Gout Pal Interactive

Post edited 1:27 pm – January 21, 2010 by phofab

I just realised that I  posted this elsewhere, instead of starting a new topic.

I read on these pages about the ongoing pain of gout. Yes!! I experience the real gouty scream your head off pain but I hit it as soon as I get the twinges with Voltaren Rapid 50 – anti inflammatory. In a bad attack maybe 3 per day, but generally I take one with the evening meal and that lasts 24 hours. It maintains the pain at acceptable levels. I generally only take them for a few days.

It must affect the attack as within days my feet return to normal and the pain ceases. Only in an extreme attack do I have severe pain more that 2/3 days. Thinks - that is a while to be in severe pain???

Maybe I have just got used to it. They say if you beat your head against a brick wall long enough you start to enjoy it.

Before I was prescribed Voltaren I did have a foot nearly half again in size for around 3 months. I still can fondly remember the attack it was over the Gulf War period and all that was on TV in the dawn shift was Gulf War re runs.

Later!! I did have a point to make, “why aren't anti inflammatory drugs being prescribed as part of the treatment”. Pain killers and the forte versions don't help me a great deal.

Post edited 11:58 pm – January 21, 2010 by phofab

Hi Zip

As previously stated I have never found Colchicine to be a pain killer apart from the first time when I took them every hour and following many long  hours alone in the little room , I achieved relief from pain , but only for a few hours and it kicked right back in. I was too frightened of the Colchicine to take it again for many years.

The only drug that has helped with the pain is the Voltaren, which if you can commence taking it on the first twinge, will sometimes kill the attack at the outset-1 day. It can reduce the swelling and pain levels in most cases; in  a bad attack within 1/2 days and I cease taking them.In an attack, I also, do take the Colgout at the rate of 3/4 a day for 2 days which cleans out the system. This is why I have always considered Colchinine (Colgout) an extreme laxative. But I get pain/swelling relief from the Voltaren, in most cases on the first tablet.

I rarely have need for the pain killers in addition to the Voltaren and Colgout.

The Voltaren  also reduces the swelling rapidly.

The Votaren was prescribed to me by a rare breed , a doctor who was a fellow sufferer.

It makes me wonder if sufferers are relying on the Colgout for pain relief which seems to be extended , in my case, when Votaren does the job, usually on the first night.

Post edited 6:03 am – January 23, 2010 by trev

Well I know one poster here who is no fan of voltaren -and Zip will back me up;)

I had it prescribed at hospital when I had a head injury a few years back [concussion after effects took 9 months to clear]. I didn't take many, glad to say. I assume looking back it was their anti-inflamatory action that was a plus and makes them popular  for non specific cases.

Though paracetamol has been slated somewhat here as a pain killer I usually default to it, but coupled with Codeine- which is supposed to be habit forming, but I've never had a problem at moderate doses. [3 or 4 a day]

[Paracodal, Co-Codamol or Solpadeine are the UK versions.]

Obviously, in  prolonged & severe pain cases, compromises are made with more powerful meds -but this is my take.

I admit in a gout attack the pain killers are not enough- but I prefer a 'deadener' [rather than a surefire all in releif]+Colchicine coupled with other palliatives than get in too deep with meds- I already take enough for BP!

I'm steadily working to make gout history for me.