LDN and Migraines

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Hi there -

I'm currently taking LDN for endorphin deficiency syndrome and have been on it

for two weeks. I started on 2mg for a week, then 3mg, now I'm meant to go up to

4.5 tonight.

I am currently 19weeks pregnant.

I have had a number of migraines lately since starting the LDN and I'm concerned

that it may not be suiting me very well. I don't feel a huge amount 'brighter'

and I am wondering if I should stop taking it....

Does anyone have experience of migraines starting whilst on LDN? Do you have

any advice for me?

In the last couple of weeks the migraines have been every few days, whereas

before I only had a couple in 3 months.

Does LDN take several weeks to start working? Would it be normal for me not to

feel an improvement at this point?

Sorry for all the questions, I just really need to do the best thing for myself

and my baby.

Thanks in advance.

anne xo

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I actually have fewer migraines since starting on LDN.  Any chance the migraines are more related to hormonal changes wrought by the pregnancy?JaxiOn Sat, Apr 16, 2011 at 11:02 AM, DBM <anneharper76@...> wrote:

Hi there -

I'm currently taking LDN for endorphin deficiency syndrome and have been on it for two weeks.  I started on 2mg for a week, then 3mg, now I'm meant to go up to 4.5 tonight.

I am currently 19weeks pregnant.

I have had a number of migraines lately since starting the LDN and I'm concerned that it may not be suiting me very well.  I don't feel a huge amount 'brighter' and I am wondering if I should stop taking it....

Does anyone have experience of migraines starting whilst on LDN?  Do you have any advice for me?

In the last couple of weeks the migraines have been every few days, whereas before I only had a couple in 3 months.

Does LDN take several weeks to start working?  Would it be normal for me not to feel an improvement at this point?

Sorry for all the questions, I just really need to do the best thing for myself and my baby.

Thanks in advance.

anne xo

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Hi Anne, I remembered a blog Janet posted on the LDNNow website which may help you:- http://www.ldnnow.co.uk/8601.html?entryId=b396359dfe7b5d9d72ddac630fb161bb Best, Jayne Crocker www.LDNNow.comImportant! Please sign our LDN petition to the European Parliament by clicking heretel: +44 (0) 7877 492 669Dr Steele MBE, talking about LDNLDNNow are a political/pressure group of individuals dedicated to getting Low Dose Naltrexone (LDN) accepted into modern medicine and trialled for the myriad of uses it shows benefit for. . From: low dose naltrexone [mailto:low dose naltrexone ] On Behalf Of DBMSent: 16 April 2011 17:02low dose naltrexone Subject: [low dose naltrexone] LDN and Migraines Hi there - I'm currently taking LDN for endorphin deficiency syndrome and have been on it for two weeks. I started on 2mg for a week, then 3mg, now I'm meant to go up to 4.5 tonight. I am currently 19weeks pregnant.I have had a number of migraines lately since starting the LDN and I'm concerned that it may not be suiting me very well. I don't feel a huge amount 'brighter' and I am wondering if I should stop taking it....Does anyone have experience of migraines starting whilst on LDN? Do you have any advice for me?In the last couple of weeks the migraines have been every few days, whereas before I only had a couple in 3 months. Does LDN take several weeks to start working? Would it be normal for me not to feel an improvement at this point? Sorry for all the questions, I just really need to do the best thing for myself and my baby.Thanks in advance.anne xo

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This blog gives another example of someone for whom more (LDN) was not better.

Me too.

The video on the www. ldnscience.org site explains how LDN works, through OGF

rebound. Messsage #101241, e-mail from Dr. Zagon, the discoverer of LDN, states

that people's " different pharmacology " could lead to either tolerance, needing

more to produce a benefit, or sensitivity, needing less. EOD (every other day)

is fine with him.

I personally wouldn't rush to get to a higher dose. If you're not feeling

" brighter " , that might indicate you're missing the OGF rebound. This is where

LDN has its benefit, so a dose that gives enough time for a rebound is optimal.

I think my headaches were part of the " cloud covering me with depressed mood "

(message #101579) caused by not clearing the LDN quickly enough. They stopped

when I took 2 days off from LDN. Then returned when I took 4.5 mg 2 days in a

row. I'm now experimenting with 3 mg EOD.

Finding the right dose is very personal, but key to getting some benefits.

Karyn

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> Hi Anne,

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> I remembered a blog Janet posted on the LDNNow website which may help you:-

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> http://www.ldnnow.co.uk/8601.html?entryId=b396359dfe7b5d9d72ddac630fb161bb

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> Best,

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> Jayne Crocker

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> From: low dose naltrexone

> [mailto:low dose naltrexone ] On Behalf Of DBM

> Sent: 16 April 2011 17:02

> low dose naltrexone

> Subject: [low dose naltrexone] LDN and Migraines

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> Hi there -

> I'm currently taking LDN for endorphin deficiency syndrome and have been on

> it for two weeks. I started on 2mg for a week, then 3mg, now I'm meant to go

> up to 4.5 tonight.

> I am currently 19weeks pregnant.

>

> I have had a number of migraines lately since starting the LDN and I'm

> concerned that it may not be suiting me very well. I don't feel a huge

> amount 'brighter' and I am wondering if I should stop taking it....

> Does anyone have experience of migraines starting whilst on LDN? Do you have

> any advice for me?

>

> In the last couple of weeks the migraines have been every few days, whereas

> before I only had a couple in 3 months.

>

> Does LDN take several weeks to start working? Would it be normal for me not

> to feel an improvement at this point?

> Sorry for all the questions, I just really need to do the best thing for

> myself and my baby.

>

> Thanks in advance.

> anne xo

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