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 |
| 1 | food and numerous other allergies | Immediate urinary retention, slight tightness in the throat, pain about the face, eyes and head | I was poisoned with fluoride in Feb., 2011 after using Cipro. for a UTI (1 per day at 500mg for 3 days), complications led me through several doctors (11/4 yrs, 20 doctors, no kidding), including two neurologists for which I was being treated for complicated migraines (stroke-like attacks following cipro's use). My second nuero. placed me on Sibelium (another Fluoride containing medication) even though he was aware of my issue with Cipro. and my fluoride sensitivity, I was unaware that this numbskull...yes I'm still very angry, gave me drugs containing more fluoride, which worsed my condition at the time. I now suffer from hypothyroid issues, more symptoms due to fluoride poisoning, numerous allergies (being vegetarian, my diet is now limited to 1/4 of the foods I could previously use and worsening by the day). I now see three different doctors (and a new neuro.) to treat my various symptoms...you might be surprised how many doctors don't acknowledge fluoride poisoning and hypersensitivity as a real condition, they still don't believe me. I did see the mention of another cipro user who abandoned the use of allegra after he noticed a similar side effect of the drug on this site, I should have done more research before trying this drug. Additionally, the producers of allegra should be more detailed in their statements of complications and possible side effects that comes along with using this drug, regardless how minute they may be. Never using this drug again. | F | 29 | 1 days 180 mg 1X day | 4/8/2012 | 2 | Allergies | severe mood changes, heart palpitations, anxiety, heart burn, nervousness | F | 43 | 4 weeks 180 mg 1X day | 4/5/2012 | 1 | Allergies | Non-drowsy my *ss. I was so tired and lethargic on this stuff. And it made me depressed as hell. I stopped taking it. Within 2 days I felt like my old self again. Maybe I'll try taking half of a Zytec. Every time I take Claritan I end up getting a sinus infection. | F | 42 | 2 weeks 180 MG 1X day | 3/28/2012 | 2 | pollen | BAD headaches | Wow, I wish the box stated 1 in 10 people have headache problems. I've never had headaches even close to this. I was ready to go to the emergency room! Watch this drug!! | M | 50 | 4 days 180 1X day | 3/26/2012 | 5 | allergies, sneeze, itchy ears/eyes | Take Allegra before bed. Still get lethargic, but side effects wear off by morning. I wake up feeling great! | F | 24 | 2 years 180 1X day | 3/21/2012 | 1 | Allergy to pollen | After 1 hour, my urine was very dark. After 2 hours I fainted (did not pass out but fell on the ground). After 8 hours stopped urinating. | I'll go to the emergency room to-morrow. Allegra website was down when I tried to ask them if I should be concerned. | M | 69 | 1 days 180mg 1X day | 3/16/2012 | 1 | Hay fever | Back pain, tiredness, personality change | After taking Allegra, I left my husband of 30 years after a trivial argument, had to stop training for a half-marathon because of severe back and upper thigh pain, had trouble focusing at work because of listlessness, and generally started feeling like crap. I am very grateful to this web site for helping me make the connection between back pain and depression and Allegra. I am so looking forward to getting it out of my system. (I've already gone back to my husband.) | F | 56 | 14 days 12-hour 2X day | 3/13/2012 | 3 | I now take the kids dose because 120 mg a day gave me a headache and insomnia. | taken on and off for years | F | 67 | 30mg 2X day | 3/5/2012 | 1 | eczema | Extreme hair loss!near enough bald:( panic attacks on a night,anxiety,headaches,tiredness,stay away from this! | F | 25 | 2 years 120 | 2/22/2012 | 4 | Alergies | none, it works good but not great. Noticed little side effects, good or bad | M | 33 | 1 months 20 1X day | 2/17/2012 | 5 | severe allergies | The Allerga D causes insomnia. If I need a decongestant I take a seperate sudafed. | I had been taking 180 for 8 years just 1x per day, I now take 2, one in the morning, and one at 5pm. If I don't my ears itch so bad. Also I now wake up with a clear nose. It is the pits to have allegies but thankful to be able to get allegra. Too bad I now have to buy OTC, my insurance decided to stop covering it. | F | 49 | 9 years 180 2X day | 2/15/2012 | 5 | allergies; angiodema | None | I was surprised to see anyone mentioning any side effects on Allegra. I wasn't even aware it really caused them! My allergist told me Allegra is the strongest antihistimine on the market, after I told her Claritin and Zyrtec did nothing for me. She recommended I switch to Allegra, and so far, so good! | F | 26 | 3 months 180MG 1X day | 1/27/2012 | 1 | Suspected Seasonal Allergies | Now, I DO have a history of Generalized Anxiety and anxiety attacks, and I have had very significant life changes in the last month and a half. I am all for taking into account various factors that may affect how we do/do not perceive the medications we take. But, as someone who has suffered from recurrent anxiety for fourteen years, and is very somatically aware of her body, I know what my anxiety symptoms are- and the ones I listed are mostly NOT THEM, and ALL of them NOT TO THE INTENSITY that they have been presented. When first I realized my legs felt extremely restless and there was an increase in twitching post-anxiety (the other symptoms began shortly thereafter) my *immediate* thought was, "Gee, this is exactly how I began feeling when I started taking Fluoxetine..." I should have RIGHT then and there researched into Allegra; I could have saved myself from a TON of worrying. Though under unfortunate circumstances, seeing similar self-reported side effects makes me feel SO much better- I was scared I was going insane or suffering from a terrible neurological condition. Note, research "Less Common or Rare Side Effects of Fexofenadine." Update 1/19; I have also come to attribute some of these side effects to Flonase, an intranasal corticosteroid. | F | 25 | 3 days 180 1X day | 1/20/2012 Patient History | 2 | Dry, itchy eyes, and itchy arms | This medicine worked great for my allergies, but horrible side effects ensued. I became depressed, slow to start in the morning, lethargic, became a somewhat different person. Lost my appetite, and had horrible back pain. Switching to Zyrtec. | F | 19 | 1 weeks 30 MG 1X day | 1/9/2012 | 5 | allergies | I take as needed. Only side effect I have is I can't sleep if I take it at night. Since it's only one a day this is solved by taking it first thing in the morning. I'm very senstive to drugs, but this one works great for me. | Nothing else works for my horrible allergies. Only Allegra. | F | 60 | 180 mg 1X day | 12/15/2011 | 1 | for allergies | hallucinations-felt like I was walking sideways-my head whirled everytime I bent down to pick up something--felt helpless to do anything | This is dangerous. I am worried about other people out there who are trying to function while on this drug. | F | 58 | 1 days 180 MG 1X day | 11/30/2011 | 2 | congestion, sneezing | Recurrence of adverse reactions to previous doses of cipro, i.e. shooting pains in bottoms of feet and palms of hands, arthritic pain in shoulder, pain in achilles tendon. The last time I tried it I got some of these plus a lower back ache. | Backache is not mentioned on the patient insert; what tipped me off was the directon not to take certain antacids with allegra, same direction cipro has. After reading this I went to the library and checked the Physician's Desk Reference and found the backache side effect listed. Stopped Allegra and in few days the backache went away. A couple of weeks later the other s.e.'s did. It' bad enough how few doctor read the PDR about the drugs they prescribe - or the package insert - or even the label, for that matter. But now this stuff is being sold over the counter! Imagine how many people are traipsing to the orthpaedist, etc. to have unidentified side effects treated who knows how including by surgery. It's truly incredible. | M | 68 | 14 days 60mg? 1X day | 11/13/2011 | 1 | Allergies | very bad heartburn which I have never had before and stomach pain. | I really like the fact that my allergies have not been very bad the last few days but realized I have had horrible stomach pain and heart burn since I have been taking allegra. Will definitely be the last day I take this medicine. | F | 33 | 5 days 180 1X day | 10/31/2011 | 2 | Allergies | At times I would have breathing problems within five minutes of taking it. At other times it wouldn't bother me so much. I finally stopped taking it and switched to Clarinex instead. | I didn't like the occasional breathing difficulties that it caused me (which almost seemed to originate from the diaphragm), so I switched to Clarinex (5 mg.) instead. I have not had a problem with Clarinex. | M | 49 | 30 days 180 MG 1X day | 10/25/2011 | 4 | Mold Allergies / Hayfever | Unlike other allergy medications, this stuff keeps me alert, focused and handles my sneezing, itching eyes, and runny nose very well. | During allergies season I take 1 a day, in the morning. It seems to wake me up :) I guess becasue I can breath better. During the non-allergies seasons, I maintain about 1/2 a pill every other day or so, and I'm fine. | M | 45 | 1 years 1/2 pill 1X day | 10/20/2011 |