Question: hi my name is XXXX I am 43 years old I am pretty active 6' 225lbs and not much body fat except I have a little tummy . anyway have suffered from gout in the past in my toes and ankle. but usually its every 3 to 4 months between attacks I just recently went out on a walk got a pain in my ankle and of coarse figured that it was gout. so I started drinking a lot of water hoping to flush it out of my system and before I new it I started to feel my knee tighten up and of coarse it started to swell. so I went to our local walk in clinic and was prescribed indomethicin 3 times daily. I am a commercial fisherman and boat builder and have a deadline on a new boat and have been working everyday trying to meet our deadlines. I am on my third day of taking indomethacin and my nee swelling goes down at night but comes back during the day when I am working. this attack started 8 days ago the pain in the early evening when I lay down is incredibly bad then slowly gets better and by morning the pain is tolerable again but still can only bend my knee slightly. I was prescribed allopurinol in the past but never took it regularly. I am looking for a opinion on the matters. I am all ears.........

so the indomethacin that I am taking is it bad to take? and this febuxostat is it new this is the first I have heard of this. how long does this febuxostat take to accutually make a difference? I have heard that allopurinol can take months to take effect, is this true? what about cherry extract is that a wives tale? lots of questions.....

so I just started the allopurinol in conjunction with the indomethacin day four and my gout has improved in my left knee but now it is flaring up in my right big toe. should I not be taking the allopurinol while I have an existing attack? should I stop until attack subsides?