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FDA Warns: Stopping Allergy Meds May Cause Itching

6/10/2025

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A reader experienced debilitating knee pain and body stiffness after beginning levocetirizine for seasonal allergies. Remarkably, the pain disappeared just two days after stopping the medication. The FDA has issued a caution about possible severe itching that may occur when discontinuing long-term use of allergy medications such as levocetirizine and Zyrtec.

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A reader experienced debilitating knee pain and body stiffness after beginning levocetirizine for seasonal allergies. Remarkably, the pain disappeared just two days after stopping the medication. The FDA has issued a caution about possible severe itching that may occur when discontinuing long-term use of allergy medications such as levocetirizine and Zyrtec.