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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR ALLEGRA | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | Nasal allergies | I felt like I had been shot with adrenaline. My brain felt super foggy, my legs felt heavy, my heart had palpitations, my anxiety was through the roof. And I did have a down emotional feeling. I thought I was coming down with something way worse than allergies. I found this website and it help me realize that the Allegra was causing it. I am not going to use again! | I hope I start to feel better in a few days! | F | 39 | 4 days 180 mg 1X day | 7/4/2020 | 1 | Hayfever | Shortness of breath, bad metallic taste in mouth, throat feels like it's swollen inside and massive panic attacks | At first I thought it was coincidental that I had all of these things together and then I read these comments which make total sense. I am switching back to Ceterizine | F | 49 | 30 days 30mg | 6/30/2020 | 3 | Allergies | insomnia, dry mouth, agitation, severe mood swings, drowsiness, tongue went very pale, mucus build up on tongue, Inside mouth skin peeling off, desensitisation in teeth, | For 5 years we didn't know why I was constantly sick and always have a cold, went to doctors and finally we found out that it was simply just allergies. I took the pill (80mg) the first day and instantly stopped my sickness, could breath properly again for the first time in years and I stopped sneezing basically every other second. (I've also used a nasal spray along with it but after stopping the pill it was obvious that the side effects were from the pill. Second day I took it I noticed I had a really dry mouth and I cried that day for no reason. Had trouble falling asleep that night, didn't sleep until 4am. Third day I had a really dry mouth along with finding stringy bits in my mouth when I woke up, later realising it was dead skin. My tongue was pale and had mucus build up which I could scrap off until 2 days later. Some red spots on it too. Got really upset and agitated with my mother for no reason. Fourth day was basically same as third but my tongue was even whiter and my mouth was drier, cried on the way to school and had bad mood swings at school. Didn't sleep at all that night. Fifth day I went to school tired all day because I didn't sleep the night before but at around lunch I wasn't tired anymore, when I got home I fell straight asleep and my dad tried waking me up and I got really mad which I look back on and I'm n | F | 16 | 10 days 80mg | 6/11/2020 | 1 | Allergies | Seasonal allergies needed relief for so started taking to get relief. First night as I was trying to fall asleep I felt uneasy and worried. Next day, I was anxious and just overall uneasy again. Second night I was up until 4:20 am. Then I had an upset stomach and diarrhea and tough back pain. I literally was thinking that this quarantine had finally started breaking me down. I also noticed that my morning coffee seemed to make me feel anxious which does not happen. Third night again no sleep up until 4:40 am and awful back pain and what felt like menstrual cramps At age 54! Also on my daily walk I felt like my legs were weak or just off. Overall, I felt terrible. | Do not take this medication. It should not be sold. Also, my 2 1/2 year old grandson started taking it at the same time as myself...he too had insomnia and is a good sleeper ... as well temper tantrums and mad outbursts. Horrible medication. Do not take this!!! | F | 54 | 3 days 180 mg | 5/24/2020 | 1 | Seasonal allergies | Felt good first few hours after taking it around 11am. Forgot I had taken it and noticed in the evening I was having weird tingling pulsating feeling in my whole body. My heart felt like it was beating fast and I couldn't catch my breath. I was super angry with my kids and had cramps too. I feel like my body was having withdrawal from hard drugs. Couldn't fall asleep til 1230am.. it's almost 3am and I can't sleep. I remembered I had taken taken the med and started doing some research. Never taking this med again. Not worth taking with all these side effects. I feel pretty crappy overall. Not what I was expecting. No wonder you have to get it over the counter from the pharmacy. | I took Allegra D 24 hour release | F | 35 | 1 days 24hr D | 5/5/2020 | 1 | Allergies | Headache, dizziness, loss of taste and smell, severe menstrual cramps, severe congested, heart racing, sharp leg pain, muscle soreness, | F | 36 | 5 days 180 | 4/25/2020 | 1 | Sinus.... Allergies | Felt warm, foggy, drowsy...but allergy better... however side effects too overwhelming to tolerate/function on a daily basis. | F | 70 | 1 days 12 hour | 4/16/2020 | 1 | Seasonal Allergies | HORRIBLE MEDICINE..... Nausea, drowsiness & lethargy, nasal congestion, extremely dry painful sinuses, sinus headaches, interrupted sleep patterns, anxiety, mild depression and restlessness. | This is the over the counter med suggested to me by my ENT to relieve spring and fall seasonal allergies. Worst experience of my life!! It took about a year to discover that this was the culprit after discussing my issues with my primary care physician. She said I was experiencing side effects and to stop taking it. Stopped taking it and about a week later I was coming back to my old self. I now use a Navage sinus cleanser 2 times daily along with ibuprofen when allergies flare up. Also a nasal mist to lubricate my sinuses. ALLEGRA 24 HOUR should be taken off the market. It's a wicked med!! | M | 71 | 1 years 180 MG 1X day | 4/16/2020 | 1 | Allergies | When I took at night I had problems sleeping. So started taking in morning and developed bad anxiety and depressive thoughts. | F | 41 | 10 days 12 hour | 3/7/2020 | 1 | Itchy skin | Extreme pain in right leg so much so that I could not put foot to the floor. | F | 61 | 16 days 180mg | 12/4/2019 | 3 | Allergies to dust, mold and other | Within days I began noticing feeling very anxious to the point of causing asthma like symptoms. Although it dried up my post nasal drip, I felt a strange feeling of not being able breathe effectively at times through my nose and short of breath. Here’s to day one of discontinuing this anxiety provoking drug. | It’s been the only over the counter antihistamine to truly dry up my post nasal drip. Saddened it has caused severe anxiety and other side effects...never again!!!! | F | 53 | 30 days 180mg Day | 11/24/2019 | 5 | Bad hay fever | I’ve had no side effects with Allegra. | This medication worked wonders for my hay fever and migraines | F | 54 | 3 weeks 180 mg | 11/23/2019 | 1 | Allergy | Numbness | Please consider alternative medications | F | 31 | 2 days 120 | 11/12/2019 | 1 | Allergic rhinitis | Worsened seasonal allergies | I started having seasonal allergies when I was a kid, and prescribed Allegra. However, they never went away so I ended up taking them every day for the next 20 years. They didn't work anymore during ragweed season. I started doing Chinese Medicine, cleaned up my diet (no sugar, gluten, dairy, soy, or corn) and I don't even need allergy medication anymore. There is a withdrawal period of rebound allergies but that goes away. Now I have heart palpitations that I don't know the cause of. This is what worries me about Rx drugs - no one ever quits and no one knows the harm the cause long term. Allergies are about your immune system; take care of it instead of a pill to turn it off. | F | 33 | 20 years 180 | 11/10/2019 | 3 | Rhinitus chronic | Tinnitus, full feeling in the head, depression, nausea | Works very well for my stuffy nose but I'm not sure I can handle the side effects | M | 48 | 9 weeks 60 | 11/9/2019 | 1 | Seasonal allerhies | I felt like I was dying. Fast heart rate, raised blood pressure, dry mouth, extreme nausea and diarrhea, leg pain and numb sensations in the leg. Also had brain fog and head pressure with dizziness. | Will never take this med again | F | 40 | 1 days 60 | 10/21/2019 | 1 | Flu season | Tingling around head, forehead and eyes, tense facial muscles, Short breaths, dizzines, headache, feeling like you are getting disconnected from your body. Unable to focus, sensitive vision, feeling weak arms and legs, panic attacks, anxiety, depression, ear pain, ringing, mouth pain, chest pain, feeling like passing out. | After 3 CT Scans, 1 MRI, 7 doctros, tons of blood testing and 1000s and 1000s of dollars no one was able to tell me what was wrong with me. I felt like I was dying several times and rush to the ER as I felt i was unable to breathe. There were days that I could not even stand up. Felt hopeless, woke up with hallucinations and nightmares. Hearing voices at night, didn't knew if i was sleeping or awake. Drs weren't taking me serious anymore. Took me 2 months to figure put it was this stupid medication. I do not recommend it, i wish we clould sue this company for still having this trash on the market. I stop takong it 2 days ago after reading all the reviews. My dizzines is starting to go away but today i had another panic attack and felt like I couldn't breathe. | F | 35 | 2 months 30 | 10/16/2019 | 1 | Environmental allergies | Terrible taste - dry mouth - dizzy - nausea - weak - off balance - very anxious | This is the only med I have taken in weeks. Will never take it again | F | 81 | 2 days 60 Mg | 10/4/2019 | 1 | allergies | Short of breath, did not sleep over a couple of hours at a time, panic attacks, and I became very claustrophobic. Had similar experience with Zyrtec. I have been off of it about 3 weeks and can now sleep and breathe normal. I feel 100% better. | I do not recommend this medication. | M | 63 | 70 days 180mg 1X day | 9/19/2019 | 3 | Chronic Urticaria | Extreme dizziness, tiredness, headache, eye twitching, issue with memory, loss of balance coordination, dry mouth, warmth in extremities? Blurry vision, weakness, loss of appetite. Severe anxiety/depression/crying spells, abdominal pain, ringing in ears. | I was recommended to start taking Allegra 180mg for my hives daily. Everything started out great in the beginning... however, as time went on I began to develop symptom after symptom. I SWEAR I thought I was dying with how many symptoms I’ve been having. I even went to the doctor and asked if the Allegra could be the cause of my symptoms and he told me NO. Even though this is the ONE and ONLY medication I take. I literally stopped taking it today and feel that my symptoms have eased up even though it’s still probably in my system. My dizziness is less severe. I will no longer be taking this drug. My symptoms have been greatly. debilitating. I feel that it is very dangerous. | F | 26 | 48 days 180mg | 9/5/2019 |