Guest guest Posted July 18, 2004 Report Share Posted July 18, 2004 I am still vague on how naltrexone works. With addicts they give 50 milligrams. I assume the drug plugs into the brain receptor sites and the body thinks it has the endorphins it needs. At low dose, however, you take it at night at about 3-4.5 milligrams and it shuts down endorphin production, causing a rebound in production in the morning giving you more endorphins then you would normally have and endorphins are important to the function of the immune system. Is that close????? I'm just wondering because I just started at 50 milligrams, and feel great, but suddenly came down with a swollen throat - an allergic reaction I would get a lot as a kid to the uncovered insulation in our house and later to sawdust etc. I rarely get it now as an adult. Could there be a connection? If the drug mimics endorphins at a high dose and takes their receptor sites, could it make you immune system weaker, since you wouldn't have the real thing? RO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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