Guest guest Posted July 5, 2012 Report Share Posted July 5, 2012 I thhought naltraxone was prescribed to block heroin from being effective in chronic users etc. How does it help with any symptoms except maybe?withdrawl? . I'm not being argumentative, I'm confused. :-) I'm truly interested to hear more. K. Low Dose Naltrexone Hi EveryOne, Although we each have our own particular illness to deal with and what works for one person won't necessarily work for another I wanted to mention Low Dose Natrexone (LDN). If you haven't tried it yet, you may want to learn more about it and give it a try. I started LDN about two weeks ago and it has made the most beneficial difference in how i feel than anything has in years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 6, 2012 Report Share Posted July 6, 2012 Hi K, Thank you for your interest. The difference in dosage creates an entirely different result. Naltrexone, to treat addiction is usually given from 50mg to several hundred milligrams several times a day. Low dose Naltrexone, LDN, is given once a day in a dosage of 4.5 mg or less. As I understand it, and I am new to this, so I recommend learning more from one of the low dose naltrexone websites. Such as http://www.LDNscience.org/ Naltrexone works by blocking opiate receptors and if given in high enough doses all day makes taking any opiate drugs ineffective. Unfortunately, it also blocks endogenous endorphin production so people found taking it in high doses made them feel pretty miserable. However in low dose, taken once a day often right before bed, it causes the same blockage of opiate receptors but just for a few hours. When it wears off the body reacts by producing more opiate receptors and several hundred times higher amounts of it's own natural endorphins. Evidently the immune system is very sensitive to endorphin levels and in many chronic illnesses endorphin levels are way below normal resulting in the immune system being disregulated. Low Dose Naltrexone, LDN, causes a major increase in the production of the bodies own endophins and that in turn positively effects the immune system. The modulation of the immune system stops the progression of many kinds of diseases and reduces the symptoms as well. It does not cure but it stops the progression and reduces symptoms. This is my simple summary and I do not claim that it is 100% correct. It is what I know at this point and based on reading two books on LDN plus several websites etc. Please do your own research but do check it out. Peace, Love and Harmony, Bev > > I thhought naltraxone was prescribed to block heroin from being effective in chronic users etc. How does it help with any symptoms except maybe?withdrawl? . > I'm not being argumentative, I'm confused. :-) I'm truly interested to hear more. > K. > Low Dose Naltrexone > > Hi EveryOne, > > Although we each have our own particular illness to deal with and what works for one person won't necessarily work for another I wanted to mention Low Dose Natrexone (LDN). If you haven't tried it yet, you may want to learn more about it and give it a try. > > I started LDN about two weeks ago and it has made the most beneficial difference in how i feel than anything has in years. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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