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 | 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 _ [email protected] 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 |
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)