Patient/caregiver was educated on precautions to be exercised while taking Claritin as follows:
- Claritin carries the risk of inducing/aggravating restlessness and anxiety symptoms. Individuals with history of anxiety can present with exacerbation of restlessness, nervousness, irritability, and anxiety symptoms, following intake of Claritin and so, must be carefully administered, with periodical physician follow-up. Report any findings of exacerbation of anxiety symptoms to your physician and other health care personnel, for any change in plan of care to be considered.
- Your physician could change the dose of Claritin, based on the relief obtained or side-effects developed. So, maintain compliance with follow-up physician appointments, to update on the relief from symptoms. Be accommodative to the plan of frequent dose changes, until you show an optimum response.
- Claritin must be carefully administered in individuals with seizure history, as it can occasionally result in deterioration of seizure control and precipitate new episodes or relapse of seizures. Report any exacerbation of seizure episodes to your physician and other health care personnel, following Claritin intake, for any change in plan of care to be considered.
