How many people have used both zyrtec and calritin, and how to they compare?

I use claritin mostly, but it doesn't seem to be helping as much as it used to. I'm contemplating switching to zyrtec since it just went OTC.

3/6/2008 8:45:27 PM

is claritin the one with the Windows XP Bliss desktop background?

i'd buy their product because their commercial looks good in HD.

3/6/2008 8:46:54 PM

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3/6/2008 8:47:01 PM

nonfucked up people ftw...only medicine i take is orange juice when i get a cold

3/6/2008 8:47:08 PM

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3/6/2008 8:48:22 PM

They are in the same chemical family I believe. Zyrtec (cetirizine), Allegra (fexofenadine), and Claritin (loratidine) are similar in the way they work and are sometimes recommended interchangeably. Allegra is less sedating than Claritin and Zyrtec though.

3/6/2008 8:51:50 PM

I've used both. I have cat allergies and the Zyrtec is a lot better, especially for itchy, burning eyes and wheezing. Claritin helps with the nasal drip, but not much else.

3/6/2008 9:01:08 PM

zyrtec for allergies

3/6/2008 9:13:40 PM

ZYRTEC IS BETTER.

3/6/2008 10:01:40 PM

Nasonex ftmfw

3/6/2008 10:05:23 PM

zyrtec gives me migranes. the other doesn't but works ok.

[Edited on March 6, 2008 at 10:17 PM. Reason : f]

3/6/2008 10:16:58 PM

I used claritin for years, then it stopped working and i switched to allegra, after a few years it stopped working, and i switched to zyrtec. That was about 8 years ago.

I haven't tried getting the generic cetirizine yet, but that's gonna happen when i finish my last bottle of the prescription variety.

3/6/2008 10:37:39 PM

They will still write prescriptions for OTC medicines. I get loratadine from the NCSU pharmacy (in a pill bottle), 30 pills for like $3.25. Just an FYI, since Zyrtec is like $25 for 10 pills now that its OTC.


I have horrible allergies, but I have taken both. I only will take Zyrtec if I have a sinus infection or something like that because it makes me very drowsy. Claritin is my everyday. I am Claritin clear!

[Edited on March 6, 2008 at 10:53 PM. Reason : ]

3/6/2008 10:52:21 PM

prednisone + singulair FTMFW

3/6/2008 10:53:11 PM

Claritin D is the best that I've tried

3/6/2008 10:55:22 PM

I use Zyrtec and Rhinocort. Works like a charm on my allergy issues.

When I was on the temp. Prednisone treatment... that was the damn winz. Too bad I was only a 5 day thing.

3/6/2008 11:49:48 PM