A question about Zyrtec

[Rajah]

Does anyone here take Zyrtec and have a current fact-sheet on it (can't find mine)? I'm trying to find out if Zyrtec has corn starch as an inactive ingredient.

Reason:

Remember those hives I was fighting for so long?

Well, interestingly enough, when I stopped taking Zyrtec, the hives went away. Entirely. I still itched in places, but the raised hives and red spots were *GONE*.

What I switched to was the Kroger (grocery store) brand generic of Claritin.

Then, I switched grocery stores so tried the HEB brand generic of Claritin.

Guess what started coming back?? Not as bad, but still *there*.

So tonight I picked up the Kroger brand generic again and brought it home. Compared the inactive ingredients.

The only difference I could see and understand is that the HEB brand generic has corn starch, the Kroger brand has something else.

 

[Serena]

Here's the main site

Inactive Ingredients: Lactose; magnesium stearate; povidone; titanium dioxide; hydroxypropyl methylcellulose; polyethylene glycol; and corn starch.

 

[Rajah]

Uh-huh... we may be on to something here...

Thanks Serena!!

(Where did you find that on the main site? I searched everywhere!!)

 

[hercamore]

Hmm, there's lactose in Zyrtec.

I'll have to tell my DD who's lactose intolerant.

Rajah, who knew about the cornstarch, too? I will check my generic grocery store brand claritin and see's what's in there.

herc.

 

[lovemygoofy]

I can't take Zyrtec either. It doesn't mix well with my BC or something. I would take it at night and wake up in the middle of the night with a major fever and night sweats. The doctor switched me to Allegra and so far no problems.