Quitting Zyrtec Is ‘Total Hell’

<p>&ldquo;That&rsquo;s when I realized that something was wrong,&rdquo; DeRosa says.</p> <p>DeRosa&rsquo;s experience is not unique. Within the whisper network of online message boards, you&rsquo;ll find hundreds of people who claim to have similar struggles when they tried to quit taking Zyrtec. They describe their withdrawal with words such as &ldquo;heroin-like&rdquo; and &ldquo;total torture&rdquo; and phrases like &ldquo;the worst thing I&rsquo;ve ever endured.&rdquo; Some report they &ldquo;scratched spots on [their] hands until they bled&rdquo; and feeling &ldquo;itchy for 3 days straight and am in total hell.&rdquo; They debate whether to quit cold turkey or to taper off the meds.</p> <p><a href="https://elemental.medium.com/quitting-zyrtec-is-total-hell-c3e79d753a1a"><strong>Read More</strong></a></p>