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Wed-17-09-2014, 20:42 PM
OK, I feel better about getting my info out.
Yes Naltrexone was approved many years ago for either stopping OD's or helping opiate addicts stop using. These folks usually get around 200 mg daily in devided doses. (There is research that shows naltrexone and it's cousin naloxone may help with alcohol addictions.)
In the '80's a doctor experimented with it in ultra low doses (almost homeopathic doses) probably with research animals, and discovered he was curing the mice of other things.
He discovered that in very low dose and taken before sleep...that during REM sleep, the brain detects an endorphin deficiency so causes our bodies to secret additional endorphins, which in turn has a beneficial effect on the immune system.
Many folks with auto immune conditions have responded very well on LDN.
My naturopath didn't know if it would help psoriasis, but she had good luck with other AI's so she thought I'd be a good candidate.
It isn't a cure. The effects tend to last a month or so after stopping LDN. It won't help everyone. But neither do the other therapies. It takes about 2-3 months to know for sure if it is helping. It cost me $200 for my naturopath visit and $40 per month for my prescription. Some people buy the naltrexone w/o prescription online and do a liquid titration themselves. You can also crush the tablets, buy capsules and rice flour and a capsule machine.
I was glad to have a prescribing doctor because my specialists were unaware of LDN and would never have OK'd this if my naturopath hadn't moved first. (Sounds like a chess game.)
Interestingly, NOW all my specialists have taken notice because my skin is so much better. I am involved with an 8 year psoriasis 'quality of life' research program and even those folks have started tracking the LDN findings.
If this sounds interesting to you, please do all your research. I did before I started. There is a ton of info out there on the web. On different LDN forums, they list doctors in your area who prescribe. This drug has few side effects and toxicity...but there are serious issues if you aren't careful with it. If you combine it with an opiate, you can have projectile vomiting and a full day of weakness. So you need to do the research.
I hope you can find a doctor you can work with. Neurologists are coming up to speed on LDN. You can print out some research articles and take them to your doctor visit. Even if you have to travel to find a prescribing doctor, most compounding pharmacies will send you your pills in the mail, at least where I live.
Good luck if you try it!
Yes Naltrexone was approved many years ago for either stopping OD's or helping opiate addicts stop using. These folks usually get around 200 mg daily in devided doses. (There is research that shows naltrexone and it's cousin naloxone may help with alcohol addictions.)
In the '80's a doctor experimented with it in ultra low doses (almost homeopathic doses) probably with research animals, and discovered he was curing the mice of other things.
He discovered that in very low dose and taken before sleep...that during REM sleep, the brain detects an endorphin deficiency so causes our bodies to secret additional endorphins, which in turn has a beneficial effect on the immune system.
Many folks with auto immune conditions have responded very well on LDN.
My naturopath didn't know if it would help psoriasis, but she had good luck with other AI's so she thought I'd be a good candidate.
It isn't a cure. The effects tend to last a month or so after stopping LDN. It won't help everyone. But neither do the other therapies. It takes about 2-3 months to know for sure if it is helping. It cost me $200 for my naturopath visit and $40 per month for my prescription. Some people buy the naltrexone w/o prescription online and do a liquid titration themselves. You can also crush the tablets, buy capsules and rice flour and a capsule machine.
I was glad to have a prescribing doctor because my specialists were unaware of LDN and would never have OK'd this if my naturopath hadn't moved first. (Sounds like a chess game.)
Interestingly, NOW all my specialists have taken notice because my skin is so much better. I am involved with an 8 year psoriasis 'quality of life' research program and even those folks have started tracking the LDN findings.
If this sounds interesting to you, please do all your research. I did before I started. There is a ton of info out there on the web. On different LDN forums, they list doctors in your area who prescribe. This drug has few side effects and toxicity...but there are serious issues if you aren't careful with it. If you combine it with an opiate, you can have projectile vomiting and a full day of weakness. So you need to do the research.
I hope you can find a doctor you can work with. Neurologists are coming up to speed on LDN. You can print out some research articles and take them to your doctor visit. Even if you have to travel to find a prescribing doctor, most compounding pharmacies will send you your pills in the mail, at least where I live.
Good luck if you try it!