ALLEGRA Reviews (FEXOFENADINE HYDROCHLORIDE)Average Rating: 2.2 (857 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare ALLEGRA with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR ALLEGRA | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 3 | hives | Taking at night, once every other night, but the next morning my whole body aches, feel more tired, irritable. But, it does work on hives. | F | 35 | 3 days 30mg | 12/5/2013 | 3 | Allergies to dust and ingredients | I never thought aside from a birth control pill that a med could stop or delay my periods. Allegra did that, along with giving me some wicked anxiety, restlessness when trying to sleep, the constant urge to move, and light paranoia. These I experienced later in the day after taking Allegra in morning. I'm not on other meds and am not a caffeine head, so I'm pretty sure I have allegra to thank. It is good for allergies, but also gives me constipation--and I eat tons of fiber and drink lots of water. Be wary. | F | 27 | 4 days 180 | 11/22/2013 | 3 | Allergies and sinus problems | Sleeplessness , nerves crawling, anxiety, mood disorders, depressed | F | 38 | 2 years 180 mg 1X day | 11/22/2013 | 1 | fatigue, heartburn, crying | I have always taken Claritin to keep Migraines/Allergies away but after struggling with a BAD headache and major stuffiness for a month I took Allegra D. Headache gone the next day. I should have stopped then. because i had always maintained myself with claritinand thought I would do the same. I was fine for 6 days and then bam....tired...napping by noon, dizziness, heartburn...feeling like i was going down the path of being sick and tired of being sick and tired again. I believe it is this medicine. I will take it again for a horrible headache...ONCE....i will not take it more than that as I need to enjoy my life and not be to tired to maintain exercise and happiness. I hope more see this site as it has helped me to believe that i will feel better after i stop taking this. | F | 40 | 9 days 180 1X day | 11/13/2013 | 3 | Runny nose | Dry nose ,bloody noses every time I blew my nose | F | 18 | 2 months 30mg | 10/29/2013 | 1 | Allergies | Feeling of hopelessness, severe anxiety, stomache ache, trouble sleeping | I had never experienced such terrible feelings before as when I took one 180mg tablet. Maybe the dosage was high, but I don't think that a common drug lime Allegra should make you experience anything close to what I experienced. Stay away. | M | 30 | 1 days 180 1X day | 10/2/2013 | 1 | Allergies | The first time I took this product it kept me up all night . The second time I took it again no sleep and extremely thirsty. To me this product has very serious side affects . I was not aware of the side affects until I started looking on the Internet to see if others had side affects and BAM.... There it was ! Ill never take it again | M | 51 | 1 days | 9/21/2013 | 1 | seasonal allergies | drowsy, loopy, headache, just out of it and uncoordinated, insomnia followed by vivid nightmares when I actually did drift off, lower back pain, some muscle twitching in my legs Takes really good care of the allergies though! | I have Meniere's as well so I was trying to take something to better handle my allergies in relation to that. I had take this before years ago for 3 days and was mostly zombie like before I gave it up. I figured I'd give it another chance for a whole week to see if the zombie would pass. After two doses and one night, I'm off this stuff for good! The side affects are not worth the really great allergy relief. I'll just go back to claritin for now and may give the zyrtec zombie affect time to work through in the future. | F | 39 | 2 days OTC 24hr 1X day | 8/5/2013 | 1 | Seasonal Alleries | Extreme anxiety, unable to sleep, skin crawling. Breathlessness. Headaches, neckaches | I had taken Allegra for about a month when my system went crazy. I couldn't breath and got weaker every day. I felt like I was having a panic attack and would wake up with my heart just pounding. Itched all over, but especially my face and head. I was ready to go to the emergency room when I finally figured it out. Really scary. Got off and feel better within two days. | M | 70 | 30 days 180 1X day | 7/6/2013 | 1 | seasonal allergies hay fever | Allegra had always worked in the past. No side effects. This time my allergy symptoms did not totally disappear and actually got worse--- feeling lethargic, inflamed, just plain awful. I also had a disturbing experience with a dream so vivid that I could not distinguish between the sleeping dream and waking reality. On a hunch I stopped the pills and immediately felt better. I then checked this site and found other similar complaints. So I will not be taking Allegra again. | F | 66 | 6 weeks 180 | 7/1/2013 | 1 | Allergies/sinus problems | I took 1 pill of the Equate brand at 2pm. Last night I couldn't sleep, was anxious and paranoid, HALLUCINATED (saw spiders on the wall), and had very vivid dreams. NEVER AGAIN. I am a nursing mother and my pediatrician said it was fine to take it. I can't believe it! | I did take the brand name Allegra for a year, a few years ago, with awesome results and no side effects, but after what I experienced this time around, I'm not trying it again. | F | 38 | 1 days 180mg 1X day | 6/15/2013 | 5 | Severe allergies | None. Works great. The ONLY allergy medicine that works! I highly recommend it. Her dad takes it, too! | F | 3 | 5 days 2 tsp | 6/12/2013 | 2 | Seasonal Allergies, Cat Allergies | lethargic, puffed red eyes, runny nose, head pressure, coughing, watery eyes, more sneezing | I took this drug for about two years nonstop and didn't really notice any difference. Then I felt like my allergies were worse on days I took it (there were some days when I missed a dose). This went on for a few months. I felt like Allegra was making my allergy symptoms worse. I could barely stand it! So for about a year I stopped taking it all together I still had allergies but the symptoms weren't as severe. However, recently I thought I would give it another try. I didn't want an unopened bottle of it to go to waste. However, I had the same reaction as before. For weeks my allergy symptoms got worse. It was horrible! I didn't want to do anything. It almost felt like a sinus infection, my head had pressure, I couldn't breath, etc. So I stopped taking it again, and my symptoms have dramatically decreased. I still feel like I have a cold, but I am not as miserable as I was when taking this drug. | F | 20 | 3 years 180 mg 1X day | 5/31/2013 | 1 | Seasonal allergies | Drowsy and letargic | This is supposed to be NON-Drowsy medicine. I took half pill in the evening and started feeling very tired 1 hr after. Next day was very drowsy- driving few blocks was difficult. I'm glad i didn't take the whole pill. | F | 33 | 1 days 180 1X day | 5/28/2013 | 1 | Seasonal Allergies | Anxiety, Depression,Fatigue, Irritability, Helplessness, suicidal thoughts, zero motivation to do anything. | I realized it was the Allegra when I had the flu, I didn't take it for 9 days and started feeling like myself again after the flu symptoms faded away. I started taking Allegra again and within hours of the first dose I started having the same issues with anxiety, irritability and a complete lack of focus for a project that I started early in the day and was excited to complete. I told my wife about my thoughts and she agreed that it was probably the Allegra. Stopped taking it for 3 days and was back to my old self once again, as a final test I took another dose of Allegra and let my wife know so she could monitor me. Within 3 hours I was again having issues so I'm certain that what the issue is. It works great as an allergy medication but I think I'll keep looking for another. | M | 45 | 60 days 60 MG 1X day | 5/26/2013 | 1 | Seasonal Allergies | Anxiety, Depression, Sleeplessness, Irritability, Helplessness, Skin Crawling | In the beginning I felt great. It cleared up my allergies, I breathed more clearly...but after one month I noticed I am tumbling into depression. I couldnt put my finger on it. I tried to think what I was doing differently and realized it was the Allegra. I won't be taking anymore. On the way home from church today (I left early which I never do) I wondered if I should check myself into the hospital. I am shaking, my anxiety is near panic attack stage, and am feeling extremely down. I am not taking this anymore. I think those of us who have had anxiety/depression in the past must be more affected by it than others. Thank you for your comments which helped me to see what the problem was... | F | 53 | 4 weeks 60 MG 2X day | 5/19/2013 | 1 | Allergies | Irritability, anger, headaches, body aches, tiredness, vivid dream and finally the straw that broke the camels back dizziness and skin crawling feeling on my face | I have taken zytec for about 7 years now, this years pollen count is off the charts and my allergies have been hard to keep at bay. I am an out door runner so I am sure that isn't helping matters. My doctor suggest I try allegra thinking perhaps I had built up a tolerance to zytec. Here I am a week later and dizzy with a face that feels like ants are under my skin, dizziness is something that has never happen to me before, let alone this creepy itchy face feeling. This all happen after doing insanitiy workout the cardio portion early this morning, by the end I was so lightheaded that I fell to the floor. After seeing the other post on the sight I am feeling pretty secure in my gut instinct that this is caused by Allegra. Thank you to everyone who took the time to post their symptoms. Mine was regular old allegra by the way not D, which I noticed was the one causing dizziness for a majority of the posts I read. | F | 39 | 7 days 180 mg 1X day | 5/14/2013 | 2 | Asthma Allergies | Extreme anxiety and panic attacks, insomnia, disturbing dreams, depression | My 15 yr old daughter was put on Allegra last year by her allergist after Zyrtec didn't seem effective any longer. She has severe allergies and her asthma was getting worse. The anxiety started soon after but we attributed it to stress due to her asthma. The past year has seen her anxiety climb to nearly daily panic attacks and an inability to function. We put her in therapy and he recommended we see a psychiatrist for anti-anxiety meds. I took her first to her pediatrician who mentioned that Allergra was linked to anxiety and we should try changing her antihistamine first. I switched her to Claritan the same night. That was a week ago and she is sleeping through the night for the first time in months. Her mood has stabilized some and she is definately calmer. I only hope she continues to return to the outgoing carefree kid she was last year. The allergist should have warned us about these potential side effects. | F | 15 | 13 months 180MG 1X day | 5/13/2013 | 3 | Allergies | Bad headache | Sometimes it works without giving me a headache, other times not so much. It's a weird drug. I may just try some other OTC ones to see if they work better. | F | 25 | 1 days 180 mg 1X day | 5/12/2013 | 3 | bad allergies | I was having a difficult time falling asleep then all of a sudden I drifted into a horrible dream. it was very realistic and all of a sudden I was being pulled back in my nightmare and could not call out for help. my bf was trying to wake me up and said my eyes were rolling into the back of my head, my back was arched, and I was trying to ask for help. he could not wake me up and looked like my soul was being taken out of my body. I was terrified and completely stuck in this dream state. I felt terrified the whole time and felt as if I were blacking out. now my bf and I are afraid for me to fall back asleep bc if he does not wake me up again I do not know what will happen. I could not catch my breath and do not want to feel that scared again. if anyone else has had a similar experience, PLEASE contact me. maybe I drank too much soda or smoked too many cigarettes before bed? I'd like to compare experiences and see if there are any other connections. I need to take allergy medication because my symptoms are that severe and I do not know what else to taken. PLEASE contact me ASAP! | F | 19 | 1 days | 5/11/2013 |