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 | 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 | 3 | Gout | Frequent urination. Urgent urination. Can't explain the different sensation felt during urination almost like pressure build up or something slowing the flow. Still pain in my foot at the joints. No wood...yes Erectile Dysfunction. | M | 37 | 30 days 100 mg 1X day | 10/3/2010 | 5 | Gout | Slight tendency to diarrhoea. I was informed about this by my doctor. Beats the pain by a mile! | Took several months to work fully. Have been completely pain free for sevaral years now | M | 66 | 5 years 300 1X day | 9/9/2010 | 5 | I had gout in my Ankles, toes, knee | As stated in previous reviews allopurinol did bring back Gout as you have to take allopurinol when you havn't got gout, but you have to stay with the plan and keep taking your daily dossage. I seem to have blurry vision and feel tired a lot at first. | 1 year down the line I havn't had any gout attacks in nearly 9 months but I do take 1 x 1000mg co liver oil tablet and 1 x selenium tablet daily as a extra precaution. For both cost only £15 a years supply from ebay for both. Both cod liver and selenuim which is a trace element , both are good for the joints in the body so can only help. | M | 31 | 1 years 300mg 1X day | 9/8/2010 | 1 | gout | Complete fatigue, intense joint pain and suicidal 5-month, acute gout attack in both feet that encompassed the entire foot and extended half way up the calfs in both legs. Relentless red/purple swelling in the feet, no sleep for months and thoughts of suicide due to lack of sleep and unbearable pain. The doctors said that this was the worst gout they have ever seen and published photos of my left foot (the worst of the two feet). I have friends that take this drug and they are doing fine. I must be allergic to it. I have a pain tolerance that you wish you had and 5 months of Allopurinol screwed me up forever. The damage done to the connective tissue in my feet may never heal. Poison...at least for me. If you have gout make sure you go to a specialist. Most docs are morons when it comes to gout and will push you down a slippery slope. I am taking Uloric now and it seems to be the real thing....urate level at 6.3 mg/dl in 3 weeks. | Make sure you have colchicine and indomethecin that you can take if a severe attack happens...I did not even know of these drugs and when the intense attack happened I was not prepared. By the time I was prescribed these drugs (3 months into the bout) they did not even touch the pain. One good thing....I am now completely immune to pain of any kind. That gout bout burned out any pain receptors. | M | 50 | 7 months 300 mg 1X day | 8/22/2010 | 2 | gout on a weekly basis | I stopped taking the drug and my gout went away. ??? go figure. | M | 56 | 300mg 1X day | 7/27/2010 | 4 | Gout | None | Warning: When you start taking this drug you will have gout symptoms for 1-3 weeks b/c the medicine melts uric acid crystals in your joints. Once the crystals are gone you will have no pain and can even go off the meds, but the crystals will accumulate again and you'll have to go through the whole cycle again. Keep on it and stop eating trigger foods - you'll be cured. | M | 43 | 1 years 200 1X day | 7/24/2010 | 5 | Gout | Tired initially for first 1 month or so and then body fully adjusted to it. Also had 3-4 to be expected attacks initially as a direct result of Allopurinol cleaning uric acid deposits. Since then my 1 year long non stop Gout pain has 100% disappeared. I rate Allopurinol higher than so called God! I will take it for rest of my life with pleasure. | From some of the comments here I see that some are absolutely clueless about AlloPurinol. Give Allopurionl a chance! You can't undo decades of blood uric acid build by taking AlloP for just few weeks or months! Tough it out initially and you will be rewarded. AlloP for life for me! ALLOPURINOL I bow to you literally!!!!!!!!!!!! | M | 36 | 7 months 300mg 1X day | 7/18/2010 | 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 | None | Definately reduced my uric acid level but I can still get gout if I don't drink enough water | M | 56 | 18 months 300 1X day | 6/24/2010 | 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 | 4 | Gout | Light diziness, but somewhat more energetic! | Hallelajah, Praise Jesus!!! | M | 51 | 14 days 1X day | 4/29/2010 | 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 | 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 | 5 | gout | ED (yes it can cause it), cataract, tired, headaches, high billyrubin, | after reading some of the comments I will share some of mine...drink more water, cut back on the alcohol, cut back on the red meat. I heard cherries or cherry juice helps. as for being tired take it at night...less chance of being tired. if need to see if taking smaller doses twice a day better then one big one. | M | 39 | 200mg 1X day | 2/17/2010 Patient History | 1 | gout | very dizzy and disoriented. Very out of sorts. feeling pain in joints. Dr. had me stop immiediately | M | 37 | 3 days 300 mg 1X day | 2/11/2010 | 2 | gout | dizziness, foggy head, could not focus or do my job. had to stop taking it. | It's a great drug for gout if you can take it; most people can. I had to switch to uloric which is working for me. go to gout-pal.com for great advice on gout. They are not selling anything just a bunch of fellow gout sufferers with great advice. | M | 44 | 2 weeks | 1/30/2010 | 5 | Gout | No side effects | Great drug for controlling gout. Have tried another which I realised after a while was making me feel down but then changed to allopurinol and have had no side effects at all... or gout attacks. | M | 35 | 9 years | 1/23/2010 | 5 | Gout attacks | No side effects at all. | Allopurinol is a GODSEND! I have been taking it for years and I have been Gout free since the 1st day I took it! | M | 47 | 5 days | 1/16/2010 | 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 |