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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Arthritis / March 2006Allopurinol question
The doctor has recently prescribed 400mg of Allopurinol for me to bring my uric acid levels down to an acceptable level. I noticed on the pharmacy print out papers which came with the prescription that it says to "avoid alcohol when taking this medication". While I don't drink much, I do occasionally in social settings. Does the alcohol produce some kind of adverse reaction in the presence of allopurinol? Thanks, Jim My husband has been taking allopurinol for 10 years and has been unaware of the alcohol warning. He definately enjoys his beer. Blood tests "perfect" according to dr. Definately going to look into this. DianeW > My husband has been taking allopurinol for 10 years and has been > unaware of the alcohol warning. He definately enjoys his beer. Blood > tests "perfect" according to dr. Definately going to look into this. > DianeW Let us know. I'm getting great results with this stuff. Which is making the orthopedic doc that started me on it rather smug. Cause the RD and my primary didn't seem to think my uric levels were too high. Ortho says elevated uric levels even while still in the "acceptable" range can cause a lot of joint problems. Its been a blessing because while NSAIDS would likely also solve the problem, I can't take them any more. The swelling they cause creates more pain than they relieve. Jo My husband is taking it for kidney stones but now that you mention it, his joint stiffness could be related, no? Hmmm...I thought it was just age related but now that you mention it I might ask my rheumy about it next visit. He did have a frank gout attack in his foot once when he stopped the med but since then he doesn't ever miss it and is relatively careful with his diet especiallt on golf outings. DianeW > My husband is taking it for kidney stones but now that you mention it, > his joint stiffness could be related, no? Hmmm...I thought it was just > age related but now that you mention it I might ask my rheumy about it > next visit. He did have a frank gout attack in his foot once when he > stopped the med but since then he doesn't ever miss it and is > relatively careful with his diet especiallt on golf outings. DianeW It can help with kidney stones? Way cool. Had enough of those already too. Jo It depends on what kind of kidney stones you have. They sent Wayne's to a lab and it was made of uric acid. The other kind is made of calcium. So it depends. He had three attacks in 13 months so the third time he caught the stone which was the size of a lemon seed and they checked it out. That way they can treat it. His uric acid was mildly high for a few years prior and he had been warned about gout but never had any symptoms. DianeW > Let us know. I'm getting great results with this stuff. Which is making > the orthopedic doc that started me on it rather smug. Cause the RD and my [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Jo If you are female, keep in mind that most MD's treat women like they would men re uric acid levels. Women typically can get joint deposits (although usually in knee, hip, and elbow) of uric acid crystals at a much lower level than men, who usually get them in the big toe. Your ortho understands the difference between male/female patients in this regard. He's a keeper! Regards Lee I have had gout attacks for over 10 years and was only taking colchicine 0.6 mg only during attacks but this has a very unpleasent side effect - loose stool...very loose, much too loose, but the pills do kill the attack usually within 24 hours. I have started taking allopurinol every morning for about the last 1.5 years. While I do drink almost every day, I do not usually have anything until dinner time. I was not aware of any warnings and have not had any side effects that I know of. Blood tests have been normal. I cannot say if the allopurinol has reduced attacks, how could you really know, but as you know, the attacks are so painful that I do not want to stop taking it to see if I start getting more attacks. The pain is too much to gamble on testing... will keep taking, what could it hurt? >I have had gout attacks for over 10 years and was only taking > colchicine 0.6 mg only during attacks but this has a very unpleasent [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > to see if I start getting more attacks. The pain is too much to gamble > on testing... will keep taking, what could it hurt? Hhhhm, good question,,, what could it hurt if you drank no alcohol for awhile to see if that improves your attack or even puts it off???? Harv |
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