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A friend forwarded this link from Facebook.

Recent studies have shown that beta endorphins, the body's natural opioid hormone, is decreased in RLS patients. This would explain why low dose opioids work so well for RLS patients.

I emailed Dr Brian Koo at Yale, and he confirmed the Trial is only available to US residents near the trial sites.

If you, or anyone you know, is resident in the USA and is currently on dopaminergic drugs and wishes to enquire further, email Dr Koo at

brian.Koo@yale.edu

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Very interesting! Unfortunately it is a private Facebook group so you have to join so I couldn't see it.

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Joolsg in reply toSueJohnson

I've set out what it says above, so no need to look at the FB post.

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Here is that study that have shows that beta endorphins, the body's natural opioid hormone, is decreased in RLS patients. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/191...

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Joolsg in reply toSueJohnson

Thanks Sue

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Lucyliu101 in reply toSueJohnson

Thank you so much for sharing this information with us, Sue! I'm going to save this information to share with my Neurologist when I see him again.

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Thanks Jools.

Perhaps that explains why low dose naltrexone (LDN) helps some. LDN works by boosting levels of endorphins, including beta endorphins.

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Joolsg in reply toamrob123

Now all we have to do is get the UK medical Profession to learn the basics a d read the research. And prescribe Opioids.

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