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 |
| 2 | slight hair loss, lethargic,low resistance to infections now got flu for first time in 12 years conjunctivitis twice in one month | have had gout 5 times in 8 months,so not sure if its helping me at all and am very concerned about the long term effects it might be doing to my body if I continue to take it!Thinking of either alternating the dose or cutting the tablet in half!! | F | 62 | 4 months 100MG 1X day | 10/10/2010 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 4 | Gout and Kidney Stones | Muscle aches and my legs feel like lead weights at times. I'm a runner and it seems like I am somewhat out of shape since reaching 300 mg when I run, but it's only been 3 months. | So far it beats having gout. | M | 59 | 3 months 300 | 8/19/2017 | 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 | I have become very tired and my joints are almost always arthritic and painful, especially knees, ankles and both elbows. I have not been able to exercise with my usual intensity and am therefore gaining weight. I now have eternally "itchy" sides and stomach but no real serious rash. I get dry eyes and my vision seems to be getting worse. | I have been taking the med for 3 months and experienced gout in strange places (at least for me)for the first 3 weeks but it was never as serious as bouts in the past. I used to get gout in my feet once or twice per year but it was always many weeks before it went away. I may have to give up Allopurinol to see if the joint pain will subside. | M | 49 | 3 months | 12/31/2009 | 3 | Gout | Experienced extreme gout attacks in foot and knee for about 4 weeks after starting Allipurinol then gradually subsided. Now no attacks at all. Only real side effect is small blistery spots over my hands and arms that are very itchy. | M | 56 | 3 months | 11/1/2009 | 3 | gout | Helped with the severe gout attacks however I have some vision problems, sore feet, fatigue and some muscle cramps. | M | 57 | 3 months 200 mg 2X day | 7/5/2021 | 2 | gout | gout symptoms went away but had migraines one to three times a day, lowered libido, general malaise, slight depression, occasional confusion with simple questions | all side effects stopped within 24 hours of not taking the medication but gout symptoms are returning so will need to find alternative medication since change in diet does nothing | M | 59 | 3 months 300mg 1X day | 10/6/2010 | 2 | gout | I have had severe fatigue, extreme forgetfulness, itchy rashes with welts on my hind legs and chest, stomach cramps, burning sensation in legs, tightness in ribcage and significant weight loss. | If i don't take the medicine, I have severe gout attacks. One such attack in June 2010 kept me bedridden for 2 days and necessitated a trip to the doctor. If I take the medication, the side effects occur. Either way I've been feeling seriously under the weather due to gout since June 2010. | M | 53 | 3 months 100 1X day | 11/19/2010 | 1 | gout | After 2 months, pain and swelling in the knees, which had never had any gout symptoms before, swelling in both great toe joints which started the great toes deviating laterally, putting pressure on the other toes. | I stopped taking the allopurinol and the symptoms resolved. | M | 62 | 3 months 300 1X day | 2/24/2010 | 1 | Auto Immune hepatitis | Fatigue, numbness, dry mouth and eyes, achiness, leg cramps and light headed and loss of appetite. | I take this with 50mg of immuran. I hate this drug. | F | 64 | 3 months 100 mg 1X day | 6/15/2013 | 4 | Gout | Extremely tired, headaches, frequent urination, dry mouth, ache all over. | I would rather have the side effects than have anymore gout attacks. | M | 36 | 2 months | 1/21/2009 | 4 | High Blood Uric Acid. MGUS | Night sweats (MGUS Cancer related most likely), fatigue and depression. The removal of calcites also caused severe kidney pains in removing the these deposits (4x attacks x5hrs extreme pain). Ringing ears and temporary hearing loss. | No skin rashes or other major side effects. All seems to have eased after 2 months of daily 100Mg. | M | 60 | 2 months 100Mg 1X day | 2/6/2017 | 3 | Gout | Dizziness, poor memory, tinnitus, pressure and pain inner ear and throat, slight depression, neck pain, chest pain requiring emergency room visit, tiredness, urine odor, mild gout flare up. | Took at night due to "out of it feeling and dizziness." Since taking allopurinol I've visit the doctor due to my ears and throat, and the emergency room due to chest pains. Both times I was prescribed more medication. Both said it is not likely caused by the allopurinol. However all of my symptoms are well documented side effects of allopurinol. Lowered the dose to 50mg, chest pain gone, went off it and ears are normal again within 2 days. The joints that had been attacked by gout in thee past never felt better and reduced in size. I could tell the allopurinol was reducing my uric acid level, so it does work. But can't handle the side effects. | M | 55 | 2 months 100 1X day | 8/9/2021 | 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 | 2 | Gout | Sore joints, constant minor gout attacks since taking medicine, upset stomach. very drowsy. | I was told by fellow gout sufferer that this was great medicine. I have to say I'm very disappointed after taking it for 2 months. I've had constant gout attacks since the 3rd week and several joints have severe pain that I've never had before. | M | 55 | 2 months | 11/17/2009 | 1 | severe gout | Itching, anxiety, depression, fatigue, loss of apatite. | Started on 100mg and old feelings of anxiety reappeared put it down to stress, increased dose of allopurinol to 300mg & severe depression kicked in these pills are not for me, stopping them immediately and going back to doctors for help with this depression. | M | 36 | 2 months 300mg | 1/28/2015 | 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 |