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 |
| 3 | Itchy Rash On Elbows, Knees, Ankles | Depression, exhaustion, extreme sleepiness. | Worked well in getting rid of rash, but side effects are a problem. Even when taken at night the medication's effects carry over several hours into the next day. | M | 47 | 14 days | 10/17/2004 | 3 | pet and seasonal allergies | I've been taking it for a month it worked for a few weeks and then stopped, then I started to notice a change in myself. I've become very irratable and depressed. I'm tired and fatigued and sleep all the time. Also lately I've had a very dry nose and mouth and have had an increased appetite and have been gaining weight. I feel sick like I've got a cold and my asthma has been very bad. Guess what I looked all zytec side effects on the internet and I have about 80% of them. I am going to stop taking it immediately. | People thinking about taking this drug should research it on the internet. If you see how many side effects it has, you'll think twice about taking it. | F | 39 | 30 days | 10/17/2004 | 2 | ongoing allergies & sinus problems | This made me so drowsy I could not function. Could not drive, was lethargic, felt drugged. | Seemed to help my allergy symptoms tremendously but the extreme drowsiness and drugged feeling were more debilitating than the allergies. In other words, this made me feel worse than did the problem for which I was taking it. | F | 31 | 5 days | 10/17/2004 | 3 | asthma | Not exactly sure as my 11 month old is taking this. I think he has become more aggressive, but this could be attributed to him becoming a toddler. | M | 1 | 4 days | 9/30/2004 | 1 | allergies | confusion, disorientation, fainting, irregular heartbeat | My husband just took this medicine today for the first time - 10 mg. Now he's asleep and he came home from work and told me he almost wrecked his truck, because he passed out. He said his heart felt funny and it was beating too fast and that his heartbeat was irregular. He's been very sorry that he took it this FIRST time. This is a bad drug, and I wouldn't recommend it to anyone. I'm speaking from the point of view of someone who has watched her husband being scared all evening from taking it. He won't be taking it again, I can guarantee that. I wish he hadn't taken it to begin with. Right now, I don't know whether to go to bed or force him to go to the hospital, because I'm worried sick. Do not use this bad drug. | F | 33 | 1 days | 9/26/2004 | 1 | allergies/asthma | My son who is 2 1/2 had MAJOR TEMPER TANTRUMS and VIOLENT OUTBURSTS where he would hit and kick...not only hurting people but himself...he would throw things and kick and SCREAM!!! Almost like he had no control of his impulses and exaggerated temper. This was not like him at all. Stopped the medication and my nice son returned. Sure he had a tantrum here and there but they were normal toddler ones...not scarry ones. | I was not aware until coming to this website that this can be a side effect. His Dr. prescribed it for supplemental allergy fighter as he also takes Singulair and Pulmicort for his asthma. I would rather him be congested and cough than have these fits. I think we will stick to Claritin. | M | 2.5 | 1 weeks | 9/26/2004 | 1 | allergies | My 8 year old son took Zyrtec pretty regularly for 3 years, taking breaks at times. At first it seemed wondeful, but then it built up in his system causing terrible side effects. The worst side effect being sadness and DEPRESSION. No more Zyrtec for my son. | Short term it worked for the allergies, but I would NOT give it to a child long term! The side effects are worse than the allergies. | F | 32 | 3 years | 9/20/2004 | 2 | ragweed allergies | This is my 2nd day of Zyrtec. It controls the histamine response very well, but I am having a side effect that feels pretty extreme, in that I cannot seem to concentrate, and feel dissociated from life. Sad and dull. Weird. | I don't think I can keep taking this, even though the ragweed season is so bad this August. I feel too weird in my head while taking Zyrtec. Back to Claritin (OTC) which was not really keeping the allergies at bay. Dang. | F | 38 | 2 days | 9/1/2004 | 2 | itching and hives on face | Drowsy and a | I took a very low dose of the medication since I am hypersensitive to all drugs. Just a small bite out of 10mg pill made me drowsy within 20 mins. It also made me feel melancholy and | F | 38 | 1 days | 8/31/2004 | 2 | hives | My 9-year-old daughter, who is normally the life of the party, now seems depressed. She's definitely not herself. She says she just doesn't feel right, her throat feels weird, as does her stomach. But the depression is what made me go on the computer tonight to find out more about this medication. She's been on it for 3 to 4 weeks for hives. I think she would rather have hives than feel so sad and insecure. | F | 9 | 3 weeks | 8/25/2004 | 3 | Food allergies | Drowsiness; would be lethargic and tired the day after taking it; would always crave sugar the day after taking it | Yes, it stops the itching, but the fatigue it brings on is a huge negative. It was enough to make me stop taking it altogether, and guess what happened when I did? My allergic reactions have almost disappeared completely! It's worth pondering whether those were true allergic reactions or withdrawal symptoms. | F | 29 | 5 years | 8/23/2004 | 4 | Hives | NONE not one side effect I was amazed | When I first started taking Zyrtec It was like a wonder drug. Needed only every 48 hours and would clear hives completely with in 20 min. No side effects what’s so ever. But after two summers of taking it one day it suddenly did nothing, Not sure if my body adapted to it or what but defenilty get a trial pack. You will know with in 30 minues if it’s the stuff for you. I have since tried Benadryl. Which didn’t do anything for me. Currently I have gone back to Zyrtec with zantac aswell. | M | 33 | 2 years | 8/22/2004 | 1 | 9 year old daughter has allergies | My daughter's mood changed drastically. She was irritable and angry to the point we thought she was depressed. She also had a rash of white bumps around her eye and cheek. After we took her off zyrtec her normal personality came right back and the bumps went away. This medicine made our daughter miserable. I think it is dangerous. | F | 9 | 4 months | 8/22/2004 | 2 | hives | Dry mouth, sleepy, lithargic | Zyrtec was prescribed for hives, but on a scale from 1 to 10, it was a 2. | F | 56 | 60 days | 8/16/2004 | 1 | runny nose seasonal | dizziness dry mouth started to develop hives whereas before I had none | I would not suggest anyone start taking this medicine unless your symtoms are severe I was prescribe zyrtec because of seasonal runny nose and tried to stop taking it and started to develop hives which forced me to continue taking it everytime I try to quit I break out in icthy hives I hate this medicine I am sleepy and out of it all the time please dont start | F | 40 | 3 years | 8/11/2004 | 1 | seasonal allergies | I started taking zrytec and only had runny nose tried to stop after a year and experience hives which I never had before and am force to continue to take it or suffer I am in worse shape than when I started out drys out my skin and mouth and eyes quitting taking this medicine is worst than when I stopped smoking it is addictive and I was never told that | F | 35 | 4 days | 8/10/2004 | 1 | tree pollen allergy | HIVES, ITCHY skin, mood swings, depression. | I was put on Zyrtec for mild spring season tree pollen allergies and can not stop taking it...every time I try to stop Zyrtec, I break out in hives and have itchy skin all over. | F | 42 | 3 years | 8/6/2004 | 4 | congestion | none | seems to work | M | 43 | 2 years | 7/27/2004 | 1 | severe allergies | behavioral problems, emotional numbness, could not sleep, lots of temper tantrums, did not seem to help with allergies after a certain time of day, upped the dosage and he had more unusual behaviors, speech delayed. This medicine almost ruined my child!!! | For a long time I thought my child was autistic. I finally got him an appointment to get him evaluated because he more or less fit the mold of an autistic child. After a year of bad results with zyrtec, I took him off of it and within days he was a different child. He stopped all his irrational, abnormal behaviors, started sleeping and most importantly started talking and responding to life. I thought I was helping him because of his severe allergies, but instead zyrtec robbed him of a year of his life. | M | 4 | 1 years | 7/27/2004 | 1 | Son was taking it for allergies | My son (now 6) had serious behavioral problems to the point of being suspended 15 times from kindergarten. He had always been on zyrtec since he was a baby and had behavioral problems since then also. Stopped the Zyrtec and have not had a problem since. | It had gotten to the point we had him seeing a therapist, did behavioral testing etc. Then I stopped the Zyrtec and he doesn't have the problems anymore. He had a VERY bad temper, would not listen to anyone, very defiant, very hyper. I stopped the Zyrtec and there was an almost immediate change in his behavior, back to a normal rational 6 year old. | M | 6 | 4 years | 7/22/2004 |