When is the best time to take Zyrtec?

My children and I all take Zyrtec in the evening before bed as advised by our physician. I have taken it during the day on occassion and it does make me sleepy.

Hi Nichole,
My son and husband take theirs in the morning. My son used to take 1/2 dose in the morning and 1/2 dose in before bed, but not that he is bigger (7 years old), he takes one full dose in the morning. I hope this helps.
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I have take Zrtec every morning, and it works great for me!

Hi-

I've been on allergy shots and meds for years. The latest ons I'm on our Zyrtec and Zyrtec-D. I take Zyrtec at night, and the Zyrtec-D during the day. My allergies make me tired, so the Z_D works best during the day, but would keep me up at night, so I take the regular Zyrtec before bed. I've been on these for a couple of years, and I have to say, I hate being only able to get 24 of the D when I used to get 90 at a time through mail order prescription.

It seems to work well for me, b/c I can really tell when I forgot to take it; it makes that much of a difference!

Good luck!

I have tried Zyrtec and it made me too tired. I take Clarinex - 5 mg. and I take it first thing in the morning. If I get post nasal drip - I will take an occasional Sudafed if it's really a bad allergy day.

Some people swear by one allergy medication over the other so you may get posts who say they can't take Clarinex. If you do find that Zyrtec doesn't work - switch to another.

Good luck.