Kirkland Signature Glucosamine HCI 1500mg Chondroitin Sulfate 1200mg 220 Tablets/New Increased Count

First let me tell you that I've only been taking this product for about 3 weeks now and the reason for my interest in this product is because I cashier and stand on my feet majority of the day. Before I started taking these, I had a lot of uncomfortable joint pain in my ankles and knees. After 3 weeks I'm able to get out of bed without feeling like a old car having to warm up before it moves. A helpful hint for taking these type of pills after doing extensive research is to not just take 2 pills at the same time, but spread them out over the day. The goal is to keep the Glucosamine active over the course of the day. It will have a better effect on keeping your joint lubricated. Instead of it just hitting your body all at once.Now for the Pros & ConsPros: Seems to work fairly quickly upon taking them. Should continue to improve over longer usage.No Side EffectsGreat Price for the amount of pillsGreat reviewsCons: Pills are sort of big, but not enormous. Very doable.Need to take 2 in order to get the 1500 dosageI would definitely recommend this product to someone looking to add lubrication and improve on their joint pain.

I've been buying this product for my mother. A few years (2006) ago she had an accident and ended up with less than half a meniscus ( in each leg ). after the accident she used to suffer from constant pain and her legs were usually swollen. Worse thing was that after treatments, injections and 4 operations (2 in each knee) things remained the same, she is an architect and not being able to walk is really inconvenient in that line of work. That is until a friend of my mom told her about glucosamine... we tried a few different products and they barely work and then surfing the web I ran into this product, so I decided to buy it and see if it work... after all it was cheaper than any other here (I live in Colombia), and guess what.. IT DID WORK! results started showing up fast... no more swollen legs, no more pain and she could also walk normally... I'll admit she isn't jumping around but she can walk, move around and bent her knees with no problem at all.Its been a year since she started using it and she takes 1 tablet a day along with well balanced food ( proteins and carbohydrates ).I really recommend this product. It has been improving my mom's quality of life and I'll keep buying it as long as it works!

From a Veterinary Perspective: Glucosamine Chondroitin is one of the most commonly used neutraceuticals for human osteoarthritis and canine osteoarthritis in the world. The problem is that medical research has yet to clinically prove the effectiveness of the dietary supplements in the treatment of osteoarthritis. That is not to say that it does't have a real positive impact for some people, or in my case for dogs. As I read the other reviews of successes in people, I can say that I too have had similar successes in dogs. As a result, I always try it on my patients and if after 30+ days I haven't seen any positive effect, knowing that some of them will not respond, then we move on to more aggressive medical management. But for those that it does work, I find the Kirkland brand to be well respected, inexpensive, and a very easy to use product. I should know; I've used it on my own dog for the past 19 months and I'm pleased with her response and willingness to eat the tables when just tossed in her food.*before using this product with your pet, seek the advice of your regular veterinarian for dosage information and the appropriateness of its usage.

(See my UPDATE at the end)I've been hearing about this product for years and never thought it had anything to do with me. But I've been suffering from terrible lower back pain for the last couple of years. Sometimes I throw my back out and can hardly walk - for days. In between those times, my back can get really stiff. When I get up in the mornings I can barely move until I lean against the wall and twist around slowly for a few seconds to loosen things up. And during the days I have to be really careful not to get into a position that will throw it out. Sometimes I'll turn and suddenly I'll feel a bad pain and I've learned I have to stop moving immediately at that point - and slowly turn back and work it out before I can move freely again.But that's not what I went to the doctor about a month and a half ago. I went to the doctor for the crick in my knee. When I bend my right knee it actually makes a noise! That couldn't be good I thought, better go to the doctor about that. I figured there was no point in mentioning my back - what could they do anyway?So he suggested I take Chondroitin with Glucosamine. I asked him how I would know if it was working and he said the sound will go away in your knee. But it'll take 2-3 months to begin to work, he said.Well, after about a month and a half there's still the sound in my knee, but about a week and a half ago I got out of bed one day and was pretty shocked when suddenly I realized I had no pain or stiffness in my back!!!I thought it couldn't be true and eagerly waited until the next morning to see if it would happen again. I mean, to see if -nothing- would happen again. And it did! Or it didn't - whichever way you wanna look at it. There was no pain or stiffness the second day. Now a week and a half later - still - nothing. No pain or stiffness when I get up. And the frequency and severity of the pain during the day has gone away about 90%!I'm so excited - I had no idea this would do anything for my back! But apparently it has. When he told me to take this I scoffed. I said I hear that advertised on the radio all the time - it can't be any good. I took it reluctantly but promised him I'd take it for at least a month and just see. Well, now I've seen! And I couldn't be happier.Now that I've gone almost two weeks with little to no back pain I'm realizing how bad it really was. It had happened so gradually and over such a long period of time (3-4 years) that I didn't realize how bad it had gotten, I had gotten so used to it. I had totally forgotten that it's not normal to not be able to move at all when you first get up! It's amazing what our minds can adjust to, and forget.If the pain comes back, or the crick in the knee goes away, I'll post an update.UPDATE 4/16/2012: I'm happy to report that the back pain hasn't returned. I would say it's 99.99% better! I would give it 100% but a few days ago I had a little incident with my back (very minor) lasting about a minute where I felt that old pain when I twisted the wrong way. But I was able to straighten it out and it hasn't recurred since.So, for the last two months I've only had one incident. I used to have several each day. So that's about as close to 100% better as you can get.As for the crick in the knee - it's still there. Still makes a sound. But it has never caused any pain and still doesn't so I'm okay with it. I want to say the sound is a little less loud than it used to be but that could just be my imagination. My rule was to only report if the sound went away completely. That way there could be no mistake.By the way, when the doctor first told me to use this he told me to take 3 a day - 6 hours apart. He said the point was to keep it steadily in your bloodstream all day long. So taking 3 a day all at once won't help. Spread it out throughout the day and it'll work much better.