glucosamine good or bad???????????

dfawke
dfawke Member Posts: 19
edited 17. Aug 2011, 04:53 in Living with Arthritis archive
hiya everyone woz just wondering if anyone has tried glucosamine tablets? iv read omega 3 is good for joints too.
these tablets look a little expensive, but im thinking of trying them?
any ideas folks
donna x

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  • dachshund
    dachshund Member Posts: 9,111
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Donna.
    i tried glucosamine with chondroitin with ginger vit c mag
    i was told to take it for 6 weeks i took it for over 9 weeks it did nothing to help it was high strength.the fizzy tabs you add to water
    i have a problem swollowing tabs.
    good luck. joan xx
    take care
    joan xx
  • frogmorton
    frogmorton Member Posts: 29,827
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Donna

    some people swear by them mostly for OA l think. I tried them myself along with other stuff before diagnosis.

    Not sure it helped...

    Love

    Toni xx
  • dreamdaisy
    dreamdaisy Member Posts: 31,520
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    I too tried them before diagnosis and they made no difference. I think they are for people who like to think they have arthritis, but actually don't. Everyone is different, however, in how they react to such things, and despite there being no medical/clinical research proving their effectiveness some swear by them. DD
    Have you got the despatches? No, I always walk like this. Eddie Braben
  • dotty123
    dotty123 Member Posts: 122
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    I tried it too and felt no difference or saw any difference and I don't take them anymore and still no difference. At first it was all hyp that they worked and now no-0ne can prove they do... the only thing its gonna hit is your purse !!
  • valval
    valval Member Posts: 14,911
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    tried glucosamine for a year then nice stopped gp prescribing it as results not good enough trying omega 3 good for arthers that have inflimation only been a month so not sure if working yet val
    val
  • tj66
    tj66 Member Posts: 54
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    I have OA - and I tried them for 6 weeks or so and didn't seem to make any difference for me. My mum swears by them and has no OA she's bin takin them for years and when the GP stopped prescribing them she brought them herself! Perhaps I should have taken them 3 years ago before my problems started-the wisdom of hindsiight.

    I talked to my gp and she said if they haven't made a difference stop taking them, so thats what I did. So I think it's down to the person - it's worth given them a try if they're not too expensive.

    Tracey
  • silverbirch
    silverbirch Member Posts: 63
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    I took them faithfully for two years but they didn't change anything for me so I stopped I need to try Omega 3 now as everyone seems to have good results with them.
  • keldi
    keldi Member Posts: 53
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi, I have OA and have been taking glucosamine sulphate since I was diagnosed. Do they do any good? - I wish I knew. I still have flare ups that even pain meds don't seem to touch, but I continue to take them "just in case" they are helping.
  • dreamdaisy
    dreamdaisy Member Posts: 31,520
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    They are fine for those who like to think they have OA but don't. They are good for those who put every little age-related twinge down to arthritis but who are, in fact, just getting on a bit in years. OA is dismissed as the 'wear and tear' arthritis (as no-one really knows the cause behind it) but that does it a huge dis-service. Supplements cannot not stop it happening and won't impact on its presence. The advertising, however, is very good at persuading us otherwise. DD
    Have you got the despatches? No, I always walk like this. Eddie Braben
  • dfawke
    dfawke Member Posts: 19
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Thanx to everyone who gave me there advise and opinions on glucosamine.
    The packaging and advertising does look good, there must be so many people like myself that spend there money believing it.
    Having said that i am going to try them, just not the really expensive ones.
    A more possitive note iv booked in for water aerobics at end of week and am looking at buying an exercise bike to use at home, even tho i have full gym membership aswel.
    I will probably be peddeling away and watching homes under the hammer ha ha.
    I hope everyone has a good day take care and thanx again.
    Donna x

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