Originally Posted by
donheff
I have had it for decades. About 20 years ago I started taking Allopurinol and have not had an outbreak since then. I also lost about 18% of body weight about 5 years ago which may help. I should keep some Indomethecin in case I get a breakthrough but I don't currently have any.
I had several gout attacks over a number of years. Now I take Allopurinol every day. No attacks in over 3 years and my Uric acid levels are once again normal.