ALLOPURINOL Reviews (ALLOPURINOL)

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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)

  

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 5  uric acid relief 37 years so far. i click legs knees and feet. no pain to mention genuine reply M 78 37 years
1X day
7/17/2010
 4  Gout No obvious side effects until I started another medication recently. Immediately suffered from dehydration, with its associated symptoms. Increased my water intake to about 3 litres per day. Great improvement. I did not know until the past week, that it is most important to consume 8-10 tumblers of water per day when on Allopurinol. In over 20 years on the tablets, cannot recall ever seeing a side effects leaflet. Only warning on the bottle, is about drowsiness/alertness. Have checked it out on the internet - allopurinol has plenty of side effects. I have been lucky. M 65 22 years
2/21/2009
 5  gout Never knew there were side effects until recent articles. Hence, I have to say I had none. I have had high uric acid levels most of my adult life. One morning some 20 years ago I woke up with a classic big toe gout attack. Following treatment for pain, I started taking allopurinol. I take one tablet each morning. I have had no symptoms since starting it. M 80 20 years
300mg 1X day
4/14/2010
 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 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
 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
 1  Gout PAIN HANDS & FEET This drug kills nerves and after sometimes you get BIG PROBLEMS Check with your doc about this side effet BE VERY,VERY CAREFULL ABOUT THIS SIDE EFFECT M 74 20 years
4/22/2009
 3  High Uric Acid Levels fluctuating weight, rash, severe kidney stone build up (uric acid stones) I had severe attacks associated with uric acid levels when diagnosed. I was told the usual, stop the red meat, smoking, drinking and trigger food etc, problem was and is that I am a non drinker, smoker and had been a vegetarian for a couple years prior to first diagnosis and remained so for another 2 years afterwards while they mucked with diet. Instead of gout symptoms I occasionally got the weight/rash issues and when I went in for a blocked urethra this year I was informed of the discovery of 6 additional stones in my right and 4 in the left kidney and all of them well over the 11mm range, all uric acid stones. My system has not been flushing but harboring it for several years. Allopurinol has lost effectiveness and I am still now in the process of surgery for removal. Strongly suggest if you have been on this for several years to get an ultrasound on the kidneys and verify your body has not turned to working around the drug as mine has. M 38 17 years
200 mg 1X day
9/26/2011
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 3  gout in ankles and toes While taking the medicine it was a fairly mild set of effects. Some tiredness and minor aches. Once I stopped taking it, things changed. Now I have extreme joint pain in hips, knees, and shoulders to a lesser degree. No gout attacks, but more of a nerve type joint pain. Unsure if it is the drug or another problem onset. I had thought I was developing some form of arthritis but it coincides with stopping the Allopurinol, which I took for years. Coincidence? Must see my Doctor and see what a blood test reveals. Note: It DID cure the gout while I took it. Once the gout attacks initially ceased I never had another episode. M 56 16 years
12/18/2009
 5  Hyperuricemia (>9) No side effect. I am taking allopurinol 300 mg/day; uric acid (4-5) and creatinine (1.2-1.4) checked twice a year, remained fairly constant since the beginning of this treatment. M 65 15 years
1/4/2010
 5  Gout No side effects I've been taking alloputinol daily for fifteen years for gout and have not had any side effects or gouty episodes since starting. M 68 15 years
7/9/2009
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 4  Acute Gout Constipation. Numbness in feet and fingers. M 65 15 years
3/7/2004
 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
 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
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 5  gout none Completely cured a years-long struggle with joint pain, swelling. Ankles, knees, big toe. I highly recommend this drug for anyone. Safe. If it doesn't help, nothing lost. M 67 12 years
11/24/2008
 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
 5  early gout onset none I diagnosed my first gout attack and had it confirmed by hospital er blood test. I pressed my doctor for a uric acid remedy because I realized through some research that gout is self sustaining. The more joint damage the more attacks. He prescribed allopurinol. It works. I have had no attacks and have not suffered the joint damage that would make me over-sensitive to uric acid levels. I eat whatever I want.(within reason) My mother and a friend were poorly handled and only given anti inflammatory. I recomended allopurinol and it has helped greatly but their joint damage still allows for occasional attacks. allopurinol, don't wait! M 55 12 years
150 1X day
5/7/2010
 5  Gout None M 57 12 years
100 mg 1X day
5/15/2011
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 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
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 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)

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