REACTINE® Extra Strength

I took the Canadian version of Zyrtec “reactine” for a little over two months beacuase pollen season was very bad this year and I have abit of trouble breathing. 36 hours after I stopped taking it my body started to extremely itch all over knowing I don’t have any itch or hive allergies I googled reactine itchy withdrawal and came across thousands of complaints about this same problem. This itch is so unbearable I could understand why people start using the drug again. It is actually the drug it’s self that causes these symptoms. Sense this is a otc drug I could never imagine the withdrawal it would take to get off of it. I have only been on it for about 3 months and I can barley take the itching I can only imagine people who have been taking for years what they must go threw. I am on day 7 without taking Zyrtec “reactine” and the itching has not gone away at all. This withdrawal can honestly ruin people’s lives this drug must be tooken off the market before does more harm then good. PLEASE DO NOT TAKE THIS DRUG! Find another way to deal with your allergies because getting off of this stuff is close to impossible!

I have a rare disease called mastocytosis that causes the mast cells in my body to produce too much histamine. Reactine is one of the many daily medicine I must take for the rest of my life. The disease I have presents itself in anaphylactic episodes so Reactine is a huge part of keeping my histamine levels down. The only reason I gave an average rating for 24 hour relief is because of the disease I have. Some days I need to take higher doses of Reactine...under a drs order of course and for certain triggers like exercise....I take an extra Reactine before exercising. Reactine is an important tool in keeping me as healthy as possible.

I don't usually write reviews on products but Reactine has had such a positive impact on my quality of life that I had to write something. I have suffered from hay fever most of my life. I tried everything from nasal sprays to allergen immunotherapy, non of which were effective. My pollen related allergies (grasses, trees, weeds) usually start in April and last until August. During past allergy seasons I would be forced to stay inside during high pollen counts and when I did go out to enjoy some outdoor activities I would end up itching, sneezing, and with horrible nasal congestion and I would also end up awake all night with these same symptoms. This allergy season I have been taking Reactine everyday and it has seriously changed my life. I can go out and enjoy the great outdoors symptom-free. Taking Reactine will definitely be a daily routine during allergy season for the rest of my life!

I only took a total of ten of these pills over about 2 and a half weeks and they did not work for my post nasal drip so I decided to stop. Now I've been covered in hives/had full body itching for over a week as these cause withdrawal symptoms which are not listed on the package! The itching is unbearable and the only way to make it better is by taking another pill but I will never touch another ever!

Great product gives temporary relief during allergy season

I have extremely sensitive and dry skin due to sarcoidosis and diabetes. I use the non-drowsy extra-strength a few times a week, when my creams don't seem to be working for me. It works in 20 minutes. The only problem I have is the non-drowsy makes me drowsy. I get a great sleep the nights I take it but am groggy the next day as well. I would rather be groggy than itchy though.

Doesn’t relieve symptoms and makes me drowsy. Not sure why it seems to do so well for others, but nothing for me and it DOES make me tired.

I think this product is the best out on the market that is not precription...I've tried alot of other products as I have bad allergies, this one really helped