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 | Allergies | Rash, irritability, agitation | Should not give to children. | F | 10 | 10 days 1X day | 6/30/2016 | 1 | Rash (poison ivy?) | Overwhelming drowsiness, lingering 24+ hours after ceasing the medication. (Half life of 8 hours = around 2 days to eliminate completely.) Mild headache and dizziness. | To be fair, I don't find the words "non-drowsy" anywhere on Zyrtec's web site, so I can't claim they misled me. But for me, the drowsiness and fatigue caused by this medication has been so overwhelming and long-lasting that it's worse than useless. I'd only touch this stuff in the event of a literally life-threatening allergic reaction, and then only if I can't get my hands on an EpiPen. Worse, it didn't seem to do much for my rash. | M | 43 | 3 days 10mg 1X day | 6/25/2016 | 1 | Congestion and inflammatory respons | Severe anxiety and irritability. | F | 62 | 1 weeks 10 1X day | 6/19/2016 | 1 | Allergies | I'm just realizing that my exhaustion, weight gain, lack of libido, alcohol sensitivity and menstrual duration has all been affected by Zyrtec. I quit 3 days ago and will NEVER go back. The withdrawal symptoms are horrific and this drug should be taken of the market, especially for kids. | I've increased my Vitamin C intake, and that seems to be helping with the symptoms. I do itch, but not uncontrollably. Hopefully the weight it added will come off soon. Do NOT take this!!! | F | 36 | 3 years 10 1X day | 6/13/2016 | 2 | hayfever | Took 1 tablet before bed. I woke up extremely tired and spent the entire next day so extremely tired, I thought I was narcoleptic. | I have used Zyrtec before with the only negative symptom of feeling like I was one step behind. This time there was no way to "wake up." I took 2 hour naps and was really not able to function until 24 hours after taking the Zyrtec. The next day I took Claritin and had no allergy symptoms and no drowsiness. I will not use Zyrtec again. | F | 53 | 1 days 10MG 1X day | 6/2/2016 | 1 | Allergies (seasonal) | Anxiety, irritability, weight gain, dry mouth, fatigue, insomnia, mild depression, mood swings and vivid dreams. | Started Zyrtec about 8 weeks ago and noticed about a 8 lb weight gain...some other psychological symptoms. I run 5 miles a day x5 days a week and was surprised at this sudden increase in weight and bloating. Also triggered an increase in hunger. Never experienced psychological issues (mood swings, insomnia, irritability, anxiety, depression) before until I started taking this drug. Although the psychological symptoms are mild, they are still upsetting. These side effects started about 1 week after I started taking it. I have stopped Zyrtec due to not "feeling myself" anymore. Hopefully, these symptoms from the drug will cease very soon so I can return to being happy and healthy. | F | 42 | 8 weeks 5 mg 1X day | 6/1/2016 | 1 | Itching and severe hives | While zyrtec has done wonders for my hives and itching.. It has not done wonders for my mood.. This medicine turned me into a raging lunatic.. I felt awful.. People should be very aware especially if given to little kids.. I was so sick on this and made me so nasty and made me feel so bad i could have hurt someone.. Just be careful | F | 39 | 1 weeks 10 | 5/6/2016 | 1 | year round allergies | Well i have been dizzy for 3 days now. Went to the hospital because it got so bad. Got diagnosed with severe vertigo. So i got curious as to what was causing it and realized i havent had my zyrtec for 5 days due to a mix up on refills at the dr office. Took some benadryl and vertigo is slowly going away. Who knew? Im going to talk to my doctor about trying something else at my appointment in 2 days | Dont know if its good or bad | F | 28 | 2 years 1x day | 4/27/2016 | 1 | Eczema and seasonal allergies | My kids. Unexplained extremity pain and severe mood swings with irritability. I confirmed that it was this medicine before taking them off for good and that it was nothing else. | 2 years 1X day | 4/21/2016 | 1 | allergy | Dizzy, blurry vision, nausea, vertigo, migraine headaches, little less after discontinued for a week. | Wow I hope these symptoms completely end soon, off for 1 week so far. | F | 59 | 1 years 1 tablet | 4/4/2016 | 3 | Allergies related problems; watery | I have already left a comment but want to expand on it a little. If it were not for this site, which I left comments for other allergy-related meds, Zyrtec would have continued to destroy me. Now I am aware that it is possibly it was the one causing the symptoms such as deadening my spirit (disquieting), making my eyes look crazy or have lost my senses, widening my eyelids or sometimes my eyes' shapes becoming smaller, I am deeply grateful and appreciative. Words are indescribable the wonders this site has done for me as I was not sure what was going on with me. Thank you so very much for having this site up for people like myself, especially children, who may not be able to relate or express their feelings of what happening to them. Your site is a blessing !!! | I am very grateful and deeply appreciative of this/your site. | F | 54 | 1X AN | 3/22/2016 | 2 | allergies | Made me so sleepy that I couldn't hold my head up at work. When I did fall asleep I woke up 10 hours later feeling as if I was drunk. Dissapointed. I wish it would have worked for me. | F | 39 | 1 days 10mg | 3/21/2016 | 1 | Seasonal Allergies | My daughter is 3 and has been having uncontrollable rages and tantrums. She is typically very sensitive so the occasional tantrum is typical but these tantrums last all day and are frightening; with her throwing herself off furniture and onto the floor, screaming and scratching at herself and others. She is inconsolable. She will never take this medicine again. | F | 3 | 5 days 2.5 mg 1X day | 3/18/2016 | 3 | eczema | Extreme anger, extreme irritability,excessive crying. | I wouldn't take it see if you can try something else. Be careful. | F | 36 | 21 days 10mg 1X day | 3/16/2016 | 3 | Running Nose, Sneezing and Watery E | I am not sure but it might be related to Zyrtec with vision changes, giving me a crazy looks; unable to look people in the eyes. Also, I noticed my feet ankles being swollen and I do not consuming that much of salt diets. I thought Zyrtec, and other Allergy-related drugs are not supposed to cause such harm as others have commented on its use. According to my Ear and Throat doctor, Zyrtec and other related Allergy Meds and Sprays should be safe since they do not go through one's bloodstream but showed otherwise. With all these negatives being noted about Zyrtec and other Allergy drugs, I as a person with allergies do not know else what to take. | If an adult person is experiencing such severe problems, what about children, babies (toddlers) for that matter, who are unable to express their feelings, is very devastating; Zyrtec and others similar to it need monitoring and regulating by the Food Drug Administration or any other departments responsible to oversee drugs usage. | F | 54 | 1X AN | 3/10/2016 | 4 | hayfever ony thing that works | Wen i 1st started takin it 2 yrs ago it always worked nd unblock d my nose. Bt lays on me next day for 15 hours makin me so sleepy | So take half tab til summer. Otherwise cnt function next day. Shame it does that to me now | F | 45 | 2 days | 3/3/2016 | 1 | Allergies! Given this by doctor | Heart racing, anxious, feeling uncoordinated, dizzy, feeling "drunk" while walking, shaking, dry mouth. | I don't have enough words for what this medication has done to me. I was standing in church today looking like a drunk (BTW I don't drink). My movement was so slow. I had to hold on to walls the last five days. My coworkers didn't want me driving and I haven't driven in two days. And today, to top it off, I thought my heart was going to race out of my chest. I would have never thought an allergy medicine could cause such issues. I haven't played with my son because I can't do it. I finally spent the whole day doing research. Why is this medicine an OTC when its so dangerous? I thought I was losing it! There are so many people saying what it does wrong to them. I still don't really have the coordination to type this. My mind won't work! But I will never ever take this medication again. | F | 36 | 5 days 10 mg | 2/28/2016 | 1 | allergies | sleep paralysis, feeling very "out of it", anxious, lack of energy | My allergies were really acting up and my typical medicine wasn't doing much so my doctor recommended Zyrtec. After taking it for a few days, I experienced sleep paralysis for the first time in my life. Since I had just started taking this medicine, I decided to look up other side effects of zyrtec. I couldn't believe that an allergy medication could cause something as horrible as sleep paralysis, but apparently I'm not the only one who experienced it. Also, I noticed that i was really out of it the few days I was taking this but I didn't think anything of it until recently. Also I was a lot more anxious than usual. And I was tired all the time too. I don't understand how this medicine is still allowed to be sold. | F | 17 | 5 days 10 mg 1X day | 2/27/2016 | 1 | Nasal drainage | Blurred vision, rage, anxiety, lack of concentration, dry mouth | This stuff is awful. I had no idea what was causing me to suddenly have such anger and blurry vision. I started to think of what I had changed in my diet or otherwise. It was then that I remembered I had started Zyrtec, at my doctors recommendation. I won't be taking it again and hope this all goes away quickly! | F | 48 | 3 weeks | 2/13/2016 | 1 | For my indoor allergies | Tiredness, sore throat, cough and nausea | Do not take | F | 22 | 7 days 10 mg | 2/11/2016 |