[ConservativeMind]

Allopurinol prescriptions were associated with a 23% reduction in getting Parkinson disease, Alzheimer disease, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

[ConservativeMind]

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[Auntie Dem]

The article didn’t seem to mention that allopurinol tries to kill about 10% of the people who take it.

My Nephrologist prescribed it for me because it is supposed to be the silver bullet to stop the kind of kidney stones I’ve been making regularly over the last two years.

Within six days of starting it I got very sick. Fever of 103, head-to-toe body rash, felt awful, couldn’t eat or drink. Off to the ER, where we sat for 8 hours before they admitted me to the hospital. They held me two days for observation because my symptoms were associated with an 11% mortality rate. Just what you want to hear.

Needless to say, I’m not on allopurinol any more. Still looking for a different silver bullet that won’t kill me.

[The Louiswu]

I take it and haven’t had any issue, not sure if it’s doing anything positive but there are no negatives so far.

[Bob434]

good news- been on it for a couple years now for kidney stones- seems to be working for that too- used to get a bunch per year- now i haven’t had one in a couple years- glad to hear it might help stave off Alzheimer’s too

[GaryCrow]

I’ve been on it for years for gout prevention, it’s been a Godsend to me. My doctor says it’s one of the safest medications ever invented.

[Veto!]

Great info. Thanks. A dear friend may, indeed, be at risk. She’ll tell her MD about this.