Xyzal for Allergies User Reviews (Page 5)

• S eezy
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 23, 2022

"As far as allergies and itchiness it has helped tremendously but the dreams are absolutely deranged when I take it. Violent and I wake up angry. You would think I was a nutcase but swear I do not have these dreams otherwise. Worth it? Idk. . During the day it certainly is but not sure about the trade off at night. And I just take one tablet."

• Tacma...
• June 15, 2017

"I think I have chronic sinusitis, with allergy symptoms all day long, year round. Zyrtec used to help, but doesn't anymore. I thought that Xyzal was going to be the answer and it was until I started experiencing stomach aches that had no apparent cause in what I had eaten. Very reluctantly I stopped the Xyzal and the stomach aches stopped. But if you don't experience any of the side effects, then it works better than any other medication for allergies that I have ever taken!"

• kio
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 8, 2017

"This has been one of the worst medications for allergies that I have ever taken. I took it around 5am in the morning and right now It's 6:45 pm. My nose has been draining since I took this medication and I'm more stuffed now than I've ever been. My eyes are watery and I'm sneezing something terrible. I do not recommend this medication. Save your money and try something else. By the way this was my 2nd time trying it just to see if I would have the same symptoms and I did."

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 23, 2018

"I have learned my mistakes with taking Xyzal. It gave me horrible side effects but not only me but some of my family I currently am trying to get over a really stuffed nose and bad coughing. I had to look up to see if I wasn’t the only one and apparently I wasn’t. I can see why the pharmacist said Allegra was better. It only worked in the beginning when I took it then side affects started to kick in"

• Anonymous
• November 17, 2009

"Very good for my hive allergy symptoms. Almost works for the whole 24 hours... very nice. Yeah, it might make me hungrier... so I eat another apple - ha ha, it's all about your food choices. I'm glad this exists. I'm on allergy shots so it's doesn't always clear 100% of my misery but it's close enough. Way better than other medicines - I've tried so many."

• Mela
• September 28, 2017

"Will not take again! Up all night frequent urination. Finally fell asleep and woke with awful migraine, dizziness, nausea, fatigue and muscle pain! I've been feeling awful all day! Can't wait to get this out of my system! Will go back to Clariten which I tolerate. Ughhhh..."

• Anonymous
• March 25, 2022

"Have been taking for 2 weeks for seasonal allergies and I have had no itchy/watery eyes like I typically do this time of year but……the side effects! Extreme fatigue almost to a depressed state, already gained 3 pounds in 2 weeks, and have random acne all of sudden. Definitely stopping this medication."

• Pam
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 13, 2018

"Within 2 hours of the first pill I got great relief. Zyrtec wasn't working well. The 24 hours after the first Zyxal were to first almost normal day I've had in months. I went one hour past the 24 before taking a second dose and started symptoms again, and now an hour later I can feel it starting to shut down the itchy runny nose and throat. All I can say is hooray for Xyzal because my life this spring has been a total misery because I can no longer use corticosteroids that helped a lot (like Flonase, Nasacort or Flovent for asthma) due to having developed glaucoma. I have tried Nasal Crom and ProAir (albuterol) at my doctor's suggestions along with Zyrtec but they were doing little or nothing."

• Phano
• April 24, 2018

"After only one dose, in the evening, I have felt sedated for 3 days now. My grandson took Xyzal at bedtime 2 nights with sedating affects that left him on the couch and sad. We stopped Xyzal and started Alleges and he is acting like himself again."

• East...
• January 7, 2018

"This drug was fantastic at kicking my allergies to the curb. It even kept my eczema flares at bay and my skin was completely clear. I was very excited about this OTC drug until... Every night I had vivid dreams and woke up drenched in sweat. Low and behold the dreams and the sweats stopped as soon as I stopped taking this drug. I tried halving with no luck. I talked with a few pharmacists and they've not heard this report before but I thought I'd prove well to tell others. It may not be enough for some people to stop taking Xyzal but I could not handle it. It is in the same class as Zyrtec which I can tolerate so this was strange. Still I am sad because it is a very good allergy drug and why I rate it highly."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• November 18, 2021

"I started taking this as my allergies were out of control this year and nothing else seemed to work any more. It worked great at first then after about 3 weeks I started getting irregular heart beats and the overall feeling of anxiety. Which brought me into the ER since the symptoms were getting worse with raising heart rate. After about a week off the meds I am feeling much more normal again. Very scary when an allergy meds effects your heart rate! None of the others I have ever taken gave me this feeling."

• CmTfa...
• February 9, 2018

"I have been taking Allegra for 25 years for allergies and asthma and the doctor recommended I switch to Xyzal. I only purchased a small package of 8 because I wanted to make sure I did not have any adverse side effects. Many years ago I had taken Zyrtec and had horrible dreams at night. Well last night was my 7th day on xyzal and my dreams were horrible. I woke up screaming at one point because I thought someone was attacking me and my boyfriend in the bed. As far as allergy symptoms go, this helped tremendously. But I cannot handle those kinds of dreams and feeling like I am not getting sound sleep. I will have to go back to my Allegra."

• MeLaur
• October 9, 2017

"I've had such a mixed experience with this drug. On the one hand, it kicked a sinus allergy-induced migraine I had had for days that hadn't responded to other medicine. Once I started taking it on a daily basis, however, it made me extremely tired and sore. I tried taking halves and it isn't so bad that way, but ultimately lead to a lupus flare, which made me realize it was having a stronger effect on my body than I'd realized. Now missing work from it. Take with caution!"

• Mscon...
• September 29, 2017

"I gave it the benefit of the doubt after the first few times it stopped working. This last time, last night to be exact, I took one before going to bed. I woke up this morning like my nose was a faucet. This is the most frustrating medicine ever... and since it is 24hrs, now I have to suffer ALL DAY before I can take something else."

• Accou...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• November 21, 2017

"I started Xyzal in late August due to repeat sinus infection and allergies. Last week, I skipped two doses by mistake and that was the worst thing that I could have done! I had a full blown panic attack in the truck while on our way home from running errands. I literally jumped out of the truck why it was still moving because I felt like my head was about to explode! It was the worst day ever. I am now only taking half a tablet to wean myself off this drug. Had I known these severe side effects after wanting to stop them, I never would have started them. Since halving my dosage, I have been having anxiety, joint pain, itching, and swelling in my sinuses. I am hoping to be off of these within 2 weeks since I only took them for around two months"

• Anonymous
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• June 6, 2017

"The first 2 bottles I bought were amazing. I took them at night as indicated; slept well and no morning 'hangover' and best of all no allergy symptoms. The 3rd bottle however, feels as though I haven't taken anything. I have been taking medication from this bottle for approximately 2 weeks. Not sure if I got a bad batch or what. I will buy a smaller bottle next time just to make sure."

• J Keith
• February 14, 2018

"Started taking it in 2017 after the owl ads on TV. It does work, and it does produce a mild tiredness hangover effect the next day -though it is less pronounced than benadryl's next day hangover. I took one tablet a day for a month and started noticing the hangover getting stronger, so I cut down to half a tablet. I started noticing a very quick and aggressive angry response from me to any type of provocation or annoyance----yikes! I stopped taking it immediately after noticing this side effect after 2 months of taking it. I now take a 1/4 tablet with a mucinex, when allergies flare up, and this seems to work better with no pronounced anger or hangover."

• Frust...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 23, 2021

"If you have a history of Mitral valve prolapse or tachycardia DO NOT take Xyzal! I took this for three days and needed up having AFib. My doctors dismissed the possibility of the Xyzal causing this even though it was the only change in my routine. I was out on Toprol, Eliquis, and Multaq to treat the AFib and referred to an electrophysiologist for a possible heart ablation. Since they said it was not the Xyzal causing this heart problem, and I started suffering from my allergies again, I decided to take it again. A few hours later I began having palpitations. The risk of palpitations, tachycardia and AFib should be included on the label!!"

• DazeyNo
• October 3, 2017

"I’m giving this medicine 2 stars because it worked the first couple of time and then went down hill from there. I feel like my body got used to it so quick because I have suffered from allergies as a kid or my allergies are just that bad that the pill doesn’t work anymore. I have even taken two pills as desperation to help before the 24 hours and NOTHING. Save your money"

• Anonymous
• April 28, 2018

"Though I can't say anything about the long term effects of this drug, I can say that I get no relief from most allergy relief medications. I've been taking Zyrtec with no noticeable difference in the relief of my symptoms. And xyzal seems to be helping quite a bit. Although I have very bad seasonal allergy's so I'd be surprised if anyone ever made anything that would completely get rid of them."

• Joe
• March 7, 2021

"I normally take allergy meds and I have tried this about 10 years ago it did not work for me. I decided to try it again yesterday and it really worked on my allergies but I had the worst nightmares and was tossing and turning all night and then all day today I have felt sick to my stomach and have felt dizzy and have not been able to take a nap or anything. Finally it is starting to wear off after about 20 hours from the time I took it"

• DBano
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• March 12, 2018

"I started taking this medication less than a month ago for seasonal allergies since my daily Zyrtec was not effective. I took the 1st dose before bed and it was great at helping me sleep better and I felt great the next day; symptoms weren't 100% gone but much better. Then after a few weeks, the effect wasn't as great as Zyrtec (when it worked) and then came the side effects. Despite giving relief and improvement to already good sleep in the beginning, a month in, my allergies have gotten worse, I have possible side effects (grogginess all day, lack of appetite, malaise, scratchy throat & fatigue). Heading to 2nd doc visit today and NOT continuing this med considering this is the only medication I am on and despite having allergies felt far better before being on it."

• Joyce
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• May 12, 2022

"This is the first allergy medicine that has completely worked for me. I haven’t experience any allergy symptoms since I’ve been taking it. I’ve had allergies for years and literally cannot go outside during high pollen count days especially during April and May. Since taking XYZAL not only can I enjoy sitting outside but I literally had no symptoms at all. I have had no side effects at all It is also very convenient to take it at bedtime."

• henri...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• May 14, 2021

"I was prescribed xyzal by an ENT to relieve symptoms of a sinus infection, along with an antibiotic and the nasal wash Xlear. I noticed that I slept exceptionally well while taking it so decided to add it to supplements I take to ameliorate 4am awakening caused by what I believe is Advance Sleep Phase. I began to become aware of feeling foggy brained, and it was difficult to ascertain what was causing it because my levothyroxine levels had been lowered by my doctor; subsequently my blood pressure then became quite low: 110/62. After reading of the effects other have felt, I now believe Xyzal has caused the irritability and drowsiness I have experienced of late."

• techl...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 5, 2021

"I started taking Xyzal about a month ago, per my allergist's suggestion. All was well for a couple days. No more stuffy nose and itchy eyes. I noticed that I was sleeping more, like getting 9-10 hours of sleep, but needing a 2.5-3 hour nap. I normally get 7 hours of sleep a night. At first, I didn't pay much attention to it. I am training to run/walk a 5K, so I thought that I was overheating or getting dehydrated. I moved my exercise times to sunset, but that did not help my sleepiness. For 3 weeks, I was drowsy all the time and had little interest in anything other than sleep. So now, I'm on my third day of not taking Xyzal. My symptoms have returned, but I feel more awake and like my old self. I don't mind a power nap, but wanting to sleep the day away was not good. I plan to switch to a different allergy tablet, once my energy levels get back to normal."