Guest guest Posted July 8, 2008 Report Share Posted July 8, 2008 I don't think I looked at any of the studies about smoking and LDN before I decided it might help me quit smoking. I did research the role of dopamine in smoking and quitting smoking. It was clear that for me, dopamine levels and nicotine addiction were closely linked, so I figured LDN might help. You might want to look into the link between quitting smoking, depression and dopamine to arm yourself with info for your doc, especially if depression is something that rears it's ugly head when you try to quit. Right now I have to catch a plane, but I will email more tomorrow or the next day about my experience with that because it is clearly the LDN that has made it possible for me to quit without severe depression as a result. It's quite a story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 1, 2009 Report Share Posted January 1, 2009 CALCIUM CARBONATE – a mineral that occurs naturally in limestone, marble and coral. Crushed to a fine, flavorless, odourless powder, it is a natural food additive, and the most common ingredient in calcium supplements and antacids. Calcium is absorbed by the small intestine and is used by the body to build bone tissue. Calcium supplements are generally well tolerated, but in some patients may cause constipation, bloating, gas and flatulence. People with kidney stones, hypercalcemia, sarcoidosis, hyperparathyroidism, hypervitaminosis D or cancer should not take calcium carbonate. People taking calcium supplements are usually advised to take them with food. There has been some concern among LDN users that calcium carbonate is occasionally packed too tight in the capsule, which can cause a slow-release reaction, rather than the desired fast- release. IMPORTANT: Make sure to specify that you do NOT want LDN in a slow- release form. Reports have been received from patients that their pharmacies have been supplying a slow-release form of naltrexone. Pharmacies should be instructed NOT to provide LDN in an " SR " or slow-release or timed- release form. Unless the low dose of naltrexone is in an unaltered form, which permits it to reach a prompt " spike " in the blood stream, its therapeutic effects may be inhibited. Fillers. Capsules of LDN necessarily contain a substantial percentage of neutral inactive filler. Experiments by the compounding pharmacist, Dr. Skip Lenz, have demonstrated that the use of calcium carbonate as a filler will interfere with absorption of the LDN capsule. Therefore, it is suggested that calcium carbonate filler not be employed in compounding LDN capsules. He recommends either Avicel, lactose (if lactose intolerance is not a problem), or sucrose fillers as useful fast-release fillers. > > Can anyone tell me why Cancer patients should not use Calcium carbonate, is it just to do with the slow release or is there another reason? > Thanks > Celia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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