I had aching hips most noticeably when I got out of bed in the morning. Also had aching wrists. Wife put me on glucosamine chondroitin. Took about two weeks for it to kick in. Aches went away. Been on it for about ten years now. Aches come back when I’m out of it for 4 to 5 days. She says name brand is important. Will have to check the brand.
I get my G-Ch on line, a couple years worth at a time. I have done well with it and get the cheapest I can find which has had me with the same provider for a long time. I don’t wait to get it when I run out but when it is cheaper. The prices go up and down and there are “sales” from time to time and sometimes no shipping charges. Compared to the multifarious nostrums (nostra?) and snake oils of the past, G-Ch is magic.