RE: Re: Going for 3 days of IV Solumedrol tomorrow - have to stop LDN for how long?

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I’m doing a solumedrol run for 4

days at 1000 mg a day then doing an oral pred taper beginning at 60 for three

days then down… I decided to lay off the LDN 2 days before starting and I

will prob go right back on after the taper ends. I want to get the benefit of

the steroids but don’t believe that after that benefit has occurred

taking the LDN will effect my health I may be wrong and someone can let me

know. As far as my neuro knows he thinks I am doing these together…

From: mboylebradley

[mailto:mboylebradley@...]

Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2004

10:30 PM

low dose naltrexone

Subject: [low dose naltrexone] Re:

Going for 3 days of IV Solumedrol tomorrow - have to stop LDN for how long?

Hi .. Many have taken LDN with solumedrol or prednisone .. again

these are not narcotics ... it is debated as to

how they effect the

benefits of LDN but there is no medical problem

there with 4.5mg or

less .. you can start the LDN again whenever suits

you.

> I'm 65 and have had MS for 32 years. I have

been SPMS for the last

12

> years, slowly getting worse. I've done Solu-Medrol

about 8 times

since

> 1992, with varying results.

>

> I use a Rollator (wheeled walker), but in the

last month my back

> became so weak I can barely hold myself up.

My legs are numb, I

cannot

> tell where my left foot is or even if it is

flat on the floor. I

> have developed scoliosis over the past 5

years and with that, the

back

> muscles on one side have atrophied and on the

other side they are

over

> developed. On the atrophied side it

feels like there is an Ace

> bandage wrapped tightly around my ribs,

sometimes so tightly I can't

> get by breath

>

> I started LDN 23 days ago and have noticed

almost nothing.

Previously

> I have had no trouble sleeping, and did not

have to get up during

the

> night--so there has been no change

there. The only thing it may

have

> helped is incontinence. I think I don't

have to go as often and can

> usually make it in time.

>

> Anyhow, my question is... I have to stop LDN

until the treatment is

> over and I have done the 1 week Prednisone

taper off. How much time

> must then pass before I can begin LDN again?

>

> Janbee