Re: Re: [Spotlight_ldn] LDN Q on MSW

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Good For You Larry. I Agree.

Marie

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From: " wkendz 32 " <wkendz32@...>

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Sent: Saturday, June 21, 2003 5:05 PM

Subject: [low dose naltrexone] Re: [spotlight_ldn] LDN Q on MSW

> HI THERE LARRY,

> WELL I JUST GOT DONE JOINING MSWATCH.COM JUST SO I COULD POST SOMETHING IN

> REGARDS TO THE LDN. HERE IS A COPY OF WHAT I JUST POSTED. NOT EVEN REALLY

> SURE WHERE IT WENT. THERE MUST BE A DELAY IN POSTING CUZ I DON'T SEE IT

YET

> BUT HERE IS THE FULL POST.

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> Hi group...not sure where Starsendz gets her/his info but Naltrexone most

> certainly is FDA approved at a much higher doseage for things other then

MS.

> That certainly does not mean that it can't work for and indeed does work

for

> MS at a much lower dose. Therefore the name low dose naltrexone. I think

> that hairs are being split here at the expense of a hell of a lot of

people.

> I am here to tell you that I am living proof of it helping to arrest any

> further progress of my MS. I've been taking it for about a year now and so

> far so good for me. I would call that a pretty good alternative to any one

> of those MS modifying meds. I challenge anyone, and especially the author

of

> that message saying that there are pro's and con's to taking it, to list

one

> con please??? I can certainly list quite a few pro's if need be. I don't

> think the mechanic behind it is to boost the immune system but rather to

> cause the body to create endorphins which in turn regulate the immune

system

> back to its normal state. If you have MS I'd recommend you walk...no run

to

> your doc to have it prescribed for you. I cannot do anymore then to get

the

> info out there but it is up to you to use that information wisely.

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> From: " LarryGC " <larrygc@...>

> Reply-Spotlight_ldn

> " MSWatchers " <mswatchers >

> CC: " Spotlight_LDN " <Spotlight_ldn >

> Subject: [spotlight_ldn] LDN Q on MSW

> Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2003 16:15:54 -0400

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> Anyone who's still on MSWatch want to answer jockquest's question? Feel

> free to throw in a gratuitous mention of

> MSWatchers or

> low dose naltrexone ... you can reply to him

> privately and not say anything publicly.. whatever.

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> Low-dose naltrexone

> (jockquest, 06/21/2003 01:47 PM)

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> Has anyone ever use LDN? Al ot of people claim that it helps stop

the

> progression of MS. Thanks

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> Low-dose naltrexone

> (jockquest, 06/21/2003 01:47 PM)

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> Re: Low-dose naltrexone

> (Starzend64, 06/21/2003 02:23 PM)

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> No. Not FDA approved for MS patients & not an alternative to

> any of the MS modifying meds. The med does have its pro`s & con`s, & no

> significant studies/clinical trials have been done with MS patients.

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> Naltrexone is usually used in 50mg doses as a drug to help

> heroin or opium addicts, by blocking the effect of such drugs.

FDA-approved

> naltrexone, in a low dose (only 3mg), can boost the immune system, helping

> those with HIV/AIDS, cancer, and autoimmune diseases. LDN is currently

under

> {{Experimental}} use for many conditions.

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> Who knows what the future holds...... For now, I am sticking

to

> the FDA approved MS modifying meds that have been tested & prove that they

> slow the relapse rate of MS.

>

> Jay {Starzend64}

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