Rheumatoid arthritis question?

Question

Does glucosamine, chondroitin, and MSM help with RA??

Answer 1

Homeopathic Treatment for Arthritis (including Gout,Arthritis Deformans and Rheumatism) due to different reasons and with different set of symptoms. The Remedy its potency the dosage and the frequency of dosage are also included. Choose the remedy which is the most similar to the patients symptoms as advised :-

Pain knee joints, worse by movements; better initial movements, continuous pain in joints, worse while rising from seat; pain in heels, worse by movements. Cassia Sophera 30, 4 hourly

Acute attack of gout of joints of the feet. Pain with bright red swelling Aconite Nap 200, 2 hourly

Pain with inflammation, worse by movements. Bryonia Alba 200 or 1M, 6 hourly

Complaints worse after rest and exposure to cold Rhus tox 200 or 1M, 4 hourly

Complaints worse during menstruation; beginning at the time of menopause; more in hands and feet Caulophyllum 30, 4 hourly

When the origin of complaints is gonorrhoeal; worse during day time. Medorrhinum 1M, fortnightly (3 Doses)

When the origin of complaints is tubercular Tuberculinum K.1M, fortnightly (3 Doses)

Complaints of small joints with red or pale swelling; tenderness and shifting pains; worse by motion.Main remedy for gout during cold weather Colchicum 30, 4 hourly

When Rhus tox cease to work;pain is worse in cold damp weather and better by movements Calcarea carb 200 or 1M , 6 hourly (6 Doses)

Nodosities in the joints with gastric complaints. At last nodules become painless (Rheumatoid Arthritis).Tongue whitish thickly coated Antim-crud 30 or 200, 6 hourly

Complaints of feets and ankles; stiffness Drosera 200 fortnightly (3 Doses)

Complaints of long bones; contraction of ligaments Causticum 30 or 200, 4 hourly

Pain worse at night; in wet weather; Rheumatism of large muscles Cimicifuga 30 4 hourly

Rheumatism; worse in damp cold weather.Gout.Pain in limbs and hip joints Natrum Sulph 30 or 200, 4 hourly

Pain travels downwards affecting the large part of a limb and passes through quickly along course of nerve Kalmia Lat 30 or 200, 6 hourly

Pains worse during rest, night and warmth, better by cold, open air and movements Pulsatilla 30 or 200, 4 hourly

Pain - violent; bruised or as if sprained; cannot bear touch, feels somebody coming near him may touch him and hit the affected part Arnica Montana.200, 4 hourly

Gout of great toe and joints with swelling; soreness and drawing pain on stepping; worse in warmth, pressure and motion. Pain travels upwards; better cold compresses Ledum Pal 200, 4 hourly

Gouty nodosities of joints; tearing pain and extremities and contraction of the muscles Guaiacum 30, 4 hourly

Chronic nodosities of joints; hands twisted, out of shape due to deposits of water of soda Ammonium phos.6X or 30, 4 hourly

Gouty complaints with offensive urine Acid Benz 6X or 30, 4 hourly

When there is red sand in urine in gouty patients Lycopodium 30, 4 hourly

Severe pain with enlargement of the joints; worse during rest and when storm approaches Rhododendron 200 or 1M, 10 min (3 Doses)

Almost a specific for gout (to drain out uric acid and urates) Urtica U.Q (Mother Tincture) 4 hourly, 8 -10 drops in hot water

Arthritic deformans (chronic rheumatoid, particularly of fingers) Picric Acid 30, 4 hourly

Rheumatic pains or arthritis after checked diarrhoea Abrotanum 30 or 200, 4 hourly (6 Doses)

Specific for pain with numbness; Pain so severe patient says that he would prefer death than the pain Chamomilla 200 or 1M, 1/2 hourly (3 Doses)

Pain appear diagonally as right arm and left leg with sensation of cold, numbness and tingling Agaricus Mus.30 or 200, 4 hourly

In weak persons; burning pain with chilliness, feels better by heat, while eating, and worse in cold open air Capsicum 30 or 200, 4 hourly

Unbearable pain; rigidity and stiffness. Superiority/Inferiorty complex Platina 1M, weekly (3 Doses)

Pain flies like electric shock;due to exposurse of damp cold weather. Better by warmth and rest Phytolacca 30 or 200, 4 hourly

Rheumatic pain, worse after washing clothes, doing laundry work Sepia 30 or 200, 4 hourly

Pain in long bones; may be due to injury or rheumatism Ruta Grav 200, 6 hourly

Pain worse on slightest touch specially after loss of vital fluids like excessive bleeding, diarrhoea,vomiting China Off 6X or 30, 3 hourly

Pain in the small joints of extremities with swelling. Backache, worse in the morning before rising Staphysagria 30 or 200, 4 hourly

Pain heels; better by putting most of the weight on them Berberis Vul Q(Mother Tincture) 4 hourly, 8 - 10 drops

Stiffing pain in all parts of the body; worse by movement Stellaria Q, 4 hourly, 8-10 drops in warm water

Rheumatic pain without swelling; pain joints; worse at night Iodium 30, 4 hourly

Osteo-arthritis of large joints with degeneration. Pain, swelling, sti... and tenderness of joints;worse by motion(cracking joints) and cold ; better by warmth O.A.Nosode 1M, weekly (6 Doses)

Chronic muscular rheumatism of back and neck.Intense pain along with sciatic nerve. Numbness alternates with pain Gnaphalium 30 or 200, 4 hourly

Muscular atrophy; rigidity and stiffness Strychninum 3X or 6X, 4 hourly

Rheumatism accompained with skin ailments and itiching; cannot walk erect Sulpher 200 10 min (3 Doses)

Rheumatism of knee joint; with round worms Natrum phos.6X or 30, 4 hourly

For defective bony growth; better by warmth and worse by cold Calcarea Flour.12X or 30, 4 hourly.

Take Care and God Bless

Answer 2

Imagine for a moment your arthritis completely vanishing right now.

If, in a moment, your pain and stiffness melted away. And your joints all of a sudden functioned like a well-oiled machine.

Like a magic wand was waived, you'd be able to jump up from your chair and run around the room like a kid.

And imagine that you'd never have to suffer as much as a pinch of arthritis stiffness or pain ever again.

I know this sounds impossible right now, but bear with me, because sometimes miracles happen.

It was a gift from a woman on the other side of the world. From the kindness of her heart, she took pity on my suffering and taught me how to completely reverse my arthritis.

Today, I want to do the same for you!

Answer 3

Supplements: Does the Truth Really Matter?
Apparently Not!

Today - a brief blog entry. This is because a fact is a fact. Here are two facts.

1. All the glucosamine, chondroitin sulfate, MSM, joint pills, etc that you are taking are helping only one person- the person who owns the company that sells you this nonsense. Stop it now. Maybe one day, solid research will lead us to solutions in this important area of neutraceuticals but this is not that day.

I am sure that herbal medicine and nutrition is an untapped resource of tremendous help to all arthritis sufferers but what is on the market - all of it - is a waste of your money and a waste of shelf space on pharmacy stores. Just don't buy it. Just don't use it. Demand that good research is performed.

2. The joint viscosupplementation injections- hyaluronic acid which is marketed under multiple names (Synvisc, Hyalgan, Orthovisc, Euflexxa) does help some patients but not as many as whoever is injecting you is probably claiming.

If your arthritis is bone-on-bone then the injections are totally worthless. Some doctors effectively run "injection clinics". They should be shut down. Some give it and within 6 months do a knee replacement - this is a money making scam.

Don't get me wrong - there are clear "responders" to this treatment. There is extraordinarily important work in this area. Again - we are not at the day where the "joint grease" solution is anything close to a solution. In early arthritis there is probably a role. The real studies (ones not supported by industry) are sketchy on this. Just be careful about the doctors who inject people in a line that looks like new marine recruits getting their hair cut.

...more later

Answer 4

MSM may help but the other 2 are for osteo arthritis. MSM is an anti inflamitory so it is possible, you may also want to check into serrapeptase and collagen supplements more directed to rheumatoid arthritis.

Answer 5

As mentioned before, it is unlikely that any of these meds are really helping cure RA, if that is the significance of your question. However, all of these medications have proven, significantly through testing, to reduce symptoms such as pain and swelling. RA is an auto-immunological deficiency, not to be confused with AIDS that is acquired. What essentially is going on in your body is your innate immune system fails to clear out a problem (this is done usually within the first 72 hours, and problems/infections are cleared out via tissue resident cells like macrophages, DC's, etc.) Next your adaptive immune system, which is the creation of antibodies as both plasma cells and memory cells, to eliminate the problem and create what is called affinity maturation. RA is caused by an RA factor found in the synovial fluid within the joints. A person with RA develops antibodies against the disease, however, his/her body recognizes these antibodies as foreign. As a result, antibodies are formed against your bodies own antibodies created during an adaptive immune response. A major reason why these drugs won't help in the curing of RA is because they cannot prevent your body from its autoimmuno deficiency of creating antibodies against self.

Answer 6

I don't know match about RA but a really good friend of mine have it. He is trying now a new cellular therapy available using peptides. I think the company that is developing this treatment is called Regenerative Cellular Therapy. For more information look here: http://www.rctherapy.com

Answer 7

Hi,

I've tried it, but I found that it didn't work very well (this was before I was diagnosed with RA). When I attended an RA clinic I discovered that the joint pain with RA is due to swelling, not a reduction in joint cushioning, which is what glucosamine really helps with. I think that it's a remedy that helps with osteoarthritis.

Something that has really helped me is acupuncture, and it's helped a friend of mine who has RA as well. I also take medications to help with the symptoms. Go and see a rheumatologist, if you haven't already seen one, and they'll give you good advice as well.

Hope this helps!

Answer 8

the best thing is to get a shot now that will work!!!
there is no cure for any authritis.
remedys only ease the pain for a while and it will always return.
your body will be immune to that drug then you take another drug. and again your body will be immune to that drug. and pretty soon you will be a drug addict.
so go to your doctor and get a shot and that will be the end of it for quite a while.

Answer 9

I think that all of the above are supposed to help regenerate cartilage. In RA, inflammation is the biggest problem, so I would look more at alternative anti-inflammatories. (Omega-3's, etc.)

Answer 10

I think those alternative treatments are more for osteo arthritis.

Answer 11

All advertisements say so, but I am not convinced yet. The best thing to do is to try it. I bought some and have not seen any change yet in me.