I suffer from gout..Ibuprofen ...knocks it down..works for me
It is my unqualified opinion that this is exactly what not to do.
Firstly, Ibuprofen is a useful anti-inflammatory, but I'm fairly sure that it has a more deleterious effect on mental processing than is widely thought...and indeed compared to oft used painkillers.
(This is not real science, but I have been doing some 'research' on sleepers, and taking carefully filtered cognitive tests to see their effects. Ibuprofen seems to be showing up with a significant reduction in score.)
Secondly, as I mentioned before, if you have a raised uric acid level, there are a slew of reasons not to allow this to continue. Read about one Prince Phillip of Spain. (Sorry forgot date) his agonizing death from gout and its related problems is horrifying.