Arthritis
 GLUCOSAMINE/CHONDROITIN
  • A LONG TERM TREATMENT OPTION TO HELP REPLACE FLUID AND CARTILAGE IN JOINTS
  • TAKES A LONG TIME TO TAKE EFFECT-MUST TAKE AT LEAST 6 WEEKS TO TELL A DIFFERENCE IN SYMPTOMS
  • DO NOT TAKE IF YOU ARE ALLERGIC TO SHELLFISH
  • MAY DECREASE RELIANCE ON PAIN MEDICATIONS AND RELIEVE STIFFNESS
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ALEVE
  • RELIEVES PAIN AND SWELLING
  • LONG ACTING SO IT CAN LAST UP TO 12 HOURS WITH 1 DOSE
  • CAN INCREASE BLOOD PRESSURE AND CAUSE ULCERS WITH LONG TERM USE
  • DON'T USE IF YOU HAVE KIDNEY DISEASE
  • AVAILABLE IN GENERIC
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TYLENOL
  • RELIEVES PAIN AND IS RECOMMENDED OVER OTHER MEDICATIONS IN MOST OF THE NEW TREATMENT GUIDELINES
  • DOESN'T HAVE EFFECT ON SWELLING IN JOINTS
  • AVAILABLE IN REGULAR STRENGTH, EXTRA STRENGTH, AND ARTHRITIS STRENGTH
  • KEEP THE DOSE BELOW 4000 MG PER DAY (LESS THAN 12 REGULAR STRENGTH, 8 MAXIMUM STRENGTH, OR 6 ARTHRITIS STRENGTH)
  • DOSES HIGHER THAN 4000 MG PER DAY CAN CAUSE LIVER DAMAGE
  • KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON OTHER MEDICATIONS THAT CONTAIN TYLENOL (ACETAMINOPHEN) LIKE COLD AND FLU MEDICATIONS, MIGRAINE MEDICATIONS, AND PRESCRIPTION PAIN MEDICATIONS
  • NO EFFECT ON BLOOD PRESSURE AND DOESN'T CAUSE ULCERS
  • AVAILABLE IN GENERICS
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