Does Zyrtec work in the same way as Claritin?!
Question: I read that Zyrtec is going to become available over the counter. I have been using Claritin since April 2007 for allergies (I just started suffering from allergies) and I was wondering if it was OK to switch to Zyrtec.
Do they work in the same way? Are they for the same kind of allergies?
Thanks for your answers.
Answers: I read that Zyrtec is going to become available over the counter. I have been using Claritin since April 2007 for allergies (I just started suffering from allergies) and I was wondering if it was OK to switch to Zyrtec.
Do they work in the same way? Are they for the same kind of allergies?
Thanks for your answers.
Yes they work very much in the same way. My doctor had me try both of them and said either one would be okay for me. For the Zyrtec worked better. For a friend of mine the Claritin works better. So, because they are so similar, it may just depend upon your own allergies and your body chemistry, etc. There is a generic store brand of the active ingredient of Claritin too. That can save some money. Ask your doctor or pharmacist about your particular allergies and what they might recommend.
They are almost identical. Very similar...
Yes, they are very similar. The only difference is that Zyrtec may have a tendency to make you sleepy (the doctor actually recommends that it be taken at night time because of that side effect) -- Claritin doesn't have that side effect. Other than that, they treat the same allergies in basically the same way.
They just have different active ingredients. The pharmacist told me that occasionally one type of active ingredient won't work for someone, so they can try the other brand, other than that there's no reason why Zyrtec won't work for you. Good luck with it.
basically they are th same thing with different name brands... they are also basically the same thing as benedryl but dont work as well b/c the active ingredient that makes benedryl so darn good is the same thing that causes the drowsiness.... and zyrtec and claritin take that ingredient out..... i know this b/c i am in nursing school and you have to take pharmacology 1 & 2
I have actually taken both. Zyrtec did not work for me and also made me feel groggy. My general practise doctor prescribed this for me before I saw my allergy doctor. My allergy doctor actually told me that my allergies were too severe for Zyrtec and told me to take Clairtin. So I guess it may depend on how bad your allergies are.