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JayJayCanSing
JayJayCanSing

Dear all,

Do any of you take supplements for OA and is glucosamine effective?

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  • dee008
    dee008 JayJayCanSing

    Posted

    HI! I use rose hips and green sea mussel. They've helped with my pain. (As odd as it sounds lol)

    Dee

    • JayJayCanSing
      JayJayCanSing dee008

      Posted

      Great you have found something helpful. In what form do you take these? Tablets? Live sea mussels?! Will look into this

      Thanks for replying

    • dee008
      dee008 JayJayCanSing

      Posted

      Hi, both the rose hips and sea mussel are capsules. The sea mussel capsules are: FoodScience of Vermont Sea Mussel, Green-Lipped Mussel Joint Supplement Capsules. I get them from amazon.com (I get the rose hips from them also.)

    • JayJayCanSing
      JayJayCanSing dee008

      Posted

      Interesting. I'll look into it. It's the thought of of the green lipped mussel.....!!!! You're lucky you have found something. I made up some turmeric paste last night so I'll see how that goes.

      Many thanks

  • TR50
    TR50 JayJayCanSing

    Posted

    I WISH THEY WOULD WORK . HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE BEFORE THEY ARE EFFECTIVE******

  • Anhaga
    Anhaga JayJayCanSing

    Posted

    I believe I already mentioned to you that I take glucosamine. On the advice of a fellow arthritis sufferer I doubled the dose I'd been taking and for quite a few years have been taking 1000 mg twice a day. I believe this is a long term treatment. It's not a painkiller, but I believe it does help the joints. Studies which indicate it "doesn't work" are not long enough and the dose is probably not high enough. I, too, would be interested to hear from other people who have used it.

    • Anhaga
      Anhaga JayJayCanSing

      Posted

      It is glucosamine sulphate. Two 500 mg capsules twice a day always with food. Some people find i hard on the stomach but I've never had problems, probably because this is how I take it. I've avoided chondroitin, not sure why but there must have been a reason at the beginning.

      Thanks for link I'll have a look.

    • Anhaga
      Anhaga

      Posted

      Note, capsules, not hard tablets or caplets.

    • JayJayCanSing
      JayJayCanSing Anhaga

      Posted

      Many thanks. I'll get some.....always worth trying something, isn't it?

  • loxie
    loxie JayJayCanSing

    Posted

    I've probably tried every new wonder supplement known to man - I was a sucker for all the marketing claims - to be honest, none were much good really. glucosamine definitely didnt do much for me although others have stated it works for them. I gave up spending a fortune on these things after watching one of those facts behind medical claims tv shows that debunked most of them. I recently heard that onion skins were a very effective anti inflammatory so have been trying them also - you take just the papery outer skin and soak in boiling water for around 20 mins, strain then drink (I add lemon and honey to make it more palatable) - might be just wishful thinking or the placebo effect but the pain in my thumbs has really decreased a lot. Used to wake me up during the night now it doesnt. I have OA in one ankle due to a major accident and that still hurts when I walk or stand too long hoping it helps with that too.

  • JayJayCanSing
    JayJayCanSing

    Posted

    Wow I've not heard of onions being effective (is your chopping hand the one with the problem thumb?!). I'll look into this. Is it literally the outer layer, not that chewy bit between the paper outer and the onion itself?

    Interesting - thanks for this!

    • loxie
      loxie JayJayCanSing

      Posted

      It's just the papery outer skin/shell - not any of the fleshy part. They can be frozen too so I take the papery peel off a load of onions crumble them up and freeze them in containers - the onions can still be stored and used later because I dont take the fleshy skins off. I saw a documentary about how in eastern countries onion skins are used for every ailment known to man so I read up about them and they contain something called quercetin - here's what a medical blog stated about quercetin : With Quercetin being a powerful flavonoid, there is a wide range of health benefits, including its ability to reduce inflammation, eliminate pain, protect against cardiovascular diseases, act as an anti-cancer, boost the immune system, reduce histamines, and decrease irritation of the skin

  • JayJayCanSing
    JayJayCanSing

    Posted

    wow, sounds worth a try

    Thank you and good luck!

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