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Chou, you even checking back in here after your post?
Anyways, just to let you know I'm 24 and I had gout since 19 because of over consumption of meat + intense physical trauma to the big toe. I was depressed for the first two weeks, I didn't know what to eat so I just sat there and suffered thinking I can never touch meat ever again.
All I can say to you is, it gets better, more quickly than you think! Did you see the doctor?
I'm usually doing very well for months at a time and I get the better of myself and let loose a little bit too much, had my first attack in months last week and I just went to see my doctor for some prescriptions, he gave me aleve and colchicine and I'm doing better already.
The most important thing is to keep things consistent whether it is your diet, exercise, or medication.
Good Luck.
This is so interesting. My recent heavy weight lifting has been giving me issues with gout too, a few weeks ago it started at the left foot, then I got it in the right foot and not as much on the left. Then it went up to my pinkies and now not as much in the right foot. 2 weeks ago I was taking meloxicam which seemed to be working at first (for about a week) then a week ago a doctor put me on colchicine which seemed to work for the feet but not the pinky fingers? My blood tests came back and I was a UA level 5.4 but that blood test was taking 4 days after my heavy workout, I skipped my typical Saturday workout because I was afraid of an even worse attack. Now my doctor doesn't even know what to think after seeing my blood results. He has told me to go off of colchicine wants me to come back when I get a big attack. To be honest I'm scared to go off colchicine and get a big attack, it is pretty frustrating but I guess I have to do it.
My theory, every time I worked out my toe joints would get attacked then I stopped doing heavy calves lifting and that actually helped (so maybe all of the stress you put on the toe joint is triggering something to happen). My Thursday workout, I didn't do heavy calves work, but light (my own weight, instead of heavy weights) and I am fine today.
A gout study specialist has told me that AlloP has about 20-30% chance of working and Uloric is 70-80%. Of course Uloric is way more expensive and it has been 'indirectly connected' to heart attacks (no this doesn't mean you'll get heart attacks taking Uloric but people taking Uloric have had heart attacks so there are currently studies to set this straight).
I was accepted into the clinical study for Irvine, California and will report back after I go on Tuesday.
I'm very excited to finally consult a true gout physician, last week the doctor I saw totally ripped me off, I walked away with a 30count meloxicam prescription and $100 out of my pocket.
Thank you, I signed up for the Irvine gout study, even though I have a $100 doctors visit tomorrow. =/ I'm still more than happy to be a test patient for their study.
This type of incident has way too many variables, if I was you, I would've went straight to a gout specialist (rheumatologist).
like in the protein thread we should look into how to balance how lactic acid affects our serum uric acid levels by hindering it's excretion. We really need some experts on organic chemistry and physiology here.
World is full of scams and lies, it's sad that work ethic and morals don't exist in many people now (at least those that matter).
Glad we have a discussion on this topic, desperate times calls for desperate measures and these people prey on this.
I have bought into a couple of gout tricks myself when I first got my attacks.
This is interesting, I've actually heard from my doctor that her patients whom she prescribed allopurinol to actually had to come back because of attacks. Perhaps they eat a lot of food from the 'don't even touch list'.
Maybe we can research to see what allopurinol actually originated from and eat from that natural source? have you considered that veggieguy?
I am no medical professional but here is my opinion based on my own research and my personal belief system.
It is a complete joke (and no suprise!) that your doctor wants to put you on allopurinol for the rest of your life. This is exactly the proof that doctors and the greedy pharmaceutical industry are one the same. If the doctor cared about your health (like I do, and I don't even know you) I would give you indomethacin to numb the pain while I put you on a strict diet while flushing the uric acid out of your system. I have controlled my gout (almost to perfection, depending if I want to or not) by a pure natural/whole foods diet. I'm not a hippy by any means but taking synthesized medication for the rest of your life is NOT good and NOT natural. I would suggest you to see a alternative medicine doctor or don't see any doctors at all. All of the information you need is online.
I have also been placed on allopurinol before, back when I was in desperate times, stupid and willing to take anything to make me normal again, I have thus changed my mentality entirely on gout and my life. I remember I searched allopurinol while I was on it and one look of the side effects was enoughf or me to throw the bottle away and never look back.
here is a passage from wikipedia:
Side effects of allopurinol are rare, though significant when they occur. A small percentage of people develop a rash and must discontinue this drug. The most serious adverse effect is a hypersensitivity syndrome consisting of fever, skin rash,eosinophilia, hepatitis, worsened renal function and, in some cases, allopurinol hypersensitivity syndrome. Allopurinol is one of the drugs commonly known to cause Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) and toxic epidermal necrolysis, two life-threatening dermatological conditions.
Allopurinol can cause severe pancytopenia if given with azathioprine or mercaptopurine, due to inhibition of xanthine oxidase which metabolizes these drugs. It can also cause breast enlargement in both males and females.
Allopurinol can lower blood pressure in mild hypertension
Now, taking this medication for the rest of your life, I'm almost positive you will suffer these ill side-effects, you should ask your doctor about side effects if you're taking this forever.
