Reparagen: Anybody have any positive or negative experiences with this supplement?

Hello,

My name is Dean and I have had moderate pain in my left knee since
September 2006. 10 years ago I had knee surgery to repair a torn ACL
and meniscus. I have worked on my feet for the last five or six years
and it started to catch up with me a few months ago. The doctor who
did the ACL repair has diagnosed me with OA and since my initial pain
I have taken all the supplements related to reducing pain and reparing
cartilage; glucosamine, msm, chrondroitin, devil's claw, etc. I did a
ton or research on meniscal tears, ACI implantation etc. in hopes of
figuring out where this condition was headed and came across
Reparagen, a supplement that is purported to turn on genes in your
body that help rebuild cartilage. I ordered some and began taking it
50 days ago, 2 capsules a day. I have not had any noticeable reduction
in my joint pain since it began to be severe in Sepetember 2006.

I am writing this newsgroup to find out if any of you are taking the
same supplement and may have had it work for you.

Thanks,

Dean

If it has not worked in this time period I would guess it might not. Try
stopping and see if there is any difference. Glucosomine and chondroitin
work for some. You might need to see if there is any physio to strengthen
the muscles around to assist, maybe you might need some bracing, maybe more
surgery unfortunately. check again with specialists and with physio or
rehab doctors to see if they can help. It seems you have taken most of the
supplements that might have worked. I would be suspicious of the Reparagen
working personally just because of the advertising. If such a thing could
turn on genes to rebuild cartilage someone would be lining up for the Nobel
Prize podium.

Good luck and let us know what you find out from the doctor. There might be
someone around with the same type of injury so hang around.

kelly

"Dean" <spearcodist@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Hello,
>
> My name is Dean and I have had moderate pain in my left knee since
> September 2006. 10 years ago I had knee surgery to repair a torn ACL
> and meniscus. I have worked on my feet for the last five or six years
> and it started to catch up with me a few months ago. The doctor who
> did the ACL repair has diagnosed me with OA and since my initial pain
> I have taken all the supplements related to reducing pain and reparing
> cartilage; glucosamine, msm, chrondroitin, devil's claw, etc. I did a
> ton or research on meniscal tears, ACI implantation etc. in hopes of
> figuring out where this condition was headed and came across
> Reparagen, a supplement that is purported to turn on genes in your
> body that help rebuild cartilage. I ordered some and began taking it
> 50 days ago, 2 capsules a day. I have not had any noticeable reduction
> in my joint pain since it began to be severe in Sepetember 2006.
>
> I am writing this newsgroup to find out if any of you are taking the
> same supplement and may have had it work for you.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Dean
>

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Kelly
I was interested in reparagen and so I tried it, and also I actually read the publication about the activation of genes in cartilage that repair or grow cartilage. Actually you can download the whole article for free from the publisher. Here is the link BioMed Central | Full text | The chrondoprotective actions of a natural product are associated with the activation of IGF-1 production by human chondrocytes despite the presence of IL-1beta

It was impressive to me but I ran it by my doctor friend and he gave it the thumbs up. I do not know about Nobels - but I saw that it won a NIH Award, so I assume that other scientists saw value in it.

I use it for arthritis resulting from wear and tear and a ruptured ACL. It is the best I have come across, and I ruptured the ACL in '98. I was in bad shape before it and now I do not think about it, unless I forget to take it.

So there is my experience.
regards

Mark