Glucosimine Chondroitin- Margie

January 15, 2004

Welcome Margie. So sorry you're flaring. Nice to meet someone that has had

RA longer than I've had. I'm 49 and was diagnosed in my early 20's.

Do you have a lot of joint damage? I'm on Enbrel also.

Consumer Labs is an independent company that tests supplements to see if

what is stated on the label is actually in the bottle. Glucosimine

Chondroitin had a high rate of failure, in that the labels claim to have a

certain amount of the supplement, but when tested, some actually had NONE.

This site tells which passed and can be used as a guide to choose

supplements. The site used to be free, but now charges for some things. I

guess someone has to help pay for the testing.

Look around the site for other supplements. There is a lot of good

information here. I take Carlson's cod liver oil and it's measured in

teaspoons. I'm not sure how much that is, but I've seen these

recommendations: Fish Oils 6 -10 grams

Glucosamine Sulfate: 1,000-2,000 mg

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> Oh, thank you, thank you, for the jokes! Keep 'em coming!! I am new on the

> list. 53, had RA since I ws 15. Recently had mega flare that has made me

> decide to take this disease more seriously. Am on methrotrexate, enbrel, plus

> meds for depression. Currently on 6 day course of predisone- 6 tablets, 5, 4,

> etc. and am feeling much better

>

> Question- one which has prob been asked and answered multiple times before my

> arrival on this list: what dosage of fish oil/capsules is recommended per day?

> What about glucosamine/condriotin? Also- any brand better than others?

>

> I am so grateful this group is here.

>

> Margie in Rockville, MD

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