ALLOPURINOL Reviews (ALLOPURINOL)Average Rating: 3.0 (212 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare ALLOPURINOL with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR ALLOPURINOL | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | gout | Dry eyes. Red around rims and lids eye doctor said I had ulcers on my eyelids. Very sensitive to light. Very vivid nightmares. My mom wakes up every time she sleeps in a panik. She says she is really seeing all this. She is full control of her mind but this is scaring her. She also has an itchy rash under her skin. I havent read all your comments yet. But if any feels they are having bad dreams they have never had before or visons in thier sleep please email me | F | 86 | 6 months 300mg | 7/15/2012 | 5 | gout and uric acid stone | none | i have been on it for 20 years. uric acid runs about 3.5. no side effects no gout no stones. | M | 81 | 20 years | 1/1/2007 | 1 | high uric acid caused by triamteren | legs became swollen,red and hot like sunburn. Some pitting on leg and peeling skin. Also nausea and chills. | This was supposed to reduce the level of uric acid caused by triamterene but really messed up my legs. Slowly getting better since I am off it. Using a regimen of cherry juice that seems to be helping. | F | 81 | 21 days 100 mg 1X day | 7/14/2011 | 5 | gout | Never knew there were side effects until recent articles. Hence, I have to say I had none. | I have had high uric acid levels most of my adult life. One morning some 20 years ago I woke up with a classic big toe gout attack. Following treatment for pain, I started taking allopurinol. I take one tablet each morning. I have had no symptoms since starting it. | M | 80 | 20 years 300mg 1X day | 4/14/2010 | 5 | GOUT | I HAVE HAD NO SIDE EFFECTS WHATSOEVER. I HAVE NOT HAD A GOUT ATTACK SINCE I STARTED THIS MEDICATION | MY URIC ACID LEVEL WAS 8.8 [ BORDERLINE FOR GOUT ATTACKS ]. IF I ATE "WRONG FOODS- HIGH PURINES", MY URIC ACID LEVEL JUMPED, CAUSING A GOUT ATTACK. MY RHEUMATOLOGIST PRESCRIBED 150MG ALLOPURINOL DAILY, WHICH HAS MAINTAINED MY URIC ACID LEVEL AT 5.0. SINCE I BEGAN, MY FOOD RESTRICTIONS HAVE DISAPPEARED, AND I EAT WHATEVER I WISH. | M | 80 | 10 years | 4/27/2007 | 1 | Gout | Breast tenderness enhanced breast under nipple Reduced testosterone nose stuffed up a lot | Did get rid of.my swollen feet and gout but at what cost | M | 80 | 6 months 300 | 5/15/2020 | 3 | Gout | My joints are hurting is this normal | F | 79 | 2 weeks 100 1X day | 9/13/2023 | 5 | uric acid relief 37 years so far. | i click legs knees and feet. no pain to mention | genuine reply | M | 78 | 37 years 1X day | 7/17/2010 | 1 | syndrom of a gout attack | very low blood pressure, fever, dizzy, very tired dry mouth and headache, diarrhoea, red blooders and blisters all over her body. itchiness, disoriented. | My Mom took the medicine for round about 3 weeks. She got it from her doctor shortly before she left on vaction. The doctor described to her because of a kind of gout attack although knowing that she had kidney and liver problems. 21 days after she took it, we picked her up at her vacation and brought her straight to the hospital. They did not immediately know what it was and medically malpracied her, another 20 days later SHE WAS DEAD. She died of an over reaction of Allopurinol on the so called LYELL SYNDROM. She died an awful dead as her body was burned for more than 70% outside and her whole muscosa dissolved in her mouth, her throat, her vagina. She should have never taken this devils medicine. | F | 75 | 21 days 300 1X day | 8/31/2014 | 5 | Gout | None | F | 74 | 1 years 100 mg | 1/29/2016 | 1 | Gout | PAIN HANDS & FEET | This drug kills nerves and after sometimes you get BIG PROBLEMS Check with your doc about this side effet BE VERY,VERY CAREFULL ABOUT THIS SIDE EFFECT | M | 74 | 20 years | 4/22/2009 | 3 | gout | Tired, easy brusing, dizzy, headaces, teeth ache, frequent urination, abdominal pain. | Am taking 100 mg am and pm but will change to just pm. Still taking and have reduced uric acid to below 8.0. Got relief from right and left knucle but not the left big toe. Would like to stop but don't want more gout attacks. It apparently also reduces the risk for kidney stones? Also intend to try cherry juice. | M | 73 | 1 months 100mg 2X day | 6/3/2012 | 1 | gout | muscle pains - ankles, knees, shoulders, hands could not sleep or eat Too many side affects | Several people have taken this drug and went into a coma. It shuts down the organs. Please be careful. | M | 73 | 3 days 100mg 1X day | 6/10/2011 | 4 | gout attacks | Started taking January 2005 ( 1 x 300mg per day) No side effects until early 2009.Told July 2009 that I have suffered nerve damage to my feet and lower legs which seriously affects my mobility.Any remedy? | M | 71 | 4 years | 10/2/2009 | 2 | Gout | Major headaches within 4-5 hours. | M | 71 | 10 days 100 2X day | 10/9/2015 | 4 | Gout | Fatigue, neuropathy, muscle pain in lower extremities, anxiety, "brain fog" | Not sure if allopurinol has any connection to my symptoms | M | 70 | 7 years 300 mg | 2/25/2016 | 1 | Gout | Dry mouth; aches ; pains; severe cramps; insomnia; numbness in toes. | Horrified to learn of all those affected by this drug!! | F | 70 | 0 days 100mg | 6/29/2020 | 1 | Gout | severe allergic skin rash complete with burning, itching. "One of the most severe rashes she's seen." Immediately given prednisone and am still taking it. After 3 days, rash is starting to wane but still irritable. | F | 70 | 12 days 1X day | 12/17/2010 | 5 | Years of severe gout. | I have not identified any side effects of Allopurinol. | I take two 100mg tabs daily plus two Colchicine which combination I've been taking for about four years and have not had any gout attacks in that time. With this medication I am able to consume any food or drink desired without fear of a gout attack. Prior to beginning this treatment, I had suffered years of severe pain and periodic severe gout attacks which I countered with Ibuprofin. Kidney damage caused by the Ibuprofin dosage has reversed since stopping all NSAID usage. | M | 69 | 5 years | 8/3/2006 | 4 | Gout | None of the classic side effects | As I passed into my 50s (I'm now 69) attacks of gout in either my knee or ankle would turn me from a reasonably energetic person into a hobbling old man. Allopurinol stopped that within two weeks. | M | 69 | 5 years 100mg 1X day | 6/17/2021 |
ALLOPURINOL (ALLOPURINOL): Allopurinol is used to treat gout and certain types of kidney stones. It is also used to prevent increased uric acid levels in patients receiving cancer chemotherapy. These patients can have increased uric acid levels due to release of uric acid from the dying cancer cells. Allopurinol works by reducing the amount of uric acid made by the body. Increased uric acid levels can cause gout and kidney problems. FDA Approval Date: 1986-10-24 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)