cetrizine hydrochloride i am taking 10 mg per day for more than 7 10 yrs due to itching/ urticaria . i am not asthmatic cetrizine hydrochloride i am taking 10 mg per day for more than 7-10 yrs due to itching/urticaria. i am not asthmatic, not diabetic, not hypertensive, not any other medicine. all investigations : normal. if i will stop taking this , after max 2 days , unbearable itching will start all over the body & some time rashes . i have tried : allegra: i developed some chest discomfort, so i stopped taking allegra as a alternative to cetrizine. 60 yrs , male