ALLEGRA D Reviews (FEXOFENADINE HYDROCHLORIDE; PSEUDOEPHEDRINE HYDROCHLORIDE)Average Rating: 2.9 (322 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare ALLEGRA D with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR ALLEGRA D | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 2 | sinus/allergies | extreme nervousness/anxiety attacks, unable to sleep, trembling hands, increased heart rate, dehydration, scatter-brained feeling, dizziness, NO desire to eat. | Unfortunately, Allegra-D does help sinus/allergy symptoms; but it comes at such a high price (the side effects). Perhaps, I am prone to nervousness. I'd rather be ill than feel like I am on another planet! I will not take this medication EVER again. | M | 28 | 2 weeks | 11/23/2006 | 5 | My sinuses are constantly congested | If I don't eat anything with it I puke. | F | 16 | 2 years | 11/22/2006 | 2 | allergies | Insomnia, total loss of appetite, and nausea | Worked wonders for my allergy symptoms but wasn't worth giving up sleep and food. | F | 20 | 2 days | 11/17/2006 | 1 | Sinus Infection | INSOMNIA | I wasn't aware about the insomnia side effect, I thought it was supposed to make me drowsy and sleep better but this has been the most miserable experience. Not only have I not slept well in 4 days (at most I get 3 hours of mediocre sleep) but my infection isn't improving either. | F | 30 | 4 days | 11/12/2006 | 4 | Allergies | Loss of appetite, depression, sore back/neck, and it interferred with a good night's sleep. Worked great on my allergies though. I had to try a new medication as the one I had been using wasn't working for me anymore. | I thought I was going crazy! I'm a lifelong allergy sufferer (cats and some dust) and when we moved into our house that previously had 3 cats, well, I've never quite adjusted to it (6 years now!). Lately I've been feeling depressed or hopeless; I never thought it could be the A-D. I've tried many medications and this was the first time trying A-D. I would wake up at the slightest sound and have trouble getting back to sleep- and this is the 12 hour version; I would take one pill at 6am, and it definitely helped with my allergies; but I'm not so sure it's worth the side effects. I just feel like a shell of the real me. | F | 34 | 14 days | 11/9/2006 | 1 | chronic sinusitis due to allergies | headache, irritability, trouble sleeping, dry mouth, sore throat, anxiety, jittery, friends kept asking me what was wrong - i was out of it... | i started this med at the same time as welbutrin (for anxiety) and thought the welbutrin wasn't working...this is my first day off allegra d in 2 weeks and i was calm all day. patient, no headache, all the symptoms seem to have disappeared. i'm not dissin' allegra d, but i think for some it's great, others...not so good. i can't wait to see if i can sleep through the night :) | F | 33 | 14 days | 10/30/2006 | 5 | Sinus congestion/Allergies | Extreme insomnia on 24 hour dose. I read this site and learned there is a 12 hour version. My doctor prescribed that one and I am taking 1 each morning. I feel extremely happy on this medicine. I have had dry mouth, but that is a combination of the dry air also. I have increased my water intake. I always know when the pill starts to work because I get a tingly feeling all over and my nose gets cold. | I had stopped taking the medication because I was feeling better but woke up with a HORRENDUS headache and had to start taking it again. I am afraid of becoming dependent on this medicine, but it seems to be working for me. | F | 33 | 11 days | 9/29/2006 | 5 | Chronic Sinusitus | Hard to sleep more than 3-4 hours straight without waking up, mild hand tremmors, above average thirsty, noticible dry itchy eyes, less forceful urination. | Feel great, no more sinus headache depressed feelings, have plenty get up and go, do not miss the sleep all that much. Was taking twice a day, now after anti-biotics & oral & spray cortisone for sinus infection one every two days doing the trick. | M | 63 | 25 days | 9/23/2006 | 5 | congestion and allergies | It works great, but I have such severe backaches. I can't decide if I want to be miserable with constant sinus headaches and fatigue or have painful neck and upper bachaches. | F | 34 | 3 days | 9/17/2006 | 4 | sinus problems due to allergies | extreme loss of appetite,headaches,insomnia, feeling hot, dehydration (worked wonderfully for the allergies though) | this medicine really works for the allergies, and the side effects are bareable plus is not like i have to take it for ever, as soon as the allergie season is over im done with it. The thing that is most apparent is the loss of appetite, and the headaches are not all that bad. i also dont take this pill everyday though. i take it as needed | F | 22 | 2 days | 9/4/2006 | 3 | seasonal allergies | extreme insomnia! I will sleep for about 2 hours and then wake up and be unable to sleep for the rest of the night. I can only get more than 4 hours of sleep when my body is just too tired to go on. | It works! But you can's sleep. It's not worth it. | M | 20 | 3 weeks | 8/2/2006 | 5 | Seasonal Allergies | Insomnia is #1,lack of appetite and sex drive,irritability, dry mouth | Still have to say, nothing else works as well as Allegra-D! As long as you can live on 3-4 hours of sleep...I cut the dose down to one a day, early morning. It improved my sleep by maybe an hour...Still better than being clogged all summer! | M | 49 | 1 years | 7/28/2006 | 1 | Allergies | I haven't experienced any side effects that I know of. But I feel just as bad or worse than I did when I started the Allegra D. | I personally don't see paying for something that does nothing. I have battled with allergies all my life. My doctor put me on the Allegra D 24hr because I would get a really bad sinus infection every month sometimes twice a month. I thought it was doing the trick for the first week but after that I noticed on the days I didn't take it I felt better, and now I have another sinus infection. I've been using it for a month. | F | 28 | 1 months | 6/28/2006 | 3 | allergies-mostly pet dander | jittery feeling, palpitations, insomnia, weakness, light-headedness | this medication does help the runny nose, itchy eyes, etc. Does not help the wheezing (just moved into a house that had cats previously) or the coughing. Must use my inhaler for that. I would like to feel better but not sure if this is worth it. I have been taking two pills a day--I think I will try just one as suggested. It didn't mix well with caffiene at all. I just don't feel like myself. | F | 55 | 7 days | 6/17/2006 | 2 | Allergies | Dry mouth, terrible migraine headaches, vertigo, loss of concentration, heart palpatations, insomnia and strangely sexual side effects. | I'm taking the 24 hr formula, this stuff while it's the only thing that works and works well is not worth the side effects. Don't take it with food or be prepared to be crazy the whole day, caffeine seems to mix very badly with this as well (go figure). I take it only when I really need it because if I take it regularly I become an insomniac and can't sleep more than 3 hours a night. | M | 19 | 3 months | 6/9/2006 | 4 | Allergies | I've been taking this sporadically for about 6 months. Normally I just use Nasacort AQ nasal spray and only use the Allegra-D when allergies become more severe. Been taking it more regularly this past month, but generally not twice a day as prescribed. Noticed it was getting harder to fall asleep each night and I was sleeping later and later each day. I thought it was just my husband's snoring keeping me up since he's been congested with allergies too! However, for the past 3 nights I've had terrible insomnia and slept hardly at all. 3 hours max. I had no idea what was going on. Glad I found this site since I had no idea this stuff could cause insomnia. No other problems with it... | Works great on my allergies which can get pretty bad. This is the first allergy pill that I've been able to tolerate. Other medications put me to sleep or didn't work at all. I am disappointed with the insomnia, but now that I know it's the pills, I'll try to figure a way to manage that side effect better - take less, not use them daily, etc. I'm normally very active so I'd much rather take these and be awake than take something that puts me to sleep or makes me loopy... | F | 35 | 6 months | 6/3/2006 | 3 | allergies | barely had any...the only one was sleeplessness...and i took a pill about 7pm....didn't sleep much...frustrating. it helps if you exercise regularly, especially when taking this medicine. i only take one a day..two would be way too much. | M | 41 | 1 months | 5/30/2006 | 3 | allergies/nose bleeds | loss of sleep mostly. Loss of appetite during times. (Which I don't mind!) | I only take one in the morning since I can't seem to get a handle on the sleep thing. I have a hard time falling asleep. I watch the clock and don't have restful sleep. I have that "superficial" kind where I wake up a lot and can't get my mind to settle down. I have a lot of racing thoughts and can't relax. I have a stressful job/life so I'm sure that adds to it. Can anyone help with this? Have you found anything that helps with the sleep? PLEASE EMAIL ME!!! | F | 28 | 2 months | 5/14/2006 | 2 | allegies | I felt consistently angry and on edge. I also had very bad headaches. This medicine plays with my mental state, greatly affecting my mood and personality. I am usually a very laid back and patient person, but on Allegra I am quite the opposite. | I only take this product if it is absolutely necessary. The side effects are too intense for me. This medicine literally makes me miserable. | M | 31 | 2 months | 4/24/2006 | 5 | Seasonal allergies | The first 24 hours you will feel like you are on crack and could clean your house from top to bottom. Your heart races and it can make you think that you're having a heart attack. It does seem to cause insomnia. When I stop taking it in the fall, I have horrible migraines for at least 4 to 7 days. I learned I need to wean myself from it better to avaoid these headaches. | This year I plan on only taking one pill a day. I hardly slept last summer and didn't even realize what it was from. It does make you incredibly thirsty at times, too. But, without the medicine, I had a sinus headache every day of the summer, was very plugged up, had constant drainage from my sinuses, and was unable to function without pain at all. To me, it's worth the week of withdrawals at the end of the season to be headache free for four months! | F | 33 | 3 years | 4/18/2006 |