Does colchicine cause confusion?
Introduction: Colchicine is used mainly for the treatment and prevention of gout and for familial Mediterranean fever (FMF). It has a narrow therapeutic index, with no clear-cut distinction between nontoxic, toxic, and lethal doses, causing substantial confusion among clinicians.
What are the most characteristic side effects of colchicine?
Gastrointestinal disorders are the most common adverse reactions with colchicine. They are often the first signs of toxicity and may indicate that the colchicine dose needs to be reduced or therapy stopped. These include diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain.
What are the side effects of taking colchicine?
Diarrhea, nausea, cramping, abdominal pain, and vomiting may occur. If any of these effects persist or worsen, tell your doctor or pharmacist promptly.
What happens when you stop taking colchicine?
If you are taking colchicine to prevent gout attacks, and you are also taking another medicine to reduce the amount of uric acid in your body, you probably will be able to stop taking colchicine after a while. However, if you stop taking it too soon, your attacks may return or get worse.
Can you just stop taking colchicine?
Even if you think the colchicine is not working, do not stop taking it and do not increase the dose. Check with your doctor instead.
What can you take instead of colchicine?
ColciGel® is a first line agent in the treatment of acute gout flares and an alternative to oral colchicine in those patients who experience either adverse drug effects (ADRs) or who do not achieve suitable symptom relief.
How long is it safe to take colchicine?
After taking colchicine tablets to treat an attack, do not take any more colchicine for at least 3 days. Also, after receiving the medicine by injection for an attack, do not take any more colchicine (tablets or injection) for at least 7 days.
Is colchicine bad for your heart?
Colchicine treatment had no effect on death from any cause. There is uncertainty around the effect of colchicine on cardiovascular (heart-related) death. Results showed that cardiovascular death may be reduced, but this was not clear because some of our analyses showed a reduced risk while others did not.
Is Bananas good for gout?
Bananas are low in purines and high in vitamin C, which make them a good food to eat if you have gout. Changing your diet to include more low-purine foods, like bananas, can lower the amount of uric acid in your blood and reduce your risk of recurrent gout attacks.
Why does aspirin make gout worse?
In these very high doses, aspirin actually blocks reabsorption of uric acid by the kidneys, causing uric acid to be dumped out of the body in the urine and lowering the blood level of uric acid.