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Originally Posted by Noah930 View Post
Those of you on the 600 mg of Allopurinol, be careful. I was put on it by my own doc when the single pill regimen still led to occasional flares. That did the trick. Attacks stopped and my UA dropped. But my dad, an internist, was **really** not thrilled with that higher dosing regimen due to potential liver toxicity issues. So I've cut back to 300 mg and been fortunate that the attacks have stayed away (other than the odd twinge here or there) despite the fact that I've otherwise made no changes in my lifestyle or diet.
this^^..i am on 300, and one thing i questioned:

is it more liver friendly to split the pills and take half in the morning half at dinner? doc said it made no difference.. not so sure about that..but i am no doc.

i am not ambitious enough to try it. splitting pills is just that tiny extra step that makes it feel like a chore.

600 mg, jacked up my ALT levels. my liver sent out a SOS right away.
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