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 |
| 4 | gout attacks | Started taking January 2005 ( 1 x 300mg per day) No side effects until early 2009.Told July 2009 that I have suffered nerve damage to my feet and lower legs which seriously affects my mobility.Any remedy? | M | 71 | 4 years | 10/2/2009 | 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 | 5 | Gout | None. | You most likely will have to take it the rest of your life | M | 3 years | 11/7/2002 | 5 | GOUT | ZERO SIDE EFFECTSTHAT I CAN TELL | IT IS A GIFT FROM THE GODS | M | 35 | 3 years | 11/17/2004 | 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 | 3 | Gout | Had 2 very bad gout attacks and blood work confirmed high uric acid levels. The first year everything was fine no apparent side effects. Then things started happening. My libido fell dramatically. Chalked it up to getting older and shrugged it off. No gout attacks though which were a plus and uric acid levels were down. But now on year 3 and thi gs are haywire. My anxiety levels, frequency of severe headaches, and extreme fatigue and constant state of drowsiness is unbearable. | Yes it helped with my gout but at what cost to my overall well being. Might try reducing my dose or stopping altogether to see if my symptoms clear up over time. | M | 34 | 3 years 300 1X day | 8/12/2020 | 2 | Frequent gout attacks | Dry Red Eyes, facial swelling, blurred vision and rapid cataract formation | My GP emphatically denies that allopurinol causes cataracts - I believe he is wrong - according to various reports, patients taking allopurinol are at higher risk of developing cataracts because the drug thins the anterior lens of the eye - any comments? | F | 67 | 3 years | 5/29/2008 | 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 | 4 | Gout | My facial hair has fallen out and is slowly re-growing. After 1 year on Allopurinol I lost my beard, mustache, eyebrows and half of one eyelash. I experienced patchy hair loss on other parts of my body. The hair is starting to reappear but is slow to come back. No problems with gout since on Allopurinol. (100mg) | M | 53 | 2.5 years | 10/5/2009 | 5 | Gout | Some fatigue but I take it at night to minimize impact of tiredness. | I've taken Allopurinol for two years after resisting for the previous 7 years. I had a kidney stone in January 2006. Uric acid levels are particularly high in the kidneys and can greatly contribute to kidney stones. As my doctor warned, I had a particularly bad series of attacks within the first 6 weeks of starting the medication but I've had no problems since then. Kidney x-rays are clear from stones. Benefits are worth the side effects. | M | 43 | 2 years | 6/11/2008 | 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 | 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 | 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 | None. No more gout. | M | 58 | 2 years 450 | 5/31/2019 | 5 | Gout | No side effects | It works and I'm pain free. | M | 43 | 2 years 300 | 12/13/2015 | 4 | Gout | M | 35 | 2 years 300 1X day | 7/12/2012 | 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 | 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 | 4 | GOUT | MY HAIR HAS BEEN FALLING OUT SOMETHING TERRIBLE AND I READ SOMEWHERE THAT IT MIGHT BE CAUSED BY ALLOPURINOL. | IS HAIR FALLING OUT A COMMON SIDE EFFECT OF ALLOPURINOL? | F | 63 | 2 years | 8/22/2009 | 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 |