Allopurinol vs Uloric
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| 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. | Febuxostat is used to lower uric acid levels in people with gout. Febuxostat works by reducing the amount of uric acid made by the body. Increased uric acid levels can cause gout. | |||
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| Add Allopurinol review I HAVE MAJOR HAIR LOSS. IT HAS BEEN 6 WEEKS SINCE I STOPPED TAKING IT AND I AM STILL LOSING IT. Iv ben on it for 6 yrs Not one gout bout Have used zyloprim and allopurinol since the mid 70's w no recurrance of gout symptons. Great medication I have taken it for a week and stopped because I saw no results. But, the pain in the big toe is waking me from sleep throbbing so, I started taking it again 3 days ago. I am on 100mg. I didn't realize it takes weeks before you get any results. It works well for me. I have had 0 gout attacks since going on the medication 6 months ago. I am concerned about the side effects. | Add Uloric review I just started taking this medication, and I'm trying to get some info on what to expect from it.so far it better than what I was taking. On Uloric 'successfully' for about 6 mos. Love it EXCEPT my Dr noticed my CKD blood tests increasing in bad #'s. Uric acid is drastically down, no flares, but experiencing severe muscle pain in lower legs. It's like a cramp or severe stiffness in calfs as if I had worked out a lot. Walk like Frankinstein as legs are so stiff. I'm quitting another statin drug first for 2 weeks to see if that eliminates problem. If it doesn't the plan is to go off Uloric 2 weeks or more to see if stiffness goes away. I hope so. If not will have to go back to allopurinol and indo as needed. Daily dose of 80mg Uloric + 0.6mg Colcrys has given me 2 years of Gout free living. The accumulation of tophi on my elbow and knuckles have almost disappeared. I no longer worry about eating the wrong foods. I have very few gout attacks and most attacks are mild. I do not take any other gout medicine on a regular basis for gout. Before I was having at least one attack monthly lasting 2-3 days. | |||
