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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 Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell 		# of patients evaluated by
Multiple Sclerosis MS 263 80
Other 32 11
Fatigue 30 15
Stiffness/Spasticity 15 4
Mobility 12 6
Bladder problems 12 2

See all 362 patients currently taking Naltrexone

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
3 3%
Moderate
7 7%
Mild
17 16%
None
80 75%

Most commonly reported side effects

Vivid dreams
11 50%
Stiffness in morning
6 27%
early morning wakefullness
4 18%
Spasms in legs
3 14%
Insomnia
3 14%
Muscle cramps
1 5%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Naltrexone. See all 29 dosages ►

  3.5 mg all the time (24/7) daily 0.3 mg daily 0.4 mg daily 1 daily 1 mg 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 mcg daily 3 mg daily 3.5 mg daily 3.7 mg daily 4 mg daily 4.2 mg daily 4.25 mg daily 4.5 mg daily 4.5 mL daily 5 mg daily 6 mg daily 7 mg daily 9 mg daily 50 mg daily 380 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 6 Number of Patients: 6 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 6 Number of Patients: 6 1 Number of Patients: 1 15 Number of Patients: 15 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 90 Number of Patients: 90 12 Number of Patients: 12 1 Number of Patients: 1 15 Number of Patients: 15 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 188 Number of Patients: 188 2 Number of Patients: 2 3 Number of Patients: 3 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 2 Number of Patients: 2  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Naltrexone (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work
31 50% Did not seem to work: 50%
Other
14 23% Other: 23%
Side effects too severe
12 19% Side effects too severe: 19%
Doctor's advice
9 15% Doctor's advice: 15%
Personal research
4 6% Personal research: 6%
Expense
3 5% Expense: 5%
Not indicated
3 5% Not indicated: 5%
Course of treatment ended
2 3% Course of treatment ended: 3%

See all 61 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

Stopped Taking Naltrexone

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
99 93%
Usually
7 7%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
1 1%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
2 2%
Somewhat
1 1%
A little
8 7%
Not at all
96 90%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
15 14%
$25-49
52 49%
< $25
36 34%

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Report created on March 19, 2010.