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19 of 20 people found the following review helpful.
works even better with glucosamine
By Naqam Sanders
I've dealt with shoulder and wrist joint pain (shoulder more so) for most of my weigh-lifting career. If you've been dealing with any type of joint injury and have so been for years, I'd recommend trying Cissus with glucosamine -NOW Foods Glucosamine & Chondroitin (60 Capsules) + FREE Cissus Joint Powder 100 Grams. I've taken them both, separately, and did find the combination of the two to be most effective for my shoulder. I've been lifting weight since I was in high school and up until I started taking glucosamine, I couldn't even finish my workouts some times.The biggest difference I've noticed is the next day after a workout my joints feel more fresh and I'm able to get them warmed up a lot quicker. I would suggest taking cissus powder over the pills because of the ability the body has to absorb the powder faster, and it's less expensive so it will last much longer. It's one of those supplements that will eventually get on every serious lifters laundry list as the fate of every heavy lifter is usually the same; bad joints!

41 of 53 people found the following review helpful.
I was initially skeptical, but after two weeks I am DEFINITELY feeling the results!
By Sean R. Chang
I have been powerlifting for 12 years now. For the past 2 years I have developed an intense pain in both of my elbows. Sometimes it feels as though the pain is emanating from between the two bones in my elbow. It especially feels the worst after a good chest or shoulder workout. It progressed to the point where I would wake up in the middle of the night in so much pain and would have to apply my Ace bandage or I would not be able to fall back to sleep. During the day, while I am at work, I would apply my odorless pain relieving ointments and keep my elbows covered with elbow sleeves. I just returned from a two week vacation to Orlando and intentionally did not work out during my time in Florida. I wanted my body to heal and to see if the pain would get any better during this layoff. During my first workout after two weeks off, it seemed as though I had never taken a break. The pain returned with such a vengeance.I have tried so many over-the-counter painkillers (Advil, Advil PM), which only offered 4-6 hour relief, topical analgesics (Capzasin and Zostrix), which cost over ten bucks a tube, and even Glucosamine and Chondrotin. I purchased the most expensive Glucosamine Chondrotin with MSM, and I honestly feel it was completely ineffective in thwarting this sometimes unbearable elbow pain. About five years ago, after many years of heavy weight training, I actually had lidocaine injections in both of my elbows, my lower back and both of my shoulders to combat all of my pain. I now decided that since these injections are corticosteroids and only offer ephemeral relief, I would look for a viable alternative.I am now into my third week of using Super Cissus and after my second week, I immediately felt a significant relief from my elbow pain. Not only is the difference so noticeable, but I am not even using the recommended dosage. The bottle informs you to use approximately four capsules per day to achieve maximum results. I decided on two per day because I wanted the bottle to last longer. Not only have I been able to resume my heavy workouts in the gym, this product it so much safer than any over-the-counter nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (Aleve). Plus, it takes only two capsules per day for me to feel plausible results.Since I began taking Super Cissus, I no longer have to use any night-time pain reliever, nor do I have to wrap my elbows at night, or doing the day. Is this product a panacea? Who knows? Only time will tell. But, I am certainly happy, thus far, to have found a product like this with such a fantastic 24-hour pain-relieving benefit.

12 of 16 people found the following review helpful.
Artificial colors and titanium dioxide
By Ming
I could have purchased PrimaForce capsules of Cissus for about the same price but this brand is fulfilled by Amazon so I went with it.I received it today and was disappointed to see the following totally unnecessary--and possibly harmful--ingredients in it:Blue 1Yellow 5Titanium Dioxide colorThe capsules will come out of the bottle and go into my mouth. Why do they need artificial colors?Will never buy Cissus from USPLabs again.