今天突然想到的－长期服用ZYRTEC的副作用

臭斗一直以来都靠ZYRTEC控制过敏，斗娘一度以为只要是医生开的，应该问题不大，所以在吃抗过敏药上跟斗爹分歧并不大，但是自从某日臭斗开始拒绝吃ZYRTEC，斗娘就开始怀疑这个药是不是有问题。

当然是药三分毒，我们要权衡厉害，然后再决定是吃还是不吃。以前臭斗小，我们让吃他就吃，一边吃还一边跟他说吃了就不痒了，吃了就会舒服了。在我们这样反复强调下，臭斗曾经一度将吃ZYRTEC当作生活中一个常规的步骤，我们也不曾怀疑，甚至有点相信医生的话，要用这些药物把他的IgE给打下去，于是，就这样吃着。但是情况并没有好转，臭斗依然睡不好，吃不好，甚至玩不好。直到有一天他很抗拒，很坚决地对斗娘说，“我不要再吃这个药！”。甚至以大哭大闹来抵抗。斗娘开始认为是孩子不可理喻，经过臭斗多次拒绝，斗娘开始怀疑了。为什么在臭斗情绪好的时候给他吃他都不肯吃，为什么每天给他吃益生菌，他就从来没有反抗过，总是老老实实就吃了？斗娘用相同的容器给他喂药，ZYRTEC的味道也很不错，为什么臭斗就是这么抗拒？臭斗是个很敏感的孩子，而且很聪明，他可能说不清楚为什么，但是他绝对是感受到了什么不一样，什么让他不舒服的地方，而且经过一段时间的尝试，他认定是ZYRTEC惹的货，所以他不吃。臭斗也会有阵发性情绪恶劣，悲伤，胆小，容易发脾气。每次他这样，斗爹斗娘都认为是过敏了，然后就灌ZYRTEC，却从来没有怀疑，也许就是ZYRTEC惹的祸。

今天斗娘google了，结果如下：

Long-Term Side Effects of Zyrtec

Zyrtec is one of the most common allergy medications on the market and has been proven to be an effective drug. However, like most other medications, taking Zyrtec long term does increase the risk of serious side-effects which can become long-term health issues of not treated quickly.

Insomnia

One of the most common long-term side effects of Zyrtec use is the inability to have a good night's sleep. While this usually wears off in time, some have had to enter into treatment programs to resolve their insomnia issues.

Swelling

Some people experience swelling which can last for several days. While it is most often confined to the fingers or hands, occasionally the tongue or throat will swell and make breathing difficult. This is not a common side effect.

Mood Changes

While not as severe as mood swings, sudden changes in one's mood have been reported days, even weeks after Zyrtec use has stopped. It is rare, but quite serious.

Irregular Heartbeat

Irregular heartbeats, no matter the cause, are serious and can lead to cardiac arrest or other heart problems. This is another side effect of Zyrtec that is well documented.

Fatigue

While it is not uncommon to be fatigued while taking a particular medication, once you stop taking this medication, you should begin to feel more energetic. However, in the case of Zyrtec these effects can last for several days (up to a week) after you stop taking the drug.


Read more: Long-Term Side Effects of Zyrtec | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/facts_5022249_longterm-side-effects-zyrtec.html#ixzz0zin4rahn

然后访问了一个论坛，看见了这些服用Zyrtec后的孩子的不良反应，转几则如下：

WE gave Zyrtec to our 3 1/2 year-old daughter at her pediatrician's recommendation as she was continuing to have allergy symptoms on Claritin and frequent ear infections. She had an immediate personality change. Moody, defiant, temper tantrums, uncontrollable rages, sleep disturbances, wanted to be held and rocked constantly, wouldn't/couldn't play. Over a few weeks the symptoms improved somewhat, until we missed one morning dose and we were right back to square one with the significant behavior issues. She also has lost two pounds this month due to lack of appetite. We were trying to keep her on it until the fall allergies abated, but this cannot go on any longer. We have put her back on Claritin and will give her benadryl at night if needed to control the symptoms. After two days we are starting to see our sweet angel again. The change in personality in this child was beyond belief, down-right scary.
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My 7 yr old child who makes good grades and has never once been in trouble for anything at school was suspended with a behavior problem. It was totally out of character and the teachers and principal could not believe it. He became an anry, irritable, destructive child with strange and irrational behavior. We made an appointment with a psyc doc. It was not until several days later I realized the only change was that I had started giving him allergy medicine. Who whould have thought allergy medicine could do this. He stopped taking it and is completely normal without behavior issues. Could not believe it.
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My daughter has been taking Zyrtec for almost 2 years. The past year and half have been horrible. She is 6 years old and will throw fits and scream and cry like a baby. She has a hard time concentrating and in kindergarten last year, her teacher was worried she may have autism. We have been to a neurologist over her headaches. I had no idea about all of this and am so thankful for this website. Me and my neighbor were talking the other day and she had said that she had given her daughter zyrtec one time and it totally changed her and it made me think. So my daughter hasn't had any zyrtec in 5 days and yesterday her teacher called me to tell what a good day she had in school. I was amazed. I thought I would look up side effects of zyrtec today and it feels like I wrote a lot of these posts b/c my daughter has such similar issues. No more zyrtec for any of my kids!!
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My two year old son, who has always been sweet, loving and agreeable started taking Zyrtec for seasonal allergies and his entire mood, demeanor and attitude completely changed. He started acting like a different child. He became angry, violent, didn't want to eat, irritable, weepy and clingy. He would wake up screaming NO at night, when he never had sleeping issues before. He would smash his head on things, hit himself, pull out his hair and crush food and throw it everywhere when he was frustrated, sad or scared. The only thing we can attribute these changes to is the Zyrtec. All these symptoms started when he started the medicine. I have stopped giving it to him after reading this website because I now know I am not crazy! Thank you for posting this information so parents like me are more informed about what their child is really getting. I am disgusted that these possible side effects are not disclosed in the packaging!!!!!!!!!
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My 8 year old daughter is, by nature, a little scattered and high mental energy. She was put on zyrtec by her allergist, in combination with allergy shots. We stopped the zyrtec last week when the discount mega-bottle we'd bought a few months ago ran out. Well, suddenly, we had our daughter back. She had become obnoxiously rude, unable to focus or sit still for any real amount of time, had difficulties getting to sleep, had frequent temper tantrums, argued incessantly, and generally became nearly intolerable to be around--honestly, I had thought about getting her a psych evaluation and entering into family therapy. Last night, 4 days without zyrtec, I found her quietly engaged in an art project, listening to music. We had spent the first non-aggressive, non-shouting, non-totally hyper weekend we've had in months. I am SO GLAD we stopped this horrible drug. Please, if you suspect your child's behavior has changed, take them off the zyrtec. It isn't worth it. Severe allergies are truly m
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I gave this to my 7 year old daughter instead of Claritin and we couldn't figure out why all of a sudden she would cry at the drop of a hat, act VERY angry and say "she just wishes she were happier" After stopping this a week later we noticed drastic improvement and she was back to herself.
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My daughter,2, started taking the target brand and every day, all day was a fight and tantrum. She started banging her head HARD. She also stopped eating which I thought the tantrums were coming from.I had forgot to give her her med. and I noticed the tantrums stopped, her behavior returned to normal, and she stopped banging her head. Its like night and day.I wouldn't recommend this for any child. Especially if you as a parent don't want to jump off a cliff!
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My 9 yr old son was prescribed Zyrtec by his pediatrician. We noticed an immediate change in his attitude, behavior and grades. He was a very happy, motivated, straight A student. His personality completely changed. We thought his mood and behavior problems were just caused by his age and a new friend. We had no clue about the side effects of this drug until he stopped taking it just to see if his allergies were gone. After stoping the drug. It took about 10 days for the panic attacks to start(multiple times a day). He would just cry and shake and say his head felt funny. After taking him to his doctor, getting lab work done, EEG, EKG, referal to a pediatric psychologist I was told about the effects of this drug in children. I can't believe doctors are not talking to their patients about these severe side effects!!! Take your child off of this drug immediatly!!!!!!!
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My 4 yr old experienced severe depression (as I call it considering she is 4). She withdrew from her favorite activities, like singing and dancing, stopped eating her favorite foods, would constantly say she felt like crying or she was sad. Did not want to go to school, would wake up ALL night long with nightmares, said her sheets were bumpy, it was crazy and my family was going crazy. She was extremely clingy and weepy, she also would have outbursts of crying or whining for no apparent reason. Took her off the zyrtec and within two weeks, I had my joyful, loving, playful, full of life daughter back.
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My 4 year old son has minor alleriges so we decided to try children's Zyrtec. At first it worked to clear up his allergy symptoms that led to sinus infections, but after a while my husband and I noticed some negative side effects. My sewwt, lovable son became a nightmare. He was moody, wouldn't eat and very irritable. We had to stop for a while because of the recall and he was his normal self again. We started thinking it was because of the Zyrtec but dismissed it until he started on it again. He has been irritable again he didn't eat his lunch or dinner. We are DONE!
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My son committed suicide because of this drug. He was 18 years old with seasonal allergies. He had tried Clariton before but didn't work too well. Heard about Zyrtec and decided to try it. Was on it for two months then committed suicide. We found out he had been depressed,became withdrawn, hearing voices, not sleeping well. Never took anything else, never had any problems mentally before. Was a straight A student, happy, had everything going for him. The only thing different in his life was taking the Zyrtec. I attribute Zyrtec to his suicide! Especially after reading all the negative comments from everyone else.
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my daughter is 4 and she has been taking zyrtec for about 1 year for allergies, I recently noticed that whenever she would have a "meltdown" it was after getting zyrtec. I began to watch more closely and definitely pinpointed it to the zyrtec. She goes into almost a complete rage and becomes a totally different person. I was referring to it as a pyschotic episode-only way I could explain. Im so glad I found this website because I definitely know its the zyrtec now. It is going in the garbage and I will call her doctor tomorrow and explain and see what else we can try. I just feel bad it took me so long to realize what was causing these episodes.

太多了，不一一列举，反正现在斗娘是心里发怵，唯一想大吼的是：

谁来救救这些过敏的孩子呢？