Colchicine for Gout, Acute User Reviews (Page 3)

• Gou...
• 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 40 mg to lower your uric acid further than allopurinol could, so you don't 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 doctor writes 90 days and you use the Uloric copay savings card."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• September 28, 2022

"I was taking 0.5 mg colchicine every 12 hours. Felt extremely tired and have been having difficulty with breathing, as well as a little dizziness. Another side effect that has been bothering me is feeling numbness and tingling in my arm and fingers. Also have excessive gas, black stools, and dry mouth. Besides the effects, it has helped with my never-ending flare-up."

• Lyl...
• January 23, 2019

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!"

• D...
• July 19, 2017

"Thought I'd leave a wee something. Eight weeks ago, I suffered a 1st metatarsal break on my left foot and was in a boot for five weeks. Towards the end of the five weeks, I felt pain in the exact position on my right foot that I had with the left. I got checked out at the doctor's, they took bloods. Turns out, gout. By this time, I'm walking like a penguin."

• 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."

• Smi...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• July 28, 2021

"Is effective at limiting or preventing severe gout attacks in my case. Unfortunately, I have started having trouble remembering things that I had no problem with before. (Ex. the PIN # for my credit card to withdraw cash from an ATM.) Not scary but frustrating!"

• 2er...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• December 16, 2020

"This colchicine is good medication if it's taken with care. Helps lower uric acid. Dose and duration may result in you needing to go to the ER, as it has a very narrow therapeutic range. One time, ER never found it as the culprit. Second time, same symptoms discontinued. Now tried a few days on and off. But every time, new symptoms worsen. Discontinued (-10)*"

• Bar...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 20, 2025

"I suffered my first and only gout attack two years ago. My left 3rd toe was cherry red, swollen, and so painful I wanted to have it amputated. How could something so small cause so much pain? The 2nd day I went to my family practice clinic. They prescribed colchicine. Within 24 hr., the pain had subsided. They followed up with a long-term low-dose allopurinol regimen. So far, there's been no recurrence. Hope it stays that way, especially since my primary care doctor does not want me to use colchicine because of my kidney problems."

• Anonymous
• May 1, 2020

"Absolutely worthless. Like everyone here, I’m sure, my case of gout was particularly bad for me to go to the 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."

• Anonymous
• December 25, 2009

Colchicine "Reduced initial pain extremely fast. 3 days later, had mildly loose stools, slightly crampy stomach."

• che...
• July 7, 2013

Colchicine "Immediate relief. No upset stomach, no numbing of fingers, just sweet relief. I took 0.06 at onset and 0.06 eight hours later, pain gone in about 20 hours."

• Sox...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• October 20, 2018

"Let me tell you, I get wicked bad gout attacks every 4-5 months in my feet. Colchicine is a miracle. Works wicked fast and doesn't give me any of the side effects."

• Del...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 15, 2016

Colchicine "I have suffered with an acute gout attack for the first time, and my doctor gave me Colcrys. I am nearly pain-free in less than 24 hours. I wish I hadn't waited so long to go to the doctor."

• sas...
• July 20, 2011

Colchicine "Colcrys has helped my gout, but it has also raised my ALT, AST. Plus, I am experiencing burning, itching, numbness in both of my hands. I see my rheumatologist tomorrow."

• Anonymous
• October 11, 2011

Colchicine "I get several gout attacks a year. Less side effects, but also not as fast-acting as Colchicine was. Taking more Colcrys over several days to obtain relief than when I was taking Colchicine."

• Dou...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 17, 2022

"It took a minimum of 24 hours to start working. Indomethacin works best for me and worked almost immediately. I think it's different for everyone."

• Tek...
• January 8, 2017

"Safe for weekly consumption? One tablet 0.5 mg per day."

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

"Almost immediately relieves the pain of a flare-up. And for me, a flare-up still has to do its cycle, but this works incredibly well."

• Jef...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 31, 2017

"Colchicine was very effective when I was 40 to 50 years old, stops pain in 8 hours. Now when I take it, it causes diarrhea."

• ARO...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• February 25, 2021

"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."

• Del...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 18, 2021

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

• Mic...
• July 24, 2020

"Colchicine was almost the end of me, ambulance to hospital from doctor's surgery."

• Bus...
• November 23, 2020

"Colchicine has no effect in helping my gout."

• Joh...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 9, 2022

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