Does glucosamine work on osteoarthritis in both knees?
January 24th, 2009 by admin
Does glucosamine work on osteoarthritis in both knees?
my mom who is 55 and is having pain in both knees. I feel awful for her and obviously I want to help her to feel better.
Please advise or answer to my question.
Thank you.
The jury is still out on that one. There's a lot of literature suggesting that it's beneficial for arthritis, and just as much to suggest that it does nothing.
Since it's a safe medication to take, I always tell my patients that it doesn't hurt to try it. Only drawback that I can see is the price.
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January 24th, 2009 at 11:34 am
The jury is still out on that one. There's a lot of literature suggesting that it's beneficial for arthritis, and just as much to suggest that it does nothing.
Since it's a safe medication to take, I always tell my patients that it doesn't hurt to try it. Only drawback that I can see is the price.
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January 24th, 2009 at 12:07 pm
I have been taking it since December 2006 and it has made a HUGE improvement in the amount of pain that I am in on a daily basis. Now keep in mind that it took about 3 months before I noticed any difference. I take 2000 mg a day (two pills in the AM and two in the PM). It can be a little expensive but Walgreens runs the 180 count bottles "Buy one get one free" (which are $39.99 a piece) quite often. That usually lasts me about 3 months.
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January 24th, 2009 at 12:44 pm
You have to take two separate doses, one for each knee.
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