Loratadine for Allergies User Reviews
Brand names: Claritin, Allergy Relief Tablets, Alavert, Claritin 24 Hour Allergy, Allergy Relief 24 Hour, Claritin Reditabs, Children's Claritin Allergy, Loratadine Reditab, Tavist ND, Children's Allergy Relief 24 Hour, Help I Have Allergies, ohm Allergy Relief, Wal-itin Clear-Atadine Children's Bactimicina Allergy …show all brand names
Loratadine has an average rating of 4.3 out of 10 from a total of 12 reviews for the treatment of Allergies. 25% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 58% reported a negative experience.
Reviews for Loratadine
- mar...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- August 27, 2021
"This made me dizzy, confused, panicky, worst feeling ever! I kind of feel like I am on a bad trip! Also gave me bad heartburn, made me feel like my throat is closing in, cannot swallow saliva, ears are popping. I am never taking this again."
- Joa...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- August 1, 2020
"Was told to take this loratadine instead of Benadryl, which causes only mild drowsiness. Three hours after taking loratadine, began to feel confused, forgetful, and “out of body” dissociative-type symptoms. Will not use it again."
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- Alw...
- Taken for 2 to 5 years
- January 1, 2020
"Have taken this medication, loratadine, for a number of years now, which has helped hugely with my dog allergy. Yesterday, I was chatting with someone who reports the same as me. We both had side effects from cetirizine, which was why we went over to loratadine."
- Anonymous
- January 3, 2022
"I took one 10 mg pill of loratadine, and it did absolutely nothing. So the next time, I took two pills, and it actually worked. I do not recommend taking more than the recommended dosage of any medication."
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Your review helps others make informed decisions.- Nee...
- Taken for 5 to 10 years
- June 7, 2023
"I have been taking loratadine for five-plus years because I was exposed to mold at my job and in my apartment. As a result, I started experiencing allergy problems and began taking this medication. Initially, it worked great, but now I am experiencing hair loss, headaches, eye problems, a rash on my leg, dry mouth, sleeplessness, memory issues, body pain, and constant thirst, among other things. After reading these reviews, I have decided to discontinue the medication and see if these side effects subside. Stay tuned because I am in desperate need of help."
- Voc...
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- June 29, 2022
"Claritin does absolutely NOTHING for me!!! The most expensive candy mints I've ever bought. Even after taking 20 mg of the 24-hour form *per dose* (double the strongest form), I'm still miserable with every seasonal allergy symptom after months of taking it."
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- StK...
- Taken for 6 months to 1 year
- February 25, 2022
"Running nose allergy symptoms are gone within 10 minutes and keeps 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%."
- Ist...
- December 22, 2022
"I was taking this for itchy skin/scalp and it didn't help much, in fact, drugs such as ibuprofen, pregabalin helped me more with my allergy than this antihistamine. After some time (1 month) it stopped working."
- gen...
- Taken for 6 months to 1 year
- January 20, 2025
"I've been taking a generic Kroger brand of this product for about a year, and it works well for my sinuses. It also helps with my snoring since I take this med before bedtime mostly. My reactions are tiredness, especially early evenings, and sore, achy muscles when waking up in the morning. Also, this drug seems to make my eyes dry. Not too sure about this though. Still testing it out to be sure."
- Pop...
- Taken for 1 to 2 years
- November 11, 2020
"I've been taking loratadine for quite some time now, and I still suffer stuffiness, nasal drainage, and itching, sometimes I have itchy eyes. This med does not seem to be working for me."
- JL ...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- January 16, 2022
"I take the Claritin tablets for severe cold and allergies and this product seems to work best for me. I would give it at least an 8.5 out of 10 ."
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"Do not take this if you suffer anxiety. I remembered taking this 2 years ago, and I had a panic attack, so I didn’t take anymore. Forgot which one it was, and I picked up a pack this week. I was 7 months anxiety/panic attack free until I took this the second time. 2 hours after swallowing, I was dizzy, confused, irritable, severely anxious, shaking, sweating, racing thoughts that wouldn’t stop. It completely stopped my nose and eyes from running and itching, but I would take that any day over how I felt on this. Never again for me."