I take a capsule of turmeric and one of ginger, twice daily along with Ibpro. I think it helps me, so far :o) so good.

My arthritic knee hurts year round.

No fun, for sure. I find that, because I am cold, I tighten up the muscles in my upper back...shoulders. It is a constant struggle to make myself relax. Shoulder rolls help.

Cold, damp air bothers me...I have both OA and RA.
I always wear heavy socks/turtlenecks, and both a hat and heavy coat/jacket from fall to summer.

Meds keep me mobile and pain free.

I was just diagnosed with arthritis in my knees, although I didn't need an official diagnosis to know. When the cold, damp weather hit last month, they began to hurt....mainly the backs of my knees. It is supposedly a mild case, but sure did not feel mild at times. It really inhibited my activity to only being able to say, shop, for 1-2 hours tops. In the beginning I was icing them twice a day and using topical ointments...it helped some. Advil did not really help as usual, so I switched to Aleve and that has made a difference. I will see my doctor In January and we will explore a prescription med for arthritis then.

Changes in barometric pressure, dampness and cold seem to affect old bones and joints for a lot of us. Those "Ritis Brothers" are nasty guys. I look forward to summer and temps in the 80's.

I Googled cold weather/arthritis. It's not so much the cold as barometric pressure. Then Googled barometric pressure. I take Indomethacin and Tylenol. Can't take aspirin-like meds because of the Indomethacin. Lately my hip feels like it's splintering. At first it felt like grinding bone on bone. I thought 61 was too young for all this. The condroitin stuff-forget it-I was running ! FAST !

I fractured my hip in 1972; by the turn of the century, I was having lots of problem with that hip (in the old days, there were no replacements). Arthritis was the problem and finally (2005) I found a surgeon with empathy who wanted my money. Done. Feel great.

Now the fingers and shoulders are getting it. With my shoulders, sleeping is a BIG problem; with the fingers, it is painful to pick my nose!

And recently, I have become aware of arthritis in my right jaw. According to the ENT people, unfortunately, health insurance people don't like that and generally won't cover anything dealing with it. Crap. Pain when chewing or swallowing. Probably for the rest of my life (born 1946).

It has been cold since early November in central Illinois and I hurt all over. I sit on my hands whenever I can and have the heat turned up higher than I ever have in the past to no avail. I hate the idea of having to move due to weather as it affects me, but I am beginning to commence to think about that.

Definitely changes in barometric pressure. I've been taking Osteo Bi-Flex triple strength for quite a while now and it really helps. I took other brands before but this works the best and works faster. Tumeric is good, too. I sent a bottle of Oteo Bi-Flex to my daughter and she said it really helped her hands and other joints.