Glucosamine Chondroitin + Iron/Vit C

[Guest guest]

I am taking liquid iron (Nifirex) for my anemia and I also take

chewable GNC vitamin C pills with it so I can absorb it better. I

have tried other brands of chewable Vitamin C and they have all been

quite bitter tasting. The Nifirex tastes soooo freaking nasty, my

dietician said since I needed the Vitamin C with it anyway, get the

chewable tablets, chew one, take the iron and then chew another

vitamin C. I do this all one right behind the other and the vitamin

C really makes taking the liquid iron not so bad. It sort of mutes

the taste of it. I went to GNC yesterday to get more chewable

Vitamin C and they now have orange vitamin C soft chewables, like a

piece of taffy. They are quite tasty and only have 2 g of sugar.

The guy in the store let me try one before I bought it and they were

quite good. The box I bought has 500 mg of vitamin C so I chew half

of one (they are pretty good sized) take my iron and then chew the

other half. Thought I would share this for all the liquid iron

takers out there as it has helped me.

While I was at GNC, I asked about glucosamine chondroiton and GNC now

has a chocolate flavored soft chewable of it too! It makes me think

that the vitamin industry is finally waking up to the fact that lots

of people don't absorb hard pills and if you make the item palatible,

like candy, then people are more apt to take it. This has 500 mg of

glucosamine, 400 mg of chondroiton and 25 of MSM. (2g sugar also)

The MSM is some sort of sulfur additive and seems pretty harmless

according to what I have read on the internet. It is supposed to

have some helpful affect on joint pain so I guess that is why it was

put in there.

My question is this, do you all think this is comparable to the syn-

flex? What else is in the syn-flex that makes it so much better? I

know it is liquid and that makes it more absorbable but would these

chewables be a close substitute? I tried a few places looking for

the syn-flex and couldn't find it. I want to try the gluc/chon since

it sounds like it helps. I took Vioxx before surgery and thought it

was the greatest thing since sliced bread but my Mother died of a

perforated ulcer brought on by NSAIDs in '99 and my Grandmother

hemoraged to death in her sleep from the same thing in '89. I seem

to have it in my genes to not tolerate stuff like this and am not

going to chance it. Also, what is the proper dose of this stuff?

The GNC box says 1 soft chew 2 to 3 times daily which would be 1500

glucosamine and 1200 of chondroiton?

Thanks...

R in Nashville

[Guest guest]

I take 1500mg ea daily of MSM/glucosamine in aliquots of 500mg each. Brand is

Natrol. Every once in awhile they have a 2 for 1 sale and I stock up. It's a

pretty good price that way. They are available in capsules (which are more

easily absorbed and easier for me to swallow) as well as tablets, but they are

more expensive than the tabs. I don't do chondroitin bcuz I read a couple of

articles by N.D.'s saying that the chondroitin doesn't do as much as the MSM or

the glucosamine.

Carol A

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In a message dated 5/24/2003 1:25:47 PM Central Daylight Time,

quilterdot@... writes:

>

> ,

> I do not have any info. on the Syn-flex but will watch closely as

> people report on its effects. I have been taking glucosamine,

> chondrotin and MSM for over a year now since I had my hip replaced.

> I found I have arthritis in the other hip too, but not nearly as

> severe and have been able to keep most of the pain at bay with

> these. I usually take tylenol at least once a day though. I find

> the MSM a very good addition. I was using it alone first, and then

> added the other combination. I take 1000mg 3 X's /day MSM and the

> same as you of the others. I took celebrex (like Vioxx) for 2 years

> after surgery because then the doc's thought it was safer for my

> stomach. I feel very lucky to not have had any problems. Oh, I get

> my MSM, & Glucosamine/Chondroitin at Costco. They are tablets, so

> are not as absorable. Costco does have a liquid glucos./chond. but

> money is very tight right now, so I am opting for the cheaper

> brands. I may try it in the future. I also have a hard time when

> liquids taste nasty.

> Good luck.

> Diane

>

[Guest guest]

,

I do not have any info. on the Syn-flex but will watch closely as

people report on its effects. I have been taking glucosamine,

chondrotin and MSM for over a year now since I had my hip replaced.

I found I have arthritis in the other hip too, but not nearly as

severe and have been able to keep most of the pain at bay with

these. I usually take tylenol at least once a day though. I find

the MSM a very good addition. I was using it alone first, and then

added the other combination. I take 1000mg 3 X's /day MSM and the

same as you of the others. I took celebrex (like Vioxx) for 2 years

after surgery because then the doc's thought it was safer for my

stomach. I feel very lucky to not have had any problems. Oh, I get

my MSM, & Glucosamine/Chondroitin at Costco. They are tablets, so

are not as absorable. Costco does have a liquid glucos./chond. but

money is very tight right now, so I am opting for the cheaper

brands. I may try it in the future. I also have a hard time when

liquids taste nasty.

Good luck.

Diane

> I am taking liquid iron (Nifirex) for my anemia and I also take

> chewable GNC vitamin C pills with it so I can absorb it better. I

> have tried other brands of chewable Vitamin C and they have all

been

> quite bitter tasting. The Nifirex tastes soooo freaking nasty, my

> dietician said since I needed the Vitamin C with it anyway, get

the

> chewable tablets, chew one, take the iron and then chew another

> vitamin C. I do this all one right behind the other and the

vitamin

> C really makes taking the liquid iron not so bad. It sort of

mutes

> the taste of it. I went to GNC yesterday to get more chewable

> Vitamin C and they now have orange vitamin C soft chewables, like

a

> piece of taffy. They are quite tasty and only have 2 g of sugar.

> The guy in the store let me try one before I bought it and they

were

> quite good. The box I bought has 500 mg of vitamin C so I chew

half

> of one (they are pretty good sized) take my iron and then chew the

> other half. Thought I would share this for all the liquid iron

> takers out there as it has helped me.

>

> While I was at GNC, I asked about glucosamine chondroiton and GNC

now

> has a chocolate flavored soft chewable of it too! It makes me

think

> that the vitamin industry is finally waking up to the fact that

lots

> of people don't absorb hard pills and if you make the item

palatible,

> like candy, then people are more apt to take it. This has 500 mg

of

> glucosamine, 400 mg of chondroiton and 25 of MSM. (2g sugar

also)

> The MSM is some sort of sulfur additive and seems pretty harmless

> according to what I have read on the internet. It is supposed to

> have some helpful affect on joint pain so I guess that is why it

was

> put in there.

>

> My question is this, do you all think this is comparable to the

syn-

> flex? What else is in the syn-flex that makes it so much better?

I

> know it is liquid and that makes it more absorbable but would

these

> chewables be a close substitute? I tried a few places looking for

> the syn-flex and couldn't find it. I want to try the gluc/chon

since

> it sounds like it helps. I took Vioxx before surgery and thought

it

> was the greatest thing since sliced bread but my Mother died of a

> perforated ulcer brought on by NSAIDs in '99 and my Grandmother

> hemoraged to death in her sleep from the same thing in '89. I

seem

> to have it in my genes to not tolerate stuff like this and am not

> going to chance it. Also, what is the proper dose of this stuff?

> The GNC box says 1 soft chew 2 to 3 times daily which would be

1500

> glucosamine and 1200 of chondroiton?

>

> Thanks...

>

> R in Nashville

[Guest guest]

,

This isn't your question, but let me add that I read an article in my

orthopedic surgeon's office that said you need 1000mg of glucosamine a day

to be effective.....shucks, more candy, I guess! <G>

Anyway, I've had surgery on both knees, one immediately pre-WLS and one

post. I leg press, row, etc., and my knees are holding up great....no

problems at all. I don't tempt fate by jogging.

in Austin

RNY April 1998

----- Original Message -----

>

> While I was at GNC, I asked about glucosamine chondroiton and GNC now

> has a chocolate flavored soft chewable of it too! It makes me think

> that the vitamin industry is finally waking up to the fact that lots

> of people don't absorb hard pills and if you make the item palatible,

> like candy, then people are more apt to take it. This has 500 mg of

> glucosamine, 400 mg of chondroiton and 25 of MSM. (2g sugar also)

> The MSM is some sort of sulfur additive and seems pretty harmless

> according to what I have read on the internet. It is supposed to

> have some helpful affect on joint pain so I guess that is why it was

> put in there.

>

[Guest guest]

Actually, studies have shown that MSM is more effective than chondroitin in

alleviating the pain and inflammation of arthritis. In fact, chondroitin

doesn't help all that much as they originally thought. I take a combo of

MSM/glucosamine, 500mg of each 3x/day. Has helped considerably. The brand I've

been using

is Natrol, comes in both tablets and capsules. I like the caps as easier to

swallow, quicker to absorb, but of course it takes 2 caps to equal one tab, and

they're more expensive to boot. Yesterday at Wal-Mart I found Spring Valley

brand for less than the Natrol, and it's the same formulation, dosage, etc.

Oh, and capsules don't have any sugar grams.

Carol A

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> This has 500 mg of

> >glucosamine, 400 mg of chondroiton and 25 of MSM. (2g sugar also)

> >The MSM is some sort of sulfur additive and seems pretty harmless

> >according to what I have read on the internet. It is supposed to

> >have some helpful affect on joint pain so I guess that is why it was

> >put in there.

>