Any med with less side effects than allopurinol?
just started a week ago on the allopurinol and am in worse pain thanbefore I was on the med.
anyone try something other than allopurinol with better results? oris allopurinol the best out there for now?
Veda Kissi on April 23rd, 2007
When you start Allopurinol with a gout attack already in progress itwill make it worse before it gets better. I’ve had a couple doctorstell me this and some web research as well as my own experience andthat of my brother back it up. Doctors who know a little about goutand allo usually give you anti-inflammatories to treat the symptomsduring the attack, then have you start the allo once the attack isover.
Malia Berthelette on April 23rd, 2007
I have heard conflicting reports on this - some on this group havereported concurrent prescriptions for colchicine and allopurinol -but the doctors I dealt with all agreed that Allo was best startedafter the attck had subsided. They prescribed Indocid, an antiinflammatory (NSAID).
Much later, when twinges of pain were keeping me from my regularexercise, but long after the nasty attack, I decided to take Allo.Even then I was warned that starti
Zoe Wilkin on April 24th, 2007
Sorry you’re in pain. Allopurinol takes a long time to do it’s job. Atleast 3 months in my case.