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Does anyone know what "FLEXISEQ and its "ACTIVE INGREDIENT", SEQUESSOME", is?

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william84
william84

Both are trade mark names. It is a cream meant to relieve painful joints but it is extremely expensive. Before I go out and buy it I would like to know a bit more about it. I am male, 72 years, in overall reasonable health.

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  • mark79812
    mark79812 william84

    Posted

    I share Benny's concern. I don't trust any pharmaceutical companies. I only eat organic vegetarian food, I'm 54, and in good health, very active. I noticed a couple of years ago I was getting osteoarthritis in my hands. It wasn't painful per se, but I just couldn't bend my fingers completely. At the moment, if I try to make a fist with my left hand, my little finger stays sticking out to a large extent. It's about 5cm from my palm. According to the radiologist, his only suggestion was that I should consider myself lucky that it wasn't worse.

    I thought I'd give flexiseq a try. As my finger is physically not able to move beyond a certain point, I drew an trace around my finger and hand so that I could objectively see any improvement.

    I've been using it only on the affected finger for 9 days, twice a day. I have already noticed an improvement. My finger now bends more than it used to - about 3-4 cm away from my palm now. I've been playing badminton at a reasonably high level for some time, and this was severely affecting my ability to hold a racket properly. It is now easier to hold and play, so for me, at the moment, it is a qualified success.

    As Benny says, only time will tell what the long-term side effects will be. Where do all these nano-particles end up? It is still a serious concern for me, but I'm willing to take the risk. As soon as any slow-down in improvement occurs, I'll reduce the dosage to once per day.

    • tiswas24537
      tiswas24537 mark79812

      Posted

      this product is about technology not drugs  we have to get our heads round it .nano means really small

      .i intend to start using it on my joints daily because i am sick of being stiff from my fibro 

      and if it can help to lubricate joints then its easier to move and less 

      problems overall .

      would also think if joints dont dry out then will cause less damage reducing the need for replacements .

    • sylvia64717
      sylvia64717 mark79812

      Posted

      Hello Mark,

      I've been using Flexiseq for over a year on my knees and am still happy with it.  It can't cure O/A but it certainly makes it a lot easier. I am now only using it once a day - in the morning - and find it very beneficial.  

      I remember Benny's comments many months ago, although I haven't seen his recent ones.  If we women were suspicious of all the creams and lotions we apply to our faces - not to mention the chemicals some of us apply to our hair! - I think the cosmetics industry would go bust if we stopped using them!  I'm 82 and take a balanced view of everything.  I don't buy organic food but aim to eat a healthy diet and try to keep relatively active. However, I think for younger people, eating organic foods is probably more important (if they can afford it) as they are being subjected to pesticides, etc. over a longer period which may, or may not, have ill-effects in time. 

      I hope you continue to enjoy the benefits of Flexiseq, Mark - enjoy your tennis - and don't get too hung up about the nano-particles!

       

  • andy472245
    andy472245 william84

    Posted

    I am a healthcare provider in the UK. I had tried everything available to ease the stiffness and crunching in my knees associated with my worsening OA. I then bit the bullet and bought a tube of Flexiseq. I couldn't believe it. After all my training and experience it shouldnt work as well as it did, but it has and is amazing to me.

    I think it works better on larger joints as it can gain deeper penetration, and is only designed to work on OA, not RA.

    It's a shame the NHS won't apply for it to be a tariff drug. If it offers reduction of symptoms and pain, then why not? After all, they have bandages, compression socks and catheters on Prescriptions and they're just 'devices'

    I hope that more people get joy from this product and the increase in profits for them drives down the price for all of us

    • linda94850
      linda94850 andy472245

      Posted

      hi  andy

      i am very dissapointed that the NHS will give me a load of creams and pills that do not work for me every month if i want them but will not prescribe flexiseq which is amazing for my knee.  i can walk and dance and go on holiday now.  use it twice a day and if i had to pay double the price  i would go without something else rather than give this cream up.

      i was doubtful at the time of purchase but desperate and could not believe how good it is

      as you say other devices are given on the nhs so why not this.

    • andy472245
      andy472245 linda94850

      Posted

      More than likely because it hasn't met stringent clinical testing standards yet. I doubt Pro Bono would be willing to pay for it and the NHS certainly cant so It'll be a purchaseable product indefinitely.

      In my opinion the NHS has no place paying for products like this anyway, especially in these tough times. I do think a subsidy is more reasonable, however

    • sylvia64717
      sylvia64717 andy472245

      Posted

      I gave all the Flexiseq information to my GP, who presented it at a Practice Meeting the following day.  However, they decided not to start prescribing it, although I believe it is up to the Practices to make their own decisions about it. I can't understand it.  Flexiseq is DRUG-FREE, whereas I am prescribed Naproxen anti-inflammatories and Lansoprazole (a proton-pump inhibitos) to offset the effects on the stomach of the anti-inflammatories, neither of which I am sure are cheap and both are DRUGS.  Since using Flexiseq, I only use these when I know I'm going to be extra active - such as on holiday. I am very aware of the stomach damage they can do, especially in the elderly, like me, so thank you Flexiseq!  If they prescribed this - especially to knee O/A sufferers (or other easy-to-get-at joints), I think it would save money in the long term, as well as be safer.
    • andy472245
      andy472245 sylvia64717

      Posted

      Sylvia,

      The current prices that the NHS pays for all its drugs are open to the public by searching NHS Drug Tariff.

      28 Lansoprazole 15 and 28 Naproxen 250 cost the NHS £4.02. Significantly less than the £18 or so for a tube of Flexiseq

      If the drug is viable or not is not upto practices, its upto the NICE formulation comittee. Without the stringent statistics that come as a result of clinical testing, they wont even entertain the idea of placing it within the Tariff

  • linda94850
    linda94850 william84

    Posted

    i have had oa in my knee for a few years and had the joint cleaned

    mobility impaired and pain was bad.  tried flexiseq and could not believe how good it is.  if it cost £30 a tube i would still buy it.  marvellous

  • SnakeOil
    SnakeOil william84

    Posted

    Ingredients:

    Aqua, Phosphatidylcholine, Alcohol, Glycerin, Carbomer, Polysorbate 80, Disodium phosphate, Sodium hydroxide, Benzyl alcohol, Methylparaben, Ethylparaben, Linalool, Disodium EDTA, Sodium phosphate, Sodium metabisulfite, BHT.

    ...those DON'T sound like nice Ingredients, additionally I don't believe what they state, because if you research what they claim can ONLY be done with diet!

  • BrainScribbles
    BrainScribbles william84

    Posted

    Well...I tried a little experiment.....Flexiseq on the left hand and butter on the right.  Buttered hand felt much better after 2 months.  I next switched hands:  Flixiseq on the right hand and butter on the left.  Again, the buttered hand felt better after two months of "treatment".

    Conclusion:  Save your money and spread butter on your joints.  Butter also has phosopholipids.

    • sylvia64717
      sylvia64717 BrainScribbles

      Posted

      I was interested to read about your experiment using butter but, bearing in mind how greasy it is, surely everything you touch after applying it must get greasy marks on it?  Flexiseq does feel a bit 'tacky' afterwards but never leaves any marks on my trousers, whereas I think butter would leave greasy marks all the time.

      Possibly olive oil - or anything with a high fat content - would work equally as well as butter but would all be just as greasy as butter - and messy on my trousers at knee level.

      I'd be interested to hear how you avoid the greasy hands problem.

       

  • marksmith
    marksmith william84

    Posted

    Hi, 

    I am a AS patient and a keen reader of discussions on the internet.  I am on Humira Injections myself now because nothing else helped my condition.

    Now coming back to your question, I have heard of a cream with a good feedback from people who I know through support groups and some friends. It seems to work for some, not sure what is their forumula but its claimed to be made of Natural ingredients.  Search for active care cream by natural skincare factory. There are few other herbal creams on the market that might be worth trying and seeing which one works for you. 

    This is the thing with drugs and herbal remedies, we all respond differently to different drugs and natural remedies, worth trying different things.

    Good Luck with healthy living

    regards

    MS

  • Cazgel
    Cazgel william84

    Posted

    Hi William, I use this brilliant product for arthritis in my hands, knees and neck. It takes pain away in 10 mins with no pain killers and no side effects. If only it was available on the NHS. Delivers phospholipids directly to the joint through the skin. Genius! Highly recommend it.
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