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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 33 11
Fatigue 24 11
Stiffness/Spasticity 14 3
Mobility 13 5
Bladder problems 10 1

See all 309 patients currently taking Naltrexone


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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
1 1%
Moderate
6 7%
Mild
14 17%
None
62 75%

Most commonly reported side effects

Vivid dreams
11 13%
Morning stiffness
6 7%
Leg spasms (both)
4 5%
early morning wakefullness
3 4%
Insomnia
2 2%
leg stiffness
1 1%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Naltrexone. See all 23 dosages

  3.5 mg all the time (24/7) 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 mg daily 3.5 mg daily 4 mg daily 4.25 mg daily 4.5 mg daily 5 mg daily 6 mg daily 9 mg daily 50 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 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 11 Number of Patients: 11 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 74 Number of Patients: 74 12 Number of Patients: 12 11 Number of Patients: 11 1 Number of Patients: 1 170 Number of Patients: 170 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 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
25 46% Did not seem to work: 46%
Other
13 24% Other: 24%
Side effects too severe
12 22% Side effects too severe: 22%
Doctor's advice
8 15% Doctor's advice: 15%
Personal research
3 6% Personal research: 6%
Expense
3 6% Expense: 6%
Course of treatment ended
2 4% Course of treatment ended: 4%
Not indicated
2 4% Not indicated: 4%

See all 53 patients who’ve stopped taking Naltrexone

Currently Taking Naltrexone

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
7
13
31
42
42
51

Stopped Taking Naltrexone

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
4
13
10
9
9
8

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
77 93%
Usually
6 7%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
2 2%
Somewhat
2 2%
A little
6 7%
Not at all
73 88%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
10 12%
$25-49
43 52%
< $25
27 33%

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Report created on November 21, 2009.