Glucosamine,chondroitin. MSM

I take them and it seems fine. I used to take glucosmaine with collagen but am trying these instead. Having been taken them that long though, so will look at for side effects.

I have taken glucosamine and so have quite a few people I know - we have all had only positive results from it!

Another fan here! I think it takes a few weeks or so before you start to feel any different though so a few days is fairly quick if they are the cause of your pain? How about asking your local Pharmacist? It might just be coincidence that this pain has started at the time you have started taking these.

Love and light

reikiangel

xxx

Yes it could well be a coincidence so I will probably giive them another go.
Thanks for the feedback:)

There aren't many studies that provide conclusive evidence that Glucosamine and Chondroiton work to either prevent joint pain or help the body rebuild cartilage..

But the fact that sales for the products have reached almost 1 billion pounds in the USA suggests that something is going on..

I think the general consensus is that because there are no known side effects it may be worth taking them while we wait for the proof..

I took them as a combined supplement while training as a competitive gymnast and found that they were brilliant..

Placebo? Who cares... As long as the pain went away I was happy...

There are a few studies that sugget that they are more effective than a placebo but many of these studies have been criticised for their methodology..

These tablets are supposed to ease painful joints and I can't find any accounts of anyone else suffering side effects.

You should not take Glucosamine if you have any intollerance or allergic reaction to Shellfish maybe you have an intollerance you are not aware of.

There aren't many studies that provide conclusive evidence that Glucosamine and Chondroiton work to either prevent joint pain or help the body rebuild cartilage..

There are a few studies that sugget that they are more effective than a placebo but many of these studies have been criticised for their methodology..

I think there must be some studies that are acceptable to the medical fraternity, because my rheumatologist told me to take glucosamine/chondroitin. I'm pretty sure a conventional doctor wouldn't suggest taking a supplement unless there was good evidence (conducted according to the rituals of the Church of Science, in other words) of their benefit.

Well for the last two weeks I have been trying these tablets again but for the last few days I have been experiencing intense itching on my hands and feet.I am now thinking I may be allergic to these tablets. Stopped taking them again and hoping this itching will stop.

hi carebear,
after taking these for over 4 years, i suddenly developed an allergy to them, shell fish exactly, so now take vege version, there is also bovine version but 1 mad cow in this house is enough!!!!
regards
Gaz

Thats interesting.I didn't realise there was a vege version. Can I ask, where do you get them from?

There are 171 types of arthritis, so what suits one may not suit another.

Arfa

I use to take them but my doc advised me not to as there has been a connection to liver damage....shame cos they did seem to help
Lorrayne x

I have posted a story which came out locally where a man died of liver damage and his sister reckons it was possibly linked to taking Glucosamine
http://www.thecourier.co.uk/output/2007/12/07/newsstory10656504t0.asp

I took glucosamine/chondroitin with Aloe Vera for several years after rupturing the ACL in my knee. After a few months I found it stopped my knee from aching. After a about a year I stopped taking them as I could not get them easily and the pain came back, at which point I tried harder to find the same supplement again! I have not taken them for several years now, for some reason my knee does not ache any more, but i did take them without side effects for about 3 or 4 years.

Vets are also seem happy for glucosamine/chondroitin to be given to animals with joint problems.