Guest guest Posted May 6, 2011 Report Share Posted May 6, 2011 LDN would be a great place to start. I have MS with depression and I'm also mildly OCD (it goes along with the mild Aspergers). LDN not only has stopped my MS progression but I'm not depressed and have fewer mood swings and OCD moments on it as well. Added benefit for me is that my asthma is less severe on LDN. I've been on LDN off and on for almost 4 years now. Yvette (SPMS) > > > Hello, > I confess I just lurk here. My 70 yo mother has had MS since her mid > twenties. The MS was mostly dormant (and undiagnosed) until her sixtes. She > had a tooth with an amalgam break in her twenties and experenced an episode > of paralysis and blindness in one eye that inexplicibly disappeared quickly > after it came. > > Anyway, she now suffers from fatigue. MRIs have revealed slow progression > over the past 10 years following diagnosis. She seldom leaves her house > anymore. She suffers depression and anger over the decrease in mobility. > > She has been a mild hoarder for the past 20 years. I have had to dump for > her behind her back on occasion. This makes her very distrustful of me and > we do not have a close relationship. > > I would like to make her happy on Mother's Day, but I know she does not > need or want anymore " stuff " . Most days she is too tired to go out to eat. > If I try to clean or cook for her she becomes very uncomfortable with my > touching her things. > > I'd like to get her some vitamins or supplements that will improve her > fatigue instead of a gift. I read about remyelinating supplements, LDN, > iodine, etc. Can anyone with the time share with me what the most useful > supplements are for MS? Especially if it improves fatigue or OCD traits. > Thanks so much! > Jen > > > -- Yvette Natural Health Consultant, Herbalist, Writer www.msquill.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 6, 2011 Report Share Posted May 6, 2011 Hi Jen, This site has some helpful suggestions about treating MS: http://tinyurl.com/advice-to-msers All the best, Dudley Delany http://profiles.yahoo.com/dudley_delany Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 6, 2011 Report Share Posted May 6, 2011 Hi LDN, as has said, is the best starting point. From there, I'd take a look at www.msrc.co.uk as the site lists the supplements which are recommended. Vit D3 really changed my life when I began taking it in high doses - it lifted my mood and took away 'the drearies' and fatigue I'd been experiencing. Janet is my go-to-gal when it comes to supplements - I'm sure she'll make a few suggestions for you too! 'What we do in life, echoes through eternity.' MARCUS AURELIUS (121 - 180 A.D.) To: mscured From: iferstevens@... Date: Fri, 6 May 2011 11:45:58 +0000 Subject: mother's day Hello, I confess I just lurk here. My 70 yo mother has had MS since her mid twenties. I would like to make her happy on Mother's Day, but I know she does not need or want anymore " stuff " . I'd like to get her some vitamins or supplements that will improve her fatigue instead of a gift. I read about remyelinating supplements, LDN, iodine, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 6, 2011 Report Share Posted May 6, 2011 I don't know if any of you have seen Dr Cowan's website talking about LDN and mood improvements. You might find this helpful (scroll half way down) http://fourfoldhealing.com/2010/06/08/moods-and-the-immune-system/ Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease. Bernard Bahari treated 44 patients with MS. Forty-two of them went into remission—their disease stabilized and they stayed that way for the next fifteen or more years. When they discontinued taking it, their symptoms returned within one month. So this treatment does not really heal anything. But if there is anything that will help someone with MS feel better, will alleviate their spasticity and perhaps stop the autoimmune attack on their myelin, I’m all for it. The next discovery was even more amazing. The researchers isolated the T-cells and found that most of the receptors on the cells of the immune system—the B-cells, T-cells, thymus cells and so forth— are endorphin receptors. That’s right, over 90 percent of the receptors on all the immune cells of our bodies are endorphin receptors. These cells are like an endorphin-coding apparatus. Here’s another way of saying it: the endorphins are the fuel for the proper functioning of our immune system. Without endorphins, the B-cells don’t work, the T-cells don’t work, and eventually our immune system starts misbehaving. Just think of how clever your body is! It hooks up your immune system— your protection against bacteria, viruses, cancer and autoimmune disease—with the chemicals that determine how you feel about life. This is a very profound statement by the body. In other words, if you find yourself saying, “I don’t feel very good, I don’t really like my life, it’s not going very well,” but don’t make any changes to remedy the situation, this chronic condition of feeling bad will have a profound impact on your immune function and even on your propensity to get immune-related illnesses such as cancer. If you’re feeling bad, you’re not supplying your immune system with the fuel it needs to function properly. So how you feel is not just emotional matter. There is no division of body here and mind there. There’s just you. How you function and how you feel about how you function is a direct reflection and manifestation of how your body will work. One of the best ways of seeing this is through this whole endorphin story. The endorphins control the immune system. Best, Jayne Crocker www.LDNNow.com Important! Please sign our LDN petition to the European Parliament by clicking here tel: +44 (0) 7877 492 669 Dr Steele MBE, talking about LDN LDNNow are a political/pressure group of individuals dedicated to getting Low Dose Naltrexone (LDN) accepted into modern medicine and trialled for the myriad of uses it shows benefit for. .. Re: mother's day LDN would be a great place to start. I have MS with depression and I'm also mildly OCD (it goes along with the mild Aspergers). LDN not only has stopped my MS progression but I'm not depressed and have fewer mood swings and OCD moments on it as well. Added benefit for me is that my asthma is less severe on LDN. I've been on LDN off and on for almost 4 years now. Yvette (SPMS) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 6, 2011 Report Share Posted May 6, 2011 Hi Jen, What a lovely idea. For fatigue I'd recommend ginseng, gingko biloba, co-enzyme Q10 and pycnogenol. (Sorry, I have no experience of LDN.) A *must*, but not necessarily against fatigue, is vitamin D3. Other things that have helped fatigue for me are the Best Bet Diet, particularly the removal of gluten, and more recently CCSVI treatment which has totally got rid of it. Other ideas - has she had all her amalgams removed and replaced with non mercury fillings? Did she detox afterwards? (chlorella and cilantro). Most of us with MS have iron deposits on the brain which affects fatigue and many other symptoms. You could get her some IP6 (rice bran) or milk thistle to help its removal. Whilst the CCSVI procedure is the only sure way, these supplements can't harm and might actually hep. Poor woman, I thought 15 years with MS was bad enough, I can't begin to imagine nearly 50 years! Let her hoard! (from a fellow hoarder). Janet To: mscured From: iferstevens@... Date: Fri, 6 May 2011 11:45:58 +0000 Subject: mother's day Hello, I confess I just lurk here. My 70 yo mother has had MS since her mid twenties. The MS was mostly dormant (and undiagnosed) until her sixtes. She had a tooth with an amalgam break in her twenties and experenced an episode of paralysis and blindness in one eye that inexplicibly disappeared quickly after it came. Anyway, she now suffers from fatigue. MRIs have revealed slow progression over the past 10 years following diagnosis. She seldom leaves her house anymore. She suffers depression and anger over the decrease in mobility. She has been a mild hoarder for the past 20 years. I have had to dump for her behind her back on occasion. This makes her very distrustful of me and we do not have a close relationship. I would like to make her happy on Mother's Day, but I know she does not need or want anymore " stuff " . Most days she is too tired to go out to eat. If I try to clean or cook for her she becomes very uncomfortable with my touching her things. I'd like to get her some vitamins or supplements that will improve her fatigue instead of a gift. I read about remyelinating supplements, LDN, iodine, etc. Can anyone with the time share with me what the most useful supplements are for MS? Especially if it improves fatigue or OCD traits. Thanks so much! Jen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 6, 2011 Report Share Posted May 6, 2011 I started with LDN but I don't use it now. It's been a long journey and my needs have changed along the way. Some things work better than others and nothing works for all. I would give LDN a shot because it might make a huge difference in your life. If you don't try it you will never know if it is right for you. You can always stop if it doesn't help. > > > Hi > LDN, as has said, is the best starting point. From there, I'd take a look at www.msrc.co.uk as the site lists the supplements which are recommended. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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