Hi,
Just wanted to ask if anyone is taking Allopurinol 300mg ? If so how long have you been taking it and how quickly has it bought your uric acid levels down ? I was on 100mg per day and mine came down from 558 to 460 in 2 months which was the end of July. I was increased to 300mg per day and started taking those on the 3rd August, would anyone know what my numbers could possibly be now as I am due another blood test soon ? TIA 😘
Hello there , your uric acids are very high ., but they are coming down which is good. Allopurinol is normally a lifetime drug to reduce gout flares. It takes a while to find a suitable dose and unfortunately there are only two drugs available to control uric acid levels that I am aware of. Other things that help are diet, weight loss , and check other drugs that you may have been taking long term. To reduce my uric acids I had to try all the none tablet things and stop a blood pressure tablet that puts up uric acids with long term use. It does take time to get the uric acids stable Best wishes
Hi Katie, Thank you for your reply 😊
I have been taking 300mg once a day for about 10 years. In that time, I have had the odd very minor flare up. Besides the tablet I avoid as much as possible the known trigger foods. Good luck.
Thank you, what do you class as trigger foods ? Paula X
Apologies for the tardy reply. I watch the sugar content of everything I eat. Avoid sugary drinks in particular. I avoid seafood or anything high in Purine. Red meat is another.
Glucosamine 
Gout - why fish protein but not beer?
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