nemexin vs. naltrexone

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Hello Dr. Fuhrmann,

I see that you have caused quite a stir on the LDN board with your information about new opiate-receptors and the dosage of the medication you take! I would like to see you contact Dr. Bihari directly if you really believe that he may be mis-prescribing for his MS patients. He has 20 years of experience using LDN to treat MS, cancers and Hepatitis C (viral) among other diseases.

I know that taking a higher dose of Naltrexone would be toxic for me as I have HCV (viral Hepatitis) and that is the main reason I am taking LDN. Could you tell me if it is possible for a Hepatitis patient to get the same benefit from such a high dose of Naltrexone and if it could possibly increase my risk for Liver Cancer? One of the greatest risks to living with untreated HCV is that the virus will scar the liver and encourage cancerous activity.

Also, I am curious as to what Nemexin is. Is it a brand name for Naltrexone in your country? You seem to be using the names interchangeably but I think we are all still a bit confused.

And I also concur with regarding the issue of depression. I also know a person who was treated with 50mg of Naltrexone for opiate dependency and she hated it because it caused her to be so depressed. She tried to commit suicide. Many LDN users report that the increase in endorphins makes them feel better overall. So how is it that a 50mg dose of Naltrexone, which has been reported to cause side effects like liver toxicity and depression, is suddenly not causing those things to happen anymore? I think we are all a bit confused by the new information you are presenting. It is very fascinating and I know that many of us (especially the MS patients) are very curious about the treatment you prescribe. Again, I think if you generally believe your information to be true and you really believe that Dr. Bihari may be mis-prescribing the Naltrexone then you should want to contact him yourself. All doctors take the Hippocratic Oath- to do no harm...if you thing a fellow doctor may be harming his patients with too low a dose of Naltrexone then don't you have a moral obligation to contact him and discuss your research and findings? I hope that you will contact Dr. Bihari and then communicate the results of your conversations to the rest of us.

In the meantime, I feel that you did not answer the questions about your symptoms list and about the stiffness issue. And what type of MS do you have? Are you Relapsing and Remitting or Primary Progressive? We would like to learn more about your specific case and also if the higher dose of Naltrexone has any promise for treating patients with Lupus, Fibromyalgia, Lyme Disease, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Spondylitis, Rheumatic Diseases, Autoimmune disease, etc.

You mention that your dosage schedule can treat MS. But no other illness. Dr. Bihari's dosing schedule has the potential to help so many more patients with a wide variety of diseases. Thanks for continuing this conversation with us.

And a note to all to please remember to trim your posts! Delete all of the message you are replying to except for a line or two of relevant information. Digest number 937 was very, very long!

Thanks,

Lara