Interesting Q & A I ran across today regarding LDN

September 15, 2004

Hi all - am researching something (still having on again/off again

bladder issues so researching all the various supplements I am

taking to see if there might be any possible connection) and

accidently ran across the following Question and Answer on a MS

website - a Colorado Health service. Thought it was interesting so I

should share it with you:

Question: I have been reading about LDN (low dose naltrexone) and am

wondering what your feelings are on this, or if you are familiar

with it. It sounds very interesting, but I am a little leary of

things that are a bit out of the " mainstream " .

Answer: The use of naltrexone has not been well studied in MS so we

cannot give you exact information as to whether it is beneficial or

harmful or neither. If you read the web site, however, it states

that it is an immune system stimulant and is used in patients with

AIDs. If you think about MS, you know that the immune system is OVER

active (increased production of t cells) especially with

exacerbations. Theoretically, then, taking something that boosts the

immune system would be counter productive. But, since this hasn't

been studied, we cannot say this for sure.

Kennedy, RN, CNP, MSCN, MS Center, Englewood, CO

April 2003

What I found interesting is that this " expert " was, in April of

2003, giving LDN the benefit of the doubt. Funny how I have read

thousands of pages on MS sites and never came across this before!

Cinders

P.S. - Last week I ran out of evening primrose oil (was on order

from Florida!) and last week, all my off/on baldder issues

completely resolved themselves. Didn't really think anything about

it. BUT - I got my supplements in the mail yesterday, and this

morning started up again with the primrose oil. Well - so far today

(and it is only 9:15 a.m.) I have been to the potty 4 times!!!

Anyone out there have any thoughts on this? Cause and effect or

not???

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