pain and LDN

[Guest guest]

Might be your 24-hour endorphin cycle. Might be melatonin. Maybe

you are so exausted by then you can't stay awake any more. If your

doctor would prescribe it, it might be worth a shot. If you can't

afford them I guess painkillers are out (don't you just love the

medical " system " ?). Don't want you doing B & Es to support your

habits :-) It was a joke, please, don't hit.

Good luck with your pain.

I gotta go take an advil.

For all you pain-sufferers: watch http://www.paintrials.com/

for them to be done all their phase III trials.

This is oxycodin and LDN! The patents are being written by Crain and

Shen! It does not have addictive potential! OK, could be more hype.

Wait and see.

-Sullivan

[Guest guest]

Hi guys! And gals! I have had Chronic Epstein-Barr Virus for the past

almost 9 months now--full blown case with all the symptoms all the

time. I also have chronic pain from a c-spine injury--chronic nerve

pain. I sometimes use Ultram and Tylenol combo, but they don't do

much. I get by with herbs--Passion Flower is a good one for pain and

sleep. I also use a TENS---or Transcutaneous electronic nerve

stimulator, and massage from a massage wand, traction sometimes,

moist heat, ice, mild stretching exercises--all these in combo. So I

do without opioids. I haven't started LDN yet--still waiting for the

doc's prescription in the mail, and then I'll call a pharmacy in

Manhattan and get it by mail, as it is cheaper that way. I am on SSI

and MediCal won't pay for this experimental drug. The only

compounding pharmacy in Sacramento, CA, where I live charges $68 for

90 -1.5mg tabs of LDN. I think I will order the 4.5mg tabs. I think

that is what the doc wrote out anyway. It is cheaper in

NY.

I also have had fibromyalgia for years, along with chronic

depression, arthritis, spastic colon, gastric reflux disease, chronic

kidney stones (tiny thank God) and possibly a few other things I

can't think of right now. I have brain fog too. I am hoping LDN will

help me. I hope I can still take Passion Flower and Tylenol, and

Ambien or Melatonin along with the LDN, as I have not just chronic

pain but chronic insomnia too. I cannot fall asleep without

something. And then I sleep 2-3 hours and then can't sleep more until

totally exhausted. Yeah, what do you do if you have REALLY BAD PAIN?

OPEN TO ADVICE HERE PLEASE.------------

ette

> I'd sure like to see it. I'm concerned about the effectiveness of

pain killers if I were to be involved in an accident...

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> From: Larry J. Frieders

> low dose naltrexone

> Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2004 9:07 AM

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> I have a learned opinion about LDN and narcotics. If anyone

would like to see it, let me know. I don't want to clutter this

board any more than necessary.

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> From: marciemjm@a...

> low dose naltrexone

> Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2004 9:23 AM

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> b,

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> It is my understanding that one must be off of the pain meds

for two weeks prior to starting LDN, so the LDN that is taken

occassionally may not be able to do any good. As if the MS is not

bad enough, your husband has certainly got more than his share of

ailments. I hope the best for him and you!

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> Marcie (PPMS)

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> In a message dated 4/7/2004 8:02:11 AM Central Standard Time,

toredol580@a... writes:

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> Subj:[low dose naltrexone] (no subject)

> Date:4/7/2004 8:02:11 AM Central Standard Time

> From: toredol580@a...

> Reply-to: low dose naltrexone

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> Hello everyone. My name is , and I have occasionally,

though rarely, responded to various posts. Now, I've come to ask for

your input.

> My husband suffers from Secondary Progressive MS, and was

diagnosed in the mid-90's, though I suspect he had it many years

prior to the diagnosis.

> He also is a Vietnam-era vet who suffers from service-related

spinal cord injury, post-traumatic stress disorder, diabetes and

COPD.

> For months last year, I struggled to find someone within the

VA Hospital system who was willing to prescribe LDN. Ultimately, I

went outside the " institution " by snatching one page of his medical

records from them that confirmed his DX so we could get him started

on the med I hoped would put a halt to this traveling destruction.

> All this was done with his permission, but he was unable to

even figure it out how to do it himself.

> He has been on the drug now since November and, in the

beginning, experienced incredible results. However, the spinal cord

injury has reared its ugly head in the past couple of months. Because

of that, he's having to use the Oxycodone that was prescribed early

last fall, which means the LDN is only a once-in-awhile option for us

now.

> It seems like for every four days he takes the Oxy, he's able

to go without it only two days. We've tried using the LDN on those

days, but the way it looks, it's not doing much good this way.

> I'm just wondering if anyone else has any comparable

experience, whether with pain because of an injury, or pain due to

the MS itself.

> I feel desperate, yet it's hard to read my husband's feelings

on this. Depression seems to be running rampant within him and I try

to avoid getting him too agitated by bringing up his obviously

failing health.

> Any input will help; I'm grasping here. Thanks, b

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