Colchicine for Gout, Acute User Reviews (Page 2)

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

Colchicine has an average rating of 7.1 out of 10 from a total of 70 reviews for the treatment of Gout, Acute. 60% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 21% reported a negative experience.

Reviews for Colchicine

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

Colcrys (colchicine) "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."

10 / 10

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MARTY
Taken for less than 1 month
May 7, 2016

"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.........."

9 / 10

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

"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."

10 / 10

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Meme
April 23, 2016

"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"

10 / 10

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

Colcrys (colchicine) "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."

1 / 10

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Thomas...
October 26, 2016

"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."

5 / 10

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Dober
October 12, 2019

"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."

7 / 10

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trv
June 7, 2009

"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."

7 / 10

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RedFoot
January 26, 2016

"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."

1 / 10

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Dulci...
July 13, 2017

"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."

8 / 10

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

"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."

9 / 10

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

"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."

1 / 10

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Vampyr
May 25, 2013

Colcrys (colchicine) "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."

7 / 10

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

"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."

8 / 10

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Goutguy
November 14, 2016

"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 "

10 / 10

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

"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."

7 / 10

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

"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."

8 / 10

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

"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."

10 / 10

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Lyle
January 23, 2019

Mitigare (colchicine) "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! "

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il go...
November 4, 2009

"I am subject to relatively frequent gout flare up, every 2-3 months or so. At the first symptoms I take one 0.5 mg of colchicine every three hours and most of the time after 2-3 pills the pain is gone. I also take 1-2 pills of imodium to avoid the diarrhea.It works fine for me"

8 / 10

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Ben
May 3, 2018

"I have had gout flares for 17 years and finally succumbed and went to Dr who gave me Colchicine two of the .06mg tablets daily which was effective but added a steroid pack (5 days) to help knock serious ankle flare down. Plans to put me on allopurinol when stable. Now 2 weeks in the swelling is near 100% gone, but lingering ache with burning continues. I am going to request indomethacin as I now recall a friend giving me some for a flare many years ago & was 100 % effective at that time."

8 / 10

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Anonymous
May 1, 2020

"Absolutely worthless. Like everyone here I’m sure, my case of gout was particularly bad for me to go to doctor. I was given a shot and 7 tablets of this colchicine to take once a day. ZERO results, I mean nothing. Inflammation didn't decrease, soreness nothing. I WANT MY COPAY BACK"

1 / 10

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Max
Taken for 10 years or more
October 21, 2017

"Had gout for the last 20 plus years and found a way to handle it with 100 mg allopurinol and 1 mg colchicine. Had couple of flairs due to crazy off diet meals but uric acid level has been within range and all was under control till I realized that I was taking colchicine for over 20 years !! So I stopped the colchicine and sure enough within one week I had an attack. Bottom point, the solution to my gout is an extended usage of colchicine. How bad is this ?"

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Anonymous
September 24, 2018

"Have had gout for 14 years. Been on allopurinol probably 8 of those. Probably 8 years for Colcrys too. But only take it during a flare up. It used to work amazingly. Last two times it has helped. But I get diarrhea. Woke me up yesterday and was running to the bathroom all day. And today. And this time my foot is still in a lot of pain. Thank goodness I am off work."

7 / 10

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D...
July 19, 2017

"Hi all thought I'd leave a wee something. 8 weeks ago suffered a 1st metatarsal break on my left foot was in a boot for 5 weeks towards. The end of the 5 weeks I felt pain in exact position on my right foot that I had with left got checked out at docs they took bloods turns out gout by this time I'm walking like a penguin "

10 / 10

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