What Are You Old Coots Taking For Arthritis?

I can’t tell you what to step up to for pain relief, but I take turmeric curcumin twice a day to minimize inflammation in my hip/knee. It seems to help a little. Less inflammation equals less pain in the first place. I also think I get less inflammation when I eat better. YMMV.

 

2 aspirin and 2 ibuprofen.

 

I learned from my grandma. A good dose of sunshine in the morning.

 

Well, since I had to go to physical therapy last year the first thing they did was put my hands in dry heat. It was a heated dryer type of oven with shredded corn husks blowing against my hands. It works. So, heat helps.

 

Ibuprofen seems best for me .

 

Drastically reducing sugar intake reduces inflammation.

 

I have arthritis in both knees and post surgery carpal tunnel and tendonitis in both arms I have use Ibuprofen for 20 years

 

Celebrex for my osteo arthritis and Stelara for my psoriatic arthritis. Getting old is a real hoot.

 

Ibuprofen for pain. For RA I'm taking Sulfasalazine.... mostly to avoid further damage.
Worst pain in laying in bed in the am. Go figure.
I'm a warm bath addict. i read a book in there damn near every evening.

 

Look into taking fish oil supplements.

Specifically Fish oil with high amounts of Eicosapentaenoic Acid, (EPA)

EPA is a natural anti-inflammatory but you have to take large amounts daily.

I take 3600 mg a day.
1200 mg 3 times a day at each meal, and could stand to take more.
As it is, this amount keeps me "oiled up" well enough.
If I don't take it, I get a lot of arthritic pain and stiffness.
Joints, esp fingers, get swollen and sore.

It's ok if the fish oil you find also has DHA.

 

If you find something, let me know. Like you I have been taking Naproxen. I have some stronger stuff but only take on really bad days. Don't want to take anything stronger unless absolutely needed, and not daily.

A guy that worked with my wife had it really bad. Last I knew he ate hydrocodone like candy, and worked 2 jobs. heck we often wondered how he functioned.

Good Luck.

Peace,
jim

 

Exercise. Sunshine. Celecoxib 200mg in AM. Meloxicam 15mg the night before repetitious or particularly strenuous activities (I rarely take this, usually just gut it out). Glucosamine Chondroitin supplement AM and PM.

 

CBD oil.

 

This.

 

I take this from time to time when I have pain and inflammation in my hip. It was damaged in a car accident about 10 years ago. Other than that, I'm doing OK so far as arthritic issues go.

 

Sex'n'drugs'n'rock'n'roll.

 

I took two fish oil capsules/day for my damaged knee for years, and it worked very, very well. Excellent recommendation, and I second it, but when arthritis progresses past a certain point it doesn't do the job. I think if naproxen is failing, he's probably beyond that point.

 

Off label use of prednisone worked wonders until it made my cataracts worse. 15mg Meloxicam at night is all my stomach can tolerate. I can’t tell if glucosamine and chondrites does anything. Rubbing Voltaren gel into my left hand 30 minutes before I start playing let’s me play an hour before I have to stop. I’m trying one thing at a time now. 4 week’s later, a gluten free diet helps a little. I’ve added turmeric. I read that black pepper increases its bioavailability. This is like my battle with tinnitus. It took a while to find a combination of organic ginkgo biloba and Ubiquinol QH that provides consistent relief. Getting old sucks but not getting old sucks worse.