Atarax and Dizziness: What Users Say

• Sle...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• October 25, 2020

For Anxiety "The short version of my review: I love this medication. I was prescribed Atarax at 35 weeks pregnant for insomnia and panic attacks/GAD. I was having crazy nightmares before I started taking it as well. The first few times I took it, it made me very tired but eventually that stopped happening - it makes it easy for me to fall asleep but not overly tired, and I’m not groggy in the morning. I have had to take it during the day for extreme anxiety or panic attacks and sometimes it slows me down a little but nothing crazy. I’m in recovery from drug addiction, so narcotic anxiety meds were not an option for me. I am so thankful I found this medication because it really helps me but doesn’t really give me any side effects. The one thing that I don’t like is that it makes me dizzy if I take it on an empty stomach, but usually I’ll just take it with a granola bar or yogurt and that’s enough to keep the dizziness at bay."

• meg...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• August 23, 2020

For Anxiety "For me, Atarax works for anxiety! I've taken half a pill as needed for anxiety. I have GAD with panic attacks, and it calms me down. I will say though, on an empty stomach, it does make me dizzy. Overall really good med!"

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 5, 2020

For Anxiety "Was prescribed 10mg Atarax tablets with directions to take 1-2 every 6 hours as needed for anxiety and panic attacks. Taking 1 pill did nothing, so I took 2 the next time I felt anxiety creeping in. It made me very tired and dizzy, then sent me into a panic attack. I am better off not taking this medication when I feel anxiety coming on because it usually does not develop into a panic attack, let alone as worse as this one got."

• Mom...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• October 14, 2015

For Anxiety "Take the smallest dose possible! I took 50 mg of this and spent an entire day on the couch feeling dizzy and tired and completely wiped out. It was only until a family member commented on how my anxiety seemed to be better that I realized it was true. I asked my Dr for the smallest dose, 5 mg. It is enough to calm my anxiety and help me sleep without feeling uselessly tired."

• gaz...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 19, 2016

For Sedation "Atarax did its job and gave me some sleep after taking just one very small pill, but the after effects were truly horrendous. I have used this drug twice and had the same after effects both times. Once you wake up, you are left with so much dizziness that you can't get your head off the pillow, so don't expect to be doing anything at all for many hours after you wake up. Maybe other people can use this drug and have no side effects, but I will never ever use this drug again."

• Esb...
• October 3, 2016

For Anxiety "Don't take this drug! It caused me to have horrendously bad dreams. They were terrifying. My anxiety has worsened by 100 percent. I'm fearful of going to sleep. I've not slept more than three hours a night for two weeks. Another side effect I experienced was hair loss and vertigo. Thanks to my 'doctor,' I have regular episodes of vertigo, which I had never experienced in my life. Stay away from this drug!"

• sof...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 6, 2015

For Anxiety "I'm 18, and I've never been on medications before. I have performance and social anxiety. So when I went to my doctor and asked for something to help me survive my everyday life, he recommended Atarax. But I have been taking them for 2 weeks now with no effect whatsoever. Granted, they are only 10 mg and small as a breadcrumb, but I was at least expecting some effect from it. The only thing I felt was nausea and dizziness. I must say I'm quite disappointed."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• September 4, 2021

For Sedation "I experience insomnia only when I am away from my own country, and my work involves traveling and working in other countries (it starts after a week or two of my new workplace), and a doctor prescribed Atarax for me. I take only half of a pill (i.e., 12.5 mg), and it helps me a lot. I reduced it to half a pill because the full tab makes me dizzy the next day. I am 40."

• Tha...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 12, 2021

For Anxiety "So I started taking Atarax after I went to the hospital with a horrible UTI that was making me incredibly anxious and nauseous. It worked great the first time they gave it to me, possibly because the symptoms were just then getting treated. Every time after has been terrible. I feel insanely weak, like bedridden almost. I’m always super dizzy/lightheaded, and I feel like I’m not real if that makes sense. The dreams are too real, I’ve been waking up in my dreams, so my brain tricks me to think I’m awake (I’ve never had this happen). I tried one more time today, and it was all the same, plus some good ol' depression. I don’t recommend this unless it’s absolutely necessary :("

• Man...
• February 10, 2016

For Anxiety "Took about 10 minutes to kick in. Felt like a total zombie all night, I was completely useless. The next day I was dizzy. Boo, Atarax!"