Allopurinol

I have read many posts here. I am an herbal suitcase luggin' non-
newbie to the gout. Attacks are getting more frequent, and much more
painful. I have read (not here) that Allopurinol has to be taken
every day for the rest of your life. Here, you all seem to suggest
it can be taken for a brief (relatively) time and then stopped. Have
any of you taken Allopurinol, continued to drink heavily, eat
seafood, and stopped the Atrain without getting the gout?
Thanks