Reviewer: ianfrosh, 13-18 Male on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

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I had to take Zyrtec orally when i was 10 for ADHD prescribbed from my doctor. It was horrible exprence for me. It made me depressed, i couldnt pay attention with Zyrtec in my system. My grades slipped and i always had blurry eyes. My docot was concered about me and took me off the drug for a week. After 2 days my grades started going back up, i was happy again and my eyes and allergies were lesse ... Show Full Comment

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I had to take Zyrtec orally when i was 10 for ADHD prescribbed from my doctor. It was horrible exprence for me. It made me depressed, i couldnt pay attention with Zyrtec in my system. My grades slipped and i always had blurry eyes. My docot was concered about me and took me off the drug for a week. After 2 days my grades started going back up, i was happy again and my eyes and allergies were lessened. I hate this drug and i will not ever in my lifetime tell anyone to take it. Dont give this to your chilidren. Even my docotr stopped precribing it from all the negative feedback from the patients
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Reviewer: internettie, 45-54 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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I've only taken Zyrtec for a couple of days but the fatigue, blurry vision and depression far outweighs any benefit of the medication. I have stopped taking it and will never take it again.

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I've only taken Zyrtec for a couple of days but the fatigue, blurry vision and depression far outweighs any benefit of the medication. I have stopped taking it and will never take it again.
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Reviewer: LeahG, 25-34 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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I'd been using Allegra for years and it had become somewhat ineffective for me, so I thought I'd try Zyrtec. I only took one dose, yesterday. About 2 hours after taking it I started to feel as though I was moving in slow motion and was getting dizzy. I laid down on the couch and within minutes I was asleep...dead to the world asleep! My husband tried to wake me several times; I stirred and mumbled ... Show Full Comment

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I'd been using Allegra for years and it had become somewhat ineffective for me, so I thought I'd try Zyrtec. I only took one dose, yesterday. About 2 hours after taking it I started to feel as though I was moving in slow motion and was getting dizzy. I laid down on the couch and within minutes I was asleep...dead to the world asleep! My husband tried to wake me several times; I stirred and mumbled but never really woke up. 2 hours later I was "awake" but still felt dizzy and heavy, very cold and tired. I went to bed pretty early because of this, (10pm) only to find myself waking frequently and having nightmares. It's been almost 24 hours now and yet I still feel heavy, dizzy, slow and tired. It's a really weird feeling and I can't wait till it goes away! I'm never taking that stuff again!!
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Reviewer: Ryan, 25-34 Male on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Patient)

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I have been taking Zyrtec since it was released. I have suffered from allergies my entire life, and zyrtec was the first thing that ACTUALLY WORKED! I suffer the most during two parts of the year, spring and fall. During these times of the year I am usually irritated and moody because of the allergies and asthma, so I really haven't noticed a change in behavior. At least I'm not having allergy sym ... Show Full Comment

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I have been taking Zyrtec since it was released. I have suffered from allergies my entire life, and zyrtec was the first thing that ACTUALLY WORKED! I suffer the most during two parts of the year, spring and fall. During these times of the year I am usually irritated and moody because of the allergies and asthma, so I really haven't noticed a change in behavior. At least I'm not having allergy symptoms! As for the terrible dreams that some report, I haven't noticed anything out of the ordinary. There has also never been a change in attention span or ability to focus. I also never experienced any weight gain or depression for that matter. In my experience zyrtec has been a LIFE SAVER. it even controls my asthma symptoms. But now that I have read some of these horror stories I'm going to pay more attention to side effects, if there are any in my case. I suggest you try the drug and do the same if your symptoms are bad enough.
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Reviewer: 25-34 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

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I started taking Zyrtec for my seasonal and non-seasonal sneezing, itching eyes, and itching skin. It worked very well for those things. However, starting about 24-48 hours after I began taking Zyrtec, I found myself feeling sad, "off," and had crying episodes. I did not associate the two, thinking it was something hormonal. However, for the next 3 months, I continued to feel confused, k ... Show Full Comment

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I started taking Zyrtec for my seasonal and non-seasonal sneezing, itching eyes, and itching skin. It worked very well for those things. However, starting about 24-48 hours after I began taking Zyrtec, I found myself feeling sad, "off," and had crying episodes. I did not associate the two, thinking it was something hormonal. However, for the next 3 months, I continued to feel confused, kind of depressed, and generally not mentally "with it." I had had problems with anxiety related to my menstrual cycle in the past, so I thought that perhaps it was related. But the symptoms I was getting were not those of anxiety. They included feelings of uncertainty, worry (about nothing in particular), confusion about my feelings, and general mental malaise. This led to feelings of extreme hopelessness. In addition, they were not at all cyclic; rather, I was getting the symptoms nearly every day. I stopped taking Zyrtec one week ago on something of a whim, and starting about 36 hours after I took the last one, I started feeling better. I have felt good every day this week. It occurred to me this morning that the two might be related, so I went back and looked at my records as to when I had started taking the medication and when I had started feeling bad, and noticed the correlation. Of course I can't be sure that Zyrtec was the cause of these symptoms, but as I had never experienced anything like them before, they started soon after I started the medication and stopped soon after I stopped it, I will certainly not be taking Zyrtec again. I'd much rather be sneezing.
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