ATARAX Reviews (HYDROXYZINE HYDROCHLORIDE)Average Rating: 3.3 (147 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare ATARAX with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR ATARAX | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | PANIC ATTACKS | DRY MOUTH | I HAVE TAKEN ATARAX MOST OF MY CHILDHOOD AND MOST OF MY ADULT LIFE.. IT IS A LIFE SAVER.. I AM NOW TAKING VISTIRIL, BECAUSE THE DOCTOR I AM SEEING CAN GET ME THE VISTIRIL FREE FROM THE COMPANY. VISTIRIL IS THE SAME THING AS ATARAX. I DONT THINK I WILL EVER BE WITHOUT IT. | F | 37 | 30 years | 3/28/2006 | 5 | Anxiety, Insomnia, Hives | Dry Mouth | Atarax works great for mild to moderate anxiety (doesn't help severe with me). For insomnia it helps get to and stay asleep unless severe anxiety exists... and at the worst, your very relaxed and at least able to rest. For itching it works and hives it seems to work pretty well. The plus is that it's not addictive like Xanax, Ativan, etc. and that it's fairly safe from what I've read/my Dr. has told me. I use it as needed. It's nice to know there is something you can get for anxiety from your doctor without a whole lot of hassle. | M | 28 | 2 years | 9/5/2006 | 3 | anxiety, palipatations,insomnia | weight gain 5lbs in 1 month, I felt more anxiety during the day after taking 1/2 pill at night, shortness of breath, bloating | I slept well and felt rested the next day, great for insomnia, but im not sure it can be used long term. I may go herbal | F | 33 | 30 days | 9/10/2006 | 4 | allergies hives hayfever | Weight gain (5lbs/month), drowsiness, headache, hypersomnia, muscle weakness, dizziness, dry mouth | Significant reduction in allergy symptoms, shortness of breath, hives, nighttime itching etc, but side-effects are extremely debilitating. I would not be able to work whilst on this drug, then again, I was unable to work due to severity of intial allergy symptoms and tend to be hypersensitive to all prescribed medication. | F | 28 | 3 months | 10/14/2006 | 5 | Hives | Drowsiness | Very pleased. Sleep well at night and don't wake up itching anymore. Gives me wierd dreams. | M | 29 | 2 weeks | 10/27/2006 | 1 | Early morning wakeups | Modest Drowsyness when doubling the maximum dose... My doc told me to take maximumly 30 mg's per night of use. Only at 60-70 mg it helped me fall asleep. But not to remain at sleep. This is a waste of cash, and i'm sticking with mine to see if there might be some effects some other time. | Atarax is a waste of cash, does nothing. Only maybe helped me with falling asleep by 5% or so.. | M | 18 | 14 days | 12/14/2006 | 5 | anxiety | mouth dryness | M | 57 | 4 months | 12/20/2006 | 2 | Itching / hives | Extreme sleepiness and grogginess, even up to 48 hours after taking this junk | It made me like a drunk driver! If I take it at bedtime on Sunday night, ALL of Monday is likely to be shot, and possibly some or even all of Tuesday! I was also very prone to lots of mistakes and memory loss, even at age 20! These effects got WORSE over the years and then took two years to get it out of my brain after I stopped taking it! It do well, however, for the itching and hives. Due to screwing up my brain, it (Atarax) can just SIT IN THE FIRE! | M | 39 | 5 years | 2/27/2007 | 5 | Anxiety and to help me sleep | No side effects apart from a little sleepy. | I have taken Atarax one 20 mg in the evening one hour before bedtime,to help me sleep, as I was suffering with anxiety. Having a bout of panic attacks and anxiety again at the moment, so I take my 20 mg a little earlier about tea time to calm me down, as the anxiety tightens my chest, which in turn knocks my balance and I become giddy and I hypoventilate. To relieve my bouts of anxiety, (and years ago I did get it anxiety bad, and had trouble going out, dont want to go there again), I get plenty of rest (with the help of Atarax, exercise, lavender baths, talking to somebody, try to reduce worry, let problems go over your head, or laugh at them! | F | 38 | 2 years | 3/19/2007 | 3 | General anxiety | None, except possibly some tiredness. No 14 hour nights like some people describe though (thankfully). | Barely helped me at all. I started with 25mg when needed, didn't help, neither did 37.5mg. I then got the advice to take it at regular intervals, 25mg every four hours, that didn't help noticably either. I hear that it's great for others stuff (like hives), though. | M | 20 | 2 weeks | 5/20/2007 | 1 | Experienced a bad food allergy | After about an hour, my heart went into tachycardia and I swelled up like a giant, plump tomato. My skin was extremely hot to the touch, especially my face and the tops of my legs. Had to get to the ER and get IV steroids and Benadryl to counteract. This stuff is dangerous! | I would not recommend taking this without some liquid Benadryl on hand. | F | 35 | 1 days | 5/29/2007 | 5 | Eczema | Puts me to sleep. No other side effects. | I've been taking this drug for eczema for a long time on and off. When I have an episode with the eczema its worst at night, so the atarax helps me sleep without all the itching. I don't take it everynight. Only as needed. I was very miserable before I started taking it. Its been a Godsend for me. | F | 43 | 2 years | 6/22/2007 | 3 | shingles/post shingle pain | taken at about 9pm,I was still drowsy in the morning.It has a more potent effect with a can or two of beer.I would not dare to drive after taking it,and have cut down to a quarter of a tablet and will try tonight to do without anything to see if it helps me not to be dizzy,and head-aches,in the morning. I take prednisolone for asthma,and if I am on a high dose the drug helps me to sleep. | I think anybody being prescribed this drug,should be prepared to go to bed,in case it has adverse effects | M | 70 | 4 years | 7/18/2007 | 5 | Eczema | Barely any - It doesn't even make me sleepy... prehaps a little pleasantly light-headed, but I can function at 120%. | What an amazing solution to Eczema. Since I regularly use Atarax for my skin condition, it seems that the hayfever, which I used to get and soothe with over-the-counter antihistamines, is now a thing of the past given a side-effect of Eczema is that you get a package-deal that silences ALL your mild allergies. | M | 28 | 3 years | 8/15/2007 | 3 | contact dermatitis (itchy skin) | mild drowsiness, dry mouth, hoarseness | I have tried atarax(20-30 gms/day)on and off for several years for a contact dermatitis condition of unknown cause, which causes severe itchy skin. When it has worked it reduces itchiness to a more bearable level. It does not make the itchiness completely go away. Sometimes I have tried it with no success at all. Dry mouth and hoarseness are some of the side effects. The only way I have found of reducing these side effects is to stop taking the atarax. | M | 62 | 3 years | 9/12/2007 | 5 | Severe itching (skin) | Initially I was given too high a dose, and very briefly experienced some confusion; but once the optimum dose for me was found (about 30-50 mg per day) there was some drowsiness and occasional dryness in the mouth. | It was highly effective in countering previously intense itching. The physician who prescribed Atarax (in hospital) very soon found an effective dose that suppressed the itching without causing confusion. | M | 62 | 52 days | 10/13/2007 | 4 | bad chronic hives/dermatographism | For the most part, my hives behave on Atarax. I am Extremely tired and difficult to wake up in the morning. Feel like only doing 1/2 of what I used to do....but there is nothing else that will stop me from the hives :( | This has been the only drug that has taken care of the hives. I tried Zyrtec, doxepin, and a combo of a bunch of different allergy meds. Only when I was on atarax did I find that I didnt have hives, itch, and have huge red marks from something touching my body. Unfortunately, I cant get back to the energy level I was before all this started. | F | 27 | 10 months | 11/25/2007 | 5 | Took it for a severe case of hives | I had NO side effects at all. Only benefits | I had severe hives all over my body for a full month..not an inch that wasn't welted. No idea of why and not allergic to things. Finally I was given Atarax and with one pill within 24 hrs they were 95% gone (what relief)!! I took one more and I was fine. It did make me sleepy but it like a miracle!!! Never got that again, TG. I could have kissed that doctor who gave it to me. I was so full of scratches & sores from the unbearable itch, it was horrible and nothing gave me relief till the Atarax. | F | 55 | 2 days | 1/17/2008 | 3 | Eczema - Severe Itching | So Sleepy. | In the words of Denis Leary, "Don't make any f***ing plans..." Too tired to care whether the itching had stopped - maybe that's the point. | M | 44 | 3 days | 2/1/2008 | 4 | Chronic hives/dermagraphism | Knocks me out, tired even the next day, very hungry leads to weight gain | All this aside, it's the only medication that works on my hives. I've stopped taking it daily and now cut the 25mg pill in half and take when I start to itch, which helps with the drowsiness so I can function, but still very tired. Will ask my dr. if I can get a lower dosage on refill. Taking it twice a day did not help frequency or severity of outbreaks, so I now take only at first sign of itching. I have not found it to prevent hives, only satiate them. | F | 37 | 3 years | 2/6/2008 |