Hello. I read your query and I am sorry about your health issues. Regarding your first question about valproic acid, it doesn t cause any problems in patients with gout, doesn t increase the risk of having an attack. There are also no interactions with drugs used for gout apart from a small possible increase in the level of non-inflammatory agents used for pain in acute attack. As for reducing the frequency of the attacks, there are of course dietary changes which you already mentioned as well as drugs to lower uric acid levels, mainly the xanthine oxidase inhibitors whose use depends also on uric acid levels, but usually are indicated if you have frequent attacks, so if that is the the case they might be prescribed by your physician. Hope to have been of help. Feel free to ask further questions.