Colchicine User Reviews & Ratings (Page 2)

• Vikla
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• September 22, 2016

For Gout, Acute "Have suffered gout attacks for 40 years. Taking the prescribed dosage resulted in diahorea after three days. Now I take a single 500mcg tablet for one or two days at the first sign of an attack . This proves effective with no side effects. It also means I need to keep a supply of colchicine at hand."

• Freak...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• June 5, 2013

Colcrys (colchicine) for Gout, Acute "Have been on Uloric for 4 months. Getting flare ups in knee (which Doc says will go away in another month or so). Colcrys has terrible side effects but gets the job done on the pain immediately. Is a trade off I have to make for a while."

• MARTY
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 7, 2016

For Gout, Acute "have had gout attacks since 1986, back the heavy beer drinker. Quit drinking in 1997 and gout attacks down 80 % . now 60 years old , I occasionally get gout attack but I take allopurinol 325 daily has been great but recently had some medium pain in joints son back on Colchicine .06 daily, feeling better . gotta stay away from greasy meats, shellfish but medication works great.........."

• Colch...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• June 22, 2019

For Gout, Acute "This medicine works perfectly. I took one 0.6mg at 1st sign of an attack and another 0.6mg 4 hours later. Then the 3rd one 12 hours later. Back to normal the next day. Make sure you take it with meal at the very 1st sign of gout flare up. Also, stay away from tofu and tomatoes if you don’t want to feel the pain and colchicine has side effects and is very dangerous if you overdose. I mean stomach upset and muscle weakness within 7 days from the last pill."

• Meme
• April 23, 2016

For Gout, Acute "Excellent saved my life and sanity. Had gout for 5 weeks in severe pain between 7-11! On a scale of 10. Kept improving slightly then flaring up. Couldn't wear shoes! Have used it now for 5 days and almost all gone! Best with volteren. This is my first gout attack. Also having with meals stops the sickly feeling. Only slight loose stools"

• CHarles...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• September 19, 2015

Colcrys (colchicine) for Gout, Acute "After 60 days I saw ZERO improvement. My big right toe is as enlarged as ever. I am grateful, from what I read, that I never had any pain. For this price for a generic, no less., I have to seriously consider having my doctor move me on to another treatment."

• Thomas...
• October 26, 2016

For Gout, Acute "Best drug for gout is indomethacin if your stomach can handle it. Colcrys works for some people but it is basically useless for a lot of people. I still use it because my rheumatologist pushes the issue despite the fact that I tell him it's not doing a darn thing for me."

• Dober
• October 12, 2019

For Gout, Acute "Wish doctor would have warned about the diarrhea. Taking this and Indomethacin at same time. I’ve had flare ups 20 years about once year. First time taking this. Instructions were take two 0.6 mg tablets then one hour later take another. Then twelve hours later another. Was thinking about getting haircut today but that might be out lol."

• nigeldl
• March 5, 2013

For Gout, Prophylaxis "had 2 bouts in left big toe. Second one was so bad couldn't use clutch in car or change geers on bike. On a bad day I considered a chisel and malet but about a week after starting colchicine I woke to find pain reduced by 50% and within about 3 weeks 95% so well pleased and no apparent symptoms."

• Pain...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• November 22, 2019

Mitigare (colchicine) "This medication saved me from a lot of pain from behcet disease (blood vessel inflammation throughout your body) was . I used to hurt so bad daily and now it's just off and on and I can good days! I had no side effects from this medication."

• trv
• June 7, 2009

For Gout, Acute "This is a useful drug but care must be taken not to take too much when trying to get relief.The maximum start-up dose is usually greater than that needed to create problems in sensitive individuals - or if taken with another (incompatible) drug. I took 6 x 0.5 mg tablets for 2 days recently for an attack of left toe gout whilst starting on Simvastatin (for blood lipid lowering) and ended up with severe diarrhea (without any stomach pain). This knocked back the gout attack also, but cessation of therapy allowed it back with a vengeance and two very bad nights followed. I have cleared the statin after 2 days - so will start low dose Colchicine again if needed tonight- but keeping to 1-2mg max dose in future."

• RedFoot
• January 26, 2016

For Gout, Acute "Had gout in wrist & knee, 5 days on Naproxen hadn't shifted it. Blood showed UR as normal so got sent to the emergency room. After xrays & more blood tests Dr decided it was gout & prescribed 3 days of colchine. Apparently it works best at the start of an attack so might be wrongly prescribed. My experience was both feet got gout with no easing of pain in other joints while taking it. I got the well known side effect but the effect on the gout was worse than neutral."

• Dulci...
• July 13, 2017

For Gout, Acute "Extremely prolonged first attack of gout. Repeat visits to GP, prescribed various drugs then colchicine. Only 4 day course. Worked within a day. Pure relief! Side effects: really sudden diarrhoea which lasted 24 hours. Benefits definitely outweigh side effects."

• dc At...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 3, 2018

For Gout, Acute "I tolerated great pain for days to avoid taking drugs. But, at some point I take this because the pain becomes unbearable. When ibuprofen alone is not getting the job done, this stuff is awesome and usually only a few doses over a few days is needed."

• The...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 14, 2016

For Gout, Acute "I have been having gout attacks for about 3 years now. My Dr prescribed allopurinol daily to help keep my uric acid levels down. I was prescribed Colcrys as an anti-inflammatory and I have to say it does absolutely nothing for the pain. My wife who has never had a gout flair in her entire life believes Colcrys is a miracle drug. So I take it just to humble her. I wouldn't suggest this medication to anyone. I wish I could give it negative stars as a review."

• Vampyr
• May 25, 2013

Colcrys (colchicine) for Gout, Acute "after two days of severe pain and visit to doctor, blood work and x-ray came up with problem. never had any type of gout/arthritis related problem before. crystals were found on my wrist. after two days of taking colcrys, Wrist is still stiff and hurting but pain is bearable."

• Goutl...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 25, 2022

For Gout, Acute "I take 2 pills at start of big gout attack and last pill of the day one hour later. It took 13 hours for relief if severe pain to reduce 50%. But for 13 hrs I couldn’t walk even with a cane. At 19 hrs I could walk with no cane. 24 hrs after start slight diarrhea but could walk with no limp."

• Goutguy
• November 14, 2016

For Gout, Acute "Colcrys works for Gout flares. Allopurinol barely gets half of Gout patients' uric acid down to where they stop having flares. Use Uloric 40mg to lower your Uric acid further than allopurinol could so you DONT have flares anymore because there will be less Uric acid in the body and therefore it won't be stuck in your joints hurting you. It's free each month if your Dr writes 90-days and you use the Uloric copay savings card "

• Jimbo
• Taken for 10 years or more
• November 26, 2018

For Familial Mediterranean Fever "I was been diagnosed almost 50 years ago with FMF. Colcrys brand does not work the same as my other brand of Cochicine which I cannot get in the U.S. Colchicine is my choice to feeling better with my diagnosis."

• Anonymous
• January 5, 2012

For Pseudogout, Prophylaxis "Had excruciating leg and knee pain for weeks until finally diagnosed as pseudo-gout. Colchicine did wonders and now virtually pain free. Now the bad news. Three doctors have said it will no longer be made available. "

• dj...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• June 25, 2012

For Gout, Acute "I have had gout attacks in both knees, elbows, wrists, big toes, thumbs. One of my doctors put me on 0.6 mg of colchicine daily and that worked to control the gout. Now the doctor that took over for her said I can't be on daily, and now I have had gout in my right thumb and then my left thumb in 3 weeks since I quit the daily dose."

• NKano
• April 4, 2019

For Sarcoidosis "I'm 39 years old and was in a car accident when I was 16 resulting in 16 surgeries. I didn't have anything specific happen to my heart but I had a lot of damage to that area (broken ribs, bleeding liver and kidneys, and collapsed lungs.) Within a few months I started having severe pain in my heart and after several trips to the ER I was diagnosed with pericarditis. It's inflammation of the sack that holds the heart and feels like a heart attack 24-7. My treatment over the years has been 800 mg ibuprofen every 4 hours and colchicine. Within 12 hours my flareup begins to get a little better and by day three of taking the medication I'm almost back to normal. I haven't had any upset stomach issues or weird side effects. My toes are a little tingly but I can handle that... can't handle the feeling of having knives going into my neck and chest with an elephant sitting on my chest. I only take this medication when I have a flare up every 6-12 months."

• G Ray
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• February 16, 2018

For Gout, Acute "I first was prescribed Colchicine about two years ago after a flare occurred following a 18 hour drive. I woke during the night in severe pain and with swelling and redness. I improved significantly about 24 hours later. So I believe it is safe to say that I responded well to the drug with no serious side effects."

• dbtra...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• November 19, 2015

For Gout, Acute "colchicine really helped my gout flares when I took the 2 pills followed by 1 more pill but I also had some side effect. my stomach hurt and I felt dizzy. I am type II diabetic and my blood sugar levels were higher on the day I took colchicine. My dr prescribed a daily dose of colchicine and I only took that for a short time. I really had a terrible reaction to the daily dose. I will continue to take it for sporadic gout attacks."

• Lyle
• January 23, 2019

Mitigare (colchicine) for Gout, Acute "Within 30 minutes I became very dizzy to the point of becoming disabled. Further investigation revealed other inactive ingredients contained within the capsule that I couldn't tolerate. Don’t ingest this medicine, stay with colchicine alone! "