Zyrtec effecting goals

TrinityR05
TrinityR05 Posts: 77 Member
edited November 21 in Health and Weight Loss
Who also takes Zyrtec for allergies and do you feel like it interferes with your goals or weight loss? I weighed less before I started taking Zyrtec....probably about 115 lbs, now I weigh about 124 lbs and finding it a struggle to get back to where I was. I was just wondering if anyone else felt the same way about it.
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  • Alluminati
    Alluminati Posts: 6,208 Member
    Are you....eating the Zyrtec for dinner?
  • juggernaut1974
    juggernaut1974 Posts: 6,212 Member
    How would an allergy medicine interfere with weight loss?

    There's nothing on it's "official" list of side effects that's remotely related to anything (appetite, metabolism, etc) that could potentially affect weight loss, and those lists tend to include every single thing.
  • tincanonastring
    tincanonastring Posts: 3,944 Member
    Luvs2jumprope2013 wrote: »
    Who also takes Zyrtec for allergies and do you feel like it interferes with your goals or weight loss? I weighed less before I started taking Zyrtec....probably about 115 lbs, now I weigh about 124 lbs and finding it a struggle to get back to where I was. I was just wondering if anyone else felt the same way about it.

    It's not the ceterizine, trust me. I'm on a double dose of ceterizine to treat urticaria pigmentosa (I'm covered in itchy freckles, basically), and I have been for over 3 years. The weight comes and goes based on whether or not I'm in a calorie deficit.

    While weight gain is listed with hundreds of other adverse events, no causal relationship has been established.
  • Lasmartchika
    Lasmartchika Posts: 3,440 Member
    Nope, Zyrtec hasn't made me gain weight... only food has had that effect on me.
  • ManiacalLaugh
    ManiacalLaugh Posts: 1,048 Member
    I'm on Zyrtec (daily) and have been losing. I do have an energy problem though. It constantly makes me drowsy - and admittedly, this has affected a couple of workouts. I believe that's the only weight-related side effect I've ever experienced from it though.
  • Kalikel
    Kalikel Posts: 9,603 Member
    If I take a high dose of Benadryl I get VERY hungry. Ravenously hungry.

    Zyrtec hasn't had an impact that I've noticed.
  • hmrambling
    hmrambling Posts: 321 Member
    edited July 2015
    Luvs2jumprope2013 wrote: »
    Who also takes Zyrtec for allergies and do you feel like it interferes with your goals or weight loss? I weighed less before I started taking Zyrtec....probably about 115 lbs, now I weigh about 124 lbs and finding it a struggle to get back to where I was. I was just wondering if anyone else felt the same way about it.

    huh?

    No. Zyrtec doesn't affect weight loss, and I've taken it for years.
  • JohnBarth
    JohnBarth Posts: 672 Member
    I'm certainly not suggesting the science in this article is accurate or not, but it was at least mentioned in a pseudo-science setting. I take Zyrtec every day all year and haven't noticed any issues with weight loss.

    http://www.womenshealthmag.com/health/allergy-side-effects

  • randomtai
    randomtai Posts: 9,003 Member
    Wha??
  • fish2find
    fish2find Posts: 221 Member
    Ive been taking Zyrtec daily for several years. Ive lost 80 pounds since December. If anything I would expect a lil more hyperactivity.
  • strong_curves
    strong_curves Posts: 2,229 Member
    I don't think its the Zyrtec.
  • ManiacalLaugh
    ManiacalLaugh Posts: 1,048 Member
    JohnBarth wrote: »
    I'm certainly not suggesting the science in this article is accurate or not, but it was at least mentioned in a pseudo-science setting. I take Zyrtec every day all year and haven't noticed any issues with weight loss.

    http://www.womenshealthmag.com/health/allergy-side-effects

    Huh - Well, it is in a "pseudo-science" setting, but at least they're responsible enough to admit that any possibility of weight gain while taking the drug has to do with an increased appetite and not some magical metabolism-killing reaction.
  • juggernaut1974
    juggernaut1974 Posts: 6,212 Member
    JohnBarth wrote: »
    I'm certainly not suggesting the science in this article is accurate or not, but it was at least mentioned in a pseudo-science setting. I take Zyrtec every day all year and haven't noticed any issues with weight loss.

    http://www.womenshealthmag.com/health/allergy-side-effects

    Google failed me....I searched 'zyrtec side effects' and never came across anything remotely suggesting anything that would affect weight.

    Still...color me skeptical.
  • MommyL2015
    MommyL2015 Posts: 1,411 Member
    Zyrtec (and any other decongesting type of medication) makes my head loopy and actually curbs my appetite. I find I have a hard time eating at all when I'm dosed up with it. Then again, when I have to take it, I'm generally feeling miserable anyway.
  • TrinityR05
    TrinityR05 Posts: 77 Member
    thanks for all the replies! I was really curious to know how it may have affected others, if at all.
  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,151 Member
    Medications can increase appetite. Eating too much makes one gain weight.
  • enterdanger
    enterdanger Posts: 2,447 Member
    If you don't like the way zyrtec affects you maybe switch to Flonase? I used to take zyrtec but found that Flonase works better for my allergies. Since you spray it up your nose it definitely shouldn't affect your eating.

    I will say though, that when my nose is stuffy (like with allergies) I lose my sense of taste and tend to eat very salty or spicy foods which can make you bloated. Maybe something like that is happening to you?
  • earlnabby
    earlnabby Posts: 8,171 Member
    The only way it affects me is if I don't take it and I get all itchy and sneezy. I sometimes retain extra water when my allergies act up.
  • TrinityR05
    TrinityR05 Posts: 77 Member
    thanks everyone! I take it for hives, so I really can't stop taking it or else I breakout for unknown reasons. i have been weight training with youtube videos going on my second month and the scale hasn't budged. i am 39 year old female and I find it a lot harder to lose weight at this age. I'm really just trying to lose 9-10 lbs. I haven't done much cardio and was focusing mainly on strength training because I am more of what I like to call a skinny fat person and I have read that weight training would help. Maybe I just need to tweak some things. I'm currently eating around 1200 calories per day.
  • tincanonastring
    tincanonastring Posts: 3,944 Member
    Luvs2jumprope2013 wrote: »
    thanks everyone! I take it for hives, so I really can't stop taking it or else I breakout for unknown reasons. i have been weight training with youtube videos going on my second month and the scale hasn't budged. i am 39 year old female and I find it a lot harder to lose weight at this age. I'm really just trying to lose 9-10 lbs. I haven't done much cardio and was focusing mainly on strength training because I am more of what I like to call a skinny fat person and I have read that weight training would help. Maybe I just need to tweak some things. I'm currently eating around 1200 calories per day.

    You should make sure your settings are accurate in MFP, use the goals page to set your weight loss goal, and then make sure you don't go over the calorie limit it provides. Weigh your food instead of estimating it and make sure you're logging everything you eat. Once you are consistently and accurately logging, and maintaining your calorie deficit, the weight will come off. Weight control is strictly about calories in vs. calories out. Good luck!
  • dredremeg
    dredremeg Posts: 202 Member
    I am 53 year-old female, I take Zyrtec daily and sometimes twice a day for hives as well. I have lost 48 pounds since December 2014. You might try doing some cardio on your non-lift day.
  • healthygreek
    healthygreek Posts: 2,137 Member
    Kalikel wrote: »
    If I take a high dose of Benadryl I get VERY hungry. Ravenously hungry.

    Zyrtec hasn't had an impact that I've noticed.

    Wow! Benedryl reduces my appetite considerably!
  • barbecuesauce
    barbecuesauce Posts: 1,771 Member
    Luvs2jumprope2013 wrote: »
    thanks everyone! I take it for hives, so I really can't stop taking it or else I breakout for unknown reasons. i have been weight training with youtube videos going on my second month and the scale hasn't budged. i am 39 year old female and I find it a lot harder to lose weight at this age. I'm really just trying to lose 9-10 lbs. I haven't done much cardio and was focusing mainly on strength training because I am more of what I like to call a skinny fat person and I have read that weight training would help. Maybe I just need to tweak some things. I'm currently eating around 1200 calories per day.

    How long have you been sticking to this deficit? Do you log everything? Do you have a food scale? Are you very short? You should be losing on 1200. If you're not, you are either eating too much or have an underlying medical condition.
  • TrinityR05
    TrinityR05 Posts: 77 Member
    I am 5'4". I input my info into MFP and it says to consume 1200 calories. I have not been logging everyday because I usually stick to the same foods, so I have gotten an idea of how many calories and it is usually about 1200 calories, sometimes under and sometime slightly over. I know I need to stay away from alcohol on the weekends because I feel that is really not helping any and maybe that is why. I definitely do not have an underlying condition as I get a physical and blood work annually. I do sit all day at a desk job and that doesn't help either, so maybe I need to add some cardio in with the weight training. The weight training videos wipe me out though. I've been sore the past 2 days.
  • TrinityR05
    TrinityR05 Posts: 77 Member
    I input that I workout 6 days per week at 30 minutes and MFP says with that I will only lost about 3.5 lbs by August 12th. I think I need to workout more. I mainly do weight training. I'll see if I can add more movement to my routines and get moving more. I'm thinking maybe the 30 minutes isn't enough.
  • barbecuesauce
    barbecuesauce Posts: 1,771 Member
    I'm six pounds from goal and let me tell you, you have to be tight. Weigh your foods and log to the gram. The margin of error is much smaller.
  • TrinityR05
    TrinityR05 Posts: 77 Member
    barbecuesauce wrote: »
    I'm six pounds from goal and let me tell you, you have to be tight. Weigh your foods and log to the gram. The margin of error is much smaller.

    thanks barbecuesauce! will definitely do that and I am not going to get discouraged...I will keep up with my workouts and be more strict with weighing my foods, etc. I only have like 9-10 lbs I want to lose, so I just have to do it :-) thanks so much for the advice!

  • Annie_01
    Annie_01 Posts: 3,096 Member
    edited July 2015
    I retain water when I am taking allergy medications. I assume that since they are design to "dry" you up the body retains as much water as possible to offset this.

    Don't quote me though...this is just what I have noticed whenever I am taking allergy medicine. As soon as I quit the weight starts dropping again.

    Try to drink plenty of water and see if that has an affect.
  • TrinityR05
    TrinityR05 Posts: 77 Member
    Annie_01 wrote: »
    I retain water when I am taking allergy medications. I assume that since they are design to "dry" you up the body retains as much water as possible to offset this.

    Don't quote me though...this is just what I have noticed whenever I am taking allergy medicine. As soon as I quite the weight starts dropping again.

    Try to drink plenty of water and see if that has an affect.

    Will do....never thought of that....thanks!!

  • Annie_01
    Annie_01 Posts: 3,096 Member
    A lot of medication does this to me. I strained some muscles in my back and too Aleve for about two weeks. Didn't lose an ounce. After I quit taking them I dropped over 4lbs in less than a week.

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