I tried glucosimine a while back because a non-gout friend told mehow much it helped her joints. It helped a bit after 6 weeks oftaking it and then….gout! Shellfish can cause an attack.

I am glad to hear from someone taking Warafin (generic Coumadin).PLEASE keep me posted on your progress. In the future, I may decideto change doctors and go on allopurinol and take a chance but at thispoint I don’t have the privelege of that option and considering whatI’ve gone through in the past, wouldn’t take even the smallest chanceof going down the road I’ve been down again.

I’ve had the aspiration test that proves what I have is gout. I alsoknow that diet plays a part in an attack. Chicken wings, pizza orbeer guarantee me an attack that night. As this progresses, themiddle of the night attacks have moved on to morning and afternoonattacks too. Sometimes it comes on so fast I can’t believe it.

Best of luck with your situation and please let me know how things go.

Secondary gout..esp.with the attendent medication.

You can be pretty sure that if the allopurinol is working..thenyou have/had gout.

Gout is PRETTY common in the high 3’s to 4’s..matter of factthat “average” level..that is “red flagged” by the computers at thelabs..has been lowerred a couple of times.

Attacks around a level of 3..even down to a 2..you said theattacks started after medication..THEn the u/a level dropped..whenyou stopped the drugs..HMMmm..I personally think it is safe to saythat you personally get gout..got gout..when the u/a went from 3 to3.9..SOooo somewhere in that 3 to 3.9 range..you have to take out 25-30%..loks like the allopurinol did it.

Secondary gout..med.caused..can cause a LOT of u/a build upfast..getting rid of it..is the problem.NOW that you are starting toeliminate it..I am not sure whether you will need to stay on theallopurinol at that level.

It is known that gout likes previouslly damagedsites..arthritic.Here again..this is VERY common..gout..and not dealtwith..THEN osteo(or other kinds).Next thing we know is that there areBOTH at play here..From what I know..DR’s like to eliminate the goutfirst..easiest to do..with allopurinol..THEN try and deal with theosteo.Untreated gout and it’s related long term effects/permanentdamage..adding or combining other problems like osteo..THIS becomesEXTREMELY.difficult for Dr.s and patients alike to fix.

Thanks! for your post..and your attention to detail..esp. the u/a

That’s not to scare you but be prepared. Secondly, for those of youon Coumadin/warfarin, it can cause problems because it can startbleeding in the joint, more than the normal that occurs in an attck.

My first test was done before starting Coumadin so I knew gout waswhat I had. During an attack, I had to see another doctor who wantedto test again but I protested because of the pain involved. Hechecked with the chief of staff and came back with the fact that Iwas smart not to have it done because it could have caused moreproblems. Please discuss this with your doctor if at anytime in thefuture he/she wants to do this test. We on Coumadin/warfarin need tobe more vigilant than others because little things that have nothingto do with anybody else, can cause problems.