LDN for Lupus question etc.

[Guest guest]

Hi,

I think some of you may be familar with my site RemedyFind - a non-commercial,

unbiased site where individuals rate the effectiveness of treatments they have

used for

specific health conditions. Anyway, the low dose Naltrexone page for MS has

received lots

of ratings -

http://remedyfind.com/rem.asp?ID=4393

but I specifically wanted to ask anyone who has Lupus if they might be willing

to share

their LDN experience. Here is the LDN page for Lupus -

http://remedyfind.com/rem.asp?id=4392

Not sure if it is of interest, but I recently tried LDN (3 mg.) for my Chronic

Fatigue

Syndrome. Though I am largely recovered (at about 80% of what I remember

" normal " to

be), I am always searching for new treatments that might make me even better.

So, I got

my LDN from the main compounding pharmacy back in N.Y. and gave it a try for a

week.

Unfortunately I found that it really negatively impacted my night-time sleep. I

was having

long, long dreams and wonder if it kept me from getting as much deep, level 4

sleep. After

one week I just felt like my brain was exhausted, and after I stopped it took me

about a

week before I felt like my sleep patterns had returned to normal. Has anyone

else

experienced this reaction?

Many thanks, Brett Hodges

[Guest guest]

Brett,

Really appreciate your site, helped me learn about LDN and if it was

right for me. Especially interesting that LDN has the highest rating

of any med for MS! http://remedyfind.com/sym.asp?id=62

On the 3.0mg dosage you tried and found it disturbed your sleep, I

sarted at 2.0mg and tried going to 4.0 after 2 weeks and found myself

very grogy. Went back to 2.0 after 3 days, stayed there for a full

month, then went to 4.0 w/ no problems.