Table of contents:
- What side effects can be experienced due to cetirizine?
- Drug overdose due to long-term side effects of cetirizine
- The long-term side effects of cetirizine are believed to strengthen children's immunity to new allergens
Cetirizine is a non-prescription antihistamine medication used to treat allergy and flu symptoms, such as sneezing, itchy skin, watery eyes, or a runny nose. Along with the necessary medicinal effects, cetirizine can cause some unwanted side effects. Although not all side effects are certain to occur, if one of the side effects of cetirizine persists or becomes more unsettling after you take the drug, consult your doctor for more information.
What side effects can be experienced due to cetirizine?
Mild side effects of cetirizine due to short-term use may include:
- Dizzy
- Drowsiness
- Feeling tired (tired)
- Dry mouth
- Sore throat
- Cough
- Nausea
- Constipation
- Headache
- Insomnia (reported based on fixed use of the combination of cetirizine hydrochloride-pseudoephedrine hydrochloride)
- Sore throat, stomach pain - common in children aged 2-11 years
Call your doctor right away if you experience more serious side effects of cetirizine, such as:
- Fast or irregular heartbeat
- The body is weak, shakes uncontrollably, or has trouble sleeping (insomnia)
- Can't rest at all, hyperactive
- Confusion
- Vision problems
- Urinating less or not urinating at all
Drug overdose due to long-term side effects of cetirizine
If you suspect you have had a cetirizine overdose, tell your doctor right away. Your doctor will decide what steps, if any, to take.
One of the symptoms of a drug overdose is an increase in the intensity of the side effects you are experiencing (from the description above). Other side effects of overdose, including confusion, diarrhea, dizziness, fatigue, headache, pain, dilated pupils, itching, restlessness, anesthetized weakness, drowsiness, fainting, abnormally fast heartbeat, tremors, difficulty breathing, and urinary retention.
The long-term side effects of cetirizine are believed to strengthen children's immunity to new allergens
A small study from San Martino Hospital Italy, published in the journal European Annals of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, reports that daily cetirizine drug therapy for three years can reduce allergy symptoms, use of prescription allergy medications, and develop new allergen sensitivities in children. -children who are monosensitized (sensitive to one allergen only).
Cetirizine side effects from long-term use have not been reported to affect behavior or learning in children who have atopic eczema.
