Joint Care

I am a 16 year old girl who was diagnosed with a severe vitamin D deficiency last year followed by hypermobility syndrome. For the last few days, I was having pain and a grinding sensation in my right jaw, when I consulted a doctor he said that it was because my collagen is not as strong as it was before and recommended me cartigen plus and gave me a tooth mask made of plastic . After a few days, I have noticed that I am getting the same grinding sensation in my articular capsules ( upper vertebraes of spine). I am very scared because it is spine related. Is cartigen plus going to take care of this or should I be concerned?

I am suffering from De Quervain's tendinosis of left thumb joint area. Is this tablet tendi care suitable for this? ## Hello, Priya! How are you? What has your doctor advised you to take? Tendocare is just listed by the FDA as a supplement that contains collagen, chondroitin and a few other ingredients. It isn't listed as having any known side effects, but also isn't proven to actually help with anything. ## Please confirm whether this medicine is equivalent to Tendonex 4D? If so, what is the price of it?

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Im currently receiving IV chemo every 5-7 weeks to slow down progression of MS as I'm allergic to all interferons etc, I'm in tremendous pain constantly but don't want read mission to hospital it aggravates me and worsens me, please help. I'm 46, so the maxilla is trying to delay the surgery for my jaw, I take nerontin 2100mg per day and 15mg panafcort and 20mg nexiam, live off about 3 to 6 grandpas per day ## Hi Jacquie, Sorry to hear about the tremendous amount pain you've been dealing with. However, based on on your description and the sensitive nature of those conditions, it sounds like your best bet would be to discuss other potential treatment options with your doctor. Reason being is that only your health care provider can legally make those kinds of decisions...

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tab let oval shape yellow glucosamine sulphate pottassium chloridemsm diacerein tablets ## Osteocerin is a joint care supplement containing Glucosamine, Diacerin and MSM. ## I am using this medicine for the last 6 days for my knee problem after consulting a doctor. Now my urine color becomes reddish. Is there any problem with this change? Please let me know. ## the reddish color of urine is but natural in a varied no of cases, needless to say, it is a drug relatiom ## This is the3rd month since I have been taking osteocerin tablets for my knee pain.For the lasst 15 days my urine colour becomes blood red only after taking the tablets for about one hr. I am worried about this.Please help. ## I have been taking osteocerin tablet daily after lunch for the last 10 days and now am feeling sym...

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been on harvoni for 7 weeks side effects not to bad, got to keep a full stomach n that usually takes care of the nausea and all of my joints are feeling a lot better, feel like the tin man in wizard of oz when the girl oiled the tin mans joints, moving around more easily. seem to cope with problems a little better n have more energy, hope its not short lived ## Hello, Joe! How are you doing? I'm glad this medication is working well for you. Many people have reported good results with it and positive outcomes, so lets hope the same holds true for you. The FDA lists other possible side effects as including nausea, dizziness and headache. Is there anything else I can help with? ## i am on my 9th wk on harvoni n i was only 5wks on my last reply n now im on the 9th wk so i was wondering ...

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Hi- I am moving and my primary care Dr. has ben treating me for an umbrella of issues...mostly fibro, intense flare ups, etc. I honestly cannot move my joints to walk or drive...3 years ago, I had such an intense reaction to giving birth that I was put on the fentynal patch 75 every two days as my body metabolizes medication very quickly. When I started to feel better- I asked to be taken off of it as I did not want to be on such heavy medication...I do not want my body full of this crap- but I also HAVE to function. I have numbness and pain in both hands. My joints in feet and hands are starting to look disfigured. BUT NEED HELP PLEASE....my Dr has to refer me out b/c of the new FDA regulations- I was as of two months ago on 30mg of ms contin 3x day, 20 mg of oxycodone 3-4 times per da...

Hello, I have been managing joint and joint replacement pain for years with Norco 10/325 on an as-needed basis. We are using the 10 mg because it as a smaller ratio of Tylenol than the 5/325. I have been careful to use it only as needed because I fear addiction. Recently I painfully injured my hip and needed to use pain killers more often. My doctor switched me to Percocet, which did little for the pain and gave me a huge headache. I thought maybe the headache was a fluke or had to do with switching from Norco, so I spent a 3 day weekend in a chair without any pain meds and then tried the Percocet again, but the results were the same - headache and little pain reduction. So I went back to the Norco, using it more often and in a slightly higher dose. My biggest fear became reality - I de...

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I have been very ill for 12 yrs with fibro, osteo, and dengenerative neck joint disease, and have been treated very little for over 6 yrs by VA Dr.'s, then got my disability, medicare, and medicaid, and found a little better care with Family Dr., I then found a Pain Clinic , and received a little better care, but they still leave me in pain. I have tried what they asked me to do, and have still been left in pain. I don't know what to do? I am tired of hurting, and need a more aggressive doctor to help me. They don't believe in giving us much medicine, and told me that opiate meds don't help us fibro patients?? I don't believe this, but I also have arthritis, and possible RA. I have dengerative neck joint illness, and Osteo for sure. I was hit by a drunk driver going ...

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I am 25, 120lbs 5'6". healthy. and told I have fibromyalgia. I am looking for a doctor that will understand that my joint pain keeps me from living a normal life. anyone know of a doctor that cares about us? and wont tell me to eat healthy and exercise. bc that's a bs answer for me anymore. ## Hello, Katie! How are you feeling? Sorry that you're so miserable, especially at such a young age. Do you currently have a PCP that you see regularly? If so, then having them refer you to a specialist will most likely be the best way to find the help you need. New regulations were put in place this year restricting what general practitioners and surgeons can prescribe for pain, how long they can prescribe it, how much they can prescribe and why they can prescribe it, with only a fe...

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any adverse side effects or benefits ## Well, the FDA has recognzed it as being beneficial is topic skin care products and some injections for wrinkles, such as in Restylane. Otherwise, I am not seeing a whole lot on adverse effects, but there is a page of information here: ## There are many HA products on the market that claim benefits to joints in humans. However most of them are defective because they contain snippets (low molecular weight segments) of the complex natural hyaluronic acid molecular structure. It has been shown in some careful studies that effective joint support requires HA molecular weight greater than one million Daltons. Taking a tablet or capsule through the human digestive system allows digestive enzymes to reduce even moderate sized HA molecules to thousands of ...

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I am suffering from osteoporisis and i have been recommened Kondro Acute tablets. Actually i wanted to know if it is safe for Kidney as my right kidney is not functioning, only my left kidney is funtioning so i have to be very careful in taking medicines. Please let me know at the earliest. ## Kondro Acute contains Glucosamine and Diacerein, this combines a supplement claimed to help joint mobility with an interleukin-1 inhibitor. So, the main concern here is the Diacerein, since it is the actual drug component. From what I have found, when someone has lowered kidney function, the dosage of this medication must be adjusted accordingly. Lowered renal function can cause 50% more of this medication to be absorbed by the body than normal, which could result in overdose. Was this prescribed ...

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Help and advice what has helped others. Support, so I'm not all alone. Hope that things will be better. And strength ## Hello, Faith! How are you doing? Is your doctor aware that you're stopping this medication? Please be careful, especially if you're going cold turkey, there can be a slight risk of seizures from the withdrawal, especially if you were on a very high dosage. You may also experience nausea, RLS, joint pain, diarrhea and insomnia. ## Ty, too sick to trxt right now, sorry ## Are you ok? Figure it out or still sick?? :(

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I have had PE and am factor V Leiden. I used xarelto for six months but it made me suffer anxiety and breathlessness and depression, stiffness in joints. I swapped to eloquis and found the side effects are not so extreme but still there... Memory problems, joint pain , slight headaches and tiredness. Warfarin is sounding good ! Have heard about a herbal product called nattokinase that should be researched by drug companies. Sounds like a winner. Natural and no side effects. As I am 61 I would like to use something that I can use and stay healthy on! ## Hello, Caren! How are you doing? I'm very sorry about the problems you've had. However, all medications carry the risk of causing side effects, even natural herbal products. The difference is that since they've not been studie...

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white oblong pill with dan on one side and 5382 on the other ## This is a generic medication. It is 750mg of methcarbamol, (sp?), or brand name Robaxin. It is an anti-inflammatory, non-narcotic pain reliever. It is used often times for mild to moderate joint pain, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis. It can be very effective for this kind of pain if your stomach is able to tolerate it. Many experience quite a bit of nausea, vomiting, shaking and dizziness; however, that can be taken care of by eating with the medication or taking phenergan, compazine or some other type of anti-nausau medication. ## Methocarbomol is a muscle relaxant. METHOCARBAMOL (Robaxin(R)) is a muscle relaxant. It helps to relieve pain and stiffness in muscles and can treat muscle spasms. Methocarbamol Info Click H...

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it is an oblong oval shape, about as close to the standard pill form you can get. the top and bottom are slighty rounded and the sides are straight. the only imprint it has is a 315 on it, back side is blank. ## Physician's Total Care lists this tablet as being a Vytorin tablet, it contains the active ingredients ezetimibe, and simvastatin. It is most commonly used to lower cholesterol. NDC code: 54868-5259 The FDA lists its typical side effects as possibly including nausea, headache, and joint/muscle aches. Is there anything else I can help with?

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I've been on Enbrel for a number of months now and have found it useful but my joint pain is getting worse and returning to levels of pain I had before using it. I am on 50ml autoinjection 1x weekly and was wondering if others have had the same problem and if they increased their injections to 2x weekly or not? ## Hello Cas, It could possibly be that your condition is worsening or that you are simply forming a tolerance to the medication. This sort of thing is hard enough for medical professionals to properly diagnose and far harder for those of us on the internet who wish to help you, I suggest that you schedule a visit with your primary care doctor and discuss this matter with them as they will be best equipped to help you manage the situation properly. Best of luck. ## Thank you ...

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I am diabetic patient 64 yrs old and have slipdisk problem, back pain which i under went operation in 2001. My major problem now is numbness now on my toes .i took mecobalamin 500mcg for 6 month now but no changes in condition. Can i still continue taking mecobalamin 500mcg ? And now i am thinking to add glucosamine hci 1500mg and chondroitin sulfate 1200 mg under lable flexijoint joint care powder. Please advice.thank you ## These are just nutritional supplements, so there should no be any problem taking them. But the NIH warns that they may cause nausea, and diarrhea, due to their potency. Is there anything else I can help with? Are you on any other medications?

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I need surgery for skin cancer. I have been taking Xarelto since March for Afib. I have waited over a week for my primary care doc to answer this question. Can I stop or do I have to be weaned off? ## Hello, Sandy! How are you? I'm very sorry about the skin cancer and hope that all turns out well. Usually, they have you stop taking it a few days, before surgery, but how long can depend on how complicated and in-depth your surgery will be. Thus, it would actually behoove you to ask your surgeon, they should be able to advise you on the matter. Xarelto is used to help prevent clotting and may cause side effects, such as nausea, dizziness, headache, joint aches, increased risk of bleeding and easy bruising. ## I was taking xarelto for nearly 6 mths. I am factor V Leiden and have had 2 ...

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Has anyone been on tramadol and then started on cymbalta too? I take 150 mg tramadol for a frozen shoulder am have been off Vicodin for a year due to its addictive properties. My Dr. added cymbalta due to increasing joint pain and ongoing depression with horrible morning depression. Just stopped taking 20 mg Lexapro. What have people noticed about combing these 2 meds? I want to function better but not develop serotonin syndrome. ## Hello, Mayvar! How are you? What dosage did he prescribe of the Cymbalta? That's the important factor regarding serotonin syndrome. Your dose needs to be carefully adjusted and your doctor should be monitoring you regularly so any symptoms can be caught early. ## It was the lowest dose of cymbalta, and I take 150 mg go tramadol. I took them both for two ...

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small, white, oblong,pill with the numbers312 ## White oblong pill reading L312 on one side, blank on the other. What is this? ## A tablet with just the marking 312 is listed by Physicians Total Care as being a 10/20mg Vytorin tablet, which is most commonly used to treat high cholesterol. NDC code: 54868-5187 Inactive ingredients may contain: butylated hydroxyanisole citric acid monohydrate croscarmellose sodium hypromelloses lactose monohydrate magnesium stearate propyl gallate microcrystalline cellulose But they may vary, depending on manufacturing facility. The FDA lists the typical side effects as possibly including dizziness, headache, nausea, and joint/muscle aches. Is there anything else I can help with?

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