XYZAL Reviews (LEVOCETIRIZINE DIHYDROCHLORIDE)Average Rating: 2.5 (234 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare XYZAL with similar:
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| 1 | Severe Allergies | Extremely tired through out entire day. Weight Gain. | I have taken XYZAL for a few years. In the last 1 1/2 years I realized how tired I was all the time, how I had no energy anymore to get things done, and how foggy my thoughts were. I have 3 children and a busy schedule so I brushed this off for a long time as just being worn out at the end of my day. But about a year ago my allergist asked me how I was doing and I told him that I just seem to be getting more and more tired, have had intense headaches and could not figure out where my energy went. He asked me to stop using XYZAL and see what happens. I started feeling more energetic almost immediately. I have severe allergies at certain times through out the year and XYZAL has worked so good at helping control them. I wished I would have realized sooner that it was this medicine causing such issues in my life. And I recently put the medicine to the test - took it before getting my allergy shots. I became extremely tired driving home (about a 40min drive), wanted to sleep all day, went to bed before the entire family and woke up the next morning so groggy and tired I just wanted to go back to sleep. I will be finding an alternative to taking this medication. It's ruled my life long enough. | F | 43 | 2 years 5mg 1X day | 3/7/2014 | 4 | Allergies - Meniere's symptoms | Fatigue, bad dreams, lethargy, increased appetite, sleeplessness, moodiness muscle fatigue, major weight gain. | Xyzal ended years of suffering from Meniere's-like symptoms. But, gained 40lbs the first year. Friends/family shocked at my weight change, urged me to try other treatments. Needed a break from the persistent feelings of hunger, fatigue, nightmares, moodiness. So, quit the Xyzal for 8 months. Lost 20 lbs. Sleep and energy levels returned to normal. But, Meniere's symptoms came back too. Quickly went back on Xyzal. Meniere's symptoms went away again; ugly side-effects came back too. Gained 40+ more lbs; up 60 lbs since the beginning of 2012 (still gaining). The bad sides are so distinct that I'm convinced they are from the Xyzal. Even so, I've concluded that I'd rather be a fat guy than go deaf with severe vertigo and the risk of losing my drivers license. Still researching new treatment methods so I can get off Xyzal, though. | M | 45 | 1.8 years 10mg 1X day | 10/13/2013 | 5 | Severe allergies and severe asthma | I have taken every allergy medicine out there with no success. Even taking 10mg of Xyzal a day I still have bad allergies, but it is the best it has been in years. Since increasing to 10mg my asthma has improved slightly and I don't use my rescue inhaler as often. Luckily I have no side effects from it, because it has been the best thing that has happened to me!! | F | 27 | 6 months 10mg | 8/30/2013 | 2 | Seasonal allergies. | Somnolence, depression, weight gain, vivid dreams (not real pleasant). | I was so happy to read other's comments about Xyzal. I couldn't figure out what was wrong with me. I took it for 3 months, May through mid-August, because I have seasonal, dust, and dust mite allergies. I broke the 5 mg tablet in half and took only 1/2 of it each night when I realized I didn't need the full 5 mg to control symptoms. I enjoyed how it made me sleep so much better than usual. However, over the months my dreams became more unpleasant and vivid, and I became much less "myself" and more depressed, also I gained 4-5 pounds even though diet and activity remained the same. And all this on only a pediatric dose (I'm an adult). I didn't take it last night and woke up feeling very different and much better mood-wise. Just normal again. Kind of cheerful and optimistic. I hope that the extra pounds go away of their own accord as well! I plan to use Nasonex and try Claritin next Spring, or use Xyzal very sparingly for short periods of time only. | F | 56 | 14 weeks 2.5 1X day | 8/12/2013 | 2 | Autoimmune uticaria | Extreme fatigue, mental fogginess and weight gain. I had no idea that this medication was causing the problems it was. It did help relieve my hives but is SO not worth it. I could barely get out of bed after 10 hours of sleep and gained 25 pounds despite working out and eating healthy. I have been off for 2 days and have lost 4 pounds. I am having trouble sleeping now but hoping this will resolve the longer I am off the drug. Doctors do not acknowledge these side effects and will tell you the drug does not cause these things but it really, really does!! I feel more awake and so much less foggy. I had no idea how foggy I was all day until I quit taking it. | F | 45 | 7 months 5mg | 7/18/2013 | 5 | Severe Allergies/Asthma | I have had no negative side effects. Overall I do not mind taking this medication. I would definitely recommend this to anyone who is suffering from allergies. | F | 24 | 2 years 5 1X day | 2/26/2013 | 4 | Allergies to Mold & Pollen | Possibly way more than I thought there were... | I have been taking this for years - it's the ONLY allergy medicine that has worked for my inner-ear allergies. I used to take Claritin every day and a Benedryl every 4 hours (NOT GOOD!). However, I stopped taking it 3 days ago (my prescription ran out) & I'm itching like crazy! If it really is from the XYZAL, I wonder what other side effects I've been experiencing that I didn't associate with this drug. I've had pretty poor health (up and down blood sugar, pain in muscles, brain fog) for a similar amount of time, and have tried a lot of things to get back to feeling normal.... The light bulb is clicking! | F | 26 | 3 years 5 mg 1X day | 11/30/2012 | 1 | seasonal allergies | AWFUL disturbing dreams and sleep restlessness. It helps with the allergies, but there's no way I can stay on this stuff - I am anxious even thinking about going to sleep because of the bad dreams! | F | 36 | 7 days 1X day | 11/26/2012 | 5 | Fall Allergies | None | I'm into my 2nd fall season with this drug. It's the BEST. It has literally saved me from terrible fall allergies. I'm so thankful for it. | F | 38 | 1 years 5 MG 1X day | 10/20/2012 | 5 | Year around allergies | No side effects; works wonderfully | I'm curious if after a length of time your body can build up a resistance to XYZAL? I've been on it for over 3 years with no issues and all of the sudden it's like I'm not even taking anything for my allergies at all - sneezing, running nose (clear), itchy-burning-scratchy eyes, eye drainage, etc... Maybe my dosage just needs to be increased? Or should I ask the doctor for a different prescribtion? | F | 46 | 3 years 10 MG 1X day | 10/16/2012 | 4 | Year round allergies | I have done very well taking this medication to control my allergies. However, my Dr. advised me to stop taking it for 7 days prior to allergy testing. With withdrawal of the Xyzal I am experiencing ITCHING, it is very bothersome. It has been one week since stopping the Xyzal and the itching has not ceased. With this as a withdrawal symptom I am inclined to not take this medication in the future. | F | 51 | 2 years 5 mg 1X day | 8/21/2012 | 3 | Allergies, Dermatitis | First, it works great as a sleeping pill before bed time. As good as most sleeping pills. Great antihistamine too. But I noticed depression in the morning after a full dose. I cut the nightly dose in half and that seems to cut back on the morning depression. This should be listed as a side effect! | M | 42 | 2 years 20 1X day | 8/4/2012 | 3 | eczema, intense rashes | started taking 1XD helped but after being on for years, rashes started coming back. Doctor upped does to 2x a day 1 year ago. Recently started hives, and rashes again while on 2Xd. So doctor increased to 3x. | I am not only drowsy but very depressed and sad, cry all of the time, and have gained about 15 lbs over the years. I work our regularly too. rashes are down, but don't think it's worth it. Going to try to switch to something else. | F | 46 | 5 days 5mg 3xd 3X day | 6/1/2012 | 3 | Allergies | My 3 1/2 year old has been taking it. It helped tremendously with his allergies but he has had trouble going to sleep and has been rolling all over the place at bedtime which is unlike him. He has also been moody and speaking back to us which is also unlike him. | He has been off of it for 2 days so hopefully we will see an improvement in his behavior. | M | 3 | 3 weeks 1 tsp 1X day | 4/26/2012 | 4 | allergies | F | 35 | 2 months 5mg 1X day | 2/25/2012 | 5 | Sever sinus pressure when flying | I am supposed to take this once a day, if I miss a day or 2 by accident my hands get unbearably itchy!! | Xyzal works for what I need it for, I used to have extreme pain while flying or even just driving to higher altitude locations, but those days are over now :) | F | 25 | 1 years 5 mg 1X day | 2/18/2012 | 4 | Asthma, Exteme allergies | I have not noticed any pronounced side effects. I took zyrtec for a year. I got used to the drowsiness after about a week and it did not bother me either. I did gain some weight on it but not too drastic. Side effects with Xyzal seem to be less. | I took Zyrtec for a year. It changed my life. It was the only thing that helped my chronic severe tightness in my bronchial tubes. It was like a miracle drug...until one day I guess my body got too used to it and it quit working. I was miserable again for quite a while until I heard about Xyzal and decided to try it. So far, it seems to be working. My fear is that a few months later I will have the same problem as I did with Zyrtec. I wonder if anyone on here has had a similar experience and has advice on how to avoid this drug loosing its effectiveness. If so please chime in. | M | 56 | 14 days 5mg 1X day | 1/9/2012 | 3 | Pulmonary allergies | Trouble getting up in morning on 5 MGM dose but better on 2.5 mgm. Felt a little depressed in general, some dizziness. After coming off drug felt terrible- dizzy, nauseated, hot flashes last few days. Saw 2 doctors- may have affected my balance centers. | Seemed to help in the beginning- allergic to mold, dust mite and tree pollen. Not sure taking it day after day for many months is a good idea because I think withdrawal occurs within a few days of stopping. When I took it intermittently last few days it seemed withdrawal got better when I took it again but now I need to get off it. No return of allergy symptoms though. I am a retired nurse anesthetist and no other concurrent meds or medical problems. | F | 69 | 7 months 2.5 to 5mg 1X day | 11/18/2011 | 3 | itchiness from eczema | I have only taken it a couple times because each time i take it the medicine knocks me out and then I wake up in the middle of the night from the sound of a fly or a bug. It always seems like the bug lands on my face and/or in my eye. It is the weirdest thing. I even get up look around my room to see if there is a bug. It helps me not itch at night but then I feel like I have flies in my eye | F | 24 | 1 days 2.5 mg 1X day | 9/26/2011 | 1 | Allergies | intense joint pain that made it difficult to stand up. | I am very healthy. The Xyzal really helped with the allergy symptoms but it was not worth the intense whole body joint pain that i experienced. I stopped taking the Xyzal and noticed improvement in my symtpoms within three days and was back to normal within 15 days. | F | 36 | 30 days 1X day | 8/25/2011 |