Loratadine User Reviews & Ratings (Page 4)

Brand names: Claritin, Allergy Relief Tablets, Alavert, Claritin 24 Hour Allergy, Claritin Reditabs, Wal-itin, Children's Claritin Allergy, Allergy Relief 24 Hour, Children's Allergy Relief 24 Hour, Help I Have Allergies, ohm Allergy Relief, Loratadine Reditab Clear-Atadine Children's Bactimicina Allergy Tavist ND …show all brand names

Loratadine has an average rating of 4.7 out of 10 from a total of 139 reviews on Drugs.com. 35% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 53% reported a negative experience.

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Hol...
Taken for 10 years or more
October 18, 2020

Loratadine for Allergic Rhinitis "Alavert is the only allergy medicine, aside from Benadryl and Dimetapp, I have taken that I found works the best for me since I was a kid. I definitely choose Alavert nowadays over any other, or I end up having to take Benadryl as well. By the way, I was born with allergies and have always had severe year-round allergies to many natural and man-made things."

10 / 10

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Taken for 6 months to 1 year
February 25, 2022

For Allergies "Running nose allergy symptoms are gone within 10 minutes and keep working strong for 18 to 20 hours, then by the end of 24 hours, symptoms return. One tiny but powerful tablet. The bottle I normally buy is labeled 'CAREALL', 'Non-Drowsy 24 Hour' below that in bold larger font, 'Allergy Relief'. Inexpensive but identical to the costlier major brand names. I recommend 100%."

10 / 10

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Sir...
Taken for less than 1 month
January 19, 2022

For Allergic Rhinitis "I took this medication (10 mg) for my runny nose due to COVID-19. The first hour I took it, I started feeling a severe headache and a little bit of fatigue, which lasted for about 10 hours. In the beginning, I thought it was an extra symptom from COVID, since I hadn't had such a symptom until then. The next day, I woke up and there was no headache and fatigue at all and was feeling much better overall. As I was suspicious of this medication, I decided to take it again and see for myself whether I would experience the same symptoms. Again, after an hour I took it, I started feeling headache and fatigue. So, I decided not to take it again. However, the symptom of runny nose decreased."

4 / 10

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Taken for less than 1 month
January 24, 2022

For Allergic Rhinitis "Within an hour after taking this, I started to have formication/paresthesia on my nose. It has been more than 12 hours, and I’m still having a crawling sensation on my nose. I couldn’t sleep well, have a dry mouth, and have been feeling anxiety and nervousness. As I’m typing this, I’m still having the annoying sensation on my nose. I am hoping it will fade away ASAP. PLEASE THINK TWICE BEFORE TAKING THIS. Zyrtec did not make me have all these side effects."

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December 22, 2022

For Allergies "I was taking this for itchy skin/scalp, and it didn't help much, in fact, drugs such as ibuprofen and pregabalin helped me more with my allergy than this antihistamine. After some time (1 month), it stopped working."

3 / 10

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Taken for 10 years or more
March 7, 2021

Loratadine for Allergic Rhinitis "As a child, I had severe urticaria which required Phenergan injections promptly. In my twenties, I had allergy tests and the full course of the preventative for linseed, house dust, cat hair, and certain plant leaves. That worked well mostly, but Phenergan tablets were always to hand. I am now in my 80s and still have occasional urticaria if I have been gardening and hay fever from milk products during spring and summer. I have taken Loratadine (OTC) for some years now."

10 / 10

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Taken for less than 1 month
April 30, 2024

For Allergic Rhinitis "Suffer from seasonal allergies. Started loratadine - the first few days were good, then I started having heart flutters, feeling very nervous and shaky. I checked all my vitals, everything was normal. I will not be using this anymore, it's not worth it. Also, ladies, it causes dryness in the lady bits."

5 / 10

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Taken for 1 to 6 months
August 28, 2023

"I was really blocked up in my ears after a vacation and plane ride. The doctor said I had an ear infection, prescribed antibiotics, etc. I told him I can't stand this constant throat clearing that I developed over a few years and is getting worse. He asked if I had allergies. I said I got shots when I was in my 20s, and the shots worked. (I'm now 60). He then prescribed an allergy medicine with loratadine. It took a while to get rid of the ear infection, but it's gone. The loratadine really calmed down that throat clearing. I take it once a day now, as needed. I'm really happy about this."

10 / 10

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October 17, 2017

For Urticaria "I have been taking this for a few months, and I didn't have any problems until I began to take hair, skin, and nail vitamins from over the counter. The reaction made my eczema smell and break out more."

5 / 10

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Taken for 1 to 6 months
May 19, 2023

Loratadine 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 had a 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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Gre...
November 5, 2017

For Allergic Reactions "Took 1/2 tab 1st night and woke with no itchy eyes, no congestion, breathing good, but a headache, two Tylenol and okay. Tonight took a whole tab by mistake and started feeling not so good. Sort of depressed and my lower back is itchy."

10 / 10

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Anonymous
Taken for less than 1 month
January 5, 2023

For Urticaria "I started taking 10 mg loratadine about two weeks ago for itchy skin, and it has become very effective. The redness of my skin is still slightly reduced, and my itchiness has stopped. I take one 10 mg pill of loratadine every day in the morning. I'm totally satisfied with the results 100%. It's an over-the-counter prescription pill or can be purchased via mail order. Great medication."

10 / 10

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Taken for less than 1 month
May 29, 2017

For Allergic Rhinitis "I had swollen legs and feet from what I've since discovered was a histamine reaction due to eating two foods that are high in histamine: dark chocolate and almonds. It was suggested I take Benadryl, as this helps many people with this type of reaction. I tried Benadryl first and didn't have any lessening of the swelling. The next day, I tried Claritin 24 hour, and within hours, the swelling was gone. If you have trouble with edema when having a histamine reaction, you may want to give this a try. I should note that I have no other allergy symptoms at all, only edema. Something to do with how my mast cells don't work the way they should."

10 / 10

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AZJ...
Taken for 1 to 2 years
September 4, 2022

For Allergic Rhinitis "'Loratadine has an average rating of 4.9 out of 10 from a total of 80 ratings for the treatment of allergic rhinitis. 39% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 51% reported a negative experience.' This stuff is nasty, gave me anxiety and depression, heart palpitations... AVOID!!"

1 / 10

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Ell...
Taken for 1 to 6 months
February 8, 2018

For Allergic Reactions "I’ve been taking this medication for a while now, it does work to stop the itching, but as soon as I take it, it seems to bring out the rash more, and it’s really sore to touch, and the rash doesn’t go away for up to a day."

3 / 10

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Cla...
Taken for less than 1 month
June 26, 2018

For Allergic Rhinitis "I'm not sure if people leaving positive reviews are serious when they say it takes a week for the product to work. This is for people with hay fever and is meant to stop their symptoms. Why on Earth would someone suffer for an entire week waiting for a product to work? That is absolutely outrageous. Luckily, there are plenty of products that work within minutes and can actually give relief! For me, this provided no relief whatsoever. Would recommend Claritin or Citrine."

1 / 10

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Nat...
Taken for less than 1 month
June 5, 2020

Loratadine 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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Taken for less than 1 month
December 20, 2022

Loratadine 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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kaz...
Taken for 10 years or more
February 27, 2013

Loratadine for Urticaria "I have been taking this medication for 10 years due to multiple allergies. I take it at night as it can cause drowsiness, although personally I have not found this to be a problem."

10 / 10

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September 15, 2017

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

1 / 10

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November 14, 2016

For Allergic Rhinitis "This is the only medicine that works for my nasal drip, I have yet to find anything better."

9 / 10

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Rog...
Taken for less than 1 month
May 13, 2014

For Allergic Rhinitis "Loratadine worked wonders on my hay fever, but it gave me unbelievable insomnia - I have never suffered insomnia before."

1 / 10

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June 21, 2016

Loratadine for Allergic Rhinitis "Feel like I have been ripped off. Does nothing for me."

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August 22, 2024

"Works for me, calms the inflammatory histamine response."

8 / 10

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Anonymous
June 6, 2009

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

3 / 10

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