Ldn

[Terrie]

Hi

I haven't seen Low Dose Naltrexone(LDN) mentioned on here(unless I missed it) but I was wondering if anyone has tried it. It has been around for awhile and supposedly works for different autoimmune diseases by decreasing inflammation and pain.

I've been a bit wary of going off the RA medication path and trying other stuff but as I've mentioned after 26 years of having RA, the meds. aren't working too good for me anymore. A Person I've spoken to has just started using LDN to see if it helps with her Diabetes.


My BIL's Ex had Bad pain from Fibromyalsia(sp). Since my BIL uses natural stuff when he is ailing, he had asked for her, and was suggested something for her to use and it has helped her and she's working again. I'll have to phone him up soon to ask what she is using. Although I'm a skeptic, perhaps it would help for RA pain also.


Anyways as I mentioned, I was just wondering if someone had tried the LDN.

"*Rheumatoid Arthritis*
Ten patients with this disease have been treated with LDN in recent years. In all ten patients the joint pain and swelling cleared, in some, leaving residual joint distortion. Two of the patients stopped LDN for several weeks because of travel. Both had an immediate exacerbation. One patient who was responding well on LDN had a mild exacerbation during a period of severe marital stress."

http://www.lowdosenaltrexone.org/index.htm#What_is_low_dose_naltrexone

[crimson]

Most medications result in unintended reactions called side effects. LDN is no exception. Just as every marriage goes through an initial period of adjustment, so too does the taking of LDN bring about a new order of things to which the body needs to adapt. Internal chemistry changes, endorphin levels increase, and the immune system is upregulated--a generally beneficial process that can, nevertheless, take time getting used to. Fortunately, the side effects associated with LDN are usually mild and of a transitory nature--and the rewards--in terms of healing, restoration of function, and the cessation of pathology--can be wonderful, even life-saving.

[Terrie]

Yes, I agree with you about the side-effects, Crimson. It is more welcome if the side-effects are minor though.

My BIL is a hard-working Denturist and when I called twice, there was no answer. He is probably off on vacation. I will try him again.

I have my doubts about LDN working for severe RA. It can't be that easy. Would be Nice.

[naturelover]

My wife who is suffering from RA for the past eight months, has never been prescribed to this medicine. I just searched online and got this. See why it is not being developed. Just because it is an off patent medicine, no pharma major company is ready to mass produce and benefit the society.


"Low Dose Naltrexone (LDN) may well be the most important therapeutic breakthrough in over fifty years. It provides a new, safe and inexpensive method of medical treatment by mobilizing the natural defenses of one's own immune system.

LDN substantially reduces health care costs and improves treatment of a wide array of diseases. Unfortunately, because naltrexone has been without patent protection for many years, no pharmaceutical company will bear the expense of the large clinical trials necessary for FDA approval of LDN’s new special uses. It is now up to public institutions to seize the opportunity that LDN offers." David Gluck, MD