Guest guest Posted January 10, 2008 Report Share Posted January 10, 2008 Hi J. Lynn, This site discusses drugs to avoid when taking LDN: http://tinyurl.com/yv4a3k May I suggest you address your questions to Dr. Skip Lenz, a pharmacist and LDN expert. His e-mail address is slenzrph@... With best wishes, Dudley Delany dudley_delany [low dose naltrexone] Steroids/LDN??? Hi, Have just been prescribed low dose Hydrocortisone for adrenal fatique/insufficiency. Have been on LDN, for MS, since April. Should I continue taking the LDN? Could LDN have contributed to my adrenal problems? Should people with adrenal issues even be taking LDN? Maybe my body is not able to keep up with LDN's blockading of endorphins, then trying to produce even more, every night. Also, does anyone know how LDN effects the Melatonin/Serotonin cycle, since it is acting during that time, each night? My dosage of LDN has always been only 3mg, since I'm one of the unlucky ones in which spasticity that started with it, has never gone away. Have tried most of the anti-spasticity drugs for MS (Baclofen, Neurontin, even Valium)but have never found one that I can actually tolerate. So, the spasticity remains a major problem. Thanks for any opinions/suggestions, even if I am unable to respond to them all, individually. J Lynn 43 y/o female Diagnosed with MS in 2004 No MS drugs, LDN along with a Combined Antibiotic Protocol (CAP), instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 10, 2008 Report Share Posted January 10, 2008 Thanks Dudley, I guess my question really gets down to: do I give up LDN in order to take the hydrocortisone to manage adrenal insufficiency? Have spoken with Dr. Lenz, re spasticity, before. And he advised me to try the anti-spasticity meds that I did try to no avail. And, I called his pharmacy and spoke with one of his pharmacists yesterday. This was before my doc had prescribed the hydrocortisone. So, I only asked if they thought the LDN could have contributed to my adrenal insufficiency. Their answer was no. Then I asked the melatonin/seratonin question and they said they didn't know. That research has not made it that far, yet. That's why I signed on, here, hoping for more possible answers. I started the hydrocortisone today, and am just wondering if I should continue taking the next dose of LDN, tonight. Am afraid to, yet afraid not to. I guess it's ok...as my doc thinks it's ok to be prescribing both. And, the hydro really is a very small dosage. Maybe I will e-mail Dr. Lenz with more questions. J Lynn 43 y/o female Diagnosed with MS in 2004 No MS drugs, LDN along with a Combined Antibiotic Protocol (CAP), instead. > > Hi J. Lynn, > > This site discusses drugs to avoid when taking LDN: > > http://tinyurl.com/yv4a3k > > May I suggest you address your questions to Dr. Skip Lenz, a pharmacist and LDN expert. His e-mail address is > > slenzrph@... > > With best wishes, > > Dudley Delany > > dudley_delany > > > [low dose naltrexone] Steroids/LDN??? > > Hi, > > Have just been prescribed low dose Hydrocortisone for adrenal > fatique/insufficiency. Have been on LDN, for MS, since April. Should > I continue taking the LDN? > > Could LDN have contributed to my adrenal problems? Should people with > adrenal issues even be taking LDN? Maybe my body is not able to keep > up with LDN's blockading of endorphins, then trying to produce even > more, every night. > > Also, does anyone know how LDN effects the Melatonin/Serotonin cycle, > since it is acting during that time, each night? > > My dosage of LDN has always been only 3mg, since I'm one of the > unlucky ones in which spasticity that started with it, has never gone > away. Have tried most of the anti-spasticity drugs for MS (Baclofen, > Neurontin, even Valium)but have never found one that I can actually > tolerate. So, the spasticity remains a major problem. > > Thanks for any opinions/suggestions, even if I am unable to respond > to them all, individually. > > J Lynn > 43 y/o female > Diagnosed with MS in 2004 > No MS drugs, LDN along with a Combined Antibiotic Protocol (CAP), > instead. > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 11, 2008 Report Share Posted January 11, 2008 J. Lynn May I ask why your doctor is treating your adrenal insufficiency with hydrocortisone? There are a couple of other options that are non-steroidal for treating AI. I have used Isocort, Licorice Root and Cortef successfully in the past for my AI. The only one that I didn't do well on was the Cortef. It was too synthetic and gave me too much of a jolt at one time. Isocort is a glandular and I did very well on that. It had a nice natural effect that I never noticed except that I felt so much better. I would highly recommend looking into the licorice root or Isocort... both of which can be obtained without a prescription and are safer and healthier to use than steroids. ....Kelley > > Thanks Dudley, > > I guess my question really gets down to: do I give up LDN in order to > take the hydrocortisone to manage adrenal insufficiency? > > Have spoken with Dr. Lenz, re spasticity, before. And he advised me > to try the anti-spasticity meds that I did try to no avail. > > And, I called his pharmacy and spoke with one of his pharmacists > yesterday. This was before my doc had prescribed the hydrocortisone. > So, I only asked if they thought the LDN could have contributed to my > adrenal insufficiency. Their answer was no. Then I asked the > melatonin/seratonin question and they said they didn't know. That > research has not made it that far, yet. > > That's why I signed on, here, hoping for more possible answers. I > started the hydrocortisone today, and am just wondering if I should > continue taking the next dose of LDN, tonight. Am afraid to, yet > afraid not to. > > I guess it's ok...as my doc thinks it's ok to be prescribing both. > And, the hydro really is a very small dosage. > > Maybe I will e-mail Dr. Lenz with more questions. > > J Lynn > 43 y/o female > Diagnosed with MS in 2004 > No MS drugs, LDN along with a Combined Antibiotic Protocol (CAP), > instead. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 11, 2008 Report Share Posted January 11, 2008 Hi Kelley, We are treating the AI with hydrocortisone/cortef because it has become increasingly severe. Had already tried the alternatives, such as licorice and adrenal supplements and we wanted to stay away from synthetic prednisone (cortef isn't synthetic). Am also on a combined antibiotic protocol that causes much herxing/die-off reaction which is difficult to live with/tolerate, too. However, my MRIs showed no new enhancement/disease activity since starting this protocol, even before starting LDN, so I need to continue with it. Am so glad for you that the alternative, non-steroidal treatments are working. Maybe eventually I'll be able to transition back to them, too. J Lynn > > J. Lynn > > May I ask why your doctor is treating your adrenal insufficiency with > hydrocortisone? > > There are a couple of other options that are non-steroidal for > treating AI. I have used Isocort, Licorice Root and Cortef > successfully in the past for my AI. The only one that I didn't do > well on was the Cortef. It was too synthetic and gave me too much of > a jolt at one time. Isocort is a glandular and I did very well on > that. It had a nice natural effect that I never noticed except that > I felt so much better. > > I would highly recommend looking into the licorice root or Isocort... > both of which can be obtained without a prescription and are safer > and healthier to use than steroids. > > ...Kelley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 11, 2008 Report Share Posted January 11, 2008 I confused hydrocortisone & prednisone... sorry about that. Can I blame brain fog for that?? I hope that you get feeling better soon. I know all too well the drags of AI. ....Kelley > > Hi Kelley, > > We are treating the AI with hydrocortisone/cortef because it has > become increasingly severe. Had already tried the alternatives, such > as licorice and adrenal supplements and we wanted to stay away from > synthetic prednisone (cortef isn't synthetic). > > Am also on a combined antibiotic protocol that causes much > herxing/die-off reaction which is difficult to live with/tolerate, > too. However, my MRIs showed no new enhancement/disease activity > since starting this protocol, even before starting LDN, so I need to > continue with it. > > Am so glad for you that the alternative, non-steroidal treatments are > working. Maybe eventually I'll be able to transition back to them, > too. > > J Lynn > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 12, 2008 Report Share Posted January 12, 2008 Thank you for the well wishes, Kelley! Yes, brain fog is a perfectly acceptable reason. Also, one of my biggest symptoms, too :-) J Lynn > > I confused hydrocortisone & prednisone... sorry about that. Can I > blame brain fog for that?? > > I hope that you get feeling better soon. I know all too well the > drags of AI. > > ...Kelley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 12, 2008 Report Share Posted January 12, 2008 "KELLEY - hydrocortisone has steroid in it! is it the cream form, or some other form? what i have used was a hydrocortisone cream - most times, it will tell you on the tube, what % of steroid it contains. someone correct me, if i have the wrong information, please." ********************************************************************************* The amount is small, but you are correct. Warm wishes, Jan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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