Hi, i'm new to this forum, so please bear
with me. I was first diagnosed with gout
in 1998 but until the last 6 months or so,
the attacks were very infrequent. I
literally had 2 or 3 attacks in 7 years.
Since october last year, i've had about 10
so things are definitely on the decline.
I've been taking 100mg of allupurinol
daily for about 3 months but the attacks
are getting more frequent and painful.
It's always affects my feet ..
Particularly the toes and the attacks seem
to be lasting longer. I've been
prescribed naproxen and an nsaid but
there's a bit of a twist of fate here ...
I also suffer from moderate constant
tinnitus (ringing in the ears) and
naproxen is a drug on the no' no' list for
this. It can defintitely make things
worse, so I am reluctant to take it.
My vice unfortunately is beer and I know
that i'm going to have to do something
about this. I don't drink hardly at all
during the week, but am prone to a few
pints over the weekend. I'd hate to have
to give this up as i'm a social drinker
and enjoy nothing more than a few beers
with the lads, but if needs must then
needs must.
Do you guys think that the 100mg of
allupurinol is sufficient? Most other
people I know who have gout are on 300mg,
but I have 100mg tablets so could try
200mg for a while. Is this the right
thing to do in your opinion?
Thanks your comments would be most
welcome!
Kind regards
yc
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JYY2
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 05 Jun 2004 Posts: 227
Posted: 05-14-06 09:22am
The answers to your questions can be found
in http://www.Icuredmygout.Org .
Take a look at that webpage if you are
interested. Will be glad to respond if
you have further questions. Good luck.
