User Reviews for methylsulfonylmethane (msm)

I had back surgery years ago but still suffered serious bouts of back pain and muscle spasm later, after taking MSM it significantly reduced the back pain and the muscle spasm that contributed to the pain. I need to take it daily otherwise the condition creeps back after a couple of weeks, but as long as I take MSM, it keeps me moving. I buy it from Costco, Kirkland brand

I discovered MSM through reading a book on it. I am taking 3 grams a day and since I started less than a month ago my constant aches and pains of fibromyalgia have eased off. My hands have been aching and hurting for at least six years now and repeated exams and opiate drugs did nothing to help until I started taking msm. I hope this continues. I am taking "Swansons" Ultra MSM Tablets 1500 mg each.

I had chronic pain from degeneration of my neck, legs, & lower back. My spine Dr. advised me to exercise & take pain medication! Even small amounts of any exercise worsened my pain. I heard about MSM & decided to try it! Within days most of my painhad lessened! It has been 3 weeks now & I am pain free! I am taking a powder MSM/Sulferzine from Young Living Essential Oils Company. 1/2 tsp. twice a day. 1.6 mg's I am not having any side effects! My hair is growing faster, my skin has improved, as has my energy levels! I add it to 8 oz. of orange juice as suggested. i am also taking 1 capsule a day of joint support that has MSM,Glucosamine & Chondrotin (Trader Joe's) 800 MG.Read More Read Less

My wife has bad knees. She's been taking the Dr Powers Joint Support + Vitamin B12 tablets for about 45 days. She said that she could tell a difference after about three weeks, the pain seemed to be less. The tablets are easy for her to swallow and she has trouble swallowing a number of pills.

I was having joint pain most nights. After taking MSN for three weeks the frequency and severity of the pain was greatly reduced.

Less joint pains

I suppose it improve pains and moving

I have had rheumatoid arthritis since I was a teenager, I am now 62 and have been in a severe flareup for 9 months. I was taking 400 mg plaquenil, 400 mg celebrex, 20 mg prednisone, and 500 mg of pain killer a day which stopped about 75% of my pain, but after 8 months I had very little improvement in movement and felt like I was just stopping the pain, the underlying problem was not getting any better. I was begining to get desparate since my doctor was going to start reducing my prednisone, whichs was the main drug keeping my pain level down. I came across an article on MSM and thought I would give it a try. I was hoping that in 4-6 weeks I might see an improvement. I started out taking two 1000 mg capsules a day. I was amazed that after one day of taking MSM, I awoke the next morning aware that I felt much better than normal and that my pain was almost completely gone. I am definitely getting better everyday. I even forgot to take my other meds severaly times due to the fact that I was pain free. I can't say if this is going to be a permanent return to a normal life, but in my 62 years of having arthritis, nothing has ever helped reduce the pain as fast at MSM. I am only writing this in hopes that it may help someone else as much as it has me. I was just about ready to give up on life due to the extreme pain I was suffering. My rheumatoid factor was over 750 and my SED and CRP readings were also way off the charts. I have my fingers crosed that this is going to be a cure for my condition, not just a short term gain. My improvement may have been a coincidence with my starting MSM, but after 9 months of relentless pain, for what I experienced the day after starting MSM, I have to bet it was the MSM that stopped my pain. So far no side effects. I will post again in a month to let everyone know how things are progressing.Read More Read Less

I started taking 1000mg per day for my Rheumatoid Arthritis (along w/Humira) about 6 weeks ago. The addition of the MSM has greatly improved my hands and feet the very next day!! I am thinking about increasing to 2,000mg per day.

worked better than aspirn or other otc pain relievers

3 gm 2x per day before meals, to clear intestinal parasites

I have a bad knee that is beyond repair. Back in 2004 my knee decided to quit working but the VA said I was too young for a knee replacement and offered pain relieving injections. I then read an article about MSM and tried it. Within two weeks my knee was fully functional with very little pain. I take one Pharmacist Formula 1000 mg cap twice (AM & PM) daily. I am a very active person.

I have taken msm for 4 months. I was getting sick a lot as well as having acid reflux, allergies, eczema. I also have hypogonadism, so when my testosterone levels get low I get tendonitis and muscle pain. In four months this is what I have noticed.... I stopped catching colds and I was around sick people and children constantly. I kissed my wife who had just gotten strep and didn't catch it. It boosted my immune system. Some tendonitis I had in my hand went away. My allergies were not bad at all this season, but I am not sure yet if it has helped with the eczema. It didn't really do anything for my acid reflux either. I did notice wounds healed quicker and I got a boost of energy that felt like it came out of nowhere. Times of the day where I would feel exhausted are now times where I have energy and am ready to go workout or tackle heavy duty projects. What I will say is that the dosages are very ambiguous. There doesn't seem to be a standard dose yet because there really isn't any extensive research that has been done. I currently take 3 - 1000mg doses a day with a meal. At this level I have been getting some slight headaches and minor reactions, so I am going to dial it back to 2 - 1000mg doses a day. 2000mg a day was what I was taking and getting no side effects. At some point I might dial it back to 1000mg a day.Read More Read Less

It took close to two weeks to notice a difference or effect it had on my body. Sometime after I had been on MSM for approx. two weeks, I rode my bike for 5 miles, and later that night I played in our first softball game of the season. Keep in mind, it was my first bike ride I've taken in a while too, so I wasn't in tip-top shape. I was 40 years old and an ex college QB. Well, the next day I had zero soreness anywhere in my body! And, if you play softball then you know you are usually filled with lactic build-up for a good three days after a game, let alone the first one. But, that whole year I was never sore and never pulled any muscles like usual, and not once did I get sick! Even the normal sinus colds that usually happen to me twice a year never occurred, and I live in Ohio where the "four seasons" are profound. I'm a believer. I started taking it because I was caring for my older brother who had brain cancer. So, all the research I did led me to believe MSM would cut down on the lactic acid. So, I found out personnally that its true!!Read More Read Less

Satisfied,Taking this for my knees, I have used Mega MSM for over 4 years, I have a knee replacement and haven't had any trouble with it or my other knee. I don't plan to have the other knee replaced ever. It is doing fine.

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Being unable to take anti-inflamitory medicines, and in terrible back pain with a lot of spinal problems, I researched this, and am pleased with the relief already!

I had a problem with my feet and ankles. When I walked or sometimes even moved my feet I sounded like Rice Krispies.....Snap, Crackle, Pop! I work in a pharmacy so I asked my pharmacist and he suggested taking MSM. It worked for me.

I experienced hand and finger pain that made it difficult even to turn a door knob. Diagnosis was inconclusive possible carpal tunnel, possible tendinitis. I have been taking 1000mg a day for over a month and pain is almost gone. Only neg, some nausea.