Re: Anyone use glucosamine?

March 7, 2006

I've never used it, but I think the reason why you hear conflicting

info is it works for some people and not for others. I do know one

older man who's quality of life was very improved.

Felicity

March 7, 2006

Glucosamine is awesome, it's just not what a lot of people expect.

They seem to think it's a pain killer, and that if you take it for a

week and still hurt, it must not be working.

Glucosamine/chondroitin/MSM supplements actually lubricate the joint

and re-grow cartilage. It takes 2-4 months to see results, but the

results are fairly amazing.

I destroyed my hips running. It reached the point where I couldn't

even sit cross-legged on the floor without wincing, and my hips always

had a very painful " hitch " in them when I climbed stairs, especially

on a step mill or stair master. It's that feeling like the joint needs

to pop back into alignment. Sometimes it would pop, or sometimes it

would hurt so much I'd have to stop. That situation had bothered me

and been getting worse for a couple of years. I took glucosamine for

three months and all of that went away. It also helped my crunchy

shoulders and old rotator cuff injuries and my husband's tendonitis.

We take Maximum Strength Flex-A-Min, which is a

glucosamine/chondroitin/MSM combo. Those ingredients seem to work

better together than any of them do individually.

I have a dog with arthritis and one with severe hip dysplasia, the vet

has both of them on a potent glucosamine/MSM combo called Glyco-Flex

III. It's made a huge difference over time. The dog with hip dysplasia

moves great and never needs his pain meds. The one with arthritis had

become unable to stand on her hind legs or jump into the bed. Now she

can stand up and counter-surf with the rest of them and jump into the

bed from a standstill. That's impressive. I was just hoping to keep

them from getting worse. I wasn't expecting a complete turn-around.

Anyway, there's my experience for what it's worth. I don't take

Flex-A-Min continually, but if I ever start to experience joint

problems again, I'll be right back on it.

On 3/6/06, clovermillie <chmurphy@...> wrote:

> I've heard conflicting information on the usefulness of glucosamine

> for joint pain. Do any of you use this supplement and if so, what is

> your opinion?

>

> thanks,

> cm

March 7, 2006

i just started taking a glucosamine/chondroitin supplement about three weeks ago

so I'll let you know. I've heard it can take awhile to see the effects. Too

bad, I had two soccer games last night and I feel like I could use it right now!

heather

PS I've even heard that some people give reduced doses to their dogs for

arthritis, etc. I'd really like to get feedback on that, I have a 12 yr old

Bichon who is very healthy but seems to have some arthritis

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March 7, 2006

Hi ,

It takes about 2 weeks of steady dosing for that supplement to kick in. I

take it and I have fed it to all of my dogs. Both of my old girls had joint

issues, one had bad hips the other blew out her ACL¹s (yes both legs) when

she was two. The one with the bad hips was a rescue and probably the

product of bad breeding. Because she came to me as a 10 year old, I don¹t

really know if it benefited her or not. My girl with the ACL¹s definitely

benefited from that supplement. She passed away a year ago having had no

apparent pain in the joints even though arthritis showed up on X-rays. She

never acted stiff or was slow at getting up unless we¹d been out playing

very hard the day before. Then I¹d give her an aspirin and she¹d be fine.

Ask your vet about how much to give a little dog. I have Dobermans and Pits

and no one weighed under 65 pounds so I have no idea what to give a little

dog. My knees have been diagnosised with severed degenerative arthritis.

According to X-rays and the MRI they are aged 20 years past my age. I take

glucosamine/chondroitin every day along with several dosages of Advil. I

had to stop squatting because of the damage, but with proper supplementing

and warm ups I can still do heavy leg presses. I had to quit sports with

cleated shoes about 5 years ago because of my knees, and then quit running 2

years ago. OK, golf has cleated shoes, but it doesn¹t really count as a

sport ;-)

On 3/7/06 4:41 AM, " Shumaker " <heathershu24@...> wrote:

> i just started taking a glucosamine/chondroitin supplement about three weeks

> ago so I'll let you know. I've heard it can take awhile to see the effects.

> Too bad, I had two soccer games last night and I feel like I could use it

> right now!

> heather

> PS I've even heard that some people give reduced doses to their dogs for

> arthritis, etc. I'd really like to get feedback on that, I have a 12 yr old

> Bichon who is very healthy but seems to have some arthritis

>

March 7, 2006

I started on it around December, and I can tell a huge difference! I

wasn't able to get down on my knees at Christmas time and now I can. I

remember really struggling to get up and people were wondering about

me. My heavy leg workouts were causing the problem.

I still do the heavy leg workouts, but now I can get down on my knees if I

have to.

Diane

At 06:41 AM 3/7/2006, you wrote:

>i just started taking a glucosamine/chondroitin supplement about three

>weeks ago so I'll let you know. I've heard it can take awhile to see the

>effects. Too bad, I had two soccer games last night and I feel like I

>could use it right now!

> heather

> PS I've even heard that some people give reduced doses to their dogs

> for arthritis, etc. I'd really like to get feedback on that, I have a 12

> yr old Bichon who is very healthy but seems to have some arthritis

>

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March 7, 2006

What Skwigg said. You have to dose steadily to see results.

On 3/6/06 10:51 PM, " Skwigg " <skwigg@...> wrote:

> Glucosamine is awesome, it's just not what a lot of people expect.

> They seem to think it's a pain killer, and that if you take it for a

> week and still hurt, it must not be working.

> Glucosamine/chondroitin/MSM supplements actually lubricate the joint

> and re-grow cartilage. It takes 2-4 months to see results, but the

> results are fairly amazing.

>

> I destroyed my hips running. It reached the point where I couldn't

> even sit cross-legged on the floor without wincing, and my hips always

> had a very painful " hitch " in them when I climbed stairs, especially

> on a step mill or stair master. It's that feeling like the joint needs

> to pop back into alignment. Sometimes it would pop, or sometimes it

> would hurt so much I'd have to stop. That situation had bothered me

> and been getting worse for a couple of years. I took glucosamine for

> three months and all of that went away. It also helped my crunchy

> shoulders and old rotator cuff injuries and my husband's tendonitis.

> We take Maximum Strength Flex-A-Min, which is a

> glucosamine/chondroitin/MSM combo. Those ingredients seem to work

> better together than any of them do individually.

>

> I have a dog with arthritis and one with severe hip dysplasia, the vet

> has both of them on a potent glucosamine/MSM combo called Glyco-Flex

> III. It's made a huge difference over time. The dog with hip dysplasia

> moves great and never needs his pain meds. The one with arthritis had

> become unable to stand on her hind legs or jump into the bed. Now she

> can stand up and counter-surf with the rest of them and jump into the

> bed from a standstill. That's impressive. I was just hoping to keep

> them from getting worse. I wasn't expecting a complete turn-around.

>

> Anyway, there's my experience for what it's worth. I don't take

> Flex-A-Min continually, but if I ever start to experience joint

> problems again, I'll be right back on it.

>

March 7, 2006

Val,

Thanks so much for the information! You're really inspiring, good for you for

finding a way to push thru the pain instead of just giving up! I'll definitely

check with my vet on what kind of dosage to give Sassy, she's only 15 pounds.

Thanks again, have a great day!~

heather

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March 7, 2006

,

Wow, what great results for you and your little ones (our dog babies) with

glucosamine. I'll definitely stay on it and await the results. Thanks for your

input!

heather

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March 7, 2006

Thanks for the info. I have wondered about this myself but it is so expensive I

didn't want to try it if it wasn't going to work