DONA Crystalline Glucosamine Sulfate, Packets - 30 ea

I suffered nearly crippling pain in one knee when standing or walking, which lasted more than six months. Nothing helped the pain more than transiently--not stretching, not isometric exercises, not balance practice. Heat pads did no good, nor did ice packs. Spending long times with the leg straight and elevated made no difference, nor did careful avoidance of walking on hills. I tried braces (with hinges) and sleeves to compress the knee, with no effect at all. Then I stopped all those other things, and tried Dona crystalline glucosamine sulfate (and nothing else). Within a single week, the knee had first signs of improvement. By four weeks, I could feel definite improvement. Now, after eight weeks, the knee is substantially recovered to normal, and I can walk and move without pain in the knee. It's great to be free of the knee pain, and also great not to have to waste time fiddling with all the heat pads, exercises, stretching, elevation, and all the rest of the failed interventions. It's certainly worth trying this product, all by itself, to see if it works. (Clinical studies indicate eight weeks as a typical time to maximum improvement, so don't get impatient and confuse your experiment by adding other interventions.)

I have post-traumatic arthritis in my right knee due to an earlier injury and this product has been a godsend!I have been taking Dona now for over 6 years and I don't miss a day! Before Dona I was suffering from painful stiffness and unbearable pain. At the time, I was being prescribed Darvocet and Flexeril neither helped enough. My doctor told me that my knee was going to continue to get worse unless I took action and he suggested I take Dona. And I haven't looked back since.I was impressed that it is a prescription medicine in Europe and is made by Rotta a pharmaceutical company.I also like that it is natural.It takes about 3 months for your joint stiffness to improve but you will benefit from the anti-inflammatory properties right away. The longer you take it the better you will feel. In clinical trials, it was shown you would regrow cartliage. After 3 years on Dona, I felt amazingly better. I can and could climb stairs with ease again, stand and sit with knee bent.I haven't taken any prescription meds for pain in over 5 years! This is a life changing product and I highly recommend it!

I'm an RN who attended a medical conference a few months ago for physicians who practice Internal Medicine. I was introduced to this product by the DONA rep at that meeting. That rep showed us copies of studies from the British medical publication, The Lancet, which documented the benefits of Glucosamine Chondroitin. He stated that the DONA brand was the brand of GC which was studied in the Lancet. I had tried other GC without success for arthritis symptoms. Because the rep was so convincing that the product was helpful, I came home and ordered DONA on Amazon. I have found that after several weeks of use of DONA, the arthritis symptoms have indeed diminished. I purchased both the crystals and the capsules and believe the crystals are more helpful for me, with the added benefit of only taking the product once per day rather than two of the pills. In addition, I use occasional Traumeel tabs and cream, which also help with the pain of arthritis flare ups. With the pain diminished, I have not felt the need to take NSAIDS for many weeks.

I have tried Glucosimine HCL Chondroitin product for 6 months with no effect whatsoever . I am in my 5th month with DONA and the knees are feeling better. I am a 60 something tennis player and my recovery time is better and my limping for a couple days after tennis are gone. There is some next day pain after playing, but I ice after playing , as before , but now the next day is noticeable better than before. I read that many people state that after 12 months the changes are tremendous , so I will definately do it for at least 12 months and hope thng sgradually progress to tremendous. Hope is what we aging athletes all hang onto.

An orthopedic surgeon told me that Dona Glucosamine is the only glucosamine that he recommends. He had researched available brands before putting his wife on it. He also called it "the one pure theraputic glucosamine" and was not surprised that the drugstore brands hadn't helped my knee pain. This was years ago, and I started on daily Dona posthaste. It relieved my symptoms on the time schedule written on the package: noticeable improvement in two weeks, full effect in 12. Am fully active with thoughts of knee replacements for my osteoarthritis long in the past.

DONA Crystalline Glucosamine Sulfate, Packets - 30 eaBrand: WynnPharm3.9 out of 5 stars 50 ratings$19.99 ($0.67 / Count)Brand WynnPharmItem Form PowderUnit Count 30 CountItem Dimensions LxWxH 5 x 2.5 x 3.5 inchesI am disappointed at the product, I expected to be in POWDER form, but when I opened the box, it was in pill form. The picture and name of the product are two different things!

I've been using for a month, and my chronic knee pain has subsided significantly. Ironically, i am a physical therapist and a patient told me about it. I told her I would give it a try and I have been pleasantly surprised. I just ordered another box. Good stuff.

I have a friend that injured her knee and her GP recommended she use it. She swears her recovery is due to it. I injured my knee about 6 weeks ago and purchased this to help with my recovery. I really haven't noticed it speeding my recovery, or making my knee feel any better. Rehab and anti-inflammatories seemed to have helped more.