supplements

kezzad
kezzad Member Posts: 81
edited 18. Jun 2009, 10:29 in Living with Arthritis archive
hello hope you are all as well as can be. i know its probably been asked before but can anyone advise of any good supplements that may have helped with RA? I know they might not help everyone but im just trying to do all i can to help at the moment as iv had such a bad few weeks! willing to try anything, as long as the doc approves of course!
thanks
K

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  • joyous
    joyous Member Posts: 179
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    kezzad wrote:
    hello hope you are all as well as can be. i know its probably been asked before but can anyone advise of any good supplements that may have helped with RA? I know they might not help everyone but im just trying to do all i can to help at the moment as iv had such a bad few weeks! willing to try anything, as long as the doc approves of course!
    thanks
    K
    hi i dont take any myself now use to tried a few can honestly say nothin happened with them for me , i tried shark cartlidge, cod liver , evening prim took that for pms , there is a book you can get at the hos with them all in the arthritis care books im always picking them up when i go you can oreder the brochure ooks thru the arthritis care mag i think sorry not much help with this one take care joy x
  • mouseymousey
    mouseymousey Member Posts: 283
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    Hello - Another vote here for no supplements. I think it is a case of if it works for you go with it. For me, I try to eat as much fruit and veg as possible so (hope) I'm getting all the vittys and stuff from that. I used to take Glucosamine and a vitty with iron - but gave them up a month or 2 ago and hand on heart no difference.
    best wishes
  • vonski
    vonski Member Posts: 1,292
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    Hi
    Not sure if it helps or not but I've heard Rosehip is supposed to work. You can get tablets, I tried them but don't work on oa very well and they are pricey. I'd check with the Dr. before trying any supplements just to be safe.

    Love Vonski x
  • bailey27
    bailey27 Member Posts: 689
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    Hi
    My grandmother sweara by rosehip. It is pricey but apprently it is fantastic. I was thinking about getting some but at the moment still having investigations dones so dont want it to affect results etc.
    I always wonder if I had to stop taking the supplements would the problem come back and if so would I need to take them forever!?
  • livinglegend
    livinglegend Member Posts: 1,425
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    If supplements 'cured' arthritis, we would all be on them. I think that between us we have tried just about every combination going.

    All I take is a multivit for my general health from Asda, same quality and contents as the more expensive ones but thereagain I'm a cheapo, and that's it except for my prescribed meds.

    We are all different, but whether what you try helps or not..............

    Joseph 8)
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  • mistywillow
    mistywillow Member Posts: 711
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    livinglegend wrote:
    If supplements 'cured' arthritis, we would all be on them. I think that between us we have tried just about every combination going.

    All I take is a multivit for my general health from Asda, same quality and contents as the more expensive ones but thereagain I'm a cheapo, and that's it except for my prescribed meds.

    We are all different, but whether what you try helps or not..............

    Joseph 8)


    Hi
    Im afraid i agree with the others on this one. I think I must have tried everything as family and friends always drive me crazy until I agree to take the latest 'wonder cure all supplement' I refuse now because I have spent a fortune on them and nothing works. the only thing I do take is glucosamine. It doesnt make any difference to how I feel but lots of doctors agree that it does help the cartilage in your joints. I also take calcium because I have just been diagnosed with bone thinning and the rhematologist suggested this. I do eat healthily and like fruit and veg and yogurt so I think I get enough vitamins etc. If you have a healthy diet Im not sure you would derive much benefit from additional supplements other than glucosamine, but everyone is different and maybe someone will post that they have reaaly been helped by something.
    Good luck whatever you do anyway
    Gillx
  • joyful164
    joyful164 Member Posts: 2,401
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    I have started Rose Hip capsules and Turmeric. If you look these two items up on the internet, you can find out about the benefits yourself. I have checked with my local Hospital Pharmacy and they have given the all clear. You have to take care what you take with the MTX but the two I've mentioned are ok

    joyful

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