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 | After 2.5 years of taking it I noticed hair loss, fever, extreme thirst, blurred vision, dry eyes, anxiety, depression, heart palpitations, stuffy nose, ringing in ears and a strong metallic taste in the mouth. After 6 months these symptoms became progressively worse with hair dropping out. | Be wary of this drug as the side effects can come in so slowly that it's only when things are unbearable on many fronts do you realise it's the drug. | F | 45 | 3 years 200mg 1X day | 9/24/2021 | 1 | gout | terrible medice, increased trips to the toilet, aching joints, lethargic, and the very worst of all lebido dropped of a cliff... am coming of it today... | terrible medice, increased trips to the toilet, aching joints, lethargic, and the very worst of all lebido dropped of a cliff... am coming of it today... | M | 57 | 6 days 1X day | 12/2/2020 | 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 | 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 | 1 | Gout | Just a nightmare I've tried taking Allopurinol time and time again.I just can't tolerate it the side effects far outweigh the benefits.Headaches changes in personality gut problems fatigue my eyes were constantly twitching bad dreams bodily pains the list is endless.Maybe I'm one of the unlucky ones that can't tolerate it! | M | 50 | 1 months 300 | 2/25/2020 | 1 | Gout attacks becoming more frequent | muscle tics, loss of appetite, weakness in left arm, brain fog, libido ZAPPED! Stomach problems. | Within an hour of taking the first pill, my lip, left thumb and forearm started twitching. Left arm went numb, then day two saw the onset of the worst headache I’d ever had in my life. It lasted four days and I was sent home from work because I just couldn’t function. Haven’t been able to eat, and feel “detached” from where/what I’m doing? Brain is “fuzzy” My partner/colleagues have noticed a personality change in me too... within a week! Most worrying to me personally was the complete shutting down of my libido. Zapped, and feels numb! Not taking another tablet... I want the old me (from last week!) back! If I have a gout attack at least it’s “me” sitting there having it. Going to cut out inflammatory foods and stop triggering the attacks from there. One NASTY drug. Careful! | M | 41 | 10 days 100mg | 11/5/2019 | 1 | Hyperuricemia | Lightheaded, chest pain, myalgias, blurred vision, drowsiness, decreased ability to focus | . | 29 | 10 days 100mg | 4/1/2019 | 1 | Gout | Abdominal spasms and cramps, bloating and excessive gas, pressure on bladder | GP told me to stop taking it | F | 63 | 10 days 100mg | 11/28/2018 | 1 | High blood Uric acid | SEVERE fatigue, Brain Fog, Joint Pains, All day sleepiness...god knows what else allopurinol did, it’s hard to tell or pay attention to anything when you’re half asleep (zombie) for years while taking it. | My dosage was increased slowly and every medicine has drowsiness as a side effect. I’m sure that together both these things made it hard for me to connect side effects to the medicine. Once I had taken it long enough it was like I was a zombie most of the time. I thought I had some kind of cognitive problem I.e. Alzheimer’s, brain tumor etc... I saw all kinds of doctors (gastroenterologists, allergists, neurologists, endocrinologist etc) looking for answers but not one said that maybe it was the allopurinol. My testosterone was low, my vit D levels were low, high blood pressure, high cholesterol etc... After adjusting my diet and stopping the allopurinol (by chance) my pressure went back to normal, I was able to go to the gym and keep going, I feel half alive/awake again. Going to see my doctor soon to see what my Uric acid numbers are, testosterone, cholesterol etc off this medicine. Allopurinol is an adenosine agonist, this effect is probably (maybe not the only thing) why this medicine causes drowsiness, fatigue, brain fog. adenosine makes you sleepy (caffeine blocks adenosine). | M | 37 | 8 years 300 1X day | 6/4/2018 | 1 | Gout | altered vision, inability to focus eyes clearly, twitchy muscles around the eyes, fatigue, diarrhea | What has happened to my vision on this is pretty strange, it is super intense after reading a screen (iphone) - I can still see far away but have a hard time bringing distinctness (faces) into focus. They are not blurred though. Also, perpetual twitching around my eyes. The other stuff I can handle, but would rather have a gout flare and not be able to walk than deal with my vision being affected like this. | M | 43 | 4 months 100MG 1X day | 5/10/2018 | 1 | gout | severe pain from right foot to knee.made my eyes seem to look up and slightly to the right with burning and slight sting.this i cant swear to this but im pretty sure it caused cellulittis in my right lower leg theres no other reason i can think of as i never had it in my leg before and it started in just about 3-4 days after takeing the allopurinol so i trashed it down the toilet.my advice is stay far away from it. | M | 62 | 0 weeks 100mgx2 da | 6/14/2017 | 1 | Kidney Stones | This drug is awful! Severe anxiety, severe insomnia, dry mouth, brain fog, stomach pain, back pain, joint pain, hair falling out, blurred vision, toe numbness and crying for no reason. Stopped taking the drug after researching it and the anxiety, insomnia, brain fog and crying stopped the next day. Still having some residual effects on my stomach and joints. | Make sure you're aware of any changes when taking this drug. Took me 4 months to put two and two together. | F | 50 | 4 months 300 mg | 5/22/2017 | 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 | Gout and Kidney Stones | Immediately experienced body pains (side, jaw, back, shoulder) accompanied with dizziness, and followed by chest pain. Since taking medicine a month ago, still experiencing periodic high blood pressure, chest, and joint pain. | M | 45 | 1 times 20 1X day | 1/29/2017 | 1 | To lower uric acid | Brain fog chest pain confusion lethargy. | Discontinued after reported to doctor all my symptoms and was ignored. Focused only on chest pain even after all tests at e.r. disproved heart. Told e.r. doctors were wrong and made mistake. | M | 54 | 1 months 200 | 8/24/2016 | 1 | Kidney stones | Dizziness, diarrhea, chest discomfort, personality changes (depression), increased passage of kidney stones, a little numbness in my foot, and toe pain | Taken off the medicine by my doctor due to a reaction (primarily the dizziness). | F | 42 | 5 days 200MG 1X day | 5/5/2016 | 1 | high uric acid | Started taking it for 2 wks and my kidneys started hurting so bad nearly had to go to the er, stopped taking and a few days later my kidneys still hurt, never again, citric acid, helps to lower uric acid with no side effects, just check it out on the internet, it works. | Never take this medication unless you have good kidneys, it'also known to give you joint and back pain. | 59 | 10 days 100 | 11/25/2015 | 1 | Gout | Every Since ive been taken Allopurinol i now have a real burning sensation under my toes and now my fingertips are numb | i hope I don't have permanent nerve damage | M | 44 | 2 months 300 | 8/25/2015 | 1 | for my gout | Diarrhea, nausea. The worst is the muscle pain. Neck chest, back, sides, waist. Tired and weak. | F | 57 | 2 days 100mg | 6/6/2015 | 1 | gout attack | gas tank is always full! don't know another way to describe it. today is the 14th day and I'm now experiencing another gout attack I was under the impression that this is a front line defender to wort off a new attack. | M | 66 | 2 weeks 100mg 2tim | 6/2/2015 |
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)