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 | dizzyness,rashes all over,sallowen lymb nods.poped red eyelid,low grade fever to high-fever to low temp in three days,nerve system damaged,vombting,above all skin,head,everywhere itching all over.even prednisone cream couldn't stopped along /w hydroxyzine. | M | 62 | 30 days 300 1X day | 11/16/2010 | 1 | gout | joint pain, stomach cramping, sweats. overall like shite | I can't take it. One colchicine a day is as effective. | M | 32 | 30 days | 7/25/2006 | 1 | high uric acid/stone former | made me feel depressed. m.d. said no such sideeffect reported. Much later another m.d. or pharm.d. found this was a rare side effect. Perhaps not as rare as believed. Yes I have suffered/do suffer from depression, but as a Psychatric nurse(bsn) I know when I'm depressed and when not and this rx makes me depressed. | F | 48 | 24 days | 3/5/2004 | 3 | Gout | Kidney pain, headaches. Feels like kidney stones, but none ever pass. Pain is intenese. | M | 43 | 21 days | 5/3/2009 | 2 | Very high uric acid | Does not make gout go away. I had this flare for 6 weeks now and i also been taking. Neproxen(vimovo). I feel tired and dizzy after taking this drug and still not able to walk neproxen was helping with swelling and pain but trying to walk for an hour i came back with excruciating pain in my foot and joints. At times it feels like my other foot is slowly getting worst. Big worries about lossing my mobility. Changed diet prior to medication didnt seem to help much | Will go see chinese medicine doctor and try accupuncture and ancient herbs. | M | 35 | 21 days 100mg 1X day | 1/14/2022 | 1 | syndrom of a gout attack | very low blood pressure, fever, dizzy, very tired dry mouth and headache, diarrhoea, red blooders and blisters all over her body. itchiness, disoriented. | My Mom took the medicine for round about 3 weeks. She got it from her doctor shortly before she left on vaction. The doctor described to her because of a kind of gout attack although knowing that she had kidney and liver problems. 21 days after she took it, we picked her up at her vacation and brought her straight to the hospital. They did not immediately know what it was and medically malpracied her, another 20 days later SHE WAS DEAD. She died of an over reaction of Allopurinol on the so called LYELL SYNDROM. She died an awful dead as her body was burned for more than 70% outside and her whole muscosa dissolved in her mouth, her throat, her vagina. She should have never taken this devils medicine. | F | 75 | 21 days 300 1X day | 8/31/2014 | 1 | high uric acid caused by triamteren | legs became swollen,red and hot like sunburn. Some pitting on leg and peeling skin. Also nausea and chills. | This was supposed to reduce the level of uric acid caused by triamterene but really messed up my legs. Slowly getting better since I am off it. Using a regimen of cherry juice that seems to be helping. | F | 81 | 21 days 100 mg 1X day | 7/14/2011 | 4 | gout | drowsiness! | M | 55 | 18 days | 4/15/2009 | 4 | Gout | Light diziness, but somewhat more energetic! | Hallelajah, Praise Jesus!!! | M | 51 | 14 days 1X day | 4/29/2010 | 3 | Gout attack | I started taking allopurinol on Sept 17th, 2007 - since then I have had trouble sleeping and I wake up with a headache everyday and I'm experiencing blurred vision, are these normal side effects? | F | 59 | 14 days | 9/29/2007 | 3 | Gout. | nausea, occasional diarrhea. food aversions - | haven't eaten meat or anything else greasy or had a glass of wine since starting drug. i've lost 10 pounds, which, frankly isn't a bad thing. but i am a person who really enjoyed cooking and eating before this, now i have a couple bites of anything, and push it away in disgust. i may keep on the drug til i lose another 20 pounds but i'm really hoping there's no other of the side effects everyone else is talking about lurking! has anyone else's side effects lessened with time? my gout pain is definitely lessened since starting the drug a couple weeks ago. the side effects RUINED thanksgiving dinner, though! | F | 51 | 14 days 300mg 1X day | 12/5/2016 | 1 | Gout | Not me, a friend. My friend was seriously sick from the side effects of Allopurinol. He has heart problems and the doctor probably should not have prescribed the drug. He started itching, REALLY bad. He was in and out of hospital for weeks, his skin started peeling off, it damaged his kidneys and other organs. 2 months later now and he is still very sick. He lost about 10kg, can't taste anything, he has fluid on his lungs and his heart rate is SO high. Please be vary careful when you take this medication, I can just hope my friend will recover from this. | M | 65 | 14 days | 11/7/2007 | 2 | gout | I have had dramatic weight gain starting 2-3 days after starting allopurinol. My abdomen is hard and distended and I have a dull ache in my right side. My hands have had severe itching. | F | 60 | 12 days | 9/12/2007 | 1 | Gout | severe allergic skin rash complete with burning, itching. "One of the most severe rashes she's seen." Immediately given prednisone and am still taking it. After 3 days, rash is starting to wane but still irritable. | F | 70 | 12 days 1X day | 12/17/2010 | 5 | Gouty arthritis | None so far since I've only been on the drug (200mg) a short time but if it relieves or prevents attacks it is well worth it. | I've suffered several gout atacks a year for about 10 years. It was bad enough when it was isolated to the big toe but now it has migrated to my ankles which at times has been literally crippling. I am an active guy (surfing, basketball, golf, etc.)but gout has turned my happy retirement into episodes of agony and inactivity which made me feel much older than my years. If allopurinol prevents attacks and enables me to get back to a normal, active lifestyle I'm willing to take it for the rest of my life if need be. It was recommended by several friends, one of whom has had a kidney transplant and is operating with just one kidney with no side effects. I'm praying that as time goes by I will find this medication to be a godsend. | M | 58 | 10 days | 2/3/2009 | 4 | Gout | None so far | F | 68 | 10 days 200 mG 1X day | 1/11/2011 | 2 | Gout | Major headaches within 4-5 hours. | M | 71 | 10 days 100 2X day | 10/9/2015 | 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 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 | 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 |