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If they didn’t work, it is usually because you took too little, didn’t take it long enough, took an inferior brand or there were absorption problems.  Glucosamine may take 6 months or more before you feel any relief and you must take a minimum of 1,500 mg per day.  MSM can provide more immediate relief within 2-4 weeks, and some patients even get relief in a couple of days.  The therapeutic dose, however, is quite high at 4,000 to 10,000 mg per day. That’s a lot of MSM, and the most common way to take it is in powder form usually in a shake.  Medical supervision is recommended when taking that amount of MSM.  Just like any other product there are different grades and we use 100% pure MSM powder to guarantee that our patients are getting the real thing and the most benefit.  See more at Pain Management and Arthritis.