Low Dose Naltrexone

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I've had RA for 3 years now and I've being taking this low cost, no

side affect drug for a year and a half and it's working. Little or now

pain. Please check this website out for a full run down. It deals

with MS primarily but it covers all autoimmune diseases. THIS IS A

LIVE SAVER, HAVE NO DOUBT.

http://www.low dose naltrexone.org/

http://www.low dose naltrexone.org/ldn_and_ai.htm

I hope it works for you, Please only get drug from recommended

pharmacies on Website. Your GP can prescribe it.

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Fascinating Information. Cant thank you enough. Yours, Deborah

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Dear , You sound like a sensable woman that has learned a lot.

I was diagnosed with RA way back in the mid 70's and my wife didn't want to be

saddled with an invalid so she started playing around and I got a divorce and

moved to Las Vegas for the better weather as it helps to be in a drier climate.

I visited all the health food stores out there and asked a lot of questions and

the majority said to get a juicer and make fresh fruit and vegetable juices to

drink. That is about 90% of my food intake since the beginning of the 80's and

the swolen joints have gone down and I get around fairly well without any

medicine at all. I do take probiotics also but if the pain gets too much I just

take a couple plain old aspirins and always eat something to make sure they

don't eat a hole in my stomach. I know the doctors wouldn't agree with this but

I have gotten by for a long time living on this system and it is expensive

especially when old Mother Nature doesn't coperate and you have to buy the

vegetables and fruit instead of being able to grow your own out back. My power

is out again this winter so everythign in my greenhouse I have started will be

killed and will have to start over again. Thankfully the apple, pear and other

fruit trees haven't started to flower yet but the apricot alread

did so will probably lose all of them again this year. Lost them all two years

ago for the same reason a late freeze. Well like you said natural works pretty

good and I also subscribe to several natural health news sites and read about

new discoveries all of the time that help to keep us healthy naturally.

Good Luck.

M.E.

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> I've been diagnosed since 2002 with RA, Crohns, Ankylosing Spondylitis, fibro,

chronic fatigue. Have taken nearly every known pharmaceutical drug (typically

prescribed) for these diseases and only achieved short term help. The last drug,

Orencia landed me in the hospital with horrible side effects. The worst drug I

took was pred. During this period of time I was covered pretty well by the

health insurance I had. The events that changed this ongoing love hate

relationship with the treatment changed in the last year.

> First I was divorced because when you have autoimmune - other than some

deformed hands to show your illness, I don't always look as horrid as I feel.

My husband couldn't cope with the depression, anger and ups and downs in my

health. Divorce caused me to lose my health insurance through him and I went on

medicare, and that was the end of low copays for treatment. In fact the copays

had approached the cost of rental on a nice home!! I went to an ND and changed

my diet, lost weight. Tried some inflammation meds over the counter that would

cool the joints but was temporary. Went to bio identical hormones and in that

process learned about naltrexone. There have been some exciting results for

cancer and autoimmune diseases and after talking it over with my ND - started on

it. Only 1.5 mg (normal is 3 mg) at bedtime. No side effects other than it can

cause some insomnia at first. That's starting to get better and I understand it

will resolve. My first week

> on it I noticed my joints weren't as painful and I can make a tighter fist in

the morning. This doesn't sound like much but it's sweet relief. I count all

blessings however small.

> I don't know if this will work but it's a chance I'm willing to take. Some of

the pharmaceutical meds I've taken are now involved in class action lawsuits so

I'm thinking the natural " un FDA approved " drugs can't be any worse. The drug

companies are making more money than it's possible to comprehend. The

" regulation " they promise, doesn't sway me since it appears more regulation

doesn't spell safety for me - just money for them. They don't like medications

labeled " natural " because they don't want competition for $$ at any level. I've

become " jaded " and suspicious in the time I've supported them with my hard

earned $.

> It's good to look at ALL options and to constantly question and take control

of our own health. No one has more to lose than me if I give up my health

choices to anyone. Doctor's go along with the big pharmaceutical companies for a

number of reasons. Sometimes there are some GREAT drugs discovered, patented and

" regulated " by the FDA - other times they have limited studies and are rushed

out on the market by the BIG guys - too much money to be made. Pharmaceuticals

pay for fellowships for specialists and there are financial benefits for the

docs to go along to get along. It's a system that's just accepted in our

capitalistic way of life.

> We'll see how this goes and I will report my progress.

> K

>

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Dear ..

This sounds very promising. Please do keep us posted on the progress. Best blessings to you

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Low Dose Naltrexone for Many Auto  Immune diseases if finding more popularity.  I will say that if you cant work you should apply for SSDI, or social security disability.  You can apply for emergency aid through the state.  I am on Remicade which was first prescribed for Crohns.  It is covered under medicare.  Remember being low income and disabled qualifies you for Medicaid which means your state will cover the extra costs medicare A+B wont.  This includes Part D or Drug Prescriptions.  Remember you will need a disability lawyer to present your medical records to a law judge and thats the fastest way to be approved.  Good Luck.  Deborah

On Sun, Mar 29, 2009 at 6:19 AM, <kwendt@...> wrote:

I've been diagnosed since 2002 with RA, Crohns, Ankylosing Spondylitis, fibro, chronic fatigue. Have taken nearly every known pharmaceutical drug (typically prescribed) for these diseases and only achieved short term help. The last drug, Orencia landed me in the hospital with horrible side effects. The worst drug I took was pred. During this period of time I was covered pretty well by the health insurance I had. The events that changed this ongoing love hate relationship with the treatment changed in the last year.

First I was divorced because when you have autoimmune - other than some deformed hands to show your illness, I  don't always look as horrid as I feel. My husband couldn't cope with the depression, anger and ups and downs in my health. Divorce caused me to lose my health insurance

through him and I went on medicare, and that was the end of low copays for treatment. In fact the copays had approached the cost of rental on a nice home!! I went to an ND and changed my diet, lost weight.  Tried some inflammation meds over the counter that would cool the joints but was temporary. Went to bio identical hormones and in that process learned about naltrexone. There have been some exciting results for cancer and autoimmune diseases and after talking it over with my ND - started on it. Only 1.5 mg (normal is 3 mg) at bedtime. No side effects other than it can cause some insomnia at first. That's starting to get better and I understand it will resolve.  My first week on it I noticed my joints weren't as painful and I can make a tighter fist in the morning. This doesn't sound like much but it's sweet relief. I count all blessings however small.

I don't know if this will work but it's a chance I'm willing to take. Some of the

pharmaceutical meds I've taken are now involved in class action lawsuits so I'm thinking the natural " un FDA approved " drugs can't be any worse. The drug companies are making more money than it's possible to comprehend.  The " regulation " they promise, doesn't sway me since it appears more regulation doesn't spell safety for me - just money for them. They don't like medications labeled " natural " because they don't want competition for $$ at any level. I've become " jaded " and suspicious in the time I've supported them with my hard earned $.

It's good to look at ALL options and to constantly question and take control of our own health. No one has more to lose than me if I give up my health choices to anyone. Doctor's go along with the big pharmaceutical companies for a number of reasons. Sometimes there are some GREAT drugs discovered, patented and " regulated " by the FDA - other times they have limited studies and are rushed out on the market by

the BIG guys - too much money to be made.  Pharmaceuticals pay for fellowships for specialists and there are financial benefits for the docs to go along to get along. It's a system that's just accepted in our capitalistic way of life.

We'll see how this goes and I will report my progress.K