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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

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
MS (Multiple Sclerosis) 373 151 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Fibromyalgia 74 47 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Fatigue 68 39 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Other 42 16 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) 34 16 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Pain 32 16 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell

See all 629 patients currently taking Naltrexone

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 17
Moderate
 28
Mild
 59
None
 202

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Naltrexone

Vivid dreams 20
Nausea 11
Stiffness/Spasticity 9
Stiffness in morning 7
Headaches 6
Diarrhea 6
See all 87 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Naltrexone. See all 51 dosages ►

  1 mg daily 1.5 mg daily 2 mg daily 2.5 mg daily 3 mg daily 3.5 mg daily 4 mg daily 4.5 mg daily 6 mg daily 50 mg daily
  17 Number of Patients: 17 26 Number of Patients: 26 16 Number of Patients: 16 8 Number of Patients: 8 143 Number of Patients: 143 20 Number of Patients: 20 31 Number of Patients: 31 306 Number of Patients: 306 7 Number of Patients: 7 16 Number of Patients: 16  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Naltrexone (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 87   Did not seem to work: 50%
Other 42   Other: 24%
Side effects too severe 36   Side effects too severe: 21%
Doctor's advice 27   Doctor's advice: 16%
Personal research 6   Personal research: 3%
Expense 6   Expense: 3%
Course of treatment ended 6   Course of treatment ended: 3%
Not indicated 5   Not indicated: 3%
Change in health plan coverage 1   Change in health plan coverage: 1%

See all 171 patients who’ve stopped taking Naltrexone

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Naltrexone

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

Stopped Taking Naltrexone

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

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Naltrexone

Always
 259 85%
Usually
 36 12%
Sometimes
 4 1%
Never
 7 2%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Naltrexone

Very
 5 2%
Somewhat
 13 4%
A little
 29 9%
Not at all
 259 85%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Naltrexone

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 1 0%
$50-99
 33 12%
$25-49
 139 50%
< $25
 103 37%

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Report created on February 12, 2012.