According to the product literature and most doctors, Zyrtec and other antihistamines are non-addictive, and any "withdrawal symptoms" you may have are actually just your allergies when you stop taking them.
After searching online and seeing hundreds if not thousands of people complaining with the exact same symptoms, I am quite certain this is wrong.
The primary withdrawal symptom of Zyrtec is an unbearable hot crawling itch, especially on the hands and feet. People have ended up in the ER from this itch, we aren't talking about something like from a bug bite here. From the blood work they did to see why I had this itch when I went off Zyrtec for a week for more allergy testing, the doctors actually told me the itch was from elevated liver hormones, and they kept asking if I was an alchoholic. (most people are apparently told it is an allergy), which makes me wonder how dangerous the withdrawal could be. Gradually stopping it now using the children's liquid version to get smaller doses instead of going cold turkey.
I've also been getting migraines from the withdrawal. Never had itching or migraine problems before taking it, my allergies are all nasal/sinus.
From the # of people saying the same thing online, I think there is no way in hell that this didn't come up during testing, and there is definitely a cover-up. I'm wondering just how common this is, so creating this survey.
After searching online and seeing hundreds if not thousands of people complaining with the exact same symptoms, I am quite certain this is wrong.
The primary withdrawal symptom of Zyrtec is an unbearable hot crawling itch, especially on the hands and feet. People have ended up in the ER from this itch, we aren't talking about something like from a bug bite here. From the blood work they did to see why I had this itch when I went off Zyrtec for a week for more allergy testing, the doctors actually told me the itch was from elevated liver hormones, and they kept asking if I was an alchoholic. (most people are apparently told it is an allergy), which makes me wonder how dangerous the withdrawal could be. Gradually stopping it now using the children's liquid version to get smaller doses instead of going cold turkey.
I've also been getting migraines from the withdrawal. Never had itching or migraine problems before taking it, my allergies are all nasal/sinus.
From the # of people saying the same thing online, I think there is no way in hell that this didn't come up during testing, and there is definitely a cover-up. I'm wondering just how common this is, so creating this survey.
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