Zyrtec Allergy Medicine Reviews

I was checking out some reviews here on Viewpoints the other day and found out that my favorite allergy med is now being sold over the counter.  Yippy! — I kept telling my doctor that Zyrtec worked great for me, but he kept giving me nasal spray and I don't like nasal spray gosh darn it! — Zyrtec works for indoor and outdoor allergies.  At work they have been moving things all over the place and stirring up a lot of dust and my head was all blocked up to where I couldn't hear and nothing was working for me.  After reading the review by "sfritz64" saying… read full review »

After several years of paying different co-pays for this medication for the last 5 years, it's finally going "over the counter"!  Is that a good thing or a bad thing??  I'll bet it will be just like when Claritin went over the counter.  Expensive at first, and then gradually getting cheaper.  This is a drug that I certainly can't live without, or if I did, my life would be filled with sinus infections and more hay fever, allergies, and asthma than I already have. — I have come to depend on this  drug, and when I went to have it filled the other day, I was… read full review »

Zyrtec is the only allergy medication that I have tried that doesn't cause drowsiness and actually keeps all of my allergy symptoms away for a full 24 hours.  Without Zyrtec I would have red, itchy, watery eyes anytime I stepped outside or came near a cat.  There would be sneezing and itching around my nose and an occasional sore throat.  — The small size of the tablet makes it much easier to take on a daily basis along with my other medications.  I have also found that the store brands of Zyrtec work just as well as the name brand, saving me a great deal of money… read full review »

I may be a rare exception to the rule, but Zyrtec made me so sleepy I was unable to function. I know this is unusual, but if you try the medication and find yourself unable to function, try stopping the medicine to see if this is the cause. I can take Allegra or Claritin, but Zyrtec takes me… read full review »

  The actual real brand Zyrtec isgood, the generic didn't  seem to work as well, but now it's not covered by health plans because it's available OTC. I haveto take cingulair along with zyrtec for full relief, by it'self I get 1/2 relief. — … read full review »

Zyrtec just went OTC! As the commercials say, it really does work 2x as fast as Claritin and targets more allergies! As a person working closely with medications, I would recommend Zyrtec to allergy sufferers who are not getting their relief from Claritin. … read full review »

As soon as I feel my allergies coming on, I take one of these and I start to feel better.  I've suffered from allergies for years and tried several different things, some prescription, some not, but this is the ONE medicine that helps.  AND it's available without a prescription now!  That makes it so much more affordable.  What used to cost me $ 50.00 (with insurance) now costs me about $ 25.00 for a thirty day supply.  It is also offered in generic form, which would make it even cheaper, but I trust the Zyrtec brand so I stick with it. — I take the Zyrtec D,… read full review »

For years, I have always been hit hard by allergies whenever I've walked outside, and from a young age, I kept all my windows shut during the spring and summer. If I didn't, I would be sitting on the couch, using up Kleenex boxes left and right. My parents suggested that I use Benadryl, which they had upstairs. Well, suffering through severe allergies with only Benadryl was like trying to put a bandage on to heal an amputation: it didn't do a single thing, and I felt worse after taking the Benadryl. — — A few years ago, my doctor suggested that I try Zyrtec after wheezing and… read full review »

If taken at night, you'll get a great night's sleep and should wake up symptom-free the next day. Zyrtec has a fair amount of Benedryl (dyphenhydramine) as part of it's chemical make-up so, it will make you sleepy. I take at night and iwake up symptom free the whole next day. — It's definately a product I would recommend. It's still covered by some Insurance companies,even though it's gone over-the-counter, so if you get your MD to write you a prescription, you have a chance that it will be covered by Insurance. Otherwise, it's pretty pricey as an over-the-counter… read full review »

My son has really bad asthma and so many allergies, that the only allergy medicine that helps him is Zyrtec.  Our insurance was giving us a hard time, and they tried to get us to use a differnt kind, but then his asthma got worse, but then the doctor specifically talked to the insurance company and told them that he needs to use Zyrtec, because nothing else will do, they finally okayed it.  Zrytec is like a life saver to us.  Without Zyrtec, my son's life would be more miserable, because he ihas so many winter, spring and summer allergies, that his asthma would be constantly… read full review »

I have been on Zyrtec for over three years now, and I am thrilled to see that it is finally available over the counter at a cheaper rate. I have been suffering from indoor and outdoor allergies for over five years, and when I finally found Zyrtec I could finally breathe again! — Zyrtec works wonders for me, except in the spring and summer months in the height of the pollen season. At those times of the year, it doesn't completely clear up my sinuses, but it still helps keep my worst symptoms at bay. Without it I know my allergies would be much, much worse! — I would recommend… read full review »

I finally took my daughter to a children's allergist after over four years of her suffering miserable seasonal allergies in the fall. Her unending cough began during the middle of October and went through the end of November.  It was horrible, especially at night.  I knew it wasn't just a cough, but couldn't get her pediatrician on board.  I was referred to a top notch allergist who my son sees that has a peanut allergy.  He immediately prescribed Zyrtec chewables.  This Fall has been wonderful.  She takes one chewable at night and that is it.  No side… read full review »

The folks at Zyrtec got this one WRONG!  The OTC version does not work like the prescription!  I'd been on the 'script version for about 13 years with much success!  I couldn't go more than a day without it. Now, with the OTC version, my nose is constantly running, watery eyes, itchy... you name it... And one of my co-workers just made the same remark so we went online and now realize that we are not the only ones.  — Anyone have a suggestion?... I've tried adding other types of allergy meds inc. Flonase and Advair, but the side effects were… read full review »