How to Successfully Get Off Of Zyrtec

So,
  You or someone you know is trying to get off of Zyrtec I'm guessing since you've found this brief blog.  I'm here to give you my learnings and how I am managing to get off of Zyrtec with almost no withdrawal.

   Whether you read my back story or not, you likely know that withdrawal from Zyrtec is horrendous.  It is almost impossible to stop taking it because the intense itching prohibits you from removing it from your daily regimen.

   I have been researching and reading on how to get off Zyrtec for years now and found a solution. FINALLY.

First, over about 2 months, I dwindled my daily use from 1 full pill to a quarter of a pill.  This didn't lessen the extreme itchiness though if I tried to go cold turkey.  So, I still searched for a solution to battle the withdrawal, and I found an answer.

   The way to get off of Zyrtec is to replace it with another antihistamine, specifically Allegra.

Allegra is also an antihistamine, used specifically for seasonal allergies, but it does not have the withdrawal symptoms of Zyrtec.  By swapping Allegra into your regimen, it negates many of the itchiness symptoms, while providing the benefits of an antihistamine that led you to take Zyrtec in the first place.

For me, I also was able to stop taking Flonase as well (which was a substitution I made for Nasonex in my regimen), so I was killing two birds with one stone by switching to Allegra.

Here's the deal....it isn't perfect.  You will indeed still feel a small amount of itchiness.  But, there is a difference between a tolerable, small amount of itchiness, and a "The-World-Is-Ending-I-Want-To-Die" Itchiness.  The latter is what normally happens in the withdrawal process.

Why do I make this recommendation?

As stated above, I've tried about 15 times to get off Zyrtec and I've never made it past Day #4.  I'm here to tell you that as of today, I am on Day #10 of my "withdrawal period" and have minor itchiness symptoms at worst.  It is easily bearable with no creams, lotions, or pills and I've made it 6 days longer than ever before.

If I had to take a guess right now, I'd say i'll easily make it through the 6 weeks of withdrawal without any desire or need to use again.

If you are addicted to Zyrtec, try using Allegra.  It is literally the only thing that has worked for me after a decade and a half of trying to get off this garbage.  

To re-iterate, this isn't just slight relief from the itching symptoms, it's a serious, major relief, to the point of being able to actually bear it, get through the day and keep on towards getting completely clean from Zyrtec.  In fact, I've already thrown away my bottle of pills, in full confidence that I won't need it again.

Don't let yourself suffer on this stuff.

Try Allegra.

Get off Zyrtec.

I'll be back next week to give an update on my symptoms and if Allegra has continued to keep me free of the Zyrtec itch.

Cheers,
Taylor