Mannatech Ambrotose Review

Overall Rating

Better skin and teeth, more energy, more strength

My mother had some side effects in her first couple months that have started to go away now. Bloating of the stomach and swollen feet.

My mother, age 49 was diagnosed with polymyositis about 2+ years ago, which is a form of rheumatism. She lost the use of her arms and legs for a period due to the deterioration of her muscles and/or joints. Her treatment for this condition has been taking methotrexate once a week.

About four month ago, she stopped taking the methotrexate and started taking this ambrotose supplement. Although I scolded her for going off doctor prescribed medication for some quack multi level marketed product, I have to say I've been surprised by the results. This is a truly unbiased review because I am such a skeptical person. My mother has shown vast improvement in her fifth month of being on this supplement. Her skin is radiant and beautiful, her teeth look stronger and whiter. Most importantly, she has gotten stronger and has more energy. Whereas before, she would be exhausted after any type of exertion (while she was on the methotrexate), nowadays she is very active - gardening, cleaning, cooking, meeting people.... activities that she hasn't been able to do (all at once) for 2+ years.

To sum it all up, I do think this product could be beneficial to people. My mother has been depressed for many years due to her ill health, but lately she has a passion to live again. She says that she would spend thousands of dollars, whatever she had to at least TRY something to make her health better. We're giving it a year to study all the side effects and to see if the lack of methotrexate will affect her in any way.

Members' Comments onsoogkim's Review

• glyco man on 23rd Nov 2008

  I agree with this review because...if it was a placebo effect then the medication should have worked also and it didn't. Nutrition is the key folks.

• Horcrux on 8th Dec 2008

  This is called regression to the mean. Someone very ill is going to get better. It is not surprising that as an individual they assume that what they did immediately before they got better was responsible for the recovery. That is why we ignore 'anecdotal data' and instead look to clinical trails.
  
  Regarding Glycoman's comment - Glycoman doesn't understand what a placebo is. Two different placebos will have different effects unless they are presented in exactly the same way. It's quite fascinating. Green placebo pills work better than red ones, injections have a better placebo effect than pills, two placebo pills work better than one.
  
  I doubt that this particular case is purely a placebo effect (there will be some placebo effect, as there is in every treatment), I believe it is much more down to 'regression to the mean' as described above. We can't be sure until we run what are called double blind controlled trials. I believe that these have been running on this product for over 7 years now (they were meant to be completed within 3 years). So far the trials (paid for by Mannatech and headed by someone well paid by Mannatech) have published no positive effect for these pills. I would suggest that you probably shouldn't bother with a treatment which has not been found to have any beneficial effect, but it's entirely up to the individual.

• sisterbee on 2nd Nov 2009

  I found this review very helpful because... I have started taking Mannatech Ambrotose Complex a month ago and am still awaiting any sign of results, but have resignes to continue for six months at least.