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2nd gout flare is now in ankles on 200mg allopurinol & indomethacin.going on 5 weeks and not getting better. what do i do?
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If indeed the : Diagnosis is correct which is made by "tapping" the joint and revealing mono sodium ur ate crystals under polarized microscopy then other mess should be tried like possibly uloric. Allopurinol is for an overproducer of Uris acid, perhaps you are an underexcretor of Uris acid. This can be found out from a 24 hour urine test.
Answered 4/26/2016
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