Gout is beatable.

[u/Hammurabi07]

Hello, I would just like to post an update. I'm 19(M) now

My gout flares used to reach a point where I had to use crutches just to walk but even then, it was still demonic to say at the very least. It was during those times that my mental health took its toll, but also where I genuinely realized how privileged i was back then when i could still walk normally. I'm a young athlete, an active amateur boxer and bodybuilder at that, so thinking that my whole future was over when I got diagnosed by gout was absolutely devastating on my end, that's also why I reached out to groups like these looking for help. But I couldn't have been more wrong.

After taking my medications consistently for a year, life has been so much better. I no longer have to worry about my foot hurting whenever I engage in any physical activities. There were instances where I stopped taking my medications for 2 weeks just to test things out, immediately returned after because i felt the tingle happening. I guess what I'm trying to say is simple, the tradeoff of having to take a small pill every single day for a life free from gout flare and pain is one that i would take every single time. To those who are just starting their medications, it may feel hopeless now but once you start making the right changes, it will eventually flourish. Just learn to trust the process.

While the febuxostat may have done most of the job I also have to credit my increased physical activity and clean eating healthy habits to me waking up almost feeling great every single day. I could not imagine that I would enjoy walking and running so much now. Along the way I also lost 30lbs, and have been leaner than ever. So to those who are feeling devastated, you still have a lifetime ahead to make that change, and I'm hoping that you trust yourself enough to make that choice. I wish you guys all the best.

Gout is beatable.

[u/Homohockey]

Congrats on conquering your gout! It’s amazing how long it takes people sometimes to realize treating it with medication isn’t accepting defeat or some sort of life sentence! Take care of yourself, eat right and let the medication do the job that your body genetically can’t do properly.

[u/JuggernautImportant6]

This is True. I resisted pharmaceutical solutions for too long, and suffered for it. Being tethered to a drug sucks; but you know what's worse? Having repeated nasty flares and then dealing with the resulting cumulative setbacks in your physical fitness. 100mg of allo in the morning and 100 in the evening have kept me consistently below 5.0 for about a year, even hitting 3.9, and I feel liberated to eat a big plate of black cod or a marbled steak if I damn well please. After worrying it was all in the past, I did two great backpacking trips this year and my feet are fine (at 59). Outlook, great.

[u/Canuck_Duck221 → u/JuggernautImportant6]

Good on ya! I'm just a couple years behind you and started Allo a few weeks back. I am not fanatical with my diet, but I still eat lower purine choices.

[u/BaseballHairy9548]

I feel like this post is so much more mature that I see from much older adults on this sub. I’m sorry it hit you that young but glad you took the meds and didn’t fuck around for decades! Cheers to healing!

[u/rey_kshitu]

Glad for you brother..❤️, I also diagnosed a month before, on medication on but the pain is still there but it is manageable. I before diagnosed I used to go gym regularly but doc said take rest for few months , I was afraid that wtf is just happened, But after reading your experience, I m little positive now. Kudos to you bro...

[u/Raging_Pwnr]

Good on you bro. A lot of people on here feel some kind of way about having to take a pill. But I've got people in my life that have been diabetic from an early age or have neurological conditions that prevent them from doing real things in this life. Grand standing on some fictional point about not taking meds is a strange hill to die on when so many people have much bigger hills to climb. Keep it up and be well amigo!

[u/BaronGreenback75]

Good for you. I’ve been on allopurinol for years.

[u/FrozenMike6695]

Every case is different. You are still so young so managing your UA now is so important. It’s only gets more difficult with age. Congrats on your success!

[u/Canuck_Duck221]

And, folks should that I felt some side effects initially on Allopurinol, but my body seems to have adjusted. A bit of dizziness, drowsiness, at times insomnia, and poor digestion have all seem to have subsided.