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. No more gout. | M | 58 | 2 years 450 | 5/31/2019 | 5 | Gout attack and high uric acid | Slight weight loss so far, and great reduction of size of several lipomas | I think the med affects appetite somewhat which I am quite happy about with a need to lose 30 pounds. Have lost 9 lbs. so far after 6 weeks use. Also shrinking of my lipomas is occurring since I started this med. and have no other variables during this time. | F | 63 | 6 weeks 100 1X day | 2/23/2017 | 5 | Painful gout for 30 yrs | No side effects | A life saver, takes patience in beginning treatment but pain free afterwards, have to give pill time to work. | M | 57 | 1 months 200mg | 2/21/2017 | 5 | for the gout | Pain all over | F | 60 | 1 days 100mg | 7/31/2016 | 5 | Gout | None | F | 74 | 1 years 100 mg | 1/29/2016 | 5 | Gout | No side effects | It works and I'm pain free. | M | 43 | 2 years 300 | 12/13/2015 | 5 | gout | None | Inexpensive | M | 49 | 30 1X day | 12/16/2014 | 5 | Gout | initially general malaise but that was probably the gout effecting me than the zyloprim. Once the gout cleared all seemed ok. Scary side effect is erectile disfunction. Onset about 4 months ago. | Taken allopurinol on and off since 29. Cycling with me getting an attack, colchicine to kill that off, then allopurinol - usually 200mg. Usually then after 7 months of no attacks I (hitherto the most recent attack that is) would drop the meds, thinking I could 'boof' it out and invariably I'd be hammered with another attack within 12-18 months - rinse and repeat. Now I aim to stay on allopurinol permanently. Worryingly I've noticed erectile performance has been severely affected in last 4 months whilst on 300mg-very embarrassing at times and no good for the psyche. Only meds I'm on so if it's meds that's it. Never ever had ed b4. I've put on weight but at 85kg and 180cm I'm not that obese. Can get an erection but not nearly as readily as before. Once a week now if lucky. Use rowing, spin machines but always have before without having been so drastically effected. It's like things are being heavily repressed rather than totally blocked. After today's celebrations (Australia Day) I'll drop the meds for a few months and see what happens. Then start and stay around 150-200mg as that was ample b4 and never had ed effects. Allopurinol also is beneficial for benign prostate enlargement so perhaps that might explain things. I don't have that but there might be some interactions happening down there. | M | 45 | 6 months 300 1X day | 1/25/2014 | 5 | Chronic erosive tophaceous gout | None | I was walking with a cane and having such severe and constant pain.My skin was turning bright red and my controlled blood pressure was sky rocketing into stroke levels.Allopurinol has been a Godsend.I also stopped all meats,seafood,high purine veggies,sodas,beer,all liquor,except occasional white wine,stopped aspirin.I eat cherries and drink a lot of lemon water.Need to retest uric acid levels because they mite have to increase the dose. | F | 53 | 3 months 100 mg 3X day | 11/20/2013 | 5 | for gout pain | no side effects for me. It doesn't work immediately, but slowly reduces attacks as uric acid diminishes in the blood. | I inherited gout from my Dad's side. Started at age 30 , and I'm now 56.. If i miss my allopurinol for over a week, it can be felt in my lower joints, so I have learned by experience to not miss. It is too painful. I take 150 mg/a day. If the uric acid is allowed, thru not taking meds, to build up in the system, it will take a long time (from my experience, up to 3 months) to reduce back again to normal. I also have found out that the gout is way worse when overweight. Damn, isn't that just the way it goes with about every disease? Bottom line, don't ignore this this sleeping giant for too long. I got cocky 3 yrs ago and thought I could ignore taking the allopurinol for a few months. I ended up with excruciatingly painful swollen knees off and on for about 6 months, and my legs literally atrophied from lack of motion, because I was on crutches. Today I am completely pain free, due to allopurinol. | M | 56 | 20 years 150 1X day | 1/16/2013 | 5 | gout | none | Prior to starting to take allopurinol for gout in my foot, I was looking into having my shoulder operated on because of sharp pain in my shoulder that I'd been having for a number of years. The problem with my shoulder disappeared and I could once again throw a football without fear. I have not been taking allopurinol for a couple of weeks and the shoulder problems just started to re-occur. | M | 56 | 1 years 20 MG 1X day | 11/7/2012 | 5 | UC (Ulcerative Colitis) | None due to the Allopurinol itself. However, I take it as a XO inhibitor, to change the metabolism of Azathioprine. The Allop+AZA combo causes mild anemia (11.5-12.0 Hgb). | Allopurinol increases by about 3x-4x the level of an Azathioprine metabolite that helps keep UC in remission (6TGN), and reduces manifold the levels of another AZA metabolite that is toxic to the liver (6MMPN). A combo with Allop (75mg) + AZA (50mg) has kept my severe pancolitis in remission, and brought down the level of 6MMPN from >10,000 to <250 (so it's not affecting my liver in the least). | M | 59 | 2 years 75 1X day | 10/23/2012 | 5 | Gout | Not aware of any been taking fo 40 years eat what I want a few beers a month and no major flare ups . Few lapses in prescription seems high stress can trigger attacks without. No attacks with daily doses | M | 63 | 10 years 300 mg | 2/7/2012 | 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 | 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 | 5 | Gout | None | M | 57 | 12 years 100 mg 1X day | 5/15/2011 | 5 | Gout | None | After the initial 'pain' for around 2 months, have had no problems since | M | 51 | 4 years 100mg 1X day | 4/8/2011 | 5 | gout | none that I can be certain are related to Allopurinol. | I had several very painful attacks in the mid 1990's, then none until around 2007 or so. It is the worst pain I've ever felt, so unless a side effect were life-threatening, I would take AP. I haven't had an attack since the one around 2007. | M | 64 | 3 years 150 MG 1X day | 1/7/2011 | 5 | Gout | Diarrhoea possibly caused by allupurinol | M | 45 | 8 years 300mg 1X day | 11/11/2010 | 5 | Uric Acid control | I started using it as result of gout onset. No side effects at all. | Although I take the medicine daily, and it keeps my uric acid in normal levels, I still get a gout flare-up randomly, once or twice a year. | M | 55 | 10 years 10 mg 1X day | 11/10/2010 |
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)