Hello,

I just started to take Zyrtec, and am not sure if I am having side effects from it or if I am coming down with a virus.

I am only taking 2.5 mg per night, if you can believe it, as any more than that makes me feel like I am gong under anesthesia or something!  I have to cut my pill in 1/4.  I take 5 mg of Loratidine in the morning.

So about 30 minutes after taking it, I start to feel nauseated, my eyes get kind of blurry, and I feel like I am going to zonk out.  I really feel "drugged".  I am not sure that this is a normal reaction.  Or, is it just that I have to take some time to adjust to it?  I have tried the liquid form, but that seemed even worse.

Has anyone else ever felt like this if you've taken Zyrtec?  Otherwise, it has cleared up my runny nose... guess that's why I am still giving it a go.  Just wondering if I could be allergic to something in it?  Never heard of anyone being allergic to Zyrtec before.

Not sure though if it is the Zyrtec, as I also have a cold/flu-like symptoms (coughing) and am under a lot of stress right now.

Just a thought...I do terrible with new meds at night. Nighttime is reaction time for many of us, I think. I would give the zyrtec a try first thing in the morning and see if you have the same problems.

Good luck!

Kristi