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Hydroxyzine and Sleepy: What Users Say (Page 4)

Brand names: Vistaril

Reviews for Hydroxyzine

Commonly mentioned side effects
  • Anonymous
  • Taken for 1 to 6 months
  • January 8, 2015

For Anxiety "Has not helped with anxiety at all. Just makes me terribly sleepy, so I cannot take it during the day."

2 / 10
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  • Mlg...
  • Taken for 1 to 6 months
  • March 4, 2019

For Anxiety "It does help me with anxiety, and quickly too. However, it makes me very sleepy."

8 / 10
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  • tRA...
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • June 26, 2013

For Allergies "I get giant hives that cause me to have to go to the emergency room. Hydroxyzine helps to prevent this, and it relieves the itching. I do get sleepy, but it wears off."

9 / 10
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  • She...
  • August 31, 2017

For Anxiety "It definitely calms me down... But it also makes me sleepy."

10 / 10
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  • swe...
  • January 11, 2016

Hydroxyzine for Anxiety "Literally did nothing for my anxiety. Made me really sleepy but not sleepy enough to pass out. It just made me super sluggish."

1 / 10
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  • Fly...
  • Taken for 1 to 6 months
  • May 6, 2013

For Anxiety "Only made me sleepy after taking 6 throughout the day to try and subside anxiety."

1 / 10
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  • zad...
  • November 20, 2016

For Anxiety "My experience of this medicine. Only made me sleepy. Did not help with anxiety. I take Zoloft 150. Any other suggestions that I can take with Zoloft for anxiety."

1 / 10
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  • nic...
  • March 15, 2022

For Anxiety "It does nothing to relieve my anxiety and panic attacks. It just makes you sleepy."

2 / 10
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  • Dad...
  • January 24, 2018

For Anxiety "This seems to make the left side of my head hurt, and I get a stiff neck on the left side. I sleep way too much but it has helped with the anxiety a lot."

6 / 10
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  • Dee...
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • May 17, 2015

For Sedation "Prescribed for sleep, but didn't work. Only sleepy during the day!"

1 / 10
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  • Dog...
  • Taken for 1 to 6 months
  • March 4, 2022

For Anxiety "Works wonders for GAD. I'm on 50 mg 3x a day as needed. It does make me sleepy, which is helpful since I have insomnia as well."

10 / 10
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  • Jan...
  • Taken for 1 to 6 months
  • March 8, 2018

For Anxiety "Didn't work for me, just made me sleepy."

1 / 10
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  • Mik...
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • December 28, 2018

For Sedation "Got an RX for sleep and anxiety. I took one 25 mg tab before bed. It made me sleepy, but could not sleep. I ended up having to take 1 mg of Lorazepam in order to get to sleep. Will never take again."

1 / 10
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