Glucosamine.

LolaCrayola
LolaCrayola Member Posts: 152
edited 13. Nov 2011, 11:42 in Living with Arthritis archive
Is it worth a shot and do you buy it or get it from G.P? What strength do people take?

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  • valval
    valval Member Posts: 14,911
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    got it from gp but nice have stopped them prescribeing it. you need it with chond in. can not remember strenth good luck you will need to take for at least 3 months val
    val
  • dreamdaisy
    dreamdaisy Member Posts: 31,520
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    I think GPs rarely prescribe as there is no proven evidence that it works. My feelings are that those who swear by it are those who like to think they have OA (I reckon they don't, it's just the twinges associated with aging). That doesn't mean you won't have any benefit, you won't know until you try and as val said, try for some while, maybe even six months. I went down that route for a while, I helped line someone's pockets and didn't do myself any harm but it didn't do any good either. DD
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  • elnafinn
    elnafinn Member Posts: 7,412
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    You could get gluco on script as I know someone who did and he maintained it helped with his OA in the knee. He is now on the list for a TKR. The gp no longer prescribes these on script, because like Val says, NICE dictated otherwise.

    AC do have some literature on Vits - you can download it from this site or call the helplines, have a chat with them and they can send you the literature if you prefer.

    Elna x
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