Vistaril for Anxiety User Reviews (Page 4)

• Corman
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• August 25, 2018

"I have schizoaffective disorder with very severe paranoia and anxiety, and I can't have benzos, so I get Vistaril as an alternative. 25 mg, 3 times a day. It doesn't completely rid my anxiety, but it definitely does help reduce it, and if I'm having a panic attack, it will subside the attack within about 10 minutes or so. The only downside is it makes me pretty drowsy. But overall, I love this medication."

• river...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 13, 2014

"My first review on here. Prescribed 25 mg to be taken during an anxiety attack. Took it twice, once at night and once during a morning spell. It didn't do anything good, but it didn't do anything bad either. From the rest of the reviews, it looks like it either works great or not at all. There doesn't seem to be much harm in trying."

• shats...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• August 14, 2017

"Great for unclogging your nose, horrible for anxiety. It made mine bad enough on several occasions that I ended up in the ER. It also gave me dangerously low blood pressure, heart palpitations, hallucinations, and an overall terrified feeling. I wouldn't recommend this at all for anxiety."

• JayBuck
• January 9, 2013

"I have been on Xanax 3 times a day for years. Recently, my blood pressure has been high, and my BP medicine alone was not working, but when I take Vistaril and metoprolol twice a day and my Xanax, as I've been doing, it definitely helps my blood pressure and anxiety!"

• KMaur...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• November 3, 2016

"I was instructed to take this as needed for anxiety, however, it never helped. Which surprised my providers. I went through multiple doses before I was finally able to stop it and switch to a much more effective medication."

• Cyclone
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• December 12, 2015

"I was prescribed Vistaril because I was having high anxiety and blood pressure spikes. For the most part, it works pretty well for me. If I'm having a really bad day with my anxiety and blood pressure, I take more than the recommended dose. I've had no serious side effects on it, just occasional dizziness and it makes me sleepy when I take it before bed, but not so much during the day."

• Guy
• March 6, 2016

"My psych put me on this yesterday, and I took it today for the first time this morning. It made me feel cloudy all day, and it made my anxiety worse. Ativan works way better! Never taking Vistaril ever again!"

• Anonymous
• April 3, 2016

"I was given Vistaril for PTSD/AAD (Acute Anxiety Disorder), and I really don't like it. Initially, it helps with anxiety, but if I am stressed at all or put in a situation with stress, it's so much worse than without the medicine. It also makes it really difficult to function normally; I feel like I'm wading through jello, and my brain is about 4 seconds behind. We are going to try Xanax at my next visit."

• Bipol...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• May 26, 2018

"I like Vistaril. I'm on a myriad of other drugs. I find it funny when people say it is prescription Benadryl. One Benadryl puts me out. If you're looking for the same effect as a benzo... keep moving. It takes the edge off. I do not take it PRN. I take it daily. You just feel relaxed and care less about your problems. I take 100 mg 2 daily. I hope it helps."

• Jehremy
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 20, 2016

"I have just started this med. This is day 3 of taking it, and it has not helped with anxiety at all. In some ways, it makes it worse. It clouds my head, and not being able to think heightens my anxiety. It does, although, put me to sleep within a couple of hours (Zzzquil does that job better, though), but the anxiety stays present."

• Anonymous
• December 31, 2009

"I get really bad panic attacks and suffer from panic disorder with agoraphobia. My doctor tries to steer away from benzos because of the addiction factor, which is understandable. However, Vistaril has done nothing for me. It's as if I'm taking sugar pills. If I'm suffering from an exceptionally bad panic attack, I still have to be taken to the E.R. where they give me benzos anyway."

• Anon
• December 11, 2016

"I was prescribed Vistaril 25 mg to help relieve tension and was told to take 2 pills, so 50 mg, if 1 25 mg pill didn't work. 50 mg didn't really help either. I felt no improvement in how I felt after taking it. I was told after 30 minutes of taking it I should've felt better, but it never happened. After 2 to 3 hours after taking it, I felt somewhat relaxed but was more tired than relaxed. Vistaril really didn't work out for me."

• Shawna
• February 26, 2012

"I am on Viibryd for depression, and my doctor gave me Vistaril for some tension and anxiety. The first time I took it, I felt okay until that night! I had so many weird dreams that I could not tell if I was awake or still sleeping! Then that morning, I could NOT wake up for nothing. When I did get out of the bed, I kept passing out and felt very lost and out of it. I know that medicine affects everyone differently, this just isn't for me."

• Leigh
• Taken for 10 years or more
• December 18, 2017

"Vistaril is an ANTIHISTAMINE. it can make you drowsy if you have not taken it before. This is ALL that it MAY have in common with a real anxiety medication. It DOES NOTHING for anxiety unless you are shaking and trembling due to poison ivy or HIVES!!!!! Whoever got the bright idea to try to convince anyone that suffers from real anxiety to use this med for help is risking their patient's life. I take it for chronic hives, and have done so for 45 years."

• Mjano
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 4, 2018

"I took this at bedtime to help my anxiety. I started sleeping less and less, increased panic attacks, weight loss, and paranoia. I felt like a meth addict after about a month I realized it was the meds and I wasn't going crazy! Don't take this stuff it was seriously terrifying!"

• sammy
• May 24, 2017

"horrible medication! Was given this antihistamine for anxiety, it gave me hallucinations and nightmares about people dying and cartoon animal trying to kill me. The feeling didn't go away the next day. It took me two days to get it out of my system. Worst medication ever!!!!"

• Spazkay
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• March 9, 2016

"This med causes me severe headaches and helps with anxiety some, but the pain in my head only grows worse each day, along with blurred vision, highly increased appetite, and dry mouth. Not worth the daily headaches. Using an antihistamine for anxiety and blood pressure meds like clonidine, said to help with my ADHD that does nothing for my focus, is a mixture of insanity. I'm over the Vistaril after a month of more intense headaches every day."

• toomu...
• December 19, 2013

"Was given Vistaril 25 mg for anxiety during pregnancy for traumatic events that were affecting my unborn son. Makes me pretty sleepy, but it has taken the sharp, painful edge off my anxiety within 24 hrs. I have noticed my unborn son has stopped being so painfully active and has returned to normal activity, and the heart rate has returned to normal."

• jjpv
• April 22, 2017

"I had some sudden insomnia problems this winter. Took a while to find out the underlying cause was anxiety. At first, since I only thought it was insomnia, the Ambien I got prescribed didn't work. I was going on 5 days with only an hour of sleep, so I visited a psych. Vistaril worked that night and ever since. At first, I took it as needed (2-3/day), then after a couple of weeks, I was just doing 1 at night for sleep. Crazy dreams similar to Benadryl. I ran out 3 weeks ago and wanted to see how I would fare. Not good. Just got it prescribed again and looking to jump back into a proper sleep cycle and keep it as a safety stash. It's not 100%, there may be a night here and there, but it felt like a literal lifesaver rescuing me from 5 sleepless days M/22."

• Diane
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• June 5, 2023

"Made me very depressed and I only took 25 mg. I also take Klonopin and these two meds do not belong together. I think that the doctor who gave me these needs to retire. I just had an awful spaced-out feeling and was very depressed."

• melanie
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 24, 2018

"Vistaril is nothing but a glorified antihistamine. It did nothing for my anxiety but made me feel... um... uncomfortably high, I guess? I was avoiding having to take this (the bottle was sitting in the cabinet) and decided I needed to try one. Well, it didn't do anything. I feel dizzy, drunk, and I feel like I am suffering from insane depersonalization. I want to get this out of my system now."

• Anonymous
• March 27, 2011

"This medicine only stops the physical effects of my anxiety, but mentally I'm still suffering. So I'm still suffering greatly, only this time, no one notices, which is alright, I guess. It's not for me. But everyone reacts differently, so if you need to, try it out and see if it works for you. Good luck."

• Nicko...
• January 5, 2017

"I was prescribed 25 mg and was advised to take it as needed up to 4 times a day, and still nothing. I realize that with other medications, you should take it for 4 weeks or so to start to feel a difference, but anxiety medicine should work shortly after taking it, right? Unfortunately, when I called my Dr., I had to 'give it time,' even though people with anxiety don't really have time. So frustrating. $50 without a coupon just to have the same anxious rage I already had."

• Bubbles
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• November 2, 2017

"30 years ago in my first marriage. I was severely abused. I was trying to commit suicide, always fighting, crying, and hallucinating. My doctor put me on Vistaril, and it changed my life. First, it made me not care about what my ex-husband was doing. I became more confident and was able to get myself out of that situation. Now I have been prescribed it again due to surgery, and I am planning on replacing my citalopram, loratadine, and hopefully, with God on my side, grasp at a better future."

• Natalie...
• November 23, 2015

"I was given Vistaril. It did nothing for my anxiety. I've been taking it for about 7 months. It hasn't done a thing for me. I took 50 mg four times a day. I hate this medication. I was on Klonopin, which I took for 24 years. I went through a lot of withdrawal. Overall, not a good medication."