
Suggest Treatment For Tiredness And Persistent Sleepiness

claritin may cause sleepiness
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
I haven't understood whether this sleepiness started when you started taking claritin or before that. If they started together then be warned that claritin may cause sleepiness.
If the symptom was there before you started the drug then investigation would be required to determine the cause. The first things to do include the following:
- clinical examination and history taking by your doctor (very important)
- thyroid function tests (TSH is the most important test here)
- complete blood count (anemia may cause sleepiness)
- electrolytes (sodium, potassium, calcium)
- urea, creatinine (faulty kidneys with high urea values may cause such symptoms)
- a basic biochemical panel as a screening test for various disorders
- body temperature (feeling sleepy is very common when the temperature is higher than normal)
I hope you find my comments helpful!
Kind Regards!

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