One thing we all have to remember whether talking meds, diet, supplements, etc, is that all of our bodies are different. I had a Rx for Vicodin for the hip break. Everyone kept telling me how they got high on the stuff. Huh? I only got groggy and was sleeping much of the day and none of the night. AND it wasn't helping the pain much at all. Of course, it turns out the pain reliever is Tylenol, which never has worked for me. And give me a glass of wine over the other any day. But, that's me. I talked to my surgeon, who said pretty much my philosophy, every bod different, and asked what works for me. Ibuprofen, and gave me a Rx for the stronger stuff. It works much better. I've been an insomniac for all of my life, and didn't need something interfering with what are already iffy sleep cycles.
My husband's doctor recommended trying glucosimne for something (I think it was hip pain connected to osteo-arthritis). He took it for awhile, the pain went away, and he went off it. He's a borderline diabetic (controlled by diet) and didn't notice any difference, but then he doesn't take blood sugar levels any more.
Right now I'm being religious about taking calcium and glucosomine supplements, at least until my hip heals. Can't say they make any difference, but also can't say they could hurt either.
