Joint Pain Relief - What Doesn't Kill You Only Makes You Stronger

OK, so I admit the title of this article is a little off but I wanted to give you some information on joint pain relief and my experience with a few of the natural ingredients that are normally used in joint supplements.

My particular problem was with finger joint pain. I first went to the chiropractor who didn't really think it was a joint problem, or a bone problem because I didn't have any noticeable inflammation. But he sent me to the hand specialist anyway.

The hand specialist also couldn't find anything wrong after doing a few tests, so he sent me to the arthritis specialist (even though he had done arthritis test and found nothing). But I wanted my pain diagnosed and treated so off I went to another doctor - who, of course, did a few more of the same tests and found nothing.

Since he didn't have anything to work with, he sent me home with a prescription for an over the counter chondroitin sulfate joint pain reliever. I bought some from the local drug store and took it until it was gone. It was helping a little. But then I found a glucosamine mixed with chondroitin sulfate at Costco which was much cheaper so I bought a large bottle of that.

It seemed to be working, but then my whole body started to ache. I assumed that my undiagnosed joint problem was really something else and that I was surely dying! I ached all over and could barely move some mornings. But since I had already been to three doctors, I didn't want to start that process over again, so I just stopped taking everything!

Well, almost everything. I did start taking some Omega 3 fish oil tablets since I heard those were good for joint pain. After a few days, my body got better! Unfortunately, my fingers still hurt but at least my entire body didn't hurt anymore.

And that's when I learned an important lesson. What doesn't kill you only makes you stronger. I stayed on the fish oil and went back to just the chondroitin sulfate and I am happy to report that now my fingers have no pain. So don't just try one thing and give up. Each person responds differently to different substances and you will need to find something your body will accept without having it go into a different area of the body.