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 |
| 5 | Gout | None. | You most likely will have to take it the rest of your life | M | 3 years | 11/7/2002 | 5 | Gout | Thank God For AllOPURINAL IT WORK'S | | 5/17/2005 | 4 | Gout | Not too sure yet but I think that the dull aches in some joints have occured since I started taking the tablets. | I was having regular severe attacks of gout that ruined many weekends away and prevented me from any sustainable excercise plans. Since taking the 300mg tablets I have had twinges of gout but no attacks. Early days but its a god-send! How long do I take it for? | M | 1 months | 6/21/2006 | 3 | Gout | Very sore knees and muscle aches , small gout attacks , heavy legs and sore feet . | Was warned to give this drug time , it's not a pretty ride to get your body used to it , better than a severe got attack , must be aware that this drug removes old crystal that are built up in the joint , very painful to start with but I will battle through . I have been told it can take up to 8 months or a year to be affective . Good luck gouters | M | 90 days 250 | 11/27/2017 | 2 | 1 days | 6/5/2015 | 1 | high uric acid level | Dreadful fatigue & weak. Chest & neck pains; thought I was having a heart attack. Numbness in front of legs. Rash & itching. Gout in finger. Diarrhea. Cold sweats. Sleep disturbances. | I stopped this drug and would NEVER take it again. I would rather put up with an attack of gout to the dreadful side effects this drug causes after just 5 tablets.It is now 5 days since taking allopurinol and still suffering the side effects | F | 5 days 100mg 1X day | 2/21/2017 | 1 | Crystals in the kidney | Severe dry eyes and extreme sensitivity to light... optimoligist and nephroligist do not believe allopurinol is the cause but i disagree | if ANYONE also experienced these side effects please email me, i would ike to know what you did to treat it | F | 22 | 1.5 years 200 1X day | 4/22/2011 | 3 | Ulcerative Colitis | Foggy, rash, mild depression, tiredness, inability to concentrate, sore kidneys, personality changes - on days where i've forgotten to take it I feel great.... | F | 24 | 1.5 years 50 1X day | 9/5/2016 | 3 | For high ua | Rash,excessive sweating. | M | 27 | 6 months 100mg | 5/4/2014 | 3 | gout | none so far | i still have gout attacks so i do not know it is really working | M | 27 | 8 weeks | 7/24/2007 | 3 | Gout | nausea, diarrhea, hair loss, sore testicles, bleeding gums, aching limbs, memory loss, ringing in the ears, waterey discharge from the penis, noisy neighbours, rickets, hemroids, tendo calcaneus, anal warts. | No Pain associated with gout. | M | 28 | 1 years | 10/15/2007 | 5 | Gout | None | I've taken this drug for years with no flare up's that is after about the first three weeks. I tried to get off the drug once because others had told me that they had success doing so. I had a flare up about four weeks after giving it up. Now that I have been reminded how painful the flare up's can be I will never stop taking again. | M | 29 | 11 years 1X day | 6/27/2011 | 1 | Hyperuricemia | Lightheaded, chest pain, myalgias, blurred vision, drowsiness, decreased ability to focus | . | 29 | 10 days 100mg | 4/1/2019 | 5 | I had gout in my Ankles, toes, knee | As stated in previous reviews allopurinol did bring back Gout as you have to take allopurinol when you havn't got gout, but you have to stay with the plan and keep taking your daily dossage. I seem to have blurry vision and feel tired a lot at first. | 1 year down the line I havn't had any gout attacks in nearly 9 months but I do take 1 x 1000mg co liver oil tablet and 1 x selenium tablet daily as a extra precaution. For both cost only £15 a years supply from ebay for both. Both cod liver and selenuim which is a trace element , both are good for the joints in the body so can only help. | M | 31 | 1 years 300mg 1X day | 9/8/2010 | 1 | High Level of Uric Acid / Gout | Joint pain is getting worse than it was prior to starting this medication. Bouts of light-headedness and dizziness. Feel exhausted all the time. Headaches are increasing. | I've only been on this medication for 4 weeks, but I don't want to be on it anymore. | F | 31 | 4 weeks | 7/18/2006 | 3 | gout | i have been taking 300 mg a day along with colchicine. After a few weeks my back, hips, knees, shoulders are sore all the time. i am fatigue all the time. | i haven't had an attack in 8 months but hate being sore and tired all the time. | M | 32 | 4 months | 4/19/2007 | 1 | gout | joint pain, stomach cramping, sweats. overall like shite | I can't take it. One colchicine a day is as effective. | M | 32 | 30 days | 7/25/2006 | 5 | gout | No side effects. Have been gout free for nine months. Prior to allopurinol I was having gout attacks every three to four months. | M | 34 | 9 months 300 mg | 12/16/2011 | 4 | Gout | Slight burning during urination. Dry mouth. | Will have to take it for the rest of my life. Looks like I'm another sucker of the medical establishment. | M | 34 | 6 months | 9/24/2005 | 3 | Gout | Tiredness, Sore eyes, Heartburn and joint pain - mainly lower back. | On 500mg a day - seems quite high. Doctor says go back after 6months on 500mg for a Uric Acid test. Think I'll go back sooner though as the tiredness is doing me in. | M | 34 | 45 days | 5/23/2007 |
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)