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 | itchy eyes, sneezing, runny nose | At first, nothing seemed apparent. Then after about 3 weeks, I began to experience shortness of breath, increased anxiety, depression and heightened "startle" response. I didn't think it was the Allegra at first, I thought I had non-specific anxiety disorder of some kind. Stopped taking allegra and anxiety is gone! | Scary that these symptoms don't appear in company literature. It would have been comforting to know about before I suffered for months with what I thought were panic attacks! | F | 36 | 5 months | 10/2/2006 | 4 | Allergies, hives, mild asthma | Mild nausea, frequent hunger. Weight gain. | The only allergy medicine I've ever found that handled the hives and itchy eyes as well as the sneezing and wheezing that didn't practically knock me out. I usually only take it on bad days because it really does make me feel like I'm starving all the time. | F | 34 | 7 years | 10/1/2006 | 2 | Doctor prescribed it | Dizziness, moody,loss apetite nose bleeds, blurry vision. | It lessened my sneezing, a little, but bad really | M | 50 | 3 months | 10/1/2006 | 3 | Severe allergies | Weight gain, water retention, sore / aching joints, backache, weird dreams | Works for 75-80% of my allergy complaints, however the side effects are not worth it. The weight gain and water retention was ridiculous, especially if I had to take two pills in a day. | F | 33 | 1.5 years | 9/28/2006 | 2 | Post nasal drip | Worked great for 4 months, then started to keep me awake with terrible insomnia. Felt as though I had electricity in my blood. Stopped the Allegra and was able to sleep again. | Helped with the allergies, but the insomnia was too much so I quit taking it. | M | 41 | 5 months | 9/8/2006 | 1 | sinus problems bees some meds | YES it's me again, it's been a week since I've stopped this poison, my pressure was as high as 174/104 with a pulse of 107 last sat. (8/26/06) TODAY IS WAS 99/68 WITH A PULSE OF 77 !!!!!!!!!!!!!! telling us anything ????????????????????? still don't like my pulse though. | Still going for nuclear stress test and neck scan. I do not like it that when I take my pressure every so ofter the DETECTING IRREGULAR BEAT signal goes off, haven't researched yet, if this means much,HOWEVER one doc said this stuff CAN and HAS, produced irregular beating! | F | 58 | 21 days | 9/2/2006 | 1 | sinus problems,bees.some meds | I'M BACK FOR THE THIRD TIME IN A ROW! SHOULD HAVE LEFT MY EMAIL can't seem to get ths out of my head, what this stuff has done to me is shocking! Stopped it on 27th of Aug. Blood pressure is still high if I do anything like climb stairs or do any chores. but not scary as it was three days ago going form 135/80 to 174/104 with a pulse as high as 107 !!!!!!!! as I stated in my other(previous) entries. This morning was still high for me at 112/78 but later went up to 142/80, but pulse it good today BUT still feel heart pounding waiting to go the cardiac center, not afraid of dying since I've read all these great, however upsetting, entries; how terrible we all had to suffer with this non caution labeled, POISON. I have ONE BIG QUESTION: when will these symptoms go away? I thought by today, three days they'd be gone.(was on it 21 days)to say nothing of wanting to get up at 3am.! | Hospital just called, need to report at 3pm for duplex vacular scan of the legs, with nuclear stress test and vascular carotid scan in a coupe weeks. Answer if you know when this racing heart will go away! thanks. | F | 58 | 21 days | 8/30/2006 | 1 | sinus problems,bees, some meds | Beyind scary ,going for nuclear stress test and vasculars scans today. blood pressure went from 100/70 to one day 174/104 with a pulse of 107. I have been terrified till I found this site. Hint called three pharmacies before one told me can cause heart problems, sleeplessness, constipation chest pain and SEVERE palps and weakness as well as anxiety. I still can't belive it's this! was on zyrtec for years NEVER one problem , great stuff and not in this drug family. I can't warn anyone enough, won't calm down till tests are done. | F | 58 | 21 days | 8/30/2006 | 1 | sinus problems.bees some meds | just thought of another one wondering who else has periodic, spasm in jumping muscles in arms and side of mdiriff, like small area pulsating and jumping for an hour at a time AND a here and there feeling on legs or arms like a pinch, not an itch but almost like a mild bite or pain or sting in a tiny area as big as a dot, not Crazy, very informed medically, still shocked !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! | THIS IS DANGEROUS STUFF, I LISTED A MINUTE AGO AND HAD TO COME BACK TO SAY MORE. DO NOT TAKE IT. I'VE SPENT DAYS ON THE PHONE WITH DOCTORS AND NOW ALL TESTS BEING SET UP. SCARED AND VERY RESENTFUL OF SUCH A DANGEROUS MEDICATION !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! | F | 58 | 21 days | 8/30/2006 | 4 | Alergies seasonal and pets | Dry mouth, not able to ejaculate? | Works quite well and i only take on an as-needed basis. Also has helped with some food alergies. Sex has been odd since i have lost the ability to climax. ONly happens when allegra has been taken 2-5 hours prior to intercourse | M | 21 | 1 years | 8/21/2006 | 2 | allergies/allegra | I was taking it most of summer being allergic to grass,dust,you name it I think I have it | I was taking for the past two summers and now again I had to stop my post nasal drip in the morning would have blood in it as I hacked it up been thru all tests and nothing so I stopped and low and behold I dont have the blood anymore it must of been drying out the sinus as they cannot find anything wrong ct scan,sinus x-ray's,xrays of chest I even went to dentist! I have stopped for 3 days now and have no symptoms in fact I dont feel as nervous or jittery either! | F | 58 | 2 months | 8/14/2006 | 3 | food allergies/mast cell disorder | After about 6 months, began to have very bad sore throats. | Reduced dose of allegra to 30mg/day for 7 days, then take 7 days off, in other words I'm only taking Allegra 14 days per month. This gives me some benefit, but no sore throats. I have over 2 years experience with Allegra, and one year doing this dosing schedule. | M | 43 | 2 years | 8/13/2006 | 5 | Pet, seasonal, dust, smoke allergie | From the first day - diarrhea & nausea esp. at night and in the morning, stomach cramping, nearly constant dull ache very low center of abdominal area, markedly decreased appetite, more general body aches and pains, hieghtened anxiety. Thought I had a flu at first, then realized it was the Allegra. | This is the BEST cure for allergies, no doubt. On the highest dose, I still sneeze some, but it's the best drug I've tried. (When not medicated, I'm sneezing and blowing my nose constantly, itchy throat, rashes, coughing, and my throat swells in the night.) However, the neg. side effects outweigh the benefits and I have to stop taking it. I'm going back to Loratidine daily and Benedryl for at night. Not nearly as good, but I experience no serious side effects, other than sleepiness from the Benedryl. As an aside, I'm also allergic to honey bee stings and to soy and dairy foods. | F | 33 | 7 days | 8/12/2006 | 5 | Allergic Rhinitis | None. | Have been on allegra for 10 years now. Generally works very well and even controls itchy eyes. | F | 45 | 10 years | 8/7/2006 | 1 | Allergies | Extreme anxiety and sweating. Unable to sleep. | It did clear up my sneezing but I'm still trying to recover from the side effects well over 24 hours after taking the 180mg dose. | F | 39 | 1 days | 8/2/2006 | 2 | alergies | increase in appetite chest pain | I wanted to eat anything and everything and that is not normal for me. A day after I decided this was not making me feel any better and did not take a pill the chest pain started, I took a pill and it stopped a week later I quit the medicine and the chest pain started again...I'm going to the doctor. | F | 45 | 10 days | 7/29/2006 | 1 | Allergies | Back pain, headaches, achiness and depression. | This seemed to really intensify after being put on the generic Allegra - Fexofenadine. | F | 49 | 6 months | 7/28/2006 | 2 | Chronic sinusitis, post nasal drip | Anxiety, insomnia, made my restless leg syndrome symptoms worse | I took it for a week, and it made all my sinus problems go away. But the side effects were just too much to handle. I would rather have sinus problems than the anxiety I had all week! | F | 24 | 7 days | 7/20/2006 | 5 | allergies | occasional dryness, somewhat thickened mucous; no others until recently when I started eating a healthier diet, and now have been having some drowsiness | Have taken it for 10 years; it's been a miracle drug for allergies. I'm a bit bummed that I may be developing some drowsiness side effects since going on a low-cholesterol diet--I'm experimenting right now to figure out if it's the Allegra or something else. | M | 45 | 10 years | 7/7/2006 | 2 | Hives | Severe menstrual cramps, stomach cramps, backache, bloating, fatigue | It cleared up the hives (which were AWFUL) but I've had 2 occassions now where my stomach cramped up so badly that I actually threw up. The first time the cramps lasted for an hour and a half and the second time they lasted for about 30 minutes. Both times they were extremely painful. I switched to Claritin today to see how that goes. | F | 37 | 3 weeks | 7/2/2006 |