Colchicine causing pain
Anyone else ever heard of this?I am on maintenancecolchicine..2/dy..been for a few years..OH I needed it..and nothingelse worked..I am also on allopurinol..in the hope that in 1-3 yrs(another 1 1/2) will rid me of uric acid deposits in my feet. Then..the gout came back..no.. abolutely not one thingchanged..nothing..just that the gout came back.. Somehow it dawnwed on me that my feet felt fine UNTIL about anhour after I took the colchicine..so one day I didn’t take it..andfelt fine..AND then EVERY single time I took it..gouttwinges..discomfort.. Hunh?..it appears that my loyal old friend..colchicine..hasturned against me..what’s this all about?..I sure tried this theoryenough times..that’s enough of that..I’m not exactly going to golooking for gout..SOoooo..I just stopped taking it..and feel fine.. I am VERY lucky in that I can see a specialist,chiropodist,and mygp with practically no notice..I see them plus my rheumatologist inDec.so I think I’ll let this one slide..I’m pretty sure they’d justsay to stop taking it..and I did. Gout is a stupid disease..there I was again with it..caused bywhat used to cure it.. Always fit,low uric acid(down from average),almost perfect diet.. Oh well..hey I feel good..fingers crossed..
Karan Tepezano on September 12th, 2007
q: will taking allopurinol faithfully lead to freedom fromgout? does its effects wear off? i am only 24 so if i start taking it now, idon’t want it to stop working when i get older
my doctor has previously mentioned that gout attacks don’t just happen whenthe uric acid in your blood is high, but also if it drops too quickly (whichis why dieting can bring on gout attacks) he mentioned it as i had lost fourstones but my attacks were getting worse…
maybe a half a tablet when you get an attack, rather than a full one? -maybe you need a steak to stop your uric acid dropping? - i’ve noticed thatif i go out drinking, and i drink just vodka, and i am in the middle of amoderate attack, for a few days the attack goes away. this only works onlong term, low level attacks. the short sharp attacks are something else, aswe all know, but strange how this works on me.
i think it is the most dastardly thing to ever be afflicted with. being soyoung it is a constant source of amusement to my friends (im 24). damnit.
its a pity you have to cross your fingers with gout isnt it. so hit andmiss…
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