Atarax and Drowsiness: What Users Say (Page 2)

• she...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• August 18, 2015

For Anxiety "I experience severe social and generalized anxiety. I was given 25 mg of Atarax to take twice a day. I didn't feel it relieved my anxiety symptoms. It made me very sleepy. When I awoke in the morning, I felt very groggy, constant yawning, and didn't feel I could pay attention or properly function at my job or get housework/errands done. I personally do not find Atarax helpful for anxiety."

• Pat...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 31, 2023

For Anxiety "This medication, in all honesty, is not very helpful for anxiety. It may help in terms that you get drowsy. In my medical opinion, drowsiness and/or falling asleep is not the same as anxiety relief. The only time I prescribe this is when a patient requests it or tells me that it works for them. Also, a tolerance to this develops quickly. While you will not get physically dependent on it like benzodiazepines, it will generally become less effective after a few days. We don't really have any really good and safe solutions for anxiety."

• Mim...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• June 22, 2021

For Anxiety "I suffer from severe panic attacks and PTSD, I was on benzos for years and was switched to Atarax 50 mg three times a day. This medication takes around 45 minutes to an hour to settle in. It does NOT work for me. I feel little to no difference. Just very light drowsiness. But it is not helpful for severe panic attacks."

• Mim...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 14, 2021

For Sedation "It works to make me feel relaxed, but not enough to fall asleep. However, after falling asleep, I am usually out for the rest of the night and only have mild drowsiness for about 30-45 minutes in the morning before I am back to normal. I am a 21-year-old female, 150 lbs, taking 25 mg nightly."

• len...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• April 20, 2020

For Anxiety "Take when having a particularly anxious day. Makes me feel drowsy and relaxed. This medication does a good job of easing intrusive thoughts correlated with OCD when I’m having a hard day."

• Ato...
• April 6, 2009

For Pruritus "It really helped me stop itching from the atopic dermatitis. I had not slept for days. It does make you very sleepy at first, but then seems to make you less sleepy after a while."

• Anonymous
• December 8, 2011

For Allergies "Best ever for stopping the itch of eczema. Got to get used to the sleepiness, but gets better after long-term use."

• Hel...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 24, 2021

For Anxiety "Causes relaxation that is frightening, but sometimes necessary with a panic attack! Very sedating, but again necessary to help control intense anxiety when a person cannot!"

• Anonymous
• March 16, 2012

For Allergies "Makes me very drowsy."

• rad...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 15, 2019

For Allergies "Atarax makes me drowsy and tired."