Reviewer: Dr. FeelGood, 45-54 Male on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

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Diagnosed w/ gout at 30. Take allopurinol daily. Past twenty years managed diet and exercised religiously and did not have an attack in over 10 yrs. Recently after eating shellfish and red meat, flared up foot. Colchicine helped reduce swelling along with NSAID OTC for pain.

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Diagnosed w/ gout at 30. Take allopurinol daily. Past twenty years managed diet and exercised religiously and did not have an attack in over 10 yrs. Recently after eating shellfish and red meat, flared up foot. Colchicine helped reduce swelling along with NSAID OTC for pain.
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Reviewer: somerandomer, 35-44 Male on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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Before taking this know that this is not a PAIN MEDICATION. it is very specific to a gout attack and it must be taken as soon as the attack happens (first 48 hours or less) Having said that, this has been great for me. Make sure you do have gout. differentiating gout from sprain/strain induced pain is for the dr to decide.

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Before taking this know that this is not a PAIN MEDICATION. it is very specific to a gout attack and it must be taken as soon as the attack happens (first 48 hours or less) Having said that, this has been great for me. Make sure you do have gout. differentiating gout from sprain/strain induced pain is for the dr to decide.
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Reviewer: hurtin, 45-54 Male on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Patient)

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Does absolutely nothing to alleviate a gout outbreak for me. Urgent Care once prescribed prednisone to take in conjunction with the colchicine and it worked almost immediately. My doctor doesn't trust steroids, however, and won't prescribe them to me. Each time I have an attack a day is wasted because I'm unable to walk, he'll have to do something because I can't continue with ... Show Full Comment

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Does absolutely nothing to alleviate a gout outbreak for me. Urgent Care once prescribed prednisone to take in conjunction with the colchicine and it worked almost immediately. My doctor doesn't trust steroids, however, and won't prescribe them to me. Each time I have an attack a day is wasted because I'm unable to walk, he'll have to do something because I can't continue with this.
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Reviewer: 45-54 on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Patient)

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I have tried colchicine with little success. I find that drinking 3 to 5 litters of water per day and removing red meat from my diet has had a huge impact on reducing the severity and duration of my gout attacks. I also take 800mg every 4 hours during an attack. This has made life livable for now. Not sure what will happen when I get older. fyi...started having sever gout attacks at 28 I' ... Show Full Comment

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I have tried colchicine with little success. I find that drinking 3 to 5 litters of water per day and removing red meat from my diet has had a huge impact on reducing the severity and duration of my gout attacks. I also take 800mg every 4 hours during an attack. This has made life livable for now. Not sure what will happen when I get older. fyi...started having sever gout attacks at 28 I'm now 48....
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Reviewer: I have Suffered, 55-64 on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Patient)

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I have been a few years with the drug the doctor prescribed. I take it usually two pills the first day and one thereafter when an attack occurs. Next time I go to the doc I will have him give me something different. Try not to take them because they make me sleepy. But after awhile when the usual natural cures don'e work you get a little tired of the pain and try the pills. Have tried tart che ... Show Full Comment

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I have been a few years with the drug the doctor prescribed. I take it usually two pills the first day and one thereafter when an attack occurs. Next time I go to the doc I will have him give me something different. Try not to take them because they make me sleepy. But after awhile when the usual natural cures don'e work you get a little tired of the pain and try the pills. Have tried tart cherry pills and juice, AC vinegar, celery, loquat leaf tea...only good thing is I lose a few pounds with every attack due to my reduced diet.
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