Can you drink beer while taking Claritin?

Answer 1

It's not recommended per the packaging because the medicine itself can make you drowsy.

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For the record, to anyone looking this up...I drank with this stuff and got SUPER sick. I'm quite the drinker and I can certainly hold my booze. I WAS drinking fast for the night, so I was also drunk...but most of it was from the combination. I've drank enough in my life to know.

About 2 hours in I got the spins so bad I couldn't open my eyes. I went outside for some fresh air and spent the next hour or so throwing up behind a Bowling alley sleeping on the ground because I was too dizzy to move.

So, no. Don't drink with it. I'm not the only one this has happened to, I've looked around the internet and its a common reaction.

Answer 2

Yes, I was taking Xanax for awhile for anxiety after several panic attacks and my doctor prescribed Claritin for seasonal Allergies. The Xanax wasn't a particularly high dose, .25 mg ever 4-6 hours and the Claritin was the standard over the counter 24 hr relief, not the Claritin-D. I did not have any side effects taking these two medications together.

Answer 3

If you are having an allergy attack and are already taking Zyrtec regularly, can you take a claritin to help?

Answer 4

no