. | I have been on various medications to find something to stop my allergic post nasal drip which produced a constant dry cough and asthma for the past two years. I tried Nasacort, Depomedrol shots, Claritin, Advair, and numerous other medications which either did nothing or had horrible side effects. Zyrtec finally has me functioning normally again! I have had to figure out the right dosage and that was 5mg every other day. I take it in the evening since it does make me very drowsy but I am fine in the morning. Zyrtec is great. | F | 47 | 1 months | 10/30/2009 | 5 | itchy skin and allergies | No side effects. This drug is a wonder for me. | I love this drug. Nothing else worked for me. My itchy skin depends on it. I have to take it everyday or I am miserable. I have no side effects and am thankful since I see so many negative responses. I'm not anti-social, not depressed, not irritable, no panic attacks, no bad dreams,etc. Looks like I"ll be taking this drug for as long as it helps me. 10 years and couting. I'm very glad it's OTC now. | F | 29 | 10 days | 10/28/2009 | 2 | severe itching | I've had horrible nightmares and freaky dreams, hallucinations, and severe drowsiness. I first time I took it, I took it right before bed and got to sleep about an hour later. I kept waking about every hour from these weird dreams that scared the crap out of me. I keep hearing noises in my room, I feel slightly dillusional and I can't keep myself awake. I would only recomend this if it's a last resort (which is the reason why I'm taking it) because you'd probably be better off without it! | F | 19 | 4 days | 10/27/2009 | 1 | Year round allergies | depression, bad body aches, exhaustion, mood swings | I took Zyrtec for approximately 10 years and it really helped my allergies, last year I started to have terrible body aches, mood swings and exhaustion so that I didnt feel good at all. I saw the docter on several occasions thinking that maybe I was having thyroid issues or possibly starting to have diabetes issues since it runs in my family, the doctor could not find anything wrong with me. I started losing my hair and a friend told me to look up Zyrtec and hair loss on line I did and found this site. I quit taking Zyrtec and have been off it now for about 4 weeks and immediatly the cloud lifted! I feel great no more body aches, exhaustion or mood swings! I did have a period where I had alot of itching but that went away. The hair loss was not due to the Zyrtec. I was tested for allergies and I do have severe allergies so the nurse gave my another allergy medicine Xyzal which is pretty much the same thing as Zyrtec and immediately the exhaustion was back, I was yelling at the kids and felt horrible. I am looking into other alternatives now for the allergies. I will not take this drug again. | F | 45 | 10 years | 10/21/2009 | 1 | possible allergies/asthma | This drug affected my 4 year old son's sleeping and waking hours. He had five or six night terrors that he could not wake from every night. His behavior changed during the day, from a sweet mild mannered boy to a hyper, manic, agressive and angry preschooler. I came here and read all of the same side effects that other children were having and I stopped giving him Zyrtec. This upset our family so much that I wrote a blog about it: http://raisingcalifornia.blogspot.com/2009/10/zyrtec-is-evil.html | Don't give this to your children! | M | 4 | 6 weeks | 10/21/2009 | 2 | dust/pollen allergies | Uncontrollable itching for days after stopping zyrtec. | Don't quit abruptly. If you do, you may have uncontrollable itching all over your body. If that is the case, you have two options: 1) take a half dose of zyrtec for about 10 days. Or better yet, 2) take claritin for about 10 days to relieve the itching. Most people can then quit taking the claritin with no side effects. | M | 30 | 6 months | 10/20/2009 | 2 | Allergies | It helped with my allergies such as the drainage, the runny nose, the itchy eyes, but it made me extremely drowsy. So much so it worried my coworkers that something was wrong with me when I passed out in front of my computer. I even dozed off while standing. That amount of drowsiness can be dangerous and it didn't even show up until about a week after taking the Zyrtec. The day I stopped taking it, there was an immediate difference in how drowsy I felt. I even switched between taking it in the morning to taking it at night with no difference except that taking it at night made it really difficult for me to wake up in the morning. | Beware of extreme drowsiness | F | 21 | 10 days | 10/20/2009 | 3 | Seasonal Allergies/ Skin issues | Our 4 year old son has been on and off Zyrtec for two years. We are just now connecting behavior, mood, and aggression to Zyrtec. We thought that his behavior was due to being 3 (an age we have found to be very difficult in boys). Our son has had sleep issues since he has been out of a crib and severe behavioral issues for the last year and a half. I have actually talked to the Pediatrician about his behavior and have even considered looking into therapy. Our son has been extremely tough to deal with, very strong-willed, emotional, and aggressive at times. We recently took him off Zyrtec for three weeks and noticed a definite change in behavior. Our "melancholy" kid was happy, fun, goofy, social, and a joy to be around. We didn't connect the Zyrtec and put him back on it after a visit with the Allergist. He has been on the full teaspoon for 2 weeks now and we have had rages, crying, out-of-control behavior. He will no longer be taking Zyrtec after tonight. He does | Don't put your kids on it! It's not worth it!!! | M | 4 | 2 years | 10/18/2009 | 2 | Allergy drainage | I took my first dose of Zyrtec-D and felt sleepy, but my symptoms were gone. Felt no different than taking Benadryl. Then, I made the mistake of taking one before bed. I also took this dose two hours before the last dosage was supposed to wear off, accidentally, since I was immediately going to bed. About an hour after taking the second dose, I started having chills and shakes. I couldn't get to sleep, either. Whenever I did doze off, I immediately went into strange, graphic dreams. Not nightmares, but just straight-up disturbing strangeness. When my alarm clock went off, I woke up to my heart racing. I even had mild chest pain and dizziness I was terrified that I was having a heart attack. Fortunately, the pain and palpitations faded within an hour. For the rest of the day, I was tired and depressed. | I would much rather take Benadryl than take this, since I know it's at least a bit safer. Zyrtec should still be prescription only, in my opinion, due to the very strange side effects. | M | 19 | 2 days | 10/13/2009 | 1 | Seasonal Allergies | My 8-year old daughter took it for terrible allergy symptoms during July '09. She bacame anxious and said "I don't feel right in my body". She wouldn't sleep alone -- she made a "nest" on the floor in my room and wanted a big light on, not just a nightlight. | A friend at work told me about the side effects recently and that was when I realized my daughter had the personality problems during that period. Her behavior is back to what it was. | F | 8 | 15 days | 10/11/2009 | 1 | allergies | Ran out of my usual Nasacort and took Zyrtec for 3 days while waiting for a refill of the Nasacort. Did not put the symptoms together with the Zyrtec use at first, but symptoms started to clear up as soon as the last dose started to wear off. Experienced extreme fatigue, overall achy feeling with no specific spot that hurt, severe mood change - depression, anger. Never experienced such feelings before, or since. Decided it's much better to deal with the allergies for a few days while waiting for the refill rather than continue the zyrtec. | F | 41 | 3 days | 10/8/2009 |