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Do you get anxiety from taking allergy meds????

Lanaleo15
Lanaleo15
My anxiety has been great for a while, i had to start taking allegra D again because i have year round allergies and this is my second sinus infection this year. Well everyday i felt like my anxiety was going higher and higher and couldn't understand why, so i'm wondering if its from the allegra? Like its coming out of the blue and it was just xmas i had fun and laughed and socialized things i really like to do that doesnt trigger it. But it kept coming on and off. I found out that allegra d can cause it but i used to take this stuff for years! So i was wondering if anyone else experience this to? Today was just really bad i was feeling numb, dizzy, lightheaded, chest pain, blurred vision, etc. All the fun anxiety symptons. Now that its been over 12 hoursk, i think it left my system and i feel fine. I'm not going to take it tomorrow and see how i feel.
deleted_user
deleted_user
It is possible it is the Alegra, many of those kind of medicines have some steroids in them. And they can make you feel like you are having an anxiety attack, or even if it has caffeine in it. So, I suggest, checking the ingredients and the talking to your doctor about it.
MegK05
MegK05
Sinus meds can cause some weird side effects. I've had to ask my husband to stop taking sudafed because it makes him paranoid, like to the point where after a couple days he starts thinking he's being followed if someone happens to turn the same way he does on a road.

You may need to try a different medicine. Some antihistamines are used as anxiety medicines so they shouldn't add to anxiety symptoms, but they can make you sleepy.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Yes, meds can cause those side effects. I can't take anything like that anymore. I used to take sudafed and was hyper all the time and nyquil wires me. Those drugs can cause stimulating effects. You anxiety could be from the other meds you are taking.
BonTemps
BonTemps
Its probably the "D " thats causing it. Most decongestants are a stimulant..
as a side effect ..not intended.Ive felt a little jittery from them, but if
youre already somewhat anxious , I could see it making it worse.