Age 63. Currently zero, but just started taking a joint supplement (in liquid form) about a month ago hoping it will help my knee. Any testimonials for joint stuff out there ?
I currently take 15 pills a day and was wondering how I compare with others.
Prof12
Zero and I turn 62 in a few days. Good living I guess. I do eat an apple a day, lots of salads and vegetables and walk 3 miles every day and sometimes a 10-14 mile bike ride.
Yikes. I used to feel grumpy about a daily antihistamine.I currently take 15 pills a day and was wondering how I compare with others.
He ended up grabbing the wheel of his own hearse, didn't he?"Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming "Wow! What a Ride!"
-- Hunter S. Thompson
Yes-- if you're a horse or a dog. Unfortunately their documented results have yet to be achieved in any credible research on humans.Age 63. Currently zero, but just started taking a joint supplement (in liquid form) about a month ago hoping it will help my knee. Any testimonials for joint stuff out there ?
Had an ACL repair (not reconstruction) in 1980 that has always bothered me, but I have put up with it. Had another incident skiing (had to ski down on one leg) and decided to have it "scoped" about a year ago. Doc found and removed three meniscus tears and also removed a "loose body". All in all, the knee is at about 50% and doesn't hurt very much when not being stressed. Have started taking supplements (glucosamine and chondroitin) hoping for some improvement.What do you mean by "joint stuff" ? Arthritis ? Knee replacement ? Torn ligament ? Etc.
I am an RN working at a hospital (inpatient med/surg). Most of the patients we see are 65-85 years old. It is not uncommon to see patients who are admitted with and discharged with 15-20 prescription medications.
Here's an interesting article on polypharmacy. (The comments by pharmacists are interesting too.)
Multiple medications: Growing "polypharmacy" problem - CBS News
OK, I'm nearly 65 and I know my health isn't as great as when I was a young man. I never took medicine and I never went to the doctor--but about 50 I hit a brick wall!!!!! Today I suffer from high blood pressure and type 2 diabetes as well as a host of other ailments. It seems every time I go to the doctor, which is now very frequently, I get a new pill or an upping of the dosage.
I currently take 15 pills a day and was wondering how I compare with others.
Prof12