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Posted by rvanson on July 10, 2009, at 1:05:58
Hi folks,
I have been a sometimes poster, mostly lurker, here for 5 or 6 years.
Anyhow I am going to try the LDN protocol of 4.5mg at night to help boost my immune system and perhaps allievate my depressive symptoms, including chronic fatigue. It's a very safe med even at the higher doses.
If anyone else here wants to know more about it, you can visit the Low Dose Naltrexone site at: http://www.lowdosenaltrexone.org/
Posted by Maria3667 on July 10, 2009, at 4:09:36
In reply to Low Dose Naltrexone, posted by rvanson on July 10, 2009, at 1:05:58
Hi R,
Be careful with LDN. I tried it beginning of 2009 for 5 weeks.
For me, it caused slight insomnia & excarberation of the symptoms of my auto-immune disease (Sjogren's Syndrome).
By the way, it didn't help with depression.
But that's just 1 person's experience.
Maria
> Hi folks,
>
> I have been a sometimes poster, mostly lurker, here for 5 or 6 years.
>
> Anyhow I am going to try the LDN protocol of 4.5mg at night to help boost my immune system and perhaps allievate my depressive symptoms, including chronic fatigue. It's a very safe med even at the higher doses.
>
> If anyone else here wants to know more about it, you can visit the Low Dose Naltrexone site at: http://www.lowdosenaltrexone.org/
Posted by Phillipa on July 10, 2009, at 10:47:12
In reply to Re: Low Dose Naltrexone » rvanson, posted by Maria3667 on July 10, 2009, at 4:09:36
Maria really? That's interesting that it effected the autoimmune systom. Phillipa
Posted by bleauberry on July 10, 2009, at 19:29:34
In reply to Low Dose Naltrexone, posted by rvanson on July 10, 2009, at 1:05:58
Don't be fooled by the low doses. This stuff is powerful.
I didn't get the early insomnia side effects many people experience.
First few days were kind of groggy and even a little more depressed. Toward the end of a week I was actually having several hours a day of greatly improved energy, wellbeing, sociability, interest, thought, etc. Still well below normal, but a nice increase for me. This was sprinkled in however with random waves during the day of feeling weepy and depressed, where I had not been weepy before LDN. So there was some surprising good mixed in with some bad.
I imagine with more time it would have smoothed out to mostly good.
I had some skin infections that were getting dramatically worse on LDN. That didn't make sense and worried me. There were already bad to begin with, and now real bad with LDN.
People say LDN is not a miracle but is a help. I agree with that.
For your reference, my dose the whole time was 1.5mg and it was strong. Toward the end I tried going to 3mg, got sunk into a deep depression, and that scared me off.
So, 4.5mg might sound low, but it aint. This stuff can work good, but you gotta start real low and give it lots of time before increasing. The internet hype is too aggressive.
Posted by Sigismund on July 10, 2009, at 19:52:47
In reply to Re: Low Dose Naltrexone, posted by bleauberry on July 10, 2009, at 19:29:34
>Toward the end of a week I was actually having several hours a day of greatly improved energy, wellbeing, sociability, interest, thought, etc. Still well below normal, but a nice increase for me. This was sprinkled in however with random waves during the day of feeling weepy and depressed, where I had not been weepy before LDN.
So you were feeling more labile and alive, sort of like the opposite of an opiate effect?
Posted by rvanson on July 14, 2009, at 11:17:00
In reply to Re: Low Dose Naltrexone » rvanson, posted by Maria3667 on July 10, 2009, at 4:09:36
> Hi R,
>
> Be careful with LDN. I tried it beginning of 2009 for 5 weeks.
>
> For me, it caused slight insomnia & excarberation of the symptoms of my auto-immune disease (Sjogren's Syndrome).
>
> By the way, it didn't help with depression.
>
> But that's just 1 person's experience.
>
> Maria
>
>
>
> > Hi folks,
> >
> > I have been a sometimes poster, mostly lurker, here for 5 or 6 years.
> >
> > Anyhow I am going to try the LDN protocol of 4.5mg at night to help boost my immune system and perhaps allievate my depressive symptoms, including chronic fatigue. It's a very safe med even at the higher doses.
> >
> > If anyone else here wants to know more about it, you can visit the Low Dose Naltrexone site at: http://www.lowdosenaltrexone.org/
>
>It doesn't seem to do much for depression but I have noticed and anti-anxiety responce to Naltrexone. I have a sense of well-being, though weak, that I haven't felt in years. Also seems to be effecting my appetite as well, so that's good.
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