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Do OTC joint supplements work to reduce pain from inflamation?
Bones, Joints & Muscles | Last Active: Sep 19, 2023 | Replies (31)Comment receiving replies
@misscvj Welcome to Mayo Connect - we are a community of patients and caregivers that share our journeys and strive to help one another along the way.
It seems those trips up and down the ladder should not have caused the level of pain you describe, so I am guessing there are some underlying conditions going on here? There are some supplements that can help, but of course the most common would be the NSAIDs like Ibuprofen or a pain reliever like Tylenol - I am guessing they aren't helping?
Can you tell us a little more about yourself?
Sue
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68 years old. I'm talking serious pain! Sharp pain in both hips, and my hip joints collapse out from under me when untreated. Tylenol 3, no help, Etodolac, no help. NSAIDS help SOME with pain but I've now been suffering from this since since mid-April. Without the pain pills I cannot walk without serious pain. I need something to calm the inflamation in my joints but no doctor will prescribe steroids. I'm also diabetic, and not supposed to take NSAIDS as they raise my blood sugar to the mid-200s. I know steriods, such as Prednisone will do the same, however 10 or so days of high blood sugar on Prednisone would seem to highly preferable to 4 months of NSAIDS.