LDN Low Dose Naltraxone

[msmono]

Does anyone have experience of this? I’m kind of fed up with being in near constant pain and Ive seen a bit of research around reduced endorphins in relation to Hypothyroidism and use of LDN.

[galathea]

I tried it several times but couldnt get on with it. It made me dizzy after about 3 weeks. It looked like it might be great though.

You wont know till you try.....

Good luck!

[msmono in reply to galathea]

Thank you. It does seem to have mixed results. Sorry it didn't help you.

[Chickenlady2009]

Join, "Got endorphins? Low dose naltrexone" private face book group. They have lots of information.

Personally, it gave me a terrible stomach and I abandoned it. Shame because it took me about six months to find a doctor who would prescribe it.

Good luck- start low

[msmono in reply to Chickenlady2009]

good call. Thanks

[caroash]

Hi my daughter just started this a few weeks ago for headaches and low mood as has suffered cwith M E/CFS ,so far headaches are quite a bit better and slowly improving mood aits a compound drug ,so you start on very low dose 1mg,then 2 till you get up to 4 ,it takes 4 weeks to reach 4 She's only on 2,but already noticing benefits.You can get more info from LDN research trust x

[msmono in reply to caroash]

Thank you. Hope she continues to improve.

[Frustrated2]

Yes I tried it and it didn’t work at all for me. I hope if you try it that you have better luck.

[msmono in reply to Frustrated2]

Sorry to hear that. Hope something else will help you...

[Frustrated2 in reply to msmono]

What I take for relaxation is magnesium citrate. I take 4-5 capsules at night to help me sleep.

It’s side effect is loose stools so I slowly increased dose to see what I tolerated. I have thyroid issues and an autoimmune disease called Behcet’s.

I have several doctors and one of them is a functional medicine doctor that is looking for the root cause of all of my illness. So I done a lot of tests.

Not sure where you are located, I am in the States.

[HashiFedUp]

I used Celebrex for general joint and muscle pain. I have Hashimoto’s. Had pain for over a decade. Celebrex works amazing for me. Almost pain free.

[msmono in reply to HashiFedUp]

Thank you. I will now google this 🙂

[Britomartis29]

Great (really kind of amazing or unbelievable) results with LDN. I was a huge skeptic and almost didn't try it because they said some people get "vivid dreams" (which I have anyway).

I have lupus and hypothyroidism (probably Hashi's). Suffered for years with both; long journey too boring to retell again here (everyone's no doubt sick of hearing it). But just to say that I've been on LDN a little more than a year now and it has been a true lifesaver for me. I started at 2.5 and worked up to 4.5 where results were optimal. I take one capsule (compounded) at night. I have been able to reduce my thyroidmeds down to T3 only; have gottten almost back to my normal weight just with reasonable diet and exercise (and believe me this was a huge struggle); bloods are stable and good; I do take HRT for menopause and I do keep Vit D3, ferritin, and B12 levels checked regularly and up in the optimal ranges.

But even with all that I was not well. It was LDN that made the difference in my chronic pain, mood problems, exhaustion (not fatgue: exhaustion). Everything improved. It worked remarkably fast after getting to the 4.5 dose. I would never want to be without this medicine. I got myself and my life back. But i know it does not work for everyone, Good luck!

(Oh PS: once when I could not get to my own usual compounding pharmacy I tried another where they made it a different way: it did not work for me and I had a pretty ugly relapse; that month was extremely unplaeasant, but within days of getting the old compounding pharmacy meds again, I was ok again. So that might be an issue for some. I am in the USA.)

[janeroar in reply to Britomartis29]

Hello could you private message me about your compounding pharmacy as would be interested in getting it. Many thanks!

[meme]

Is your vitamin D optimal ? I get a lot of pain if mine is low.

[msmono in reply to meme]

Hmm, well ive been using a spray and it is going albeit a bit slowly..