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 | Hives | Ok I took the med in the eve because I felt tired all day after taking it. So in the eve after taking it I would fall right asleep and would either sleep for like 10-12 hours or feel tired all day after waking. It seemed to work for hives. But other side effects where strange dreams, tired, anxiety attacks. | Ok I took the med in the eve because I felt tired all day after taking it. So in the eve after taking it I would fall right asleep and would either sleep for like 10-12 hours or feel tired all day after waking. It seemed to work for hives. But other side effects where strange dreams, tired, anxiety attacks. | M | 28 | 2 weeks | 5/9/2007 | 2 | Allergies/Asthma | Tried this drug with my 3 year old daughter to help control her asthma attacks (well, to control her allergies which her doctor thought were aggravating her asthma). She was on it for two days and I immediately saw fatigue and very aggressive moodiness. She gets very upset over the smallest things where she is ordinarily very laid back and easy going. We're taking her off after reading this site. | F | 3 | 2 days | 5/9/2007 | 1 | CHRONIC HIVES (PRESSURE URTICARIA) | Zyrtec has significantly damaged my life and body as much as, and possibly more than the hives which I’m being treated for. Extreme mental fogginess (biggest side-effect) HUGE increase in weight (biggest side-effect) Have become extremely depressed (depression) and have noticed an extreme increase of anxiety (biggest side-effect) Huge increase in appetite Huge increase in fatigue – I have no energy (increased desire for sleep, cannot stand long, physical activities make me feel like I’m 40, not 22) Overall drive has decreased (including sexual, social, personal) Often find myself not interested in things or activities – which are usually interests of mine Developed major mood-swings and wide-ranging irritability Developed extreme paranoia --email me for more side-effects if interested-- | I have chronic hives and have had them for about 5 or 6 years now. About 3 years ago, I finally decided to go to an "Allergy Specialist" because NOTHING that regular DRs were giving me was curing them. They told me that the cause of my condition was unknown. After being prescribed and trying many medicines from the specialist himself (including, singulair, claritin, hydroxyzine, ZYRTEC, herbal remedies, allegra, sulfa-sulfate salazine (I think), etc...) I found the only thing that made them consistently STOP was a combination of ZYRTEC and HYDROXYZINE. I was taking the ZYRTEC in the morning, HYDROXYZINE at dinner, and HYDROXYZINE at bedtime. Hives were for the most part gone for good, besides random occasional breakouts. I quit taking ZYRTEC before reading this blog (message board) because the side-effects were getting to be too much for me. Now after reading this blog and seeing all the THOUSANDS of similarities in side-effects, there is no damn way I would eve | M | 22 | 3 years | 5/9/2007 | 1 | counter act Prednisone symptoms | I was placed on Prednisone and was experiencing some not so pleasant side affects. I saw the Dr. and she prescribed the 10 mg. Zyrtec. For one, she claims she prescribed this because of the non-drowsy effect-hahahaha!!!. I work around machinery and for the past two days that I have been on it, I have been a walking zombie, not good! Secondly, are the mood swings, not sure if the Prednisone is causing that or the Zyrtec from what I have been reading, or both. And, last but not least, is the lip thing, someone posted about swollen lips, after one day of the Zyrtec, I woke yesterday to 3 canker sores on my lip and swelling. I have decided to not take anything today, I want to feel like me again. | F | 42 | 2 days | 5/9/2007 | 3 | Allergies | Both my 6 year-old-son and I were on zyrtec for under a year. The medicine did a great job with making us feel better when we had allergies. With me, I experienced swelling of the lips. Not angioedema, but Angelina. Perhaps I should have been happy about this, but I couldn't find the cause. I was prescribed an epipen, and was concerned my lips and throat might swell at any moment. With my son, he had behavioral issues. We saw a dramatic increase in the amount of times we had to speak to him about behavior. He had major mood swings and aggression towards family members. Our sweet, caring, calm little boy was gone. This site was a life-saver, because it opened our eyes. We decided to take our son off of zyrtec. My husband noticed dramatic differences within a week. I noticed him getting better everyday. Today my son said something that was heartwrenching. He told his father that it was like the real him had been dead. He said that he feels so much better now. I am so happy | If you do go on zyrtec, please monitor emotional and physical states. Know that this drug can cause some unusual side effects. | F | 37 | 1 years | 5/7/2007 | 3 | allergies/sinusitis | A sort of disconnected feeling from life- I dont really care about anything. Drowsiness especially when doing paperwork. Very dangerous when driving because you are so out of it as to not take things seriously. Lack of motivation for living. My wife says I get extremely irritable and don't seem empathetic at all. I will take the pill in the morning and by evening I just get so fatigued- extreme fatigue. I have never felt fatigue like this before. A few times I have even felt like I could collapse. I walk about 12 miles a day at work, and I usually handle it pretty well, but not on this pill. | It does control allergies and it definitely relieved my very sore throat. My post nasal drip is still there, but it doesnt seem to irritate my tissues like usual. | M | 31 | 3 weeks | 5/4/2007 | 2 | Severe Allergies | I posted here about 4 months ago. At that time I had a couple issues with the drug. Now I have a bunch... Uncontrollable eating, sleep issues, drug doesn't seem to do much anymore, mental health issues (depression, anxiety, irritability, etc...) | Initially I was very pleased with this drug. I seemed to have had a couple of side effects. I seem to have developed many more side effects. Also the drug has already seemed to have lost it's potency. I'm smack in the middle of the Spring allergy season, and I'm misserable. Constant sneezing, wheezing, itchy, etc... It's like I'm not taking anything. | M | 33 | 10 months | 5/3/2007 | 2 | Seasonal Allergies | I am super tired all the time, I took a nap the 2nd day for about 3 hrs and still felt lazy and tired afterwards. I get so hungry throughout the day. It helped very little as far as my dust/pollen allergies. Spring 2007 in MD. I still sneezed, runny nose, itchy eyes, etc after taking the pill. I took the pill at 8PM before I went to bed. After reading these comments I finally found the answer why i've been feeling/acting so differently. I knew it was the pill! Time to find a new allergy medicine. | I don't like it at all | M | 22 | 4 days | 5/3/2007 | 1 | Allergies | Iritable like no tomorrow. WOW for someone who was happy go lucky, I turned into a monster after 3 weeks on this medicine and to boot, I've still got the allergies. | F | 38 | 3 weeks | 5/3/2007 | 3 | allergies | feeling irritable. Not much energy. noticed a weight gain after just over a month. Watching what I am eating and walking several times a week for several miles has not helped. My feet and hands are swelling at times as if retaining water. Allergy problems have been better but I didnt have any of these side effects with Allegra D. | After finding this site and that many others have had similar problems and horrible withdraw issues I am off it! | F | 40 | 55 days | 5/1/2007 | 2 | Constant Sinus Problems | Wow this was eye opening. I was just lying in bed wondering what the heck was wrong with me! I even had my doctor set me up for blood work because I could sleep ALL day long. I have no energy and am PMSing all the time. This is all very unusual for me and was driving me crazy, until I read this. To boot, I still have PND, cough, etc....didn't seem to do much, but make me tired and irritable. | Thank you all for posting! | F | 41 | 7 days | 5/1/2007 | 2 | year round allergies | My 7 year old has been on Zyrtec for 4 months. What I had started to think of as behavioral problems might very well be attributed to this drug....He has become angry, depressed, out of control, incredibly aggressive and argumentative. I did not know people were having these kinds of side effects so I would never have suspected his behavior and nightmares could be caused by this so called miracle drug. Also, these behaviors did not appear immediately upon starting Zyrtec, it has been more of a steady increase and intensity of symptoms. I read parts of this site last night and decided not to give him his dose. He used Claritin instead--it actually dried up his eyes, something zyrtec had failed to do. | I was not 100% satisfied with zyrtec even before I found out about all of these other unexpected possible side effects. It did nothing for his runny nose and eyes but did seem to decrease the frequency of the "flare-ups". | F | 36 | 4 months | 4/26/2007 | 1 | Allergies | My 8 yr old son was on zyrtec for about a week for allergies but when the allergies eased up i stopped the zyrtec because i figure why take meds when you dont need them. Anyways his allergies are acting up again and so are his sisters so the doc told me yesterday to give her the zyrtec now also. For some reason I had a hunch to look it up on the internet and I came across this site..OH MY GOODNESS I am so thankful I found this page. Needless to say the Zyrtec went bye-byes and they both had benadryl before they went to bed last night. I will NOT give my kids zyrtec if the side effects are that bad. I had no clue because my son had only taken it for a week before i took him off it the first time. I wouldnt have noticed any side effects in that short amount of time.. THANK you to everyone on here for sharing your horrible stories. Now my kids wont have to go through hell! | F | 33 | 7 days | 4/26/2007 | 3 | Seasonal Allergies | My 6yr old daughter had problems last spring with vaginal irritation and discomfort when urinating. We took her to the pediatrician 3 x's and a Gyn and they came up with nothing. This spring, same problem - went online and found this site stating some females had similar problems w/Claritan. I called Pfizer this morning and they told me that skin irritation is side effect of med(which they included her problem as part of that side effect). Incidentally, 4 yr old son had strange rash on face after starting Zyrtec, maybe is related to med as well? | My daughter has terrible allergies, don't know what to do to relieve suffering - she missed several days of school last year due to vaginal irritation - not to mention Dr's asking her if anyone "touched" her. Terrible experience for parent! | F | 6 | 30 days | 4/25/2007 | 1 | Allergies | After only 5 days - Depression, total loss of self-worth, crying spells, loss of motivation. It took me 9 days and this site to realize it was the medicine. Depression is not listed as a possible side effect, but two weeks ago I was fine and now all I want to do is cry for NO REASON! Hopefully this med will be out of my system soon! | F | 45 | 9 days | 4/24/2007 | 3 | seasonal spring allergies | I just googled zyrtec and light sensitivity b/c I have been terribly light sensitive lately and wondered if that was a side effect. I also have a corneal disease and so was wondering that something had changed with my corneas. I am relieved to learn that this possibly just due to the antihistamine. I am going to try going off it now to see if that helps, although it does seem to help with the allergies. But I'll find another way to deal with that, since right now I don't want to go outside during the day...and I live in Southern California!) | F | 30 | 15 days | 4/22/2007 | 5 | zyrtec | HEADACHES FROM HELLLLLLLLLL! | Due to my Angioedema and hives I was put on 10 mg. of Zyrtec...awesome as for completely getting rid of the hives, however slight swelling currently in the upper left cheek. I was also put on Nasonex twice a day. I stopped the Zyrtec 2 days ago until I read these blogs and realized what the issue was. I had to wean myself off of it and did not due to the BAD headache and frustration. I just took half a pill and I am already feeling relief after about 25 minutes. Thank you to everyone for taking the time to write their own personal experiences, it's NOW helped me! GOOD LUCK!!!! | 40 | 2 days | 4/21/2007 | 1 | allergies | My sons took this for allergies, ages 4 and 5, with bad dreams and restless sleep as a result. Also my 5 year old had daytime hallucinations, asked if he was dreaming, said he saw things that we didn't, it was really weird. | I would not give this to children unless their allergies were unbearable. I would rather treat with Vicks Vaporub at night than have a wigged out child. | M | 5 | 3 months | 4/20/2007 | 1 | Allergies | Took with Avelox - major hypnotic effect. After Avelox kept taking - kept being very very dizzy - esp. when lying down. Stopped Zyrtec 6 days ago. Good news not dizzy at all anymore! But ITCHY. At first got very itchy palms and skin with red rash. Also eyes very itchy. Taking Benadryl at night now (can't take during day as it makes me too sleepy). Itch better but still there. Hope it goes away. I would not rec this drug to anyone. Side effects too serious. Esp. do not combine with Avelox! | F | 53 | 60 days | 4/19/2007 | 2 | Seasonal Allergies | My 4 year old son is allergic to almost everything under the sun having to do with outside and springtime. About a year and a half ago we took him to an allergist and he was tested and prescribed Zyrtec to treat his symptoms. He has been on and off of this since. About a 2 weeks ago he began to have allergy symptoms. So I administered the Zyrtec. About a week or so after that I noticed that he began to move his neck, clear his throat often, blink plenty and shrug his shoulders involuntarily. When I took him to his pediatrician she freaked me out by likening his symptom to a child with Tourettes said that they were repetitive tics and referred us to a neurologist. I lost my mind, but it wasn't until I began to read these ratings and came across one that talked about the involuntary tics that I made the connection and did some more research on the medication. | Do not let your pediatrician diagnose your child with a trumped up biased observation and call it "tourettes" when in actuality it may only be the medicine. This scared my husband and I to death. | M | 4 | 8 times | 4/18/2007 |