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Reviewer: Soapy, 75 or over Female on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Consumer)
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Didn't seem to help
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Reviewer: 65-74 on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Consumer)
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did nothing
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Reviewer: Deb, 45-54 Female on Treatment for 10 years or more (Consumer)
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I began using different combinations of Glucosamine (with and without Chondroitin/MSM, shellfish versus shellfish-free) for at least the last 20 years. I first began taking it sporadically due to cartilage breakdown in my knee and had great pain relief in my early 20's. I now have osteoarthritis in my knee and ankle and would never even consider letting myself run out. I would recommend t
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Reviewer: spicy, 65-74 Male on Treatment for 5 to less than 10 years (Consumer)
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I have hip pain. The GS definitely has helped.Stopped taking - hip discomfort slowly returned. HCl version did not help. Chondroitin added appeared to increase blood pressure. Use pure glucosamine sulfate
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Reviewer: BarbB, 55-64 Female on Treatment for 5 to less than 10 years (Consumer)
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It has relieved quite a bit, but not all, of the pain I was having with hip and back arthritis
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