Drug Ratings for ALLOPURINOLAverage Rating: 3.3 (145 Ratings)
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR ALLOPURINOL | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
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| 5 | Gout | None. | You most likely will have to take it the rest of your life | M | 3 years | 11/7/2002 | 1 | high uric acid/stone former | made me feel depressed. m.d. said no such sideeffect reported. Much later another m.d. or pharm.d. found this was a rare side effect. Perhaps not as rare as believed. Yes I have suffered/do suffer from depression, but as a Psychatric nurse(bsn) I know when I'm depressed and when not and this rx makes me depressed. | F | 48 | 24 days | 3/5/2004 | 4 | Acute Gout | Constipation. Numbness in feet and fingers. | M | 65 | 15 years | 3/7/2004 | 1 | Gout | Suddenly had pain in all my joints and continue to have lots of pain, Need help never had this pain before. Contact Pete Sebala ASAP.. at tessa _ sebala@yahoo.com HAVE Attorney. | M | 34 | 2 weeks | 3/26/2004 | 5 | GOUT | ZERO SIDE EFFECTSTHAT I CAN TELL | IT IS A GIFT FROM THE GODS | M | 35 | 3 years | 11/17/2004 | 3 | Gout | Body pain. Dizzy. | No more gout. The side effects are not as bad as the gout. | M | 37 | 9 months | 2/27/2005 | 4 | Gout | I became very depressed the day after I started taking ALLOPURINOL. However the depression only lasted a day or so. I don't believe I have experienced any other side effects from the medication. | I have gout in the joints of my big toes. It was very painful. ALLOPURINOL seem to work well for me. The label instructions say take two a day. I only take one a day. I have not volinteered that info to my Doctor yet. | M | 49 | 1 years | 5/3/2005 | 5 | Gout | Thank God For AllOPURINAL IT WORK'S | | 5/17/2005 | 4 | pre cancer treatment | night sweats started a day after taking allopurinol | lymphoma diagnosed, night sweats are a known symptom of this so it might be coincidental | M | 50 | 3 days | 8/19/2005 | 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 | 4 | Gout | I gained a lot of weight very quickly after starting to take Allopurinol, but my weight has stabilized since. I have read, and experienced, that gout can make people feel anguished, depressed, apprently the uric acid affects the brain, i have also heard, and i can confirm that gout can increase the risk of having a seizure (if u are epileptic) When u first start to take Allopurinol it will destroy buildups of uric acid cristals, so the amount of uric acid in the blood can actually go up before going down. So it's not at all surprizing that starting with Allopurinol causes some mental problems. I have been using it over a year now, and the only time i felt bad was when i stopped taking it for over a week. It's a really bad idea to stop, even for a few days. | M | 37 | 1 years | 10/14/2005 | 4 | Uric Acid Kidney Stones | I was having Uric acid stones on a DIALY basis. THis lead to a nephrostomy. I found a nephroligist who didn't need a map, flashlight and both hands to find their back side; who prescribed Allopurinol. God Bless, I've been stone free for 3 months. | M | 48 | 120 days | 11/8/2005 | 3 | Gout | Been taking this drug for over 2 years, and just recently started having eye irritation - very itchy eyelids. | No other side effects noted. Hate having to take it every day, but it sure beats those wicked bouts of gout! | M | 36 | 2 years | 2/3/2006 | 4 | gout | Dry mouth, sometimes more frequent urge to urinate, sometimes strong odor to urine. Nothing too bad. | It keeps the gout away. Maybe inquire about reducing 300 mg dose and seeing if smaller dose works just as well. | M | 41 | 3 months | 3/4/2006 | 3 | gout | mild depression. | Even small amounts of alcohol seem to trigger severe gout attacks. Never had that reaction before taking allopurinol. | M | 44 | 2 months | 4/6/2006 | 5 | gout | none to date | I had gout for 6 straight and miserable weeks, after finding the right doctor and taking allopurinol every day since then I have yet to have another attack | M | 35 | 2 years | 4/19/2006 | 3 | should i take allopurinol? | ignore the rating 3 that i put in, as i was forced to enter something there. i am not on it yet. i am still deciding if i should take it, as i am concerned about the side effects. can anyone tell me what they experienced? is it worth all those side effects? will i necessarily have those side effects? should i try 1/3 tablet daily by cutting a 300mg into 3 pieces? any liver risk? | your valuable comments could help me decide whether i should take it or not. thanks a lot! | M | 55 | 0 days | 4/26/2006 | 3 | should i take allopurinol? | ignore the rating 3 that i put in, as i was forced to enter something there. i am not on it yet. i am still deciding if i should take it, as i am concerned about the side effects. can anyone tell me what they experienced? is it worth all those side effects? will i necessarily have those side effects? should i try 1/3 tablet daily by cutting a 300mg into 3 pieces? any liver risk? | your valuable comments could help me decide whether i should take it or not. thanks a lot! | M | 55 | 0 days | 4/26/2006 | 3 | GOUT: should i take allopurinol? | ignore the rating 3 that i put in, as i was forced to enter something there. i am not on it yet. i am still deciding if i should take it, as i am concerned about the side effects. can anyone tell me what they experienced? is it worth all those side effects? will i necessarily have those side effects? should i try 1/3 tablet daily by cutting a 300mg into 3 pieces? any liver risk? | your valuable comments could help me decide whether i should take it or not. thanks a lot! | M | 55 | 0 days | 4/26/2006 | 3 | high uric acid / gout | None that I know of | I found out thru trial & error with my MD that I could reduce my uric acid levels another way. Both ACE and ARB inhibitors increase uric acid levels as side effects. For hypertension, switching to Beta Blockers reduced my uric acid levels enough to get rid of allopurinol. If your on high blood pressure medication, find out if it increases uric acid levels... | M | 41 | 2 years | 5/3/2006 | 3 | one severe gout attack 20 yrs ago | irritability | I think the allopurinol probably worked but because i have only really had one severe attack 20 years ago i am struggling with the thought of taking it forever. The GP has never once asked to see me since first prescribing it in 1986! I came off it about 10 weeks ago and am now trying alternative remedies, with no adverse side effects so far (nettle tea, devils claw, knot grass). | M | 42 | 20 years | 6/18/2006 | 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 | 5 | Occasional gout in feet | It seems like I have to urinate more often than before, but that could just be due to the increased fluid intake required with this medicine. | I have not had a single gout flare-up since being on this medicine. | M | 35 | 12 years | 6/23/2006 | 3 | gout | I am about to switch from indomethecin to allopurinol because my bouts of gout are getting too frequent and I am concerned that indomethcin has too many side effects, including ulcers since I seem to be burping more frequently. Also, I've been unable to routinely exercise and have gained weight. | I consume at least a couple of drinks a day and I am concenred that I have to give up that life style after several decades of same. Any comments here? (Also, I only included a rating because the program requires it.) | M | 64 | 0 days | 6/27/2006 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 1 | High Uric Acid/Gout | About 2 weeks into meds I find I'm frequently feeling exhausted and yet have restless sleeps. I experience more headaches and have bouts of feeling light headed & dizzy. I've also found the joints in my feet where I did get gout are frequently sore (more frequently then when I actually had gout). | M | 36 | 4 weeks | 9/29/2006 | 5 | High Uric Acid Level 7+ | ???? If any, it could be the weather, my friends, my job or just thinking about side effects. Beats any Gout attack I ever had! | For pennies a day---Haven't had a major Gout attack in years! Doc checked my Uric acid #'s a month ago. 12.6 Oh Oh! upped it to 300mg for a week(8.6), 400 for the next week (7.7), 500 the next week (6.4) Guess he found my number!! | M | 53 | 13 years | 10/4/2006 | 5 | Uric acid: high vlues | No side effects with 100mg. Some sexual problems with 300mg, athough not very frequent. | Normal values of uric acid. | M | 57 | 5 years | 11/14/2006 | 1 | gout | I have been taking allupurinol (Zyloric) on and off for many years, most recently for about a year. It is very effective and I was somewhat blase about the side effects. Recent easy bruising led to me to seek medical advice and it was found that my red blood cells and white blood cells were low and my platelets were dangerously low, to the extent that I would probably bleed to death without a blood transfusion before surgery. I am having a bone marrow biopsy next week which is not much fun. | I cannot state with certainty of course that the medication is the cause of my problem, but low blood cell levels are a listed side effect. I hope it is reversible if this is the case. I am not saying do not take it, but be extremely careful and very watchful for any side effects | M | 63 | | 11/19/2006 | 4 | gout | None, so far.... "this" time. I had bad side effects the first time I tried taking it over ten years ago. | SEVERE gout! Thank God I could take it "this" time... (Maybe it will work...) I've only been taking it (300 MG) for 3 months, but as of this writing, I have terrible gout in my left foot. (Is it working?) Had it in both hands (index) about 4 & 6 months ago! | M | 57 | 90 days | 12/22/2006 | 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 | 4 | Gout Attacks | No side effects. Attacks were 6x a year, so intense I could not walk. After the allopuinol, no attacks. I wont say I'm cured, but I will keep taking the drug. | Since Target re did their pricing, only $6 YEAH! | M | 41 | 1 years | 1/8/2007 | 2 | Gout | Not me but my brother who was on allopurinol for some years. Liver Chirrosis, bleeding in stomach, dark red bruises all over, fluid retention including on lungs, possible kidney damage, low blood cell counts, high iron in blood, severe weight loss, cataracts - but no gout. Was disposing of medication when read these side effects on leaflet. Medics had been confused about why he was showing these symptoms. May just be co-incidence... | I prefer to control gout by being careful what I eat - esp avoid red meat - rarely a twinge unless negligent re diet. | M | 60 | | 3/5/2007 | 4 | Gout | Severe depression! - Strong urine smell - Some pain in kidneys. I've never been depressed before; now, I've actually contemplated suicide! (but I'd rather die than go through the severe gout again! | Gout became so severe that after attacks, white uric acid crystal "paste" would erupt out of the skin from the affected joint. After that, fluid would ooze out for months. Allupurinol + Colchicine was a "must"! | M | 57 | 150 days | 4/9/2007 | 3 | Gout | I have been on allopurinal for two yrs now and have side affects fatique dull joint pain every joint it seems like even back I believe that the allopurinal is reducing the crystals are gouty fluid in my joints I don't know for sure my blood work is normal.I have decreased my uric acid level with 300 mg a day from 10.7 to around 6.5 My question is I hate feeling tired all the time this fatique was gradual over the two yr. period. Just to let everyone know I had severe gout attacks prior to medication. I would love to know about anything that works just as well as the allopurinal remember only once a day for this drug. Email me if you understand this drug better than I do Thanks | M | 55 | 2 years | 4/9/2007 | 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 | 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 | 3 | Kidney Stones | Low energy, depression and joint pain. | It has reduced my visits to the hospital for Kidney Stones from 4-6/year to 1 every year or two. My low energy has me looking at a correlation with taking the drug. I've asked my GP & Arthritis Specialist but they didn't think so. That said I think they have not done their homework. | M | 53 | 8 years | 4/29/2007 | 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 | 1 | Gout | Severe backache, headache, fever & chills. Skin & eye redness. Shortness of breath. | Required hospital treatment for side effects, was told it was a severe allergic reaction & never to take it again. | M | 53 | 1 days | 5/27/2007 | 3 | Severe and frequent gout attacks | Have taken Allopurinol since 2004. For the past few months have suffered very dry and painful red eyes with cataracts forming in both eyes, causing vision loss in left eye. Have sleep disturbances, frequent virus infections and feel tired all the time - but gout under control! | No more excruciatingly painful gout attacks but now have blurred vision and can't find my "get up and go." | F | 66 | 3 days | 7/3/2007 | 3 | I Started taking it for gout in my | I was on allopurinol 100mg for over a year but my uric acid levels raised so im on 300mg now,but since i've started on the higer dose if had a few side affects. Has that happened to any one else or am i an exception? | M | 41 | 18 months | 7/14/2007 | 1 | gout | Last week experienced flu like symptoms that had me so sick. Headache, fever, chills, sweats, nausea, vomiting, dizziness, red rash. Stopped allopurinol as soon as I discovered potential allergic reactions and symptoms are subsiding. First time I have ever had an allergic reaction to a medication. | F | 62 | 2 weeks | 7/15/2007 | 3 | Acute attacks of Gout | Shortness of breath is the primary but have been lethargic since I began taking it and have unexplained weight gain. My guess is that the slowdown in my daily activity has brought about the weight since my appetite seems about the same. I had a triple by-pass and was never this short of breath. | This medicine worked great for Gout but I can no longer stand the side effects at 300mg/day. I am going off of it for a while to see if the side effects diminish. | M | 51 | 6 months | 7/19/2007 | 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 | 5 | Gout | When I first started on Allopurinol, it triggered an acute attack of gout (my worst ever) but since then my symptoms have stadily gotten better to where I haven't had even a twinge in the last year or so. | I initially resisted taking Allopurinol and tried to control my gout with diet, but after several attacks over a couple of years, I realized I was damaging my joints and the pain was causing me to not exercise. I regret not starting on it eariler. | M | 54 | 4 years | 8/13/2007 | 5 | Gout | No side effects | I've gotten used to taking the two pills every day. It keeps the gout away...and nothing is worth bringing back that pain! | M | 42 | 2 years | 8/26/2007 | 4 | Hyperuricemia / Gout | Increased urination upon waking up. Increased sleep(?) | Good Drug. Has enabled to maintain my uric acid levels at 7 from 9 earlier. Am on 200 mg HS. | M | 40 | 2 years | 9/10/2007 | 2 | gout | I have had dramatic weight gain starting 2-3 days after starting allopurinol. My abdomen is hard and distended and I have a dull ache in my right side. My hands have had severe itching. | F | 60 | 12 days | 9/12/2007 | 3 | Gout attack | I started taking allopurinol on Sept 17th, 2007 - since then I have had trouble sleeping and I wake up with a headache everyday and I'm experiencing blurred vision, are these normal side effects? | F | 59 | 14 days | 9/29/2007 | 3 | Gout | I have had a burn-out with depression and it was well controlled with a daily dose of Cytalopram. Started Allupurinol daily 100mg under "protection" of NSAID and colchicin. Dose is now up to 300mg daily. Had to highten the dose of antidepressant with every dose change of allupurinol. Joints feel fine now. | Does Allupurinol have depression as a side effect or does it interfere with the drug cytalopram. | M | 41 | 6 months | 10/2/2007 | 5 | Gout | At first I was sleepy and then that all went away but 2 wks into treatment (as the dr had told me) I had an exacerbation of the gout. Whew. I took the Allopurinol and Indocin until it subsided | I have been on 300 mg ever since and no problems and nO GOUT thank goodness. That stuff is very painful | F | 62 | 3 years | 10/14/2007 | 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 | 4 | to check high level of uric acid | I did not notice any side effects as such . However,I am experiencing low level of energy and weight gain which might be because of lack of exercise or some other reasons. | I take two tablets of 100mg at a time in the morning after breakfast.It has been very effective so far. My uric acid level in the blood remained below 7 and I did not had any attack of gout since i started taking the medicine. I think diet control works to a certain extent only and it is better to keep taking Allopurinol to actually control the level of uric acid in the blood. | M | 42 | 2 years | 10/19/2007 | 1 | Gout | Not me, a friend. My friend was seriously sick from the side effects of Allopurinol. He has heart problems and the doctor probably should not have prescribed the drug. He started itching, REALLY bad. He was in and out of hospital for weeks, his skin started peeling off, it damaged his kidneys and other organs. 2 months later now and he is still very sick. He lost about 10kg, can't taste anything, he has fluid on his lungs and his heart rate is SO high. Please be vary careful when you take this medication, I can just hope my friend will recover from this. | M | 65 | 14 days | 11/7/2007 | 3 | Gout | I get gout approx. 2 to 3 times a month, sometimes it is all continuous from one attack to the next. In 2005 I had gout 3 months in a row, then had a break for a few weeks and had gout for 3 more months. I could not put any ice on my foot because of the pain. I could take a big breath and blow it towards my foot and when the wind hit I would be in severe pain. I have been on this med for about 18 months and find my gout is coming back slowly. | I take 100mg once a day at night. I am starting to notice my gout returning slowly. I have a headache almost every day; not a normal headache, but a gout headache. I can feel the effects that gout creates without the pain. I am always tired and sleep 10 hours a day. I am not depressed, I still do everything I can, and sometimes I put up with the severe pain just to do an activity. I have a 5 year old and she likes to jump on my foot! | M | 35 | 18 months | 11/25/2007 | 5 | Gout | Strong urine odor. I believe this to be my only side effect and is well worth the alternative. | My first attack was around 30 and went undiagnosed for a few more years.I have had acute attacks in my toe's and both my knees at the same time. This was the worst pain I have ever had in my life. I have been on it now for aprox. 14 yrs. with no apparent side effects. | M | 48 | 14 years | 1/8/2008 | 2 | a) Fatigue b) Strong urine odor c) Mild Depression d) Numbness of toes and fingers e) Right-ankle pain - hard to press gas pedal most of time now f) At higher dosage, extreme arthritis-like pain in neck, back, hands, and joints. | My first attack was at 40. It was in my right big toe and a good portion of the lower half of my right foot. It would reoccur twice a year (May and Dec). After reading the page, I listed all of these symptoms because I am or have experienced all of the above in association with either gout, allopurinol, or both. | M | 48 | 8 years | 4/8/2008 |