User Reviews for Claritin oral

Claritin D is a great diet pill. Lost all appetite. Can't sleep except during the afternoon. Cured stuffy nose, helped w/ sneezing, eyes still itch so bad I want to rip them out. I have been double dosing now trying to conquer all symptoms- taking the Claritin during morning so I can sleep a little at night & Alavert at night to get my eyes to quit itching. I tried Allegra- OMG! Horrible mood depression (almost eery like I was in a haze w/ ghosts) and TERRIBLE lower back pain. There were times I could barely walk. I have also been trying the Claritin-D 24 hr dose w/ chewable children's Claritin at night. So far best results are from that. Read More Read Less

works ok for children , when givin the correct dose. does seem to make them more hyper. did control cough, and stuff nose a bit.

i dont get sleep .it greatfor my allergies i trust it.

ok

15 minutes after taking claritin and I am right as the rain. I toughed out seasonal allergies for years until I discovered claritin. Now even the hint of runny nose, watery/itchy eyes or sinus headache and I pop a claritin.

long standing hayfever. Claritin totally uneffective in treating my symptoms.

My 2-year-old was on Claritin for seasonal allergies. Within a few days of beginning treatment, our daughter began having violent mood swings, sleep problems, rage, irritability and tearfulness. I never would have suspected Claritin but for several posts I read on this site. We discontinued the medication and the behavior problems stopped within 48 hours. The medication prevented the constant runny nose of allergy season, but was not worth the terrible side effects.

Not only does it not work to well, it also caused depression and suicidal thoughts for me. This only happens when I take this pill.

Not what I would recommend for people with severe allergies. Barely takes the stuffiness away. What effects you do feel wears off quickly. Better to get a prescription medication than waste your money.

I take claritin every spring. At first it worked well. This year my allergies are a lot worse and claritin has been less effective. My doctor said I should take Zyrtec, but after reading the reviews I am too fightened to take it.

Worked very well for my allergies/hay fever, runny nose, watery eyes.

I've been taking Claritin-D steadily for about 2 years after being diagnosed with Adult Onset Allergies. It always took care of my allergy symptons perfectly, but it left me with a lovely grab-bag of neurosis. I was horribly depressed and had really random mood swings and panic attacks and difficulty sleeping. Behaviors I've never before experienced. I did some research (and talked to my doctor) and discovered that consistently taking Claritin-D creates symptoms similar to meth addiction due to the pseudoephedrine. I stopped taking it 2 weeks ago and I'm feeling better, though the mental adjustment is difficult. I called Schering-Plough and they (of course) stood by their product, kindly offering me a refund. I said they should refund the thousands I paid them since I'm stuck dealing with what amounts to meth withdrawal. Now I'm back to Benadryl. Allergies are fantastic!Read More Read Less

20 MG makes me have extreme insomnia. Sleep only 3-4 hrs /night. Drug is effective for my moderate allergies though.

Very good results with no side effects

The painful sinus headaches vanished. My sleep pattern was greatly improved (haven't slept well for years) and I was able to get 7 to 8 hours of solid sleep after several months of on and off taking it. MY COMPLAINT: After $1200 of doctor bills and tests I discovered my extreme knee pain was from taking this. My knees burned under the knee cap and felt very swollen inside, very painful just to walk. I STOPPED AND STARTED 3 TIMES IN SEVERAL MONTHS TO PROVE IT......AND YEP, THAT WAS MY PROBLEM. I have never in my life had any knee pain before but it only takes 3 doses and I begin with the knees. It takes about 7 doses to really begin to flair. Looks like I have a choice between knee pain or head and sinus pain.Read More Read Less

I am a 15 year old male prescribed to claritin 24 hour allergy for uticaria. 1 pill (10 mil. loratadine every 24 hours) and have been taking it for 3 months. Without using claritin or when i miss a dose I get hives until i get back on it but the problem is the side effects. Personally i have experienced agitation, mood swings, depression, water retension, suicidal thoughts, insominia, extreme fatigue, and a screwed up sleep sechedual. Overall the medicine does what it was made for but the side effects are worring espically when they are not listed on the box and there have been many reports of these side effects just google claritin and you will see. In the presence of a trigger for depression it can greatly increase it into suicidal thoughts and other mood swings. Be warned the box doesn't label any side effects but from my and many other experiences it has serious, common side effects.Read More Read Less

I have taken this medicine on and off in the allergy season and it worked well, but today all of a sudden my parotid glands got swollen in about a minute when I was chewing on my food, it felt like pumping air into it and it was noticeable and I stopped eating and it got down a little, I was wondering if this is a side effect of this drug as listed in the side effects. I will stop and see what happens tomorrow.

I had been giving this medication to my 2 year old. It was somewhat effective in treating his allergy symptoms, but it made him extremely angry, irritable and hyperactive. His behavior became so horrible that I took him off the medicine. Within two days, he was back to normal. His allergy symptoms have returned, but at least he's not acting crazy anymore. We're looking for another allergy medicine that works without the horrible side effects.

It got rid of the mucus in about 4hrs. It left me with a dry nose though.