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Supplements for Your Condition

Use the list below to find dietary supplements and other substances that might be useful for specific types of arthritis and related conditions.

Ankylosing spondylitis

DHEA, Melatonin

Fibromyalgia

SAM-e, St. John’s wort, Valerian

Gout

Devil’s claw, Stinging nettle

Lupus

DHEA, Fish oil, Flax, Thunder god vine

Osteoarthritis (OA)

ASU, Bromelain, Cat’s claw, Chondroitin, Devil’s claw, DMSO, Ginger, Glucosamine, Indian frankincense, MSM, SAM-e, Stinging nettle, Turmeric

Psoriasis

Fish oil

Raynaud’s Phenomenon

Evening primrose, Flax, Ginger, Ginkgo, GLA

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA)

Black currant oil (or seed), Borage oil (or seed), Bromelain, DMSO, Evening primrose, Fish oil, Flax, Ginger, GLA, Indian frankincense / boswellia, Thunder god vine, Turmeric

Scleroderma

DMSO

Sjögren’s Syndrome

GLA

carole

18 Feb 2010, 17:10

everything I read from all is similar. I recommend conquering rheumatoid arthritis by Thomas f lee, ph.d. He suffers from ra himself. This book covers almost all autoimmune diseases ra and osteo and almost all medications. I have ra and it started with lyme diease, I have it in almost every joint. Was over medicated, after i read the book and did research on natural supplements and cut back on to high prednisone i am doing much better. still a little crippled but at least feel alive again. :)

lisa m.

29 Dec 2009, 12:48

I'm 28 and have been battling what the drs have now tagged as RA, vasculitis and an IgA immunodeficiency. They have me on predisone due to having BOOP (pneumonitis) and pericarditis. I also have had severe inflammation in all joints minus spine. That is coming down, but I have just started Remicade. I would love to try something a bit more natural, but I have no idea where to start with so many complications. I live in Spain and anything besides drugs is unheard of. Any suggestions? thank you!

CAZ

28 Dec 2009, 17:37

I have been off with Fibromyalgia on LTD (1st time I was off 9 mths, 2nd time for 2 yrs now). I barely recall most of the past 2 years due to my medications and their nasty side effects. Introduced to and started MAX GXL little over 3 months ago. I am amazed at the results! I was hesitant so I started 1/3 dosage & worked up to full dosage a few weeks ago. I have lost 8.5 inches of inflammation in the past 3.5 mths, along with most if not all of the pain and 9 lb's to boot! I have energy and haven't needed a nap in over a month now! Rainy/snowy days still hurt but are tolerable. I am now off 90% of my meds & their nasty sideeffects are dissappearing too! I look forward to life again thanks to Max GXL! Check it out @ www.caz.max4u.com or email me czuber@sympatico.ca for my testimonial and more info.

Nathan Trout

16 Nov 2009, 11:23

I tried Flexcin w/ CM8 after reading many articles about the effectiveness of CM8. I was very doubtful and really didn't expect it to work, but they claimed a full 100% satisfaction guarantee, so I figured, "what the heck"?.

Well, I should have paid attention and been more open minded and tried it a long time ago. I still get a very minor ache when we have several days of rain in a row, but I would say my pain is 95% gone, many days even 100% gone, and I forget about it completely.

If I was smarter I'd have been taking it years ago.

sandra w

03 Nov 2009, 17:48

Dear Grace I understand your concern for your Grandmother She should be able to take aleve, or ibuprophen. for the stiffness and swelling. It is over the counter but works , also elevate her leg several times a day by putting a few pillows under her leg or legs. that will help too! you can also and put a cold pack right on it. wrap a towel in a ice pack or a baggie with ice in it. You will see a huge difference. ELEvate for 20 minuts,10 minuts for Ice, meds. Hope this helps. If she has some trouble getting her feet warmed after the ice go ahead and wrap in a warm towel. BEEN THERE DONE THAT!

Keith

03 Nov 2009, 09:57

Is there any one out there that has had shoulder replacment surgery. My doctore wants to do what they call a cap on my left shoulder I have sever arthrites in my left shoulder. I work out lift weights can you still do this after the operation and rehab?

lorena

07 Oct 2009, 02:28

I'm been having problems with my right knee for a long time, I had surgery to repair the meniscus 3 months ago and the doctor told me I have a lot of arthitis and he scraped the cartilage I started going to the gym and exercise. My knee feels a litle better but I started to have problems with my other knee. it gets swollen and I have pain> I also have pain on my right shoulder and getting therapy. Sometimes I can't sleep because of the pain. I have to take vicodin every night to be able to fall asleep. Can you Help me please?

Freddie

25 Sep 2009, 20:28

I have severe arthritis pain in both knees although it is most severe in my right knee. I have tried every product I can think of and am taking Celebrex and Ultracet with no relief from the pain. Isn't there anything new to try? HELP!

Jeff Burns

06 Sep 2009, 00:30

I have arthitis in my right ankle. I've heard of a natural medicen healing for this. Or is there a supplement i can take for this. I actually broke my foot and healed it on its own. Please help.

Debbi Allred

03 Sep 2009, 19:43

I have OA in the hip. For several years I've had very bad aching in my hip and groin/upper leg every day and then in the last 3 months I experienced severe stabbing leg pains. I started taking ginger and bromelain supplements for an unrelated condition and within 4 days the stabbing pain stopped. Three weeks later I started boswellia and tumeric and within a week the aching had diminished significantly. I also follow a noninflammatory diet (almost no processed food) and take fish body oil supplements as well. I feel as though this is a miracle.

Grace

19 Aug 2009, 15:27

My grandmother has osteroarthritis in her knee one is painful and swollen. She takes medication (not insulin) for diabetis and medication for high blood pressure which is controlled. What can we give her for the pain she is 96 and was walking on her own washing and dressing herself she fell three weeks ago. Her doctor said he can't do anything about it gave her some medication for the pain. What can we give her that will help atleast to keep her mobile and help with the swelling and the pain. Thanks for your response.

04 Aug 2009, 19:47

i have alot of knee and joint pain.RA runs in my family.i stand on my feet for 8 hours at work.with 2 ten min breaks.after i do get a chance to sit down my whole body is so stiff and hard to get going again.i bought some glucosamine hydrochloride 1,000mg.or should i have bought glucosamine condrotion and what is the difference with the two?or is their anything else that might help.

Tammy

14 Jul 2009, 18:20

I have taken the glucosamine and chondrotin and it does nothing but cause me severe pain. It takes about a week or two to get really bad and then when I go off of it it takes about 3 weeks to get out of my system. Can someone please tell me why?

hidayat khan

29 Jun 2009, 04:16

this is my second time that I feel severe pain during my knee is swell and i can't fold my whole leg.at Ist pain I was prescribed by the Dr. He recommmend me some medicines but after one year the same situation happened. the medicine were Neproxen, Aigmentin.

Dee

17 Jun 2009, 10:28

I have an Autoimmune Disease and Osteoarthritis. I am also a transplant patient. I have tried Glucosamine and Chondroitin in the past with no success.
Is there another supplement that is safe for me to take?

Shirley

03 Jun 2009, 18:42

even with Arthrotec tablets and Citracal calcium citrate plus vitamin d and multi-mineral Supplement along Osteo Bi-Flex i'm still seeing my hands go out of shape can't really pick up my almost two-month granddaughter and most msn medications cause me stomach problems so what can i take that i wont need something for my stomach?

rajiv

17 May 2009, 06:51

my wife face arthatic rematid problem & she's lungs artatic rematid problem & body pain regularly please direct me for life time end this problem

Francy Lamendola

07 May 2009, 11:01

After years of hevy manufact. duties, hevy sissors, hevy irons, my rigth hand fingers, have a irreversable join damage, but naw, my left hand fingers are very sweling, painful and stiff, i used stopain cream, and ice. please help, your informations is very valuable to me. this happened to worsening after do a hard gardening work.
very truly yours, FRANCY

Carmen

06 Apr 2009, 19:36

I've suffered with a psoriatic condition on the hands, feet, elbows and knees for the past 45 years. Though it isn't full blown psoriasis, I was stricken with psoriatic arthritis in my hands several years ago. Delay in seeking tx led to months of severe pain and some irreversable joint damage. I was subsequently treated by a rheumatologist who put me on mtx and etoldalac. these medications got me through my crises, but had long term risks that I wasn't willing to be subjected to and caused me to gain weight. I tried a number of approaches to alternative tx. Losing 40 lbs was extremely helpful. I tried a variety of supplements before I found a combination that provided a measure of relief. I take Cynatine FLX, krill oil, boswellia and tumeric herbs morning and evening. I'm not cured, but I'm functioning a lot better and experience only minor pain.

Marie Jean Cardone

01 Apr 2009, 22:37

I was told that I have artritis in my foot , what can I do.? I had droped something on my big toe a couple of years ago ever since then I have problems with it. It seems that I can'tbend it and if I bend down on my knees I can't use my foot to get up because of that big toe. should I try bending it to keep it moving? At my daughters wedding I had to take off my shoes they were a low heel. Thank you for your help.

Peter

01 Apr 2009, 08:42

I notice the notes on Blackcurrent seed oil states 'Black currant oil may increase immune response in elderly.'. Is this a problem as my understanding of the disease is that it is the body's immune system that is attacking the production of fluids to the joints, therefore are we not risking assisting the immune system in doing this? Thank you very very much in advance for your help. Best Regards, Peter

ALICE

30 Mar 2009, 13:18

Why is there nothing for polymyalgia rheumatica? I am on prednisone 10 mg. I also have hashamoto thyroditis and am taking Hydroxychloroquine 200 mg twice a day. I have a knee replacement and osteoarthritis. My maternal grandmother had rhematoid arthritis. I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia at one time. But my rheumatologist, the one I have now, now says I don't have that since the predisone helped to bring down my sed rate. Can you help me?

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Supplements for Your Condition

Use the list below to find dietary supplements and other substances that might be useful for specific types of arthritis and related conditions.

Supplements for Your Condition

Use the list below to find dietary supplements and other substances that might be useful for specific types of arthritis and related conditions.

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