Glucosomine?

Hey Liz...I just saw your post and am surprised it didn't get a response...where is everyone?! Anyway, I take glucosamine with chondroitin and MSM and have done so for about a year and a half. I started it in order to help with the muscular pain I was experiencing from Aromasin and, though it took a few months to kick in fully, it helped. Of course, I did other things to address the pain issue (exercise, massage, stretching, heat, ibuprofen, entertaining suicidal thoughts, etc.), so who knows, but I did notice a difference at the actual joints, rather than the muscles. My oncologist has reviewed all of my supplements and has not objected to my taking it, so I'm assuming that it's okay for ER/PR+ women as well as those of us on AIs. So I'd say go for it....it can't hurt!

~Marin

I can highly recommend Move Free with MSM that I get from Costco. The tablets are 1500mg. Glucosamine with 1500mg. MSM.  I take three a day.

I have taken glucosamine with and without chondrotin and with or without MSM for a prolonged period of time.  Over the years probably about 7 years pretty constitently.  I have been able to talk myself into the fact that it works and sometime I am sure it doesn't.  I had been afraid to stop in case it really does work.  My orthopedic surgeon recommends it from the research studies that indicate it works.  My pharmacist says that those studies mostly indicate that only the glucosamine is effective and the addition of other things is not helpful.  Both agreed that MSM is not necessary.  Since it is more expensive with all those additives, I now purchase the most inexpensive brand available.  Over the past month I have stopped it completely and I am reasonably sure it does not help me personally.  The orhtopedic surgeon did say it does not work for some people and if used for three months without effect it probably does not work for you.

Thanks, Jennifer.  Yep, you cleared it up. 

Heck, I think I'll lay off of them just to see if there's a difference.  That would be four less pills I'd be taking.  It takes four to equal 1500 mg.

Liz, I take my glucosamine 750 mg twice a day thus, 600 mg of chondroitin twice a day.  I don't know if that's necessary.  Also, I don't believe MSM is all that important.

Shirley

Glucosamine is made out of shellfish shells, not glucose.  The only research that showed real benefit showed it in people with mild to moderate knee joint pain from osteoarthritis.  But I don't imagine it has been studied in cancer survivors. 

I have arty in knee

and hands, shoulder



seems to be worse now

that winter is here



I do take MSM



also.. have some Bromelain here



It is my belief that walking

moving about helps us so much

I do enough of that

up and down 4 sets of stairs each day

but.. it is good for us..





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