CLARITIN-D 24 HOUR Reviews (LORATADINE; PSEUDOEPHEDRINE SULFATE)Average Rating: 2.5 (421 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare CLARITIN-D 24 HOUR with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR CLARITIN-D 24 H | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 2 | allergies | Severe insomnia, sever dry mouth - and was still stuffy! | I only took it for a week, but didn't sleep the entire week and drank so much water due to the dry mouth that i was constantly in the bathroom. It didn't help clear my sinuses and was still very stuffy - had to use nasal spray at night especially just to breathe. | F | 38 | 7 days | 3/30/2007 | 2 | Allergies | This was my first experience taking Claritin D. The downside is I haven't slept in over 20 hours, severe insomnia. The upside is that I'm still not tired. | I experienced a moderate decrease in my allergy symptoms. As others noted I also can't get enough to drink. If I decide to take it again it will not be before bedtime. | M | 50 | 1 days | 3/23/2007 | 2 | Spring Allergies | Insomnia,vivid dreams and restless sleep for the couple of hours I can sleep every night, no appetite, chills (feels like I have the flu), irritation, feeling detached and anxious. | I took this medication last year and sought out a therapist. It got that bad and I did not know WHAT was wrong with me. I was not sleeping, eating and was irritated and anxious all the time. I felt sick, completely out of it and exhausted. After I stopped taking the medication though after allergy season ended all of my negative symptoms and feelings stopped completely and I felt normal again. The therapist attributed it to my sleeping and eating normally. A couple of days ago I resumed it again for allergy season and the same symptoms have returned. Starts with chills, fatigue and feeling detached and anxious. Now I have not been sleeping, having restless sleep with very weird dreams if I do sleep for an hour or two and I have no desire to eat anything. Since I have gone 11 months feeling completely normal (happy, healthy with no problems whatsoever) and these symptoms are just now returning... I know now it is this medicine. I WISH I would have made the connection last year! I never | F | 30 | 5 days | 3/23/2007 | 2 | Allergies | None | It did not work. At all. If anything, my symptoms have worsened after trying Claritin out. | M | 32 | 5 days | 3/20/2007 | 3 | hay fever | depression, loss of energy | It cleared up many of my symptoms, and I think the decongestion part worked better than other medications. I wouldn't recommend it to those suffering with chronic depression though. A few hours after taking the medication, I realized this and stopped using it. | F | 22 | 1 days | 3/18/2007 | 4 | Allergies | severe diarrhea | worked great for my allergies. Took it for 5 years but dealt with sudden onset of severe diarrhea almost weekly. I never dreamed it was the Claritin, always though it was from adhesions from abdominal surgeries. Many, many dr's appt's and specialists couldn't figure my plumbing out. Finally one day I decided to stop taking Claritin and the diarrhea stopped immediately. As I thought about it, the more "allergic" the season, the more I took the meds, the more issues I had with my pipes. Not sure what I am going to do this spring! | F | 34 | 5 years | 3/14/2007 | 4 | sneezing and congestion | dry mouth some insomnia during first week of use some loss of appetite hightened energy and jitteriness during first few days | I just started back on Claritin 24 hour D after being off of it for a year. I took it for about 2 years to ease my sneezing and congestion but felt I needed to take a break from it. Experienced same symptoms this time as first time I took it. Symptons subsided after a few weeks on the medication. It has been effective - I can breathe and smell again and rarely sneeze. When I stopped taking Claritin I started snoring. Since starting the medicine again I'm no longer snoring. I take the 24 hour D in the morning. Insomnia goes away after a week or so. I'm feeling more rested. Was feeling very depressed prior to restarting the medication and have noticed a major improvement. When taking Claritin before never noticed it having any effect on my emotional well-being though I have had bouts of depression over the past several years but that's more likely the effect of major life events. I am in good health and do not take any other medication except for occasional OTC pain medication | F | 54 | 14 days | 3/13/2007 | 5 | Allergies | loss of appetite! sweatiness. It's like cocaine but better. | I can smell again and I've stopped snoring! | F | 17 | 5 days | 3/4/2007 | 4 | seasonal allergies/colds | Initially had rapid heart rate, dizzy, light headed, generally strange feeling, less hungry, post nasel drip, slept better & woke up w/energy! even though I might wake w/few hours of sleep. Sinus' very clear, no sneezing on all but the worst of days but only one or two sneezes. | After years of taking it the wierd feelings are gone as are dizziness, lightheadedness & appitite loss (Damn!) New side effects are strong desire to not miss a dosage (slightly addictive,no worse than caffine,) heart palpatations while at rest, trouble urinating, frequent urination, heavy depression and extreemly drained/tired for 1 to 2 days of not taking it (I even miss work sometimes when I stop dosages.) Effects aside, come allergy season nothing works better for me. It gets me through colds too (Its the clear sinus' that make it worth the side effects). Too expensive and a pain to buy though. I limit my use now mostly because of the urination problems. | M | 41 | 5 years | 3/2/2007 | 5 | decongestion from cold | I kept going to the bathroom all night, but it was okay because I also turned into an insomniac. My nasal cavities felt like they were on fire because they were so dry. I feel euphoric, very happy for no reason; I started smiling at the popcorn ceiling. I also feel heightened awareness; like a little kitty that can hear ten times better than a human or how I can detect motion much like bat sonar. | I feel so high right now. I had a crazy thought about wanting to write a thank you letter to the fire alarm for saving my life last November by making so much noise. I woke up very early this morning which was also fine because I felt very energetic. I also jumped on the bed this morning when my husband was still asleep before he had to go to work; he wasn't very pleased about that. The pharmacist told my husband when he was buying this that they keep it behind the counter because you can synthesize crystal meth from it--I believe that! | F | 23 | 1 days | 3/1/2007 | 2 | Sinus Infections | After about one month, my hands swelled up and turned red. I think it might have sulfate in it, and I think I am allgeric to sulfates. | The medicine seemed to clear up my sinsus, but I think that I couldn't sleep well the entire time I was on it. I usually have no problem sleeping, but with this medicine I would have a hard time falling asleep and would wake up about four or five times a night. | F | 48 | 30 days | 2/21/2007 | 1 | Clearing up "Glue-Ear" | Major dry mouth and throat when exercising (no saliva at all), loss in appetite, for first few days I was very zoned out, headaches, depression, irritability, unable to concentrate, horrible diarrhea feelings, sleepiness, and oddly enough pain feels more painful. No insomnia. | I didn't take Claritin-D for allergies, my doctor told me to take it to clear out mucous build up behind my ear drum. I had no problems other than my ear, but it seems that Claritin gave me allergy problems. I cough, sneeze, eyes tear.. Doesn't help me at all. | M | 15 | 30 days | 2/20/2007 | 5 | Allergies | None | This was prescribed to me (even though it's OTC) while I was hospitalized with pregnancy complications. I had a chronic cough and itchy eyes from the stale hospital air, and the claritin resolved this in about 48 hours. Absolutely necessary for me, very glad I had it. | F | 26 | | 2/12/2007 | 1 | My hubby took it for 2 years | Do these sound familiar at all? "Withdrawal is characterized by increased sleeping and eating, and depression-like symptoms, often accompanied by anxiety and drug-craving." I cannot add all of the details...there's just too much!! Please look it up on your own: I know this may be a stretch for some people, but the illegal drug "methampetamine" (or "meth") is nothing more than psuedoephedrine; which is also the active ingredient in Claritin D. The process of making meth is merely the process of extracting pure pseudoephedrine out of Claritin D. My point is that the symptoms you are experiencing on and off this drug are the EXACT SAME symptoms of meth...ONLY with meth they are magnified. The question of whether this drug causes dependence should be a "no-brainer" considering the epidemic of meth addicts out there. | Meth is the most addictive drug ever concieved and here we are taking small doses of it to treat our allergies and then wonder why we have side effects and cannot stop using it without withdrawl. Meth's side effects include not being able to experience pleasure when OFF the drug because it inhibits receptors in the brain which could take YEARS to recover. It's logical to assume Claritin D would have the same effects, only much less, since you're getting a much smaller dose. BUT, JUST THINK ABOUT IT!! Do some research and see the similarities; you people on Claritin D are describing "mini-meth" symptoms. After taking a class in college about illegal drugs and learning everything about meth, I urged my husband to get off this stuff. It has been a few weeks and it's been tough for him but he's seriously addicted to this stuff!! He has no energy and does not feel rested upon waking, etc...he's begun to watch TV after work and sit there until bedtime...something he's NEVER done! | F | 38 | 2 years | 2/6/2007 | 5 | allergies | INCREASED SEX DRIVE*** , intense concentration, paranoia, tightness of chest, huge pupils, some anxiety, I just wanted more and more sex, I lost tons of weight, and I just felt crazy and high , and everything smelled really good. | This is my favorite drug. It feels just like I'm taking meth, I SWEAR. It gives me a type of high and just can't describe. I want to clean my house all the time. I feel so sexy and it let's me lose so much weight. I love to dance when I take this stuff. Addiction? Nah, after being deprived of Clartiin for about a week I got over it hah. Oh yeah and it's also great for allergies. | F | 16 | 6 months | 1/19/2007 | 2 | Allergy | insomnia, heart flutters like too much coffee, accumulative effect, nausea, sweating | Not worth the weightloss, allergy relief, nor feeling great while on it. Can't sleep--lightheaded | F | 45 | 14 days | 1/14/2007 | 5 | ALLERGIES | Over time it builds up in my system. It seems to make you irritable. | I would not advise for long term use. I found vitamins decrease the buildup of Clartin-D in my system. It also seems to intensify offer medications. I stopped and would take a break and start back on. I do not use anymore. | M | 35 | 5 years | 12/12/2006 | 4 | stuffy, fluid (causing pain) in ear | fatigue and hopelessness, depression, anxiety, night sweats, sleep disturbances | the earaches are back, but who cares. I awoke to screaming head pain for almost a week after stopping cold turkey. I got back the person I used to be- energenic, creative, content, optomistic... I will NEVER take this again. | F | 47 | 5 years | 12/9/2006 | 3 | sneezing | Effective drug, but it seems to cause insomnia in me | M | | 11/23/2006 | 3 | sneezing | Effective drug, but it seems to cause insomnia in me | M | | 11/23/2006 |