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What is Naltrexone?

Naltrexone, in low doses such as 3mg to 4.5mg, has been found to boost the immune system in MS, autoimmune diseases, and central nervous system disorders. Naltrexone was FDA-approved in 1985 for the management of alcohol dependence and opioid dependence at 50mg doses. Read more...Click to read more below

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
Slow my MS progress 222 63
Other 44 17
Fatigue 29 13
Slow my ALS progress 27 6
Stiffness/Spasticity 14 3
Mobility 13 5

See all 370 patients currently taking Naltrexone


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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
1 1%
Moderate
7 7%
Mild
18 17%
None
80 75%

Most commonly reported side effects

Vivid dreams
13 12%
Morning stiffness
6 6%
Leg spasms (both)
5 5%
Insomnia
3 3%
early morning wakefullness
3 3%
Headaches
2 2%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Naltrexone. See all 27 dosages ►

  3.5 mg all the time (24/7) daily 0.4 mg daily 0.45 mg daily 1 daily 1 mg daily 1 other daily 1.5 mcg daily 1.5 mg daily 1.5 mL daily 1.75 mg daily 2 mg daily 2 mL daily 4.5 mg 2.5 mg daily 3 mg daily 3.5 mg daily 4 mg daily 4.25 mg daily 4.5 mg daily 4.6 mg daily 5 mg daily 6 mg daily 9 mg daily 50 mg daily 75 mg daily 380 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 6 Number of Patients: 6 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 11 Number of Patients: 11 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 82 Number of Patients: 82 13 Number of Patients: 13 13 Number of Patients: 13 1 Number of Patients: 1 207 Number of Patients: 207 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 10 Number of Patients: 10 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Naltrexone (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work
27 37% Did not seem to work: 37%
Other
20 27% Other: 27%
Side effects too severe
15 21% Side effects too severe: 21%
Doctor's advice
12 16% Doctor's advice: 16%
Course of treatment ended
4 5% Course of treatment ended: 5%
Personal research
3 4% Personal research: 4%
Expense
3 4% Expense: 4%
Not indicated
3 4% Not indicated: 4%

See all 71 patients who’ve stopped taking Naltrexone

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Naltrexone

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
7
23
39
50
47
60

Stopped Taking Naltrexone

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
8
16
13
11
13
10

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
98 92%
Usually
7 7%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
1 1%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
2 2%
Somewhat
2 2%
A little
9 8%
Not at all
93 88%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
1 1%
$50-99
10 9%
$25-49
51 48%
< $25
38 36%

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Report created on November 23, 2009.