Colchicine User Reviews & Ratings (Page 4)

Brand names: Colcrys, Mitigare, Lodoco, Gloperba, Colcigel Gel

Colchicine has an average rating of 7.2 out of 10 from a total of 94 reviews on Drugs.com. 64% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 20% reported a negative experience.

Reviews for Colchicine

Tekku
January 8, 2017

For Gout, Acute "Safe for weekly consumption? One tablet 0.5mg per day."

7 / 10

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TWR
Taken for 1 to 6 months
October 12, 2017

For Behcet's Disease "I was having severe outbreaks of rashes and canker sores for the last couple of years. After 4 months on it I've only had two minor episodes, both never erupted, went away in 24 hours!"

10 / 10

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WJR
June 16, 2015

Colcrys (colchicine) for Gout, Prophylaxis "Used early right after flare up, works pretty quickly"

9 / 10

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djano
Taken for less than 1 month
November 26, 2019

For Gout, Prophylaxis "it worked fast. just started today and se a lot of pain gone. Problem is my insurance wont cover it and it cost $225.00 for 30 pills"

10 / 10

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Micky
July 24, 2020

For Gout, Acute "colchicine was almost the end of me, ambulance to hospital from doctors surgery."

1 / 10

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Anonymous
March 15, 2011

For Gout, Prophylaxis "This is a great drug for gout flareups. The problem is that the cost went from 5 cents per pill to $5. 50 per pill"

10 / 10

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Anonymous
Taken for 10 years or more
January 23, 2016

For Familial Mediterranean Fever "it saved my life, my quality of life before colchicine was very low, now I can smile and look to the future, only side effect is mild diarrea"

10 / 10

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Sgt...
Taken for less than 1 month
October 22, 2019

Mitigare (colchicine) for Gout, Prophylaxis "Took 1 capsule and became dizzy to the point of incapacitated movement. Took 3 days to wash out of my system. Not a good medicine! Immediately stop treatment with this med."

1 / 10

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Sammy
July 18, 2015

For Behcet's Disease "Made all my hair fall out, like all of it!"

1 / 10

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Mom...
November 7, 2016

For Familial Mediterranean Fever "My 3 year old takes it everyday and it works."

10 / 10

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Kathy
November 29, 2020

For Gout, Acute "colchicine was very effective in relieving my symptoms, next day. Unfortunately, the drug made me very ill. Violent vomiting and diarrhea for three days until it was out of my system. Just not for me."

6 / 10

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Jeff...
Taken for less than 1 month
October 31, 2017

For Gout, Acute "Colchicine was very effective when I was 40 to 50yrs old,stops pain in 8 hrs. Now when I take it it causes diarrhoea."

8 / 10

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Anonymous
December 27, 2011

For Familial Mediterranean Fever "No attacks while on this medication. "

10 / 10

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AROL
Taken for 1 to 2 years
February 25, 2021

For Gout, Acute "Very positive - I only take the medication at the onset of a gout attack. Most of the pain and swelling is gone by the next day."

9 / 10

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Fooga...
September 28, 2008

For Gout, Prophylaxis "Unusual medication, but works fast and effectively, totally removing gout symptoms."

9 / 10

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Anonymous
Taken for 6 months to 1 year
April 4, 2022

For Gout, Acute "Almost immediately relieves the pain of a flare up. And for me, a flare up still has to do it’s cycle, but this works incredibly well."

10 / 10

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Chewie
Taken for 1 to 6 months
January 17, 2019

For Sweet's Syndrome "Prednisone alone wasn't stopping the Sweet's flare. My rheumatologist added in colchicine and it made all the difference. Within two months of both medications the Sweet's cleared."

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Anonymous
January 5, 2016

For Gout, Acute "good"

10 / 10

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Buster
November 23, 2020

For Gout, Acute "Colchicine has no effect in helping my gout."

1 / 10

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Nataly
Taken for 2 to 5 years
June 3, 2023

"I have been taking colchicine for 3 years at a dosage of 1 mg for hyper-IgD syndrome. All my symptoms: fever attacks, recurrent stomatitis, and joint pain."

10 / 10

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Dellboy
Taken for less than 1 month
September 18, 2021

For Gout, Acute "This drug caused an almost fatal reaction in my wife she is on cyclosporine and this drug reacted badly"

1 / 10

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John
Taken for less than 1 month
December 9, 2022

For Gout, Acute "On the third day of taking this, it has had no effect on my gout whatsoever - good or bad!"

1 / 10

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