Allegra d symptoms and conditions

I have lost a significant amount of weight since I began taking Allegra D two years ago. I struggled with my weight since having two children and have found that since i started taking Allegra D I have increased energy and reduced appetite. I take it first thing in the morning with my coffee to jump start my day. I love this medication that not only helps relieve my allergys but helped me loose weigh and have energy while doing it.

I've been on Singulair for more than a few years now. I'm 43, with exercise and allergy induced asthma.....but mild. I also have VERY bad allergies. Talk about being allergic to EVERYTHING outside....that's me. I also suffer from migraines and depression. I've been on every antidepressant out there....still depressed. Now I know why...Singulair. I've tried tons of migraine meds....and I'm wondering if some of my side effects are really from Singulair. I'm moody, I don't care about other people's feelings like I used to, I snap at my kids like crazy,I cry at the drop of a hat....at stupid stuff. And now I'm thinking that my joint pain in my hips is from Singulair. But Singulair was my miracle drug for my asthma and a huge help to my Allegra D for my allergies. I'm asking the doc for an alturnative drug. As soon as I get it I'm off Singulair. ADIOS!

I'm a 31 female. I was diagnosed with bronchitis/sinusitis on 5/28 and was given Biaxin which did not help. I was instructed to return to the doctor if I did not feel better within 2 to 3 days. On Monday 6/2 I returned to the doctors per instructions because I was not feeling better. He switched me to Levaquin 500mg 1 a day. I took Levaquin at 8pm Monday evening. I was unable to sleep that evening so I researched the medication the following morning and saw that Insomnia was a side effect. Starting at 10am today 6/6 I begun severe hip pain in my right hip. I called the doctor and they instructed me to stop taking the medicine for 24 hours and begin treatment again if the pain reduces. After reading this information I'm now reluctant to start "if" the pain subsides.

33yr. old/male 5'8", 170lbs.
I just switched from taking Lisinopril 10mg for 2 weeks to get rid of memory loss issue, dizziness, lethargy, etc. Now I'm on 25mg of HCTZ and I'm having worse issues with the dizziness, tired, lethargic, dumb, drunk, dopey feeling that won't quit. The only other med that I take is Allegra-D 12 hour once a day for the last two years. I saw that high blood pressure was a possible side effect of the Allegra, but my doctor said he was pretty sure that wasn't it since my cholesterol was also high (210). I have to find something to lower my all of a sudden high blood pressure 195/100 to a comfortable level without these life hindering side effects. I have a lot of living left to do and I'm pretty fit, but now since I started these meds, I feel like I'm 70 yrs. old.

My almost ten year old daughter has been on Singulair for a few years now. Since the age of two, she was hospitalized every year due to her asthma. The doctor has her on Flovent but switched her to Singulair because she was concerned that the Flovent might be stunting her growth (my daughter has only been in the 25th percentile for height since she was very young) and the Flovent did not seem to be completely helping with the asthma. Since taking Singulair, my daughter has not been hospitalized for any asthma complications in the last two years. But, when I saw the news about Singulair, I nearly fell out of my chair. My daughter gets mood swings like you would not believe and has temper tantrums like a 4 year old. She NEVER ever used to be this way. It just started within the last two years. She is our oldest, so we thought maybe it was her hormonal changes starting. But, she is always the one who says nobody loves her and storms off in a range. I believe she knows this is completely untrue, but isn't it ironic that all of us have such similar stories to share?! Could all these problems be there for all of us because of a drug we were given to HELP our child?! And, if that is the case, what now?! Do I go back to the Flovent and keep stunting her growth?! Do I pull her off all her current asthma medicine, only to be prescribed another one with something else negative we will find out about years down the line? From day one, I have felt all these medicines for her asthma were not a good thing. But, I have asthma too and the last thing I want is to see her suffer, not being able to breathe. What is the answer?! I am completely horrified and distraught over all the people, especially young children, affected by this drug!! And, to top it all off, I was just at the allergist, myself, this past week and she suggested I take Singulair for my allergies since she didn't want me taking Allegra D because of the decongestant thinning your blood! AAAAHHHH!

I have taken Levaquin 500 mg daily for the last 7 days. I am quitting it today! I am so tired. Cannot sleep! Have severe pain in both of my hips! I do not have a history of sleep disorder or hip pain!!! I even have severe pain in both of my shoulders now as well. My doctors insist this isn't from the med. My pharmacist differs in that opinion!! This stuff is POISON!!!
I am a registered nurse and will preach this to any and everyone who will listen!!!
I only pray I will not suffer a tendon rupture even after I have stopped this med! If that happens I will contact an attorney! Can we get a class-action lawsuit for all of us and to prevent others from this terrible experience???

I ALSO DEVELOPED A TERRIBLE DRY COUGH AND TOOK TONS OF MUSINEX AND ALLEGRA D AND NYQUIL JUST TO CONTROL IT A LITTLE. I HAVE BEEN ON IT FOR ABOUT 1 YEAR. NEVER AGAIN

Wow... I thought I was just having another of those "I've never heard of someone responding to it that way" reactions to Singulair. I've always had strange reactions to drugs that others find tolerable. I recently started taking Singulair in addition to Allegra-D for chronic allergies and sinusitis. I feel groggy for the first few hours of the day and when I finally snap out of it I feel like biting someone's head off, very intolerant and aggressive. I've tried to take the Singulair twice for about 4 or 5 days each time and reacted the same way. I stopped it because I figured I'd get in trouble by eventually losing my temper with a student. There's some consolation in seeing that others have similar complaints. Aren't there any psychological studies being conducted?

In late March I went to my Doctor for allergy Meds. He prescribed Singlair. Within two weeks I began feeling as though I had an upper Resp infection (I did have one). My Doctor put me on Levaquin an antibiotic. Then I began feeling as though something was crawling all over my face,& my face began to burn. I went to the ER one week later & was informed that I had Pneumonia. Along with the antibiotics I was still taking Singulair & albuterol inhaler & Allegra D & Histanex cough medicine. I have had Pneumonia 2x before but this time was 2x as bad. It lingered on for over a month. Then I started to smell really bad odors kinda of like a sweaty locker room. I called my Dr's office his nurse thought it was weird & never heard of it before. Then I lost my sense of taste & smell. Finally I went to my Dr on 5/17/07 he informed me that if my sense's doesn't return in 3 weeks to notify him & he would order a CT scan. The scan was ordered & was negative. I still have no sense of smell or taste. Dr's nurse thinks it is psychological. I went to ENT Dr was given a steroid which didn't work. My Dr also asked me to try nasonex nasal spray but that doesn't work for me. Now it is August 1st & my senses have yet to re-surface. Although I can taste sweet, bitter & sour but couldn't tell you what it is I am eating. I also suffered pains in my legs & feet, was really exhausted & had bad dreams.
Please reply if anyone else is or has suffered the way I have & continue to suffer.

My main problem with Lisinopril is the coughing. Coughing, coughing. coughing. I will be fine for 2 to 3 hours and then start with this awful cough. People will actually turn away from me if I am out shopping and a cough begins. I presume they believe it is contagious. Sometimes I end up vomiting and I cannot catch my breath. Coughing at night is really a problem because of lack of sleep. Doctors believe my cough is due to allergies because I have post nasal drip. However, none of the medications they have given me stop the coughing. I never had this problem until I began taking Lisinopril. Lisinopril is my first Blood Pressure medication.

I think I maybe just figured out the answer to these symptoms you guys are describing, with mood changes and nightmares?

From Merck Frosst website:
The team finally chose quinolein as the basis for their compound, because it has affinities with the LTD4 (leukotriene) region.

Quinolein - elsewhere it has been listed as a seratonin inhibitor...

Also, is Quinolein related to Quinine (a malarial treatment that causes nightmares and psychotic symptoms?)

What do you all think?

Has anyone on Lisinopril experienced upper GI problems such as Achalasia, trouble eating, reflux, or getting food 'stuck' in the esophagus?
My wife has lost 50 lbs in a year due to inability to eat from what was initially diagnosed as Achalasia (rare disease that affects the operation of the muscles in the esophagus and/or lower esophageal sphincter at the top of the stomach). However, Botox injections in the LES provided little relief which is not typical for Achalasia patients. She tests negative for Barrett's Syndrome and any form of Connective Tissue Disease (or arthritis).
My MD recently put me on Lisinopril (another horror story); while I was researching the drug, I noticed that it could cause muscle weakness. My wife backtracked the date that she was put on Lisinopril and it coincided with the onset of her GI problems. While monitoring her BP several times a day, she has cut back to 1/2 dose and has shown a marked improvement in the last 10 days. (It is too early to say with certainty that Lisinopril is causing the GI problems.)
Has anyone experienced similar problems?

Wow...sorry to hear about all these adverse side effects. To state the other side of the story, I've been taking Allegra D 12 hour formula for about 6 monhts now. I take it once a day...just before bedtime and I've had no problems falling alseep, no restlessness (I do get restless when I use other over the counter anthistamines), no headache, no backache, no dry mouth...in fact, when I stop taking it I notice my allergies and sinusitis get worse.

Started Metylpred on 8/11/06 after having a reaction to Avelox combined with Allegra-D both of which I was on for sinus infection. The reaction to Avelox was almost a nervous system breakdown where I started shaking uncontroillably and my BP was sky high. Metylpred has not done much better for me. Have very high anxiety, lore weakness/soreness, headaches. Went back to DR and I am to stop taking immediately. The side effects to this are worse than the sinus infection that I started taking all this for.

I have had asthma and allergies since I was born. I am 38. I have been on medication since I could remember. I always took Tedril and inhalers as a child. When I was 15 they put me on Prednisone for a lung infection. I was taking 90mg perday and this was almost 100% of my body weight. I got really fat and my family didn't recognize me, had skin and bone aching, really bad acne on face and back, hair on my face, ravinous appetite, the list goes on. I was so depressed, I was suicidal. I swore to myself that I would never take another medication that contained a steroid. I went away to Georgia to school. I changed my diet and ate fruit, grains, nuts and seeds only. I was off all medication for the 1st time in my life. After living away from home for 8 years or so and after living in Florida for 2 years I returned to NJ permanently. I had been visiting home every so often to visit family. I noticed when I came home to NJ that I would always get sick with asthma symptoms, but brushed it off. I was still eating the same...fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds. I now have been home to NJ for 3 weeks. I took the train and noticed when I got off the train in Virginia and drove to NJ I got asthma systems worse and worse as I approached NJ. When I got home I was so depressed because I realized that the NJ climate has everything to do with my asthma. I realize it is also my diet and I have to stay off animal products and dairy because when i eat these things in georgia or florida I get a flair up. It is both things. I am back on singulair 10mg, albuterol and allegra D, because I don't know what else to do. I can't breathe if I don't take it. I am miserable and can't breathe without the meds. I have been taking it for 3 wks. I feel great on it...but I know it has its side affects and have to get off it. I eat healthy, work out and hate all drugs. I can only work out if I am on singulair. I know if I move back to Florida and continue my healthy life style that I can get off the meds. But, my family will not be there. This should be a no brainer for me....but its not. Consider moving out of the tristate area.

I have had trouble breathing with Topamax. I have been on the med twice. The first time, my doctor suspected that the mix of Allegra D and the Topamax caused an allergic reaction, the feeling of someone sitting on my chest and a breathing difficulty. So, she told me to stop both of them cold turkey. I did. The side effects went away, I felt better after 3 days. My migraines came back so I went to see a neurologist who wanted to try the Topamax again. I agreed to try it. I feel that familiar breathing problem, but not as bad. This time around, I think it is triggering asthma attacks which I have never had before. Someone was cutting the grass next door and when I breathed it in, I couldn't breathe. I had to shut the windows quickly and I coughed until I caught my breath. There was a natural gas smell in my apartment bldg. last week, I was in the hall for 4 mins. and had to leave quickly because it took my breath away. It took me 20 mins. to stop coughing. When I smell nail polish or the remover, etc. now, I can't breathe. I left the house yesterday and was panting while driving. I can't walk on my new treadmill without breathing hard. That never used to happen. Other side effects include pain behind my eye when I go out in the sun, my lips burn every time I go out in the sun, so do my ears, tingling in my thumbs and feet that can be painful, allergic to my cats now (breaking out in hives), and just not quick with the mind like I used to be. I know I shouldn't be driving. I've only been taking it for 6 weeks.

Hi,
I am a 28 year old male diagnosed with "accute sinusitis" and "seasonal" allergies. My ENT put me on Singulair after numerous attempts at other drugs, including, Allegra D, Allegra 180, Clarinex, and Zyrtec. I have mild nerves and anxiety as it is but since I have been on Singulair, I have been fatigued, weak, nautious, no appetite, depressed, more anxious, more nervous , tingling in my face and skin and tightness in my chest. I am freaking out thinking I am dying of stomach cancer or heart disease and I can barely function. These symptoms/side effects started 4 days after starting Singulair. Someone out there please tell me I am normal and that if I stop taking this I will feel better because I cannot go on like this much longer. It is helping my allergies and my ears but I'd rather live with stuffy ears and nose compared to the side effects.

LISINOPRIL HAS CAUSED INCESSANT COUGHING DURING THE NIGHT. HIGHLY PRODUCTIVE TO THE POINT OF ALMOST CHOKING. TALKING GOT IMPOSSIBLE. COULDN'T GO TO CHURCH OR MOVIES. MY CONSTANT COUGH WOULD BOTHER OTHERS.
DR TRIED ANTIBIOTICS, CODIENE COUGH MEDICINE, ALLEGRA D, AND I TRIED SUDAFED, BENEDRYL, STEAM, VICKS, AND ANYTHING ANYONE SUGGESTED. NOW I SEE THAT LISINOPRIL IS THE MOST LIKELY CULPRIT. I'M QUITTING IT, SINCE DR GAVE IT TO ME AS PREVENTATIVE, ANYWAY. GOING TO THROAT SPECIALIST TOMORROW.

I started taking Lisinopril at the end of August 2004. I have had this pain in my lower right abdomen off and on for about the 7 months since I started taking this medicine. I have a kidney disease, so I dismissed it as the pains of that I have had since I was 19. I read that it can severely injure a fetus, so what troubles me, if it can cause injury including death to an unborn child, what is it doing to my reproductive organs? And is this pain in my abdomen a sign of damage being done?

I was originally on Norvasc, but had experienced severe swelling in my ankles, so I was switched to Lisinopril and is when my nightmare began. My most recent symptoms include a headache right behind my right eye. It comes and goes, and is like a quick stabbing pain. I was told it was more than likely my allergies, which I am on allegra D for. In reading all these other side effects everyone experiences, I am really scared if I should be taking this. If all these problems are from this medication, what will coming off of it do? I have not experienced the cough as bad as others seemed to have gotten, but I have not been able to get rid of a cold I had gotten in late November, or at least so I thought. It seemed to linger on. I have also been severely fatigued as of late, and no matter how much sleep I receive, I always wake up drained, and lifeless. I do consume higher doses of calcium, and vitamin c, which from what I read, seems to prevent some of the other effects. I feel I have enough illness in my life, that I should not have to deal with other symptoms, or live with the aches and pains, in order to keep my blood pressure down. There has to be another alternative. I am also taking Toprol XL, which I have not experienced any bad symptoms, except for fatigue. I agree with a previous post that dr's are only out to reap the benefits of prescribing these pills that they do not spend any time considering the after effects. I have to be on this medication for the rest of my life, and I do not feel I should have to deal with all these after effects I was never warned about. Only swelling.

It is currently 3:00 am and for another night I can not sleep.
I am now completing my sixth day of taking Levaquin
On November 7th my doctor prescribed Levaquin (one 500 mg tablet per day for 10 days) for my ear infection. He also prescribed 12 hour Allegra and Allegra D for my allergies. I started having severe sleep disorder early on. Believing that it might be the Allegra, I switched to Equate D (a different decongestant/antihistamine). I still can not sleep. I do not know which drug is messing me up, but one of them certainly is. I realize that antihistamines can cause sleepliness, but in the past, an antihistmine in the morning did not affect my sleep to this extent. Maybe its the additional decongestant. Or, maybe its the Levaquin. I do not know. I do know that for six days I have gotton almost no sleep. To be fair, I have a long history of sleep problems, but never this bad. As an aside, since I started taking Levaquin I have experienced a very unpleasant metallic taste.

I am on my 6th day of Levaquin, 500mg for treatment of a sinus infection,... and have experienced no side effects whatsoever. My sinus infection is clearing up nicely...and I also have taken Allegra D, motrin 600mg and a multivitamin with no consequences.however I would do some research on the type of vitamins you're taking as some may prevent the proper absorption of Levaquin into your system (iron). I recommend Levaquin under the supervision of your doctor, but as with all medications you must be aware of the side effects.,and this anti-biotic may be one thats not for you.

TOOK LEVAQUIN 500mg 1TIME A DAY FOR 44 DAYS. HAS BEEN ABOUT 3 WEEKS SINCE LAST PILL. HAVING SOME OF THE SAME PROBLEMS I HAVE BEEN READING ABOUT,HAVE BEEN GETTING A RASH ON HANDS AND FEET SOME SMALL RED SPOTS FLAT,SOME RAISED. IS THIS A NOTED SIDE EFFECT OF LEAQUIN? THIS RASH IS ALSO ITCHING.WAS ALSO TAKING ALLEGRA-D BUT I HAVE NOT HEARD ABOUT ANY SEVERE SIDE EFFECTS FROM THIS DRUG FOR ALLERGYS AND CONGESTION.WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THIS ITCHY RASH ON HANDS AND FEET COULD BE THE LEVAQUIN AND WHEN IT GO AWAY ALONG WITH THE PAINS WEAKNESS AND JUST NOT FEELING GOOD.

I started taking Allegra at 8 p.m. on April 8, 2003, for seasonal sinus problems here in Michigan. After taking the second caplet at the same time the following evening (April 9), I awoke the next morning with a lower back ache. On April 10, after my third Allegra, the back pain was so severe I could not stand from a sitting position without assistance. By my fourth Allegra caplet on April 11, I also had a severe headache along with the increasing back pain. I had taken Allegra for approximately one week before I saw a local television ad for the medication stating that "possible" side effects included headache, cold symptoms and/or backache. I thought then that the possibility of the back pain being related to the Allegra was evident. I discontinued taking Allegra on April 15, 2003, and the backache is nearly gone. The slight headache remains, but responds to aspirin. It should be noted that I had a problem several years ago with Allegra-D causing severe head congestion and sinus pain. I would not recommend anyone taking this medication without knowing that the side effects are more than just "possible" .