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 |
| 1 | Seasonal allergies | Extreme sadness, bouts of anger, inability to fall asleep. | I cannot believe I am just now making the connection between my sons sudden mood and behavior changes and Zyrtec. He told me tonight that he is scared he is going to be sad forever and he can’t figure out why. He cries even when he is doing the things that he normally loves. I can’t wait until this med is out of his system completely. | M | 9 | 4 months | 3/18/2020 | 1 | Allergic rhinitis | Irritability, rage, impatience, severe anxiety, meanness | Worked great for my allergies, but turned me into an irritable, mean, impatient b!tch. If you want to live in a cave for the rest of your life, go for it. But if you want to be around other human beings, this medicine isn’t for you. | F | 49 | 10 days 10 mg / d | 3/7/2020 | 1 | Ear ringing and sinuses | Depression, irritability, brain fog, anxiety, feeling of going crazy, tiredness, dizziness, felt like my eyes weren’t adjusting right, headache. | I took Zyrtec for about 13 days 10 days consistently (regular tablets) then took like a two day break then 3 more days(liquid gels). Once I started the liquid gels I right away noticed I was getting irritable, depressed, and dizzy after the next day i started feeling really tired all day and my eyes felt weird ( I wear glasses so I thought that was the problem) and I started feeling a headache and anxiety and the feeling of going crazy or something. The third day I felt even worse with brain fog. It’s been about 24 hrs since I last took it and my vision is somewhat back to normal as of now but still feeling the anxiety, depression and slight headache. I wish I would have read all this before I started taking Zyrtec. This feeling is horrible and scary! I hope it doesn’t last to much longer! | M | 30 | 13 days 10mg | 3/3/2020 | 1 | Hives | I started having sudden allergic reactions, hives that grow and spread into dinner plate size and are multiple. I went to the Dr and took montalusk and Zyrtec. At first I was ok, the hives went away. I stopped montalusk and used zyrtech for 7 months. Still I would get hives here and there. I was thankful for it but it has warped my mind. Depression, anxiety, violent anger, totally a different person, constantly complaining, quit my career and just don't give a shit. It's not worth it I would rather erupt with hives. I am on day two of withdrawal and have a really bad sore throat and my urine stinks from it so bad. This drug is not safe, seriously meth or something might be safer. Now I plan to take a baby Benadryl if I have symptoms. Good luck people | 36 | 8 months 1 | 2/2/2020 | 1 | Son | Follow up to the 1/16/2020 date added post. My son has been off this medicine for 4 days and complete turnaround in behavior, attitude and overall happiness. He has even commented on how much better he feels. | F | 5 | 15 times 5mg 1X day | 1/17/2020 | 1 | 5 year old son | Back in Nov of 2018 my 5 year old son was prescribed zyrtec on an as needed basis to help with seasonal allergies. We would give him a pill as needed either in the am or before bed. Between 2018 and the summer of 2019 we really hadn't given him much of the medication but from time to time we were called by the tk teacher stating our son had a bad day; couldn't control his emotions. My husband did not think much of it. When he started kindergarten in 2019 we started giving him a pill here and there to help w/ his allergies. Again, we started getting calls from the school that our son was in a blind rage. Unable to control himself. Lashing out at the smallest of things. Displaying OCD traits due to high anxiety (washing his hands until they were red and cracked). One night he spoke to my husband and I telling us he didn't like his face, or hair or himself. It was a very sad moment coming from a child that normally was the happiest kid ever. We felt his pain and were concerned that | Please, don't let your child take Zyrtec. My husband and I spent hours with a counselor questioning our parenting skills. We punished or took away things he loved as a consequence for his bad behavior, which wasn't his faught. We had secured an appointment for our son with a counselor because we felt there was something deeper that we couldn't help him through. Truth is it was the zyrtec as in so many other cases. It's very sad to think doctors think it's ok for this to be prescribed to children. It crosses over the blood brain barrier and creates so may of these side affects. I never post on any sights but feel this experience is so important and how badly medicine affects our children others know about it. Find another alternative...... | F | 5 | 15 times 5mg 1X day | 1/16/2020 | 4 | Severe Allergies | I took two 10 mg tablets on the first day for extreme head and chest congestion and coughing. Worked immediately, but brought on a fast bowel movement. Continued to take 10 mg tablet in the morning for three more days while taking one 10 mg tablet of Monteluskast (Singulair) at night. Almost erased all of my allergy symptoms, but I began feeling rage and impatience, severe pain in my lower back, hips and knees. Not sure which med is causing what, but will slowly stop taking the Zyrtec first and call the allergist. | Good for immediate relief from severe allergic reactions. But do not suggest long term use because of mixed side effects. | F | 52 | 4 days 10 mg 1X day | 1/10/2020 | 1 | Pet allergies | Rage, hate , crazy thoughts, strange erratic behavior. | M | 10 | 0 days Children’s | 1/4/2020 | 4 | Allergy | F | 54 | 2 years 20 1X day | 11/26/2019 | 1 | Allergies and eczema | My child's behaviour changed when she was on this horrible medication!i swear to God it was a nightmare for me to see how she react with her moody angry mode and keep getting in daze! I need a safer replacement for this stupid medication! | F | 10 | 7 days 10mg | 11/21/2019 | 1 | Seasonal allergies | Lost in bad thoughts everyday anxiety forgetful no strength depression mood swings pain all over my body no energy they make you go insane mentally physically worse medication ever !!! I will never take this again or my child | Should not be sold otc at all | F | 27 | 8 months 10 mg | 11/18/2019 | 2 | Allergies | I only take the tablets for a couple of days when allergies are unbearable. I noticed I felt very tired and drowsy the next morning after taking them and grumpy It’s the same every time I take them so I knew it was the tablets and it also made me google to see if anyone else had these symptoms which is how I found this page. Scary to think what would happen if I took them longer | M | 45 | 2 days 10mg | 10/24/2019 | 4 | allergies in my nose | Worked very well, until I stopped taking it. Now itching all over (literally head to toe.) Scalp and feet are the worst, but itches are all over the place. Six itchy days and nights and counting. | There should be a warning about withdrawals after long term daily use. | M | 60 | 1 years 10 1X day | 8/21/2019 | 5 | for Sinuisitis and Hay Fever | No side effects | I take one 10 mg tablet daily when needed. If I have a bad attack of hay fever coming on, I take one tablet daily for one or two days and within an hour there is relief. This regimen which I have been using for many years controls my hay fever and keeps me from getting Sinusitis and/or Bronchitis. If I am near someone who sneezes, I hold my breath until I can get away from them because I can get a sinus infection just like that. So I always travel with Zyrtec to protect me when I have hay fever or to keep me from getting a sinus infection. I think it's the best antihistamine medicine on the market, and I've used them all. It is expensive, but worth the cost to keep me safe. I have had Asthma since I was eleven. I learned a long time ago how to protect myself. | F | 76 | 8 years 10 mg 1X AN | 6/13/2019 | 1 | Seasonal allergies | Lost in bad thoughts, rage, forgetfulness, anxiety, severe mood swings, weight gain, excessive comfort eating, and depression | Controls my symptoms, but at a severe mental stability and health risk. | M | 53 | 15 years 1 every 12 | 5/28/2019 | 4 | allergy | M | 54 | 2 years 1X AN | 4/22/2019 | 4 | allergy | None | F | 54 | 2 years 20 mg 1X AN | 4/22/2019 | 2 | Allergies | I put my 2 year old on this medication and the next days saw a mood difference. He was constantly doing something to get in trouble, moody and aggressive. I was very displeased. I was made to believe it was safe for children but I’ll take the allergies over aggression. I wanted to make sure it was the medication so I tried it once more and the next day after giving him the medication at night, again he was moody and aggressive and not himself. | M | 2 | 7 days | 3/12/2019 | 1 | Body Rash | Severe fatigue, ill feeling, headaches, tightness in forehead | Took increasingly high doses to keep red spot body rash at bay. It did that very well. However, side effects are debilitating. Didn't realize the drug was causing all of this until weaning off and seeing side effects start to disappear. Fatigue started to disappear within 24 hours of stopping. Ill feeling started to fade as well. Headache has been a bit slower to fade, but after 3-4 days is almost gone with only minor tightness in scalp remaining. GP said that Zyrtec wouldn't be the cause of this.....oh well. | M | 50 | 45 days 20mg 2X day | 11/8/2018 | 1 | Chronic Urticaria | Zyrtec alleviated the hives but I began to notice stomach pain, dry eyes, tinnutus, and then when I tried to stop taking it I got vertigo and awful itching and hives- much worse than the original problem I started taking Zyrtec for. My dermatologist said if it was resolving the hives then I could continue. By then I checked withdrawal symptoms online and found so many people struggling to get off this awful drug. The itching is fierce and I woukd get hives several inches across plus swollen lips and bumps of over an inch came up randomly on my forehead or wrist. I did more research and found that Zyrtec supresses Histamine ratger than breaking it down. I had very low DAO enzyme in my body so coukd not vreak the excess histamine down naturally. After weeks of hell once I stopped taking Zyrtec I bought Histame capsules on the internet and within 3 days. had the itching under control. I tackled the root cause of my low DAO with the help of a nutritionist and was able to stop the Histame after a few weeks. I do eat a low histamine diet now which also helps. I would never ever take Zyrtec again | Zyrtec shoudnt be available over the counter. It is dangerous and needs to be reviewed. huge no of people have problems stopping it | F | 69 | 3 months 1 per day | 9/24/2018 |