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Reviewer: natq, 55-64 Female on Treatment for 1 to less than 2 years (Patient)
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It worked, yes, but after a year the metallic taste in my mouth is making life miserable so I am stopping it today. Even water tastes like metal. Ugh!!
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Reviewer: Publius, 25-34 Male (Patient)
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Loratadine (and its non-generic form, Claritin) have worked well for me. I have allergies to cats that leaves me with sneezing, wheezing, itcy eyes, and in extreme cases - hives; and loratadine alleviates those symptoms. I take it as needed only. What I'm finding now is that loratidine makes me extremely crabby (grumpy, short-fused, ill-tempered, whatever you term it, I get it bad).
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Reviewer: MOM, 25-34 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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THEY STARTED MY 5 YEAR OLD ON LORATADINE TO SEE IF IT WILL HELP WITH HER MIGRAINES TRYING TO GET A 5 YEAR OLD TO SWOLLOW A PILL IS NOT EASY AND SHE HAS BROKE OUT WITH A RASH ALL OVER HER BODY BE CAREFUL IT SOUNDS LIKE A RASH IS MORE FREQUENT THEN THEY SAY
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Reviewer: 25-34 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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i have been on this medication for about 2 months now and i am still having problems with fluid build up behind my ear drums and it is driving me crazy.
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Reviewer: 35-44 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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I have fluid behind my ears from allergys.This med did nothing to relieve my symptoms.
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