What causes neck pain/heavy headedness while having elevated uric acid levels?
Patient: dear Sir,my uric acid levels is slioghtly elevated , came to know in the recenet preventive jhealth checkups.i am having neckpain and also heavy headness.. is this becoz of uric acid. i am having HTN also .is there any relation between HTN and elevated uric acid Doctor: Hello,uric acid has nothing to do with either of your symptoms. The same applies for hypertension. Hypertension and elevated uric acid levels are sometimes interconnected but not causally. That is hypertension is not caused by uric acid and uric acid elevation is not caused by hypertension. They just happen to exist in combination particularly in overweight or obese individuals along with increased triglycerides, blood glucose, waist perimeter, low HDL (high density cholesterol) levels etcAn isolated uric acid elevation (that is without the other findings that I  mentioned, particularly when lower than 9-10mg/dL) is nothing to worry about unless you've suffered gout attacks, have had uric acid renal stones or have had uric acid skin nodules.If you're overweight, keep in mind that weight loss will make uric acid levels decline. Alcohol consumption is detrimental regarding uric acid levels control.I hope you find my answer helpful!If you'd like further information, please contact me again.Kind Regards!