Re: Toradol ok on LDN (What Not To Take With LDN)

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Ultram (tramadol) CANNOT be taken with LDN......

Do not take LDN (Naltrexone) with any of the following:

• disulfiram (Antabuse);• thioridazine (Mellaril);• buprenorphine (Buprenex, Subutrex);• codeine (Tylenol with Codeine, and other brand names);• hydrocodone (Lorcet, Lortab, Vicodin, Vicoprofen, and other brand names);• hydromorphone (Dilaudid);• levorphanol (Levo-Dromoran);• meperidine (Demerol);• methadone (Dolophine, Methadose);• morphine (Kadian, MS Contin, MSIR, OMS, Roxanol, Oramorph SR, and other brand names);• oxycodone (M-Oxy, OxyContin, OxyIR, Roxicodone, Percocet, Percodan, and other brand names);• oxymorphone (Numorphan); or• propoxyphene (Darvon, and other brand names).

· Ultram (tramadol)

· Novantrone

· Rebif

· Avonex

· Betaseron

· Tysabri

· Chemo's

· Cellcept is a chemotherapy

· methotrexate

· Remicade - Called Skip's Pharmacy at the suggestion of people in this group, and the pharmacist there told me you have to be off Remicade for 50 days before starting LDN. Since the two meds have opposing effects on the immune system, LDN won't work while on Remicade. http://www.skipspha rmacy.com/

· 6MP - called Skip's about 6MP they said you should be off it for about a week before starting LDN.It sounded like you wouldn't want to take 6MP concurrent with LDN, since 6MP is an immunosuppressant and would have opposing effect on immune system as LDN.

· Humira

Dr. Jill said to stop Humira for 2 weeks before starting on LDN.

And this was the reply I got when I asked the question if we had to stop Humira before starting LDN on the LDN website:

A person with Crohn's who receives Humira can begin LDN immediately (because H. is not a narcotic and thus is not contraindicated) -- however, Humira's effects in suppressing the immune system can seriously blunt the potential benefits from LDN (which should strengthen the immune system). The sooner off Humira, which is dangerous, the better.

Ø Cautionary warnings:

Because LDN blocks opioid receptors throughout the body for three or four hours, people using medicine that is an opioid agonist, i.e. narcotic medication — such as Ultram (tramadol), morphine, Percocet, Duragesic patch or codeine-containing medication — should not take LDN until such medicine is completely out of one's system. Patients who have become dependant on daily use of narcotic-containing pain medication may require 10 days to 2 weeks of slowly weaning off of such drugs entirely (while first substituting full doses of non-narcotic pain medications) before being able to begin LDN safely.

I believe that steroids, short term, are ok with LDN.

Dr. Skip

Drugs that may interact with Low Dose Naltrexone

Generic Name

Brand Name*

Mixed Opiate Agonists/Antagonists

Buprenorphine

Buprenex®, Suboxone®, Subutex®

Butorphanol

Dorolex®, Stadol®

Nalbuphine

Nubain®

Pentazocine

Naloxone®, Talwin®

Opiate Agonists

Alfentinil

Alfenta®

Clonidine

Catapres®

Codeine

N/A

Dronabinol, THC

Marinol®

Fentanyl

Duragesic®, Aqtic®, Sublimaze®, Fentora®

Hydrocodone

Lorcet®, Lortab®, Vicodin®

Hydromorphone

Dilaudid®

Levorphanol

Levo-Dromoran®

Meperidine

Demerol®, Meperitab®

Methadone

Dolophine®, Methodose®

Morphine

Kadian®, MSContin®

Oxycodone

Percocet®, Endocet®, Roxicodone®, Endocodone®

Oxymorphone

Opana®, Numorphone®

Propoxyphene

Darvocet®, Darvon®

Remifentinil

Ultiva®

Sufentinil

Sufenta®

Other Medications

Disulfuram

Antabuse®

Dronabinol, THC

Marinol®

Nabilone

Cesamet®

Thioridazine

Mellaril®

Clonidine

Catapres®

* May not include each brand name available on the market in the United States

References:

Clinical Pharmacology Online @ www.clinicalpharmacology.com (accessed 06/14/07)

In addition, because LDN stimulates the immune system and many of the drugs routinely used by the NHS in the treatment of MS further suppress the immune system, LDN cannot be used in company with steroids, beta interferon, methotrexate, azathioprine or mitozantrone or any other immune suppressant drug. If there is any doubt, please submit a full list of the drugs you are presently taking so that their compatibility may be assessed. In addition, because LDN will also block the analgesic effects of any opiate drugs (includes codeine, dihydrocodeine, morphine, pethidine or diamorphine) presently being taken, the use of LDN will initially greatly increase the level of pain experienced. It is therefore advisable that any opiate-like drugs be discontinued at least two weeks before this treatment is

initiated."

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From: jodah235 <jodah235@...>low dose naltrexone Sent: Monday, December 22, 2008 5:31:30 PMSubject: [low dose naltrexone] Toradol ok on LDN

So is Toradol ok on LDN?What about Ultram?Thanks!Jodi