Chrondroitin use

Does anyone take Chrondroitin while taking Warfarin?

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Hi nana

by IAN MC - 2014-03-14 01:03:49

Everything I've read suggests that you shouldn't take chondroitin with warfarin because it increases the blood thinning which means you may get bruising, and worse still bleeds.

I know that chondroitin , in combination with glucosamine, was very popular for joint conditions and arthritis but my recollection is that ,a few years ago, there were fairly big studies done which concluded that the chondroitin/ glucosamine combination has no beneficial effects whatsoever and were no better than placebo.

I wouldn't bother taking it myself but you possibly think it has helped you . On balance I would definitely not take something , which is of dubious value, and increases your chances of having a bleed.

Ian

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