Loratadine for Allergic Rhinitis User Reviews (Page 3)

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Anonymous
Taken for 1 to 6 months
July 10, 2012

Loratadine "It works great for my son. It's convenient when we are camping. We don't have to go looking for a spoon, no measuring. He takes one and he feels better than when he takes two spoonfuls of the liquid, and he's proud of himself because he can get it for himself with supervision."

10 / 10

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

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

"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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"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."

1 / 10

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Sun...
Taken for 10 years or more
March 7, 2021

Loratadine "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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Pum...
Taken for less than 1 month
April 30, 2024

"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
May 19, 2023

Loratadine "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."

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Doz...
Taken for less than 1 month
May 29, 2017

"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

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

"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 "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."

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reg...
Taken for less than 1 month
December 20, 2022

Loratadine "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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Kim...
September 15, 2017

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

1 / 10

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Ale...
November 14, 2016

"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

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

1 / 10

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Anonymous
June 6, 2009

Loratadine "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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Tmr...
Taken for 5 to 10 years
December 8, 2018

"Loratadine made my son suffer for several years. We had no idea this medication was making him sick. He had frequent tummy aches, motion sickness, vertigo, anxiety, and vomiting."

1 / 10

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QAa...
Taken for 1 to 2 years
August 7, 2019

Loratadine "Cuts through a lot of my allergy symptoms (seasonal and cat dander). Once in a while, when the season is at its worst, I will feel a bit of stuffiness, but overall, it has worked well for me."

9 / 10

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Anonymous
June 4, 2010

Loratadine "Didn't do much for my allergies."

1 / 10

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Pun...
Taken for less than 1 month
August 16, 2021

Loratadine "I have bad allergies and have tried Claritin, and I will tell you Claritin doesn’t work. It didn’t improve my allergies at all, it just made it worse."

1 / 10

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pol...
Taken for 6 months to 1 year
November 18, 2019

"Loratadine helps with my burning eyes, runny nose, etc. I take one in the morning and one nightly. I am 87."

8 / 10

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Som...
Taken for 1 to 2 years
September 24, 2015

Loratadine "It takes so long to kick in and only works for like two hours."

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Anonymous
April 7, 2009

Loratadine "Works great, no side effects."

10 / 10

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Ed ...
Taken for less than 1 month
August 12, 2021

Loratadine "Claritin is a joke. For me, it did nothing as advertised, waste of money, shame on Claritin."

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