Cetirizine vs Loratadine
 | Cetirizine |  | Loratadine |  |
| Cetirizine is an antihistamine used to relieve allergy symptoms such as watery eyes, runny nose, itching eyes/nose, sneezing, hives, and itching. It works by blocking a certain natural substance (histamine) that your body makes during an allergic reaction. Cetirizine does not prevent hives or prevent/treat a serious allergic reaction (such as anaphylaxis). Therefore, if your doctor has prescribed epinephrine to treat allergic reactions, always carry your epinephrine injector with you. Do not use cetirizine in place of your epinephrine. | Loratadine is an antihistamine that treats symptoms such as itching, runny nose, watery eyes, and sneezing from "hay fever" and other allergies. It is also used to relieve itching from hives. | |||
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| Add Cetirizine review Made me extremely tired. It has been twelve hours and I'm still groggy after sleeping all night. Slower than usual with my movements and thinking. I like to go, and this really has slowed me down. I used a Neti pot last night and it helped tremendously opening up my nasal passages. Think I will discontinue this medicine, because I don't like the way it makes me feel. I'm active and vibrant, and this has me slow and sluggish. The itching has me worried mention by others, because I've had hives in the past and hate itching of any kind. I am older. I moved to an area with trees everywhere, city nicknamed "Arbor City." Suddenly nose went wild, sneezing terribly. Realized it was allergy to tree pollen. Started to take loratadine, after a while I had to double the dose to even make it work. Ceritizine went to over the counter drug status. Started using it. Find it better then previous med, still having occasional sneezing breakthrough. | Add Loratadine review My 7yr-old daughter was prescribed these tablets. She has slight inflamation in nose and throat, but severe in the ears. It helps that condition,but now she seems agitated, depressed and prone to lashing out. She also has a sore under her nose now. When she doesn't take it, the ears itch more (we have to use drops too for excessive ear wax and excema). I want my daughter back! I hate the mean lit ... The medication was chosen because it is a 24 hour med. This is supposed to help with allergies and rhionitis.Overall, the med works for my outdoor allergies. Indoor is another story. When there are cats present hardly anything works.This medication has given me the side effect of dry eys and eye discomfort. I've notcied that several hours after taking this, I cannot stop blinking because i ... I've been taking this drug now that I found out I am allergic to dogs as well as cats. It is drying to the nose, other systemic slowdown (constipation), but I am not thinking as clearly, and at 63 yrs. this is not good. Try going off this drug and see if you begin to think better. | |||
