Theme 6: Treatment uncertainty and concern  Allopurinol has quite a lot of side effects and I wonder if I’m on it long term how that will affect my health and the other medications I’m taking.  Well, I read in, it's one of the side effects. It [ULT] potentially can raise your white blood cells, I’m getting no symptoms of gout, I took a chance and halved it [ULT dose].  I was taking eight paracetamol codeine tablets. I was taking these 14 tablets a day, that was a lot so I stopped it [ULT]  I'm not sure anybody is monitoring it [uric acid levels] now. Because of my kidney issues, I get told to have a blood test, if I go to the doctor but I’ve not had one for gout.