Re: 10 days on LDN , tell me it will be ok..

[Guest guest]

>

> I got my LDN from medmex , so I don't know the filler and make it

> myself. I know I'm being a baby but I just feel like crap! I am up to

> 2.5mg and have started out slowly. ALL of my old symptoms have

> returned and the fatigue is worse than ever( I never thought it could

> be worse). Pain in my joints and muscles, shaking, and I feel dizzy

> and " out of it " , like there is a weak spot in my brain. I had that

> feeling when I was first dx 12/02 with a huge bout. I have read that

> this is ok, I'm just scared because people tell me to stop and I want

> to give it a chance. Bottom line, once I am on 3mg, how long does it

> normally take for these symptoms to go away? In 3 months( of 3 mg)

if

> I am not feeling better, should I assume that LDN is not the drug for

> me? Just because I feel like crap doesn't mean that I am getting

> worse from the LDN, right?? Thanks and sorry to be a whine bag, I

> just didn't think I would feel this bad starting out. hugs, Jeanie

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If this all doesn't get better by the 2nd week in March let me know, I

have a thought but want to wait as it is very early in your LDN

journey. Back down to 1.75mg LDN for 1 week and then increase to 2.0mg

for 2 weeks and then to 2.5mg for 3 weeks and so forth.

[Guest guest]

Hi Jeanie, I haven't been on ldn that long myself. The first 2

weeks I had the sleeplessness and abit of pain. I'm now on 4.5 and

have had 2 nights of restless sleep but now I can't stay awake. I'm

not sure what I would do if I were in your shoes. I'm usually the

one who has trouble with medications. Sometimes too the stress of

starting a new med. can make the side effects worse. Thats when I

feel out of it.

I guess I would go see my doc. and hope that he/she could guide me.

They do say that you won't get worse than your worse day pre ldn. Is

what you are experiancing now new or old? Sorry I don't have much

to offer but wanted to say hugs! You are not a whine bag!

Take Care

>

> I got my LDN from medmex , so I don't know the filler and make it

> myself. I know I'm being a baby but I just feel like crap! I am up

to

> 2.5mg and have started out slowly. ALL of my old symptoms have

> returned and the fatigue is worse than ever( I never thought it

could

> be worse). Pain in my joints and muscles, shaking, and I feel

dizzy

> and " out of it " , like there is a weak spot in my brain. I had

that

> feeling when I was first dx 12/02 with a huge bout. I have read

that

> this is ok, I'm just scared because people tell me to stop and I

want

> to give it a chance. Bottom line, once I am on 3mg, how long does

it

> normally take for these symptoms to go away? In 3 months( of 3

mg) if

> I am not feeling better, should I assume that LDN is not the drug

for

> me? Just because I feel like crap doesn't mean that I am getting

> worse from the LDN, right?? Thanks and sorry to be a whine bag,

I

> just didn't think I would feel this bad starting out. hugs,

Jeanie

>

[Guest guest]

I suggest you reduce your dose to 1.5 for a month and then go to 3.0. You

are starting out too quickly for what your body is telling you.Listen to

your physical manifestations and be gentle with yourself. I was very

sensitive to LDN at first and now it is wonderful. I sleep so well and it

really helped balance my system. Best wishes, Kathy

[low dose naltrexone] 10 days on LDN , tell me it will be ok..

>I got my LDN from medmex , so I don't know the filler and make it

> myself. I know I'm being a baby but I just feel like crap! I am up to

> 2.5mg and have started out slowly. ALL of my old symptoms have

> returned and the fatigue is worse than ever( I never thought it could

> be worse). Pain in my joints and muscles, shaking, and I feel dizzy

> and " out of it " , like there is a weak spot in my brain. I had that

> feeling when I was first dx 12/02 with a huge bout. I have read that

> this is ok, I'm just scared because people tell me to stop and I want

> to give it a chance. Bottom line, once I am on 3mg, how long does it

> normally take for these symptoms to go away? In 3 months( of 3 mg) if

> I am not feeling better, should I assume that LDN is not the drug for

> me? Just because I feel like crap doesn't mean that I am getting

> worse from the LDN, right?? Thanks and sorry to be a whine bag, I

> just didn't think I would feel this bad starting out. hugs, Jeanie

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[Guest guest]

Bren,

Do you think that I should lower my dosage with the weird feelings I have been having? I started Feb 1, and the first few days I felt alot better, balance, fatigue, etc. Do you think I am taking too much? I take 3 mg in lactose. I just have flu like symptoms, which also means I am very stiff and dizzy too. Reading back to this post, maybe this is the problem? What do you think??

Thanks again for your help,

Jen

>> I got my LDN from medmex , so I don't know the filler and make it > myself. I know I'm being a baby but I just feel like crap! I am up to > 2.5mg and have started out slowly. ALL of my old symptoms have > returned and the fatigue is worse than ever( I never thought it could > be worse). Pain in my joints and muscles, shaking, and I feel dizzy > and " out of it", like there is a weak spot in my brain. I had that > feeling when I was first dx 12/02 with a huge bout. I have read that > this is ok, I'm just scared because people tell me to stop and I want > to give it a chance. Bottom line, once I am on 3mg, how long does it > normally take for these symptoms to go away? In 3 months( of 3 mg) if > I am not feeling better, should I assume that LDN is not the drug for > me? Just because I feel like crap doesn't mean that I am getting > worse from the LDN, right?? Thanks and sorry to be a whine bag, I > just didn't think I would feel this bad starting out. hugs, Jeanie>===========If this all doesn't get better by the 2nd week in March let me know, I have a thought but want to wait as it is very early in your LDN journey. Back down to 1.75mg LDN for 1 week and then increase to 2.0mg for 2 weeks and then to 2.5mg for 3 weeks and so forth.

[Guest guest]

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> Bren,

>

> Do you think that I should lower my dosage with the weird feelings I have been

having? I started Feb 1, and the first few days I felt alot better, balance,

fatigue, etc. Do you think I am taking too much? I take 3 mg in lactose. I

just have flu like symptoms, which also means I am very stiff and dizzy too.

Reading back to this post, maybe this is the problem? What do you think??

>

> Thanks again for your help,

> Jen

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Stick to the 3.0mg for another 5 to 7 days and make sure you don't actually have

the flu coming on. If it's not the flu and after 5 to 7 days you still feel

yucky I m going to suggest two things...first try going up to 4.5mg and if

that's worse back down to 2.5mg or lower and see what happens. My extra

stiffness lasted 3 whole months before it faded away. If you get up to 4.5mg

and the stiffness is tolerable stick with 4.5mg and if within 6 months the

stiffness does not die down then lower dosage.