Levocetirizine for Allergies User Reviews (Page 5)

• Anonymous
• February 1, 2023

Xyzal (levocetirizine) "I have one kidney that I have had two surgeries on, so if I feel pain in my side from a drug, I have to stop taking it. I finally found Xyzal which works great, but I get heart pain from it. I didn’t realize until the second year I took it for seasonal allergies. Then I finally put it together."

• mikel
• September 19, 2009

Xyzal (levocetirizine) "I have used a lot of different allergy medicines (for dust/mold/pollen) and I have never gotten a side-effect as bad I got from this. I switched from Zyrtec to this because of a discount that was given; I have been on it for close to 10 months and then I started losing my short-term memory, lose creativity, and it even started to make me slur words. I don't blame it entirely on this medicine, it MAY have been the combination of this and Astepro; but in my experience this definitely causes drowsiness. I can't completely say to stay away from it just be sure to monitor it right away and after about 5 months. I switched to Allegra 180mg. Hope this helps."

• Anonymous
• March 25, 2022

Xyzal (levocetirizine) "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."

• roano
• June 11, 2020

Xyzal Allergy 24HR (levocetirizine) "I actually loved this medication Xysal allergy as it helped me sleep and had no sinus problems at all this year. Then I developed this cough and my feet became painfully swollen. I kept taking the meds because I never linked it to that. Then my husband saw my feet and asked in a concerned why are your feet so swollen. Well then I knew something wasn't right. I started to think ok what is different and when did I start getting the swollen. Answer not sure but very recently. What else is recent? I have been taking the XYZAL for about 2 months. So I stopped taking it as of yesterday. My feet are still swollen but if it is the drug then stopping it will cause the swollen to go down. If it isn't the drug then I guess a visit to the doc is in order."

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 13, 2021

Xyzal (levocetirizine) "This pill did help my allergies, when Claritin and Zyrtec didn't, but the anxiety I had after a day was the worse I had ever experienced. I have frequent panic attacks, so I know the feeling. I almost went to ER one night. Since stopping, anxiety is back down to normal levels. Unfortunately, the relief isn't worth it."

• easys...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• July 3, 2015

"I take this drug since about 3 years ago every other day. I am a HBP patient so no decongestants for me. This one is the one that has alleviated my allergies, as I have been a sufferer all of my life. But it also makes me so relax that I sleep for more than 10 hours, then by Spring time they are not enough for me, and taken everyday, I doze the whole day and symptoms of congestion is worse, I stopped using Flonase because it irritates my nose, then it burns and bleed. So this year I tried myself a combination of both Levocetirizine 5 m and over the counter Claritin. I felt so alleviated from my Spring allergy but I didn't feel sleepy at all."

• MBFox
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 16, 2017

Xyzal (levocetirizine) "For allergies and allergic reactions this medication worked well. Benadryl had stopped being effective and Claritin has always been useless so I decided to give this a shot. I took it around 5 p.m. and within an hour the misery of the allergies was less and by morning I felt 100% better. Took the product for two weeks until whatever was triggering my allergies finally stopped. No side effects noticed while taking the medication (which for me is rare as I'm allergic to nearly everything). No problems with interactions with heart medication either. Was well worth it."

• Tacma...
• June 15, 2017

Xyzal (levocetirizine) "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

Xyzal (levocetirizine) "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."

• sme
• September 9, 2019

"As an allergy sufferer I'm always looking for a miracle, there never is one. I've taken all, used nasal sprays even cold medicine. At first, years ago I used allegraD but it is prescription only NOW too $$ OTC and insurance won't cover. I sent away for the sample of Xyzal...WOW . Such an improvement, I have no head fog and I can breathe. I've been on a week and went back on old med and I was MISERABLE. I now have purchased a 90 supply for less than a copay. If after a month any crazy side effects I will post....I hope NOT because that week I was on Xyzal was wonderful"

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

Xyzal (levocetirizine) "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."

• Adar
• February 24, 2016

"After taking everything else and still having same problems in decided to take levocetirizine 5 mg just to make my doctor happy. It worked miracles! 7 years of no hives, no sneezing, no itchy eyes during worst pollen season nothing! (My biggest problem is dust mite, so I take this medication through the whole year) but everything must come to an end. Blue cross Blue shield is no longer paying for this medications, it will cost me $76 for 30 pills. So I am now trying to find anything that's close to levocetirizine but no luck. All my symptoms returned overnight."

• Joan...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• May 16, 2023

Xyzal (levocetirizine) "Best allergy medication I have tried in 10 years. No drowsiness, no side effects. It's working perfectly. I take one a day, at night, just as it states on the bottle and it's working perfectly. Every once in a while I have to take a sudafed for a little nasal drip when allergies are severe, but that's rare."

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

Xyzal (levocetirizine) "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

Xyzal (levocetirizine) "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."

• m_sha...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• September 12, 2016

"I have for 15 years always had cold and flu symptoms that after tests, nothing showed up. Blood tests, allergy tests showed nothing and over time it got worse where I was feeling a virus coming on every 2 weeks. It was ruining my life. I tried Levrix and after seeing an immunologist and was advised I could safety take a 5mg tablet twice a day without doing any harm to my body long term. This dose was good for me as 5mg didnt quite do it. But now I have been well for 2 months, and I sleep so muchy better I could never sleep more than 5-6 hours. Now I can sleep longer and feel so calm during the day and relaxed. Still don't know what is wrong but these work so I'm happy."

• breat...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 7, 2015

"Levocetirizine worked on my allergies when everything else was failing! This allergy medicine is a head above the rest for helping you to breathe easier. My allergies were awful and especially at night when I was trying to sleep and my face was pounding with pressure. Levocetirizine really relieved my symptoms better than the over the counter medicines I was taking."

• Mela
• September 28, 2017

Xyzal (levocetirizine) "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..."

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

Xyzal (levocetirizine) "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

Xyzal (levocetirizine) "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."

• JBG
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 23, 2019

"With frightening ease, levocetirizine gave me the most horrible side effects I've ever experienced from taking any drug, ever. It didn't suppress my allergies and it gave me a headache like the one I had the days prior to being hospitalized with meningitis. I took it in the morning, being tired of Cetirizine also doing nothing to help me. Typing this on the morning of day two and I still feel awful. Yesterday was way hellish. Aforementioned headache, very dizzy, weak muscles, skin hurt when pressured, couldn't eat (still struggling to eat), eyes hurt and while I didn't have an actual fever, I was absolutely burning (and yet cold at the same time). I got up get up every 45 minutes or so to splash cold water on my face, ears and neck. Dry mouth, loss of taste, depressed, my spine still hurts. Nose running like a faucet all day, I sneezed so much it started to hurt my ribs. This is suffering in a pill. There. I'd give this a -10, but I can't."

• East...
• January 7, 2018

Xyzal (levocetirizine) "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

Xyzal (levocetirizine) "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."

• rajpal
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 15, 2015

"The relief from the itchy nose and congestion are absolutely fantastic. The drowsyness is my issue. I can easily stay in bed 12 hours after taking it. I'm going to try a half dose and see what happens because the allergy relief is amazing."

• MeLaur
• October 9, 2017

Xyzal (levocetirizine) "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!"