I dont get it

[Guest guest]

Recently I left LeeLee's group because insists that LDN is

simply placebo effect, and her and another member practically

insisted that trying LDN caused her to go into a serious

exacerbation. After I left, posted this piece. Its amazing how

there are people out there for some reason who just want to keep

others uninformed:

IN LIGHT OF ALL OF THE RECENT LDN AND MS TALK, I CAME UPON AN ARTICLE

IN THIS MONTHS MSFOCUS MAGAZINE WHERE A PERSON WROTE IN A QUESTION

ABOUT LDN AND IT WAS ANSWERED..I'M TYPING IT INTO OUR BOARDS SINCE I

DON'T HAVE A SCANNER SO THAT ALL OF YOU MIGHT HAVE A BIT MORE INSIGHT

TO THIS MEDICATION THAT YOU ARE HEARING A LOT OF HOUPLA ABOUT...SO

HERE IT IS...

Q. LOW DOSE NALTREXONE

I WOULD BE GRATEFUL IF YOU COULD PROVIDE SOME INFORMATION ABOUT LOW

DOSE NALTREXONE FOR TREATMENT OF MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS.

A.

MANY PATIENTS ARE INQUIRING ABOUT LOW-DOSE NALTREXONE FOR MS.

NALTREXONE IS COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE UNDER THE NAME REVIA. THIS

PRODUCT IS A NARCOTIC ANTAGONIST, MEANING THAT IT BLOCKS THE ACTION

OF NARCOTICS AND ALCOLHOL IN THE BODY. NALTREXONE CAN CAUSE

INSOMNIA, NERVOUSNESS, HEADACHE, ABDOMINAL CRAMPING, NAUSEA,

VOMITING, KIDNEY AND LIVER DAMAGE. IT IS CONTRAINDICATED FOR USE

WITH ALL NARCOTICS (OXYCONTIN, DURAGESIC,PERCOSCET, LORTAB, ETC)

THIS DRUG IS BEING MARKETED AS A PRODUCT THAT CAN REDUCE MS RELAPSES,

FATIGUE AND SPASMS. NO PUBLISHED CLINICAL DATA EXISTS ON THIS

PRODUCT. CONTROLLED, RANDOMIZED,, CLINICAL TRIALS ARE NEEDED TO

EXAMINE THE USE OF LOW-DOSE NALTREXONE IN MS. AT THIS POINT, IT

SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED AN ALTERNATIVE FOR THE CURRENT DISEASE

MODIFYING THERAPIES:BETASERON, AVONEX, COPOXONE, REBIF OR

NOVANTRONE. MY ADVICE FOR PATIENTS IS TO AVOIDE PRODUCTS THAT LACK

PROOF OF SAFETY AND EFFICACY.

ELLEN GUTHRIE, PHARM. D.

THE ONLY REASON FOR ME POSTING THIS INFORMATION IS FOR THE PURPOSE OF

POSTING INFORMATION AND GIVING US THE POWER OF KNOWLEDGE THAT ALLOWS

US TO MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS WITH OUR DOCTORS FOR OURSELVES...LISA

(from LeeLee's MS group )