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Taking indomethacin & colchicines for gout, 10 years. doctor recommends allopurinol. says once i start allopurinol, i have to stay on it for life & that i cant stop taking it. is this true?
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Possible: But diet, weight control, and control of purines in diet may reduce gout and uric acid elevations. As med students we tested high purine diet and several got transient gout! if you do the Allopurinol sudden stoppage may be bad form!
Answered 4/2/2018
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Often: Often required, but dose can be tapered at intervals to determine minimal dose required.
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