Glucosamine for Arimidex joint pain

prettyinpink100 wrote:The first few months of arimidex were fine. Then it hit. The last few months I have had to take advil most days. My hands are always bad. My legs are usually achy. "However, I find the shin pain worse than any joint pain. I have been taking 1200mg of glucosomine since I started arimidex. I have thought about stopping it, but if it is actually helping, I don't think I could function with the level of pain I might have without it. 

I definitely find that daily exercising and long brisk walks helpful. Sometimes it take a great deal of self-persuassion to get moving...but it is worth it!" That was my post on this topic back in August.  I was a little surprised to see it because now I am relatively pain free. Still get achy, but pain free.  I started taking glucomsamine, chondrotin AND MSM.  I think it is the MSM that made the difference for me. 

I was diagnosed with breast cancer in July of last year.  I had 2 operations and started taking Arimidex in January 2010.  In the last month I have been experiencing joint pains in my thumbs and this week pain in my left hip.  I have tried tolerating it but it is becoming each day harder.  Since I live in China I have decided to try Chinese medicine.  It taste horrible but I am willing to try it anyway.  I have also started taking glucosamine.  I have really enjoyed reading all the recommendations on this page.

Hello gpnorris,  I saw your question posted in 2007 when you asked has anyone used arimidex for five years and got off of it and the pain went away and did not become permanent damage to joints, etc.  Would you be so kind to share with me what any of the women back then responded to you.  The joint pain just began after 2 years on arimidex and now after 3 years it has been getting worse.   Thank you, Sue anne.  My email is sueanneis@yahoo.com

I take it am and pm.

My pain doc says glucosamine is useless.  Vitamin D3, in large enough doses does seem to have value.  Since we are on meds that can cause osteoporosis we should be getting D levels checked anyway.

The formula for raising your level to normal - now 50 to 90, I understand, is: for every ng you are low, you need 100 units of D3 beyond what you are already taking in calcium, vitamin, etc.  So for my level of 18, I needed 4000 units a day.  I take 2000 units in the morning.  Then if I don't get any sun, I take another 2000 units in the evening.

My mom uses Procosa from a company called USANA. It is vegetarian glucosamine, contains tumeric extract, a powerful anti inflamatory antioxidant, Meriva, bioavailable curcumin complex shown to deliver noticeable improvements in joint comfort. It helped her a lot with pain and it is very minimal since she started taking Essentials and Procosa

I realize this thread is over 5 years old but here is an article about vitamin D for joint pain.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/20665105/