Gout

[discopop]

I seem to recall when I had it they put me on colchicine. Did the trick though.

Short term respite only, the side effects can be grim including alopecia I know of a fellow sufferer who’s GP was lax in dishing it out when he should have prescribed allopurinol and he’s now more fucked off with his hair than the gout which is now in control due to the latter drug.

 

[oddfellows]

Short term respite only, the side effects can be grim including alopecia I know of a fellow sufferer who’s GP was lax in dishing it out when he should have prescribed allopurinol and he’s now more fucked off with his hair than the gout which is now in control due to the latter drug.

Appreciate the feedback, mine was only a short term fix as you point out.

Pleasure to be educated on a topic I only have a small understanding of.

Thanks for sharing.

 

[Tueartsoverhead kick]

It’s horrific, I take allopurinol every day and luckily I haven’t had a flare up for a few years. Usually affects my big toe but before I knew i had gout I spent a night in hospital with an unbearable pain in my knee

Same here I’m on allopurinol but when I feel a flare up coming on I take naproxen which usually clams it down in a day or two

 

[KS55]

Ended up having an emergency op for removal of mine

My piss is obviously more powerful than yours.

 

[GeorgeDom]

Just started last night with that all to familiar feeling in my ankle, I take allopurinol daily so attacks for me have been reduced to once a year, I have a course of Colchicine on standby as this is supposed to reduce the severity and length of the attack, it has not peaked pain wise yet so it will be a good test for me to see if this works to take the edge off, my worst attack was 2 years ago and I couldn't walk without crutches for a month!!

 

[Bluedallas2.0]

Only toothache is worse than twist n shout

 

[Fallingbostel Blue]

Just started last night with that all to familiar feeling in my ankle, I take allopurinol daily so attacks for me have been reduced to once a year, I have a course of Colchicine on standby as this is supposed to reduce the severity and length of the attack, it has not peaked pain wise yet so it will be a good test for me to see if this works to take the edge off, my worst attack was 2 years ago and I couldn't walk without crutches for a month!!

been taling allopurinol for a few years now and it has worked very well, I had an attack a couple of weeks ago and managed to head it off with Colchicine to prevent a full blown attack.

 

[grunge]

I've been on Allopurinol now for a few months and so far so good.

Well I Jinxed myself big time there.

ramping up again now. turns out that allopurinol can take a whole year to fully work.

 

[BlueMoonRisin’]

Drink 2 litres of water a day and gout will be history.

 

[grunge]

Drink 2 litres of water a day and gout will be history.

Fraid not for me. I drink loads of water every day. 6/8 pints over the day.