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    Glucosamine

    How much glucosamine should i take each day for joint pain? And i know this stuff takes some time to kick in, any idea of how long it takes to kick in?

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    Ive read it can take as long as four weeks to kick in.

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    I had problems with my elbow a few times. I'd use some sportscreme or bengay until the glucosamine kicks in. Also doesn't flax seed oil help with the joints?

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    no i dont think flax does, i have taken glucosamine and it has never seemed to work for me

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    no i dont think flax does, i have taken glucosamine and it has never seemed to work for me

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    All of the customers who have told me it helps all said it takes about 2 months to
    work. Other customers took it for that long & said they noticed nothing. I took it for
    10 weeks & didn't notice much.
    As for a dose, at least 1500mg per day.
    Last edited by flexin-rph; 07-12-2004 at 07:57 PM. Reason: forgot dose

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    it took 4 weeks for my shoulder to stop hurting @ 1 pill 3Xs aday
    1.5g per pill

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    the only prob with it is how long it takes to work, tylonol arthritis works great for joint pain

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    yea i was taking Glucosamine with MSM, it was 1.5g 3 times a day. I keep forgetting to take it. But i did take if for a month straight, after 2 weeks my shoulders were feeling great.

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    they are usually like horse pills

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    I can tell you from first hand experience that this stuff works and works well.There was a point in my life when I had no access to supplements and during this period I blew my left rotator cuff or damaged my left shoulder very badly doing behind the neck pull ups......I was not able to do even a single push up without severe pain......so needless to say a year went by before I was able to have supplements again and the first thing I boought was Glucosamine/Chondroitin...and after going a year with severe pain it only took about 2 months tops until I was pretty much fully recovered other than my shoulder grinding ocasionaly.....

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    Try and find a product that is glucosamine and chondroitin, because this combination is very effective, dosage wise 1000mg glucosamine and 800mg chondroitin will do the trick. As for time it usually takes about 6-10 weeks to kick in.

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