Hello, 50+ LDN user

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Don't me wrong, I'm sure there is good evidence that LDN is an effective treatment, but I think one persons testimonial is worth more than all the hearsay evidence, now I'm not knocking you or LDN, in fact I thank you for raising it again here, and I will be asking my rheumatologist about it at the end of the month as my rheumatologist is trying to get me back on methotrexate ( no chance)
I know you are passionate about the treatment and I admire that, but in my mind the proof will lie in your future for me, and if the treatment works for you is what I would be delighted to read...but you have made it clear that it is difficult to tell what is working for you, I would like to think it's the LDN, but could it be the vitamin D ? Or the cortisone injection ? Or any of the other supplements........

I appreciate what you are doing and hope you will continue, but I have read on other forums people singing the praises of diet, vitamins , plant extracts, all manner of things, but rarely of any lasting effect, often one post and it fizzles out.

But I'm sure yours won't be like that, and I would be inspired if I read regular updates where you tell of continued improvement and hopefully clearance,  
Jim

Yeah, I'm sorry Jim. I'm a little upset by the turn of events here. Thought I would be able to show much info on LDN, and I might have taken it out on you a little.

I have put much work and effort to obtain the best 
quality information there is on LDN. Cause as you mentioned, there a lot of hearsay and falsehoods abound out in the cyber world. 

Its not that well researched. There are few quality studies done. No one will foot the bill to do large reproducible studies. This drug lost it's patent years ago.  But what studies have been done, are very impressive. Plus If you research endorphins  you will see many benefits that you could extrapolate to LDN cause that's what this drug does, increases endorphins.

I could tell you one thing for sure. My blood tests results showing my  inflammation dropping, can't involve LDN, as I didn't start taking it untill after the blood was drawn. My C reactive protein was 30 and dropped to 12. Next blood test whenever I schedule one, will show if it has an effect, if it drops from 12. Ideally it should be under 3.But even then, it could be just the weather. The real test will come in November when it gets cold. I remember we had a few warm days in a row in March, and I thought,.. finally this arthritis is letting up. As soon as it got cold again, I was back at square one, crippled.

I started LDN on 6/7/16, so it almost a month. But as my inflammation markers showed, I have improved without it. So I can't say anything over this past month of using it. 

Did I mention this stuff is dirt cheap? $40 for a 3 or 4 month supply depending on the dosage. Recommended dose is 3 or 4.5 mg.

Good luck with your Rheumatologist recommending it. But who knows, you might get lucky he knows about it.

Maybe I could post a little info on LDN here. Mechanisms involved, and some other stuff. We'll see.