Low Dose Naltexone-anyone taking this

You cannot take any of the interferons or any opioids or narcotic type pain relievers.  It is said to have good pain relieving effect.  Some say it helps with fatigue.  I very seriously considered this but I changed my mind when I saw the studies on MS progression.  So far those are inconclusive at best.  It might be a wonderful symptom management drug and that is good too, but only if it really does the job as it does limit what you can take while on it.  I just am not convinced that it does anything for progression. 

It has been out for a long long time and used off label in MS for at least 20 years.  If it was really effective at progression, I think it would have been proven by now.

The anecdotals are either......"I feel great!!!" or " I have not noticed any change."  There doesn't seem to be any bad side effects and certainly none that last if you stop taking it.  Considering it is used at much higher doeses to keep narcotic drug abuser clean, it make sense that is helps you feel good (lots of energy, no pain etc).  If you give this a try, please tell us what you think.  I do know there are members on "Chronic Pain" here at HW that take it and love it.  You might post there and see what they say.

Hey Bohuck,

I went to my medical centre yesterday and told the dr what I wanted to do. She had never heard of it and wanted to know who had prescribed it for me. Greatly daring I said " You".

She did not look happy and proceeded to read me all the side effects (to a 50mg tablet as that is the standard dose)) only looking happier when I told her that I was only planning to take 1.5 a day. Possibly increasing it to 3.00 after a month. She said she wanted me to return for bloodtests for kidney & liver after 3 months. Surething I said obligingly.

Then I took the script to my compounding chemist who said fine & he agreed to put in a fill that had no inflammatory ingrediants. He also suggested alternating 1.5 one day and then 3.00 the next when I decided to increase it.

Went to make it up and came out saying "Who has been in my drawer? Where has all the naltrexone gone??" Apparently it is very addictive so desirable to some. Anyway I start tomorrow - will let you know how it goes.