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Taking Naltrexone
158 Patients currently take Naltrexone
24 Patients stopped taking Naltrexone
Thekla
Sensation: moderate
Overall: mild
Cognition: moderate
Vision: none
Speech: none
Swallowing: none
Upper limb: moderate
Walking: moderate
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Thekla
Low Dose Naltrexone (LDN), 3.75 mg daily since Feb 15, 2003
darcie
Sensation: mild
Overall: mild
Cognition: moderate
Vision: mild
Speech: mild
Swallowing: mild
Upper limb: moderate
Walking: moderate
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darcie
Low Dose Naltrexone (LDN), 3 mg daily since Feb 15, 2008
jntdsn
Mouth/throat: mild
Arms: mild
Chest: mild
Legs: mild
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jntdsn
Low Dose Naltrexone (LDN), 4.5 mg daily since Nov 10, 2007

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Brand Names: Low Dose Naltrexone (LDN)

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


What we've learned

Why Patients Take Naltrexone

slow my disease's progress
slow my disease's progress: 100% 116
Other
Other: 15% 17
Not indicated
Not indicated: 6% 7
Stiffness/spasticity
Stiffness/spasticity: 5% 6
Fatigue
Fatigue: 4% 5
General health
General health: 4% 5
Bladder problems
Bladder problems: 2% 2
Brain fog
Brain fog: 2% 2
Pain
Pain: 1% 1
Don't know
Don't know: 1% 1

Patient Dosages

0.4 mg daily 1.75 mg daily 1.5 mg daily 1 mg daily 2.25 mg daily 2 mg daily 3 mg daily 3.75 mg daily 3.5 mg daily 4 mg daily 4.6 mg daily 4.5 mg daily 4.25 mg daily 5 mg daily 9 mg daily 50 mg daily 3 mg alternate days 4.5 mg alternate days N/A
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 3 Number of Patients: 3 50 Number of Patients: 50 1 Number of Patients: 1 7 Number of Patients: 7 12 Number of Patients: 12 1 Number of Patients: 1 87 Number of Patients: 87 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 13 Number of Patients: 13  

How Long Current Patients Have Been Taking Naltrexone

< 1 month > 1 month > 3 months > 6 months > 1 year > 2 years
6
11
15
34
19
34

Why Patients Stopped Taking Naltrexone (multiple reasons could be selected)

Did not seem to work
Did not seem to work: 100% 11
Other
Other: 64% 7
Doctor's advice
Doctor's advice: 55% 6
Side effects too severe
Side effects too severe: 45% 5
Not indicated
Not indicated: 45% 5
Expense
Expense: 9% 1
Personal research
Personal research: 9% 1
Course of treatment ended
Course of treatment ended: 9% 1

How Long Patients Took Naltrexone Before Stopping

< 1 month > 1 month > 3 months > 6 months > 1 year > 2 years
4
5
6
6
2
4

Average: 1 star 2 star 3 star 4 star Naltrexone Ratings

4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
4: 100% 26
3 stars3 stars3 stars
3: 23% 6
2 stars2 stars
2: 12% 3
1 star
1: 4% 1


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