Hydroxyzine for Allergic Urticaria User Reviews (Page 2)

• Les...
• August 23, 2017

"So I started taking this medication to help with poison ivy spreading and not being able to sleep because of it. I was prescribed for 5 days on the pill, and on my 4th day, I woke up to hives all over my stomach and pelvic area. I didn't think it was from the medication, so I took it for the last day, and it just got worse. It's not been a week, and the hives haven't gone down, they just got worse and spread more over my body. Really bad reaction, and I never get allergic reactions to anything!"

• bad...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 12, 2018

"I got the syrup, which I could use as little as I wanted to. It was better for me, as I like to control the dose. I had hives that drove me nuts. I took half a teaspoon and had very little side effects, the pills, forget it!"

• Kit...
• October 3, 2019

Hydroxyzine "I have been taking Atarax for the last 3 years, but it really makes me feel I have a lower level of consciousness. I feel extremely sleepy, I feel as if I am high, not entirely in my senses. I do my work, but I don't feel anything. I can sleep throughout the day after taking this medicine, although I don't sleep much. Today, I also took this medicine after lunch as I developed hives due to cold urticaria (AC in the office), and I feel as if I am stoned. People in my office are thinking that I am sleeping for the last two hours since they are not aware of my situation."

• Sos...
• March 19, 2017

"This medication is only a sleeping pill and doesn't stop the itch, but gives you an itch all day. If you don't take Zyrtec or a similar med during the day, you'll still be itching. This medicine is useless."

• Del...
• January 14, 2018

"Dermatographism, itchy skin. I take it as an antihistamine. I’ve been taking 10 mg a day for 15 plus years. No issues, usually, I might be able to go without it for 3 days, then I need a pill. I take it at night, before bed, to limit drowsiness."

• Jew...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 15, 2019

"I have severe, red, hot rashes of contact dermatitis on my neck, chest, and arms. I'm on 10 ml hydroxyzine 3 times a day for a few days. The burning and itching are horrible. It's making me scratch until I'm bleeding. I haven't slept in days. I'm not feeling drowsy at all. My rashes are still bad. Ready to throw it in the garbage."

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 8, 2012

"My itching went down some after taking 10 mg of hydroxyzine, and that's good, but now I am totally awake and will be for 36 hours or so, I can tell. That is how I react to Benadryl, but not to Allegra, which doesn't seem to affect my sleeping. The little bit of relief that I have gotten from taking it is not worth the complete loss of sleep. The prednisone I started today is working already, and I think I'll just take that plus Allegra until my rash goes away."

• Joy...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• July 22, 2021

"Since being a teen, I have taken 100 mg, that's four tablets, before bed for chronic hives. I also have insomnia, the hydroxyzine has no effect on it at all. I do, however, have strange dreams that I think are linked to the hydroxyzine. The dreams do not bother me that much, they are just strange and could be described like a lucid dream. Hydroxyzine does help my hives most of the time, like it’s meant to, it takes them away for about 23ish hours. It’s like clockwork. I never forget to take my medicine because if I’m even an hour over, I’ll break out in hives."

• Pjg...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 15, 2022

"Had a case of shingles, so PCP kept treating my back rash as if it were shingles. Nine times to be exact. Allergist treats me for mastocytosis. He upped my dosage of hydroxyzine from 20 mg at night (for excessive sweating) to 10 mg during the day spaced out, so I have constant coverage. First time in a year I’m getting relief from itching. Because I take a lower dosage, I don’t seem to get slammed with sleepiness? More effective than any other antihistamine I’ve taken."

• All...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 26, 2023

"I have been dealing with intense hives and unbearable itching for months. I was seen by my regular doctor along with an allergist with no explanation as to what brought this on! I was given prednisone at first, and it would help clear up the rash and redness, but shortly afterward, I was still itching, so my doctor prescribed hydroxyzine 25 mg that I take once late in the evening, and it’s like I can actually do more things besides focusing on scratching myself to death! I feel like it’s also helping me with my anxiety as well. A win-win! So far, so good. It does make you sleep a bit at first, but then I feel I’m getting used to it better now."

• jam...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 29, 2017

"I can't believe my doctor did this to me. I kept talking about how I hated the drowsy feeling that I had all day if I had to take Benadryl at night because of my eczema-induced hives. Three Benadryl didn't do to me what this stuff did. I took it last night because I was starting to get a little itchy, and I've been a stinkin' zombie all day! I have slept my whole Saturday away! I am so furious that I put the pills into the garbage disposal and will be changing doctors. Why don't they listen instead of pretending to listen? Don't take this stuff, definitely don't drive for several days after you've taken it! I've been taking several Allegra at a time, and it's taken away the itching, and I've been willing and able to complete daily tasks."

• Joh...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• May 13, 2019

"I have chronic urticaria, and without this med, hydroxyzine, I would be dead. Makes me a little drowsy at times, but over 6 years, I have adapted to it."

• Anonymous
• November 3, 2011

"I have insomnia, and it is made worse by a rash that wakes me up because I itch so badly. The first time I took this was the first time I slept through the night in a very long time."

• Jil...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 15, 2019

"Hydroxyzine kept me awake for most of the night and didn't stop the itching at all."

• Cho...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• December 23, 2020

"Helps control those overactive histamines."

• Sar...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 5, 2022

"I suffer from skin irritation at night. I get relief for 4 days after taking this hydroxyzine syrup. Great."

• Pam...
• January 29, 2023

"I take hydroxyzine for itching, and it does not help stop the itch. I am not sure what else I will be able to take to stop this itch as I am allergic to Benadryl."