Claritin User Reviews & Ratings (Page 2)

Claritin has an average rating of 3.6 out of 10 from a total of 47 reviews on Drugs.com. 22% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 70% reported a negative experience.

Reviews for Claritin

Anonymous
August 5, 2009

For Allergic Rhinitis "I have taken Claritin for a number of years now. I have year round allergies and severe in season. I only take this when needed - I am not the take it as a preventative type. My experience is that Claritin is effective if taken on an empty stomach and when my allergies are on the mild to moderate side. If they are severe, it does not help."

7 / 10

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Tlo24...
May 19, 2017

For Allergic Rhinitis "It takes hours and hours to kick in. I even took 2 to speed up my relief and 3 hours later I'm still suffering. Zyrtec works within 30 min and lasts 24 hours. I will never take claritin again when I need immediate relief."

1 / 10

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Osborne...
November 22, 2016

For Urticaria "I gave My daughter Claritin 5mg twice a day following doctors orders along with amoxicillin, she is 10 after taking it for 8 days she started to break out with rash , I took her back to dr she then ordered benedryl for the rash within 5 hrs that rash turned into wells all over her body , it was hot to touch and itchy also she went to ear the next day because of the severity of her condition at that point, ER dr gave her steroid to help with her pain and trying to eliminate the rash , well it's 4 days later and she still has the condition, dr says she has urticaria or Steven Johnson syndrome , so now my daughter and I have to wait day by day and watch her for any new breakouts"

1 / 10

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24 Report

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Anonymous
November 17, 2009

For Allergic Rhinitis "I took Claritin on two occasions to alleviate stuffy head colds and runny nose. I took 2 pills, one each on successive days about a month apart, and a day after taking them experienced both times a bloody nose. I am an older adult and haven't had a bloody nose since I was a child."

5 / 10

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sinus...
Taken for 6 months to 1 year
March 27, 2022

For Allergic Rhinitis "I was expecting this to have some sort of side effect, but it’s just given me more of a placebo effect. I do have trouble sleeping, but it’s because I sleep with a toddler in my bed, am a very light sleeper, and my mind is always racing over stupid stuff like my most recent heartbreak, so I would not attribute my sleep issues to Claritin, nor am I more or less thirsty than usual. It does seem to do something subtle and lessen the severity of my allergies, but honestly I don’t notice much difference. What I plan to do is get a Nettie pot, steam inhaler, and air purifier and have them be a part of my daily regimen. I used to surf and be in the saltwater daily and my lifestyle has changed. It is only since I stopped surfing, that I am an allergy sufferer! So I believe salt water is the cure and keeping active and drinking tons of water."

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badger
Taken for 1 to 6 months
May 19, 2023

For Allergic Rhinitis "Everyone in my family has allergies. We recently moved into an old house and cleaned what needed to be cleaned and we stopped Claritin because it was no longer helping us. Allergies were situational. That being said the one time it genuinely helped me was when I burnt my throat from vomiting and sore throat at the same time and I NEEDED a dry mouth because of excess saliva from injury. I found Claritin made everyone in my family snore too but possibly that happened before taking it. I would say it interacts with other meds that make you drowsy even though websites say it doesn't."

1 / 10

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Nat
Taken for less than 1 month
June 5, 2020

For Allergic Rhinitis "This product doesn’t work at all on me and it’s 24 hours so I can’t take another pill to help me. Currently my sinuses are so stuffed I can’t breathe"

1 / 10

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regai...
Taken for less than 1 month
December 20, 2022

For Allergic Rhinitis "Stay away from this. It nearly took my life, it gave me severe suicidal thoughts, depression, anxiety, and weakness. How is this drug even legal!"

1 / 10

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Kimbe...
September 15, 2017

For Allergic Rhinitis "Horrible product, barely works. Been sneezing with a runny nose all day."

1 / 10

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eaten...
June 21, 2016

For Allergic Rhinitis "Feel like i have been ripped off. Does nothing for me"

1 / 10

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Anonymous
June 4, 2010

For Allergic Rhinitis "Didn't do much for my allergies. "

1 / 10

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Anonymous
April 7, 2009

For Allergic Rhinitis "Works great, no side effects."

10 / 10

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Anonymous
June 6, 2009

For Allergic Rhinitis "Claritin seems to help for the first 2-3 day, but loses all effectiveness for me beyond that. All symptoms return."

3 / 10

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Somej...
Taken for 1 to 2 years
September 24, 2015

For Allergic Rhinitis "It takes so long to kick in and only works for like two hours."

1 / 10

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jonryan
April 11, 2009

For Allergic Rhinitis "I have tried it more than once. It was as if I took nothing. No help from taking it."

1 / 10

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Punis...
Taken for less than 1 month
August 16, 2021

For Allergic Rhinitis "I have bad allergies and have tried Claritin and I will tell you Claritin doesn’t work. It didn’t improve my allergies at all it just made it worse."

1 / 10

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Ed Me...
Taken for less than 1 month
August 12, 2021

For Allergic Rhinitis "Claritin is a joke. For me it did nothing as advertised, waste of money, shame on Claritin."

1 / 10

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Anonymous
May 17, 2011

For Allergic Rhinitis "Helps for the first day, then symptoms return. Starting Zyrtec now."

3 / 10

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billy...
August 24, 2009

For Allergic Rhinitis "Slow to get going but lasts forever when activated."

10 / 10

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Aller...
Taken for 1 to 6 months
January 2, 2018

For Allergic Rhinitis "Works wonderfully for both 16 yo and myself for allergy to our new Pug. No sneezing, no watery eyes. Expensive at $18 for a 24 pack so tried equate Walmart generic which didn’t work at all."

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Aller...
Taken for less than 1 month
March 17, 2019

For Allergic Rhinitis "Clarithin is effective and I have no noticeable side effects, it helps me to go thru the pollen season."

9 / 10

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Rich
Taken for 6 months to 1 year
September 22, 2022

For Allergic Rhinitis "Claritin did nothing to control my rhinitis. Not effective at all."

1 / 10

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Buster
Taken for 5 to 10 years
April 16, 2021

For Urticaria "It provides excellent non-drowsy relief for urticaria."

10 / 10

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Kash
Taken for 1 to 6 months
September 7, 2022

For Allergic Rhinitis "This medicine does not work for me. Taken several times this year. My nose continues to ‘run’. I won’t take it again, there are better antihistamines to use."

1 / 10

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2 Report

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