Hi,

I have been using glucosamine products for several years and they
definitely eliminate my arthritis symptoms effectively.  

However, after about a year of taking Osteo-Biflex, I began to develop
asthma-like bronchial spasms and heart pounding that were traced back
to something in the Osteo Biflex.  I stopped taking it and the asthma
type reactions immediately stopped, but the arthritis symptoms quickly
returned.  

So.... I switched to a compound called MSM/Glucosamine which worked
extremely well for another 2 years.  Once again though, I seem to have
developed a sensitivity to something in this product, in the form of
skin eruptions (kinda like being a teenager again, with surprise
pimples here and there).  The severity of the skin eruptions went from
being slightly annoying to painful and extremely unpleasant, so... I
stopped taking this version of Glucosamine and the skin problems
immediately cleared up.  Once again the arthritis symptoms returned
within a week of stopping.

I am now in search of some other form of Glucosamine that I can
tolerate without major reactions.  Does anyone have any suggestions?
As far as I know I am not allergic to shellfish (I love lobster, crab,
shrimp and most seafood) so I am uncertain what these past two
instances have been a reaction to.   Could be something in the binder
they mix it all up with, or in the past case, it might be the sulpha
compound in the MSM.  

Any suggestions?

Thanks,

Ender

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