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Does anyone take anything for joint pain?


I have a serious family history of arthritis, and though I don't have it severely, I do have joint pain at least in the mornings when I first wake up, and depending on air pressure and whatever. Before we conceived, I was taking a glucosamine/chondroitant supplement, but I'm not sure if it's safe or not (first OB appt isn't for another week), so I'm not taking it. Does anyone else have this problem, and if so what do you do about it?

Posted: 04/25/2010 by tjhiggins5n

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The only safe medication I can recommend for pain is Tylenol. I am so sorry you have to go through this and MAYBE there is something you can take during pregnancy that is safe for your baby and more effective than Tylenol.
posted 04/25/2010 by Mommy2LilPunkers
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Thank you ladies for sharing this. It is a little frustrating that there aren't more studies that show whether it's safe, because Glucosamine is SO helpful to me. It's been killing me to have to stop taking it while TTC and to think of having to go without it completely if I were to get pregnant is a little scary, as I imagine my joint and back pain would be even worse!
posted 12/27/2012 by a BabyCenter Member
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Actually I looked online and found a very helpful website that has 10 things you should know about glucosamine. One of the things was that glucosamine is a natural occuring substance in our cartlidge, but the pill is made from mostly crab, lobster, etc shell, so if you have allergies to shellfish you can't take it. Plus it's recommended during pregnancy that you don't eat shellfish. Also it said it may cause bleeding in some people, and it may have an effect on blood sugar. Plus #10 was that they do not recommend taking it during pregnancy because there has not been studies done. So all in all, I think it's safest not to take it!
posted 11/02/2011 by Kailyns_mommy09
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I just asked the nurse about taking glucosamine because I'm having some joint pain as well as arthritis in my lower back from previous work injuries, and she said it would be fine to take. That she has never heard of it having an ill effect on anyone. I'm still of course going to look into it a little more and talk with my ob beforehand, but just thought I would share this.
posted 11/02/2011 by a BabyCenter Member
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