Low Dose Naltrexone (LDN) (naltrexone) Treatment Report
Generic Name: Naltrexone
What is Low Dose Naltrexone (LDN)?
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.
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Reasons taken & Efficacy
| Reasons taken | # of patients | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell | # of patients evaluated by |
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| Slow my MS progress | 199 |
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54 |
| Other | 28 |
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| Fatigue | 16 |
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6 | ||
| Stiffness/Spasticity | 14 |
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3 | ||
| Mobility | 13 |
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5 | ||
| Bladder problems | 9 |
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See all 261 patients currently taking Low Dose Naltrexone (LDN)
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Side Effects
Dosages
Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Low Dose Naltrexone (LDN). See all 21 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 | ||
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11
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65
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Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
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Did not seem to work
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21 | 46% |
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Other
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11 | 24% |
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Side effects too severe
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10 | 22% |
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Doctor's advice
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8 | 17% |
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Personal research
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3 | 7% |
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Expense
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3 | 7% |
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Course of treatment ended
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2 | 4% |
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Not indicated
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1 | 2% |
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See all 46 patients who’ve stopped taking Low Dose Naltrexone (LDN)
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Patient Evaluations
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- bridgetparsons
- Sex: F
- Sensation: Mild
- Overall: Moderate
- Cognition: moderate
- Vision: moderate
- Speech: mild
- Swallowing: moderate
- Upper limb: moderate
- Walking: moderate
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- bridgetparsons
- 4 mg daily
- since May 22, 2009
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Efficacy
Major
for General health
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Side Effects
Mild
- Advice/Tips This is not a stand alone treatment.You have to be in optimal health(proper nutrition,supplementation,gluten and casein free,Treating candida albicans and ad... See full evaluation
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- Chatnj
- Sex: M
- Sensation: None
- Overall: None
- Cognition: none
- Vision: none
- Speech: none
- Swallowing: none
- Upper limb: mild
- Walking: moderate
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- Chatnj
- 4.5 mg daily
- since May 12, 2009
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Efficacy
Major
for Other
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Side Effects
None
- Advice/Tips Choose a good compounding pharmacy. Make sure that slow release is not what is filled. Take it before sleep at night. See full evaluation
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- Muppet74
- Sex: F
- Sensation: Mild
- Overall: None
- Cognition: mild
- Vision: mild
- Speech: none
- Swallowing: none
- Upper limb: mild
- Walking: mild
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- Muppet74
- since Jan 14, 2009
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Efficacy
Can't tell
for Slow my MS progress
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Side Effects
None
- Advice/Tips Have not been taking for a full week and I already have nothing but praises to God for this medicine!! See full evaluation
See all 71 patient evaluations
Report created on November 23, 2009.