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 |
| 3 | allergies | drowsiness, difficulties waking up in the morning, difficulties concentrating, spacing out often | I did not realize i was having problems concentrating until i began spacing out while driving and missing my exits. I was having a hard time waking up in the mornings, hitting the snooze button 5-6 times before dragging myself out of bed. But i had forgotten to take a dose one night, and woke up the next morning before the alarm without any problems. | F | 28 | 3 months | 3/27/2009 | 4 | Allergies | A very positive side effect! I have anxiety sometimes that causes chest pain, headaches and general lousy feelings. Zyrtec seems to prevent that from happening. I sleep well and can breath better. | M | 60 | 2 months | 3/26/2009 | 1 | Hives, seasonal allergies | Zyrtec worked for the allergies and helped somewhat for the hives. However, the side effects were horrific: I was so tired, I needed a daily nap, yet still felt lethargic. Body aches, especially around the shoulders and upper back. Vivid nightmares, and feeling groggy in the morning. Bloating and gas. Weight gain. Frequent urination. It has been almost two weeks since I discontinued it, and I am still feeling its nasty presence in my body. With all these nasty side effects, I'll take the hives instead. | Doctors throw this terrible med around like candy. They claim it is effective and generally innocuous in terms of side effects. I wish they would read the hundreds of responses you have all posted. | F | 49 | 24 days | 3/26/2009 | 1 | Allergy to cats | I was taking 10 mg a day as a test for two weeks to see if I could live with my girlfriends cat Sam when I realized I was fatigued every day I was on it. I woke each day feeling like I didn't sleep even though I didn't actually wake up during the night. I couldn't concentrate on anything at work and didn't have motivation or the energy to workout or do just about anything. I couldn't remember anything either, my memory seemed to be affected... probably from feeling so damn tired all day. Anyway needless to say instead of taking Zyrtec, I sold her cat on ebay. Just kidding. We gave the cat away and are getting a dog. Thank god. Now maybe I'll marry her.... yeah right! | If you're allergic to cats ... just get rid of the cat. duh! | M | 28 | 2 weeks | 3/26/2009 | 3 | SESONAL ALLERGY | STILL HAVE THE ICTCHY EYES AND SNEEZING...IT'S WORKING FOR THE STUFFY NOSE BUT NOT FOR THE ITCHY EYES. | NO ADDITIONAL | F | 32 | 5 days | 3/24/2009 | 2 | yes | Very cranky , hitting , yelling , shouting , getting really mad hard to control | I have seem many people concerns over the ZYRTEK , CLARITIN , SINGULAR especially on kids and read about the similar syntoms as i have seen for my 7 year old. But i never realized that those symptoms could be because of any of these medicines and as many specified the doctors or FDA does not mention these as side effects anywhere. I am glad that i found this site. In 2007 I was using an ayurvedic medicine for my sons allergies which was working perfectly with no side effects but then last year i took zyrtek again as it became available OTC and was a bit lazy ordering my ayurvedic medicine online. Now I am going to order it and would like to suggest it to moms who would like to try an alternative. It is called 'Septilin' by Himalaya herbals. you can also search for it on google. And I also suggest to teach some yoga to the kids especially to asthma prone. I tried with my child and i see a lot of improvement. Doing 'Pranayama' is good for this which is a set of Breathing exercises. And in that especially 'Kapalabathi' exercise is very good. You can also search in youtube for Baba Ramdev exercises and demonstrations. You can get all the info on the above by a simple search in google. I hope this is helpful | M | 7 | 1 years | 3/24/2009 | 1 | allergies | My 3 year old daughter became a different person | She has always been a sweet, attentive, loving little girl then about a year ago she started having some real problems. She was irritable, irrational, stopped talking, regressed in her potty training, complained daily of stomach pain, and seemed to be on a different planet most of the time. At one point it got so bad we almost had her tested for Autism. We finally made the connection that her bad phases coincided exactly with allergy season and realized it was Zyrtec. I was so relieved to find this web site and see that many others have come to the same conclusion. Now that she is not taking it we have our little girl back. It is wonderful. They really need to put stronger warnings on Zyrtec. | F | 3 | 1 years | 3/22/2009 | 1 | suggested to take when it OTC | It was absoluetly horrible. I became sick with what appeared to be Brochitus, and had just started taking Zertec when it became OTC in place of generic Clariton (as it was suggested as being much better for what appeared to be seasonal allergies (Burning eyes, watering eyes, sneezing, etc). Unfortunately my GM Dr. believing the bronchitus was bacterial and not getting better, put me on another 2 series of antibiotics (in all - it was 3 in row (1st, Z-Pac, then 10 days of Levequin, then 10 days of Amoxicillan) my lungs sounded worse and worse, weasing, bronchial spasms, persistant coughing with what sounded like loads of phlem in my lungs. The Dr knew I had just started taking Zertec and he thought "oh good" it should help. When i came back a 4th time he prescribed Levaquin again, Advair, and referred me to a Cardio Pulminary Specialist. However - that appointment couldn't be scheduled for between 2-3 weeks. within one week, I was was so distraught and having a bronchial spasm | The Cardio specialist took Xrays, and breathing tests to see if I had cancer, Emphasema, or other possible deseases. He too was told that I had been on Zertec for about 2.5 months at that time, and again said "good". After 1 month of Prednizone, 35 lbs of weight gain, Advair, and Albuterol inhalents - I was still not well, I had nearly lost my voice completely and had severe weazing, coughing, phlem at times, and bronchial spasms. THEN BY CHANCE I HEARD OF SOMEONE AT WORK HAVING A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT SIDE AFFECT OF ZERTEC - POUNDING IN THE CHEST, AND THEN AS IF HIS HEART WAS FLUTTERING. When I heard this, I looked on the web for remote 4% -7% side effects - RIGHT THERE THEY WERE: Horeseness, Severe Weasing, Coughing, and Bronchial spasms. I literally felt like death warmed over at times, with sexual side affects as well. I then self diagnosed, and immediately quit Zertec and with 48 hours found dramatic improvement. Now 2 weeks later, I not only am completely clear in my lungs, but do not need any inhalents. In fact today I went on my first Cardio / Bike ride in nearly 6 mos, have complete renewed energy, and even was able to make lovve with my wife for the first time in 4 mos. I AM TOTALLY SERIOUS AND NONE OF MY DOCTORS EVEN BELIEVE ME. I KNOW IT WAS THE ZERTEC AND I HONESTLY BELIEVE HAD I NOT STOPPED IT, IT COULD HAVE KILLED ME. I want to know why the FDA made this an over the counter available drug without any of these types of warnings!?!?!? Zertec is adverti | M | 43 | 3.5 months | 3/22/2009 | 4 | Chronic Hives | I've had chronic hives for the last 3 or so years, and the zyrtec has been a life-saver, however - in the last 3 years I have lost my libido and a lot of my creative instincts. And by lost I mean gone. I have zero interest in sex or poetry, which is weird. I feel like I'm on antidepressants. The only thing I can think of that would cause this is the zyrtec, which is the only medication I take. | I would be very curious to know if zyrtec has this effect on other people. | F | 36 | 3 years | 3/20/2009 | 1 | Pollen allergies | Bad dizziness - unable to stand up - spacey - wanting to jump out of my skin - hyperactive - restless - bizarre/violent thoughts | I would never recommend this drug to anyone. | M | 45 | 1 days | 3/20/2009 | 4 | Pollen Allergies | Headaches due to activity | The drug worked great on my allergies but it had some nasty side effects. I try to work out at the gym with some lifting, but as soon as i started taking zyrtec as soon as i would do any heavy lifting that i really had to strain to do, boom, i'd get a headache, just like that and it'd last for hours | M | 18 | 5 days | 3/19/2009 | 1 | Sons allergies | I have a 4 yr old and a 2 yr old. They both are having bad side effects. I thought I was going mad until I started researching the drug a bit more. My oldest itches all over, mostly on the back and stomach. He is normally a very good boy, listens well, and follows directions. Lately he's been having temper tantrum melt downs over the littlest things. Which is not normal for him at all. My youngest has been the worst. He will not sleep at night. Crying spells can last 2-3 hrs with 30 min breaks of sleep in between all night long. He sleeps very sound in the afternoon for naps. He is much more irritable, and has more temper tantrums than normal. I'm taking my children off this drug for good. I wish the Physician would have explained the possible side effects before perscribing. | F | 30 | 4 days | 3/19/2009 | 1 | severe allergies | My son has been taking this medicine for the last 3 years. He was a carefree, playful, and very caring toddler. However, over the last 3 years he has increasingly become violent, had trouble concentrating in school (his teacher kept asking us if he had ADD), and completely irrational. Nothing we did seemed to help. | When I starting thinking about the timing of his behavioral change, it kept coming back to the time he started taking Zyrtec. Then I found this site and read other parents' experience...OMG, I'm stopping the Zyrtec immediately. I hope to have my sweet & caring son back to the way he was very soon!!! | M | 6 | 3 years | 3/19/2009 | 5 | cold urticaria(hives from cold) | weight gain and increased appetite, ( but I started taking it over the holidays.) Dry eyes in the morning and maybe some joint pain in my hands. | I have suffered from cold urticaria since I was 16 (now 45). It cycles through every 7 tears or so, so I do have some years when I don't get them. I have to say that zyrtec has been a miracle drug for me. I will deal with the weight gain. for me, nothing beats being itch free. My dr had also prescribed zantac which acts on a different histamine receptor site than zyrtec, but I haven't needed to use it yet. I guess sometimes the effects of zyrtec(which I beleive is an H1 receptor) wears off after a while which is why she prescribed the h2 receptor drug. | F | 45 | 3 months | 3/18/2009 | 1 | Seasonal | My 4 year old daughter took it and immediately became a different child. Crying over everything, irrational behavior, loss of interest in things she normally enjoys. | Kicking this med to the curb... | F | 4 | 2 days | 3/18/2009 | 1 | Itchy eyes, nose and throat | Extreme sadness and irritability | I am a mother of four who has never felt as sad and emotional as I did during the two weeks of taking Zyrtec. Post-partum is a walk in the park compared to how I felt taking this. I can not believe that this product has not been pulled from shelves. I will NEVER take Zyrtec again and have made sure to share my experience with my family and friends. I am so upset for all of the unsuspecting parents out there who have only followed the advice of their doctors and given Zyrtec to their children. | F | 37 | 10 days | 3/17/2009 | 1 | Allergies | Depression, Sleeplessness, Unmotivated, Constipation | Starting taking it and about a week and a half into it, starting feeling seriously depressed for no reason. Waking up for hours in the middle of the night. Family/Friends kept asking if everything was OK. I found myself suddenly crying for no reason. That's when I realized it must be the only medication I was taking - Zyrtec. | M | 40 | 9 days | 3/17/2009 | 1 | allergies | My 2 yr. old son has been taking 1/2 tsp. of children's zyrtec for approx. one year to treat chronic allergies per his pediatricians recommendations. We never experienced any of the symptoms of insomnia, irritability, sleepiness, etc. with him, however, I began taking zyrtec 1 month ago & began experiencing some of these severe side effects. After doing some research & finding this website, I immediately stopped taking the medication & took my son off of it as well. My son has been off zyrtec completely for 4 days & has been experiencing severe withdrawal symptoms (hallucinations, night terrors, emotional meltdowns, etc.) I called his pediatrician who confirmed the symptoms he was experiencing were indeed withdrawals from the zyrtec. She recommended we "wean" him off by reducing the dose by 1/3 every 3-5 days until we completely stop giving it to him. She also indicated it would be 2 weeks after his last dose before he would be completely "adjusted" | DO NOT TAKE!!! | F | 36 | 1 years | 3/13/2009 | 1 | allergies | This is the worst antihistamine I have ever tried! I had extreme anxiety. Very groggy all day and couldnt sleep at night. It also gave me tachycardia and palpitations. Also very dry nose and throat. Some mood change.. I was cranky. | In my opinion this really didnt work as effectively as Claritin, although claritin also had side effects, this was much worse! I will NEVER take this again. It made me feel 20 years older and awful! Save your $$$ | F | 24 | 4 weeks | 3/13/2009 | 5 | indoor alergies | None. maybe a little tired, but I take it at night. 10mg | I love animals. and if it wasn't for Zyrtec I wouldn't be able to lay with my cat at night or survive cleaning the house due to all the dust. It is an amazing thing that I just simply cannot live without. I have been on claritin too, doesn't work... for me. | F | 19 | 5 years | 3/11/2009 |