What special precautions should I follow?
Before taking Hydroxyzine:
Tell your doctor and pharmacist if you are allergic to hydroxyzine or any other drugs.
Always inform your doctor and pharmacist what prescription and non-prescription medications you are taking, especially antihistamines, medications for colds, allergies, or hay fever, medications for depression or seizures, muscle relaxants, narcotics (pain medications), sedatives, sleeping pills, tranquilizers, and vitamins.
Tell your doctor if you have or have ever had asthma, glaucoma, ulcers, difficulty urinating (due to an enlarged prostate gland), heart disease, liver disease, high blood pressure, seizures, or an overactive thyroid gland.
If you are pregnant, plan to become pregnant, or are breast-feeding while taking hydroxyzine, call your doctor.
If you are having surgery, including dental surgery, tell the doctor or dentist that you are taking hydroxyzine.
You should be aware that this drug may make you drowsy. Do not drive a car or operate machinery until you know how this drug affects you.
Remember that alcohol can add to the drowsiness caused by this drug.
Why is this medication prescribed?
Dosage and using this medicine
What should I do if I forget a dose?
What side effects can this medication cause?