Ldn or rhumab beta 7

zinov-
After scanning some info online, it looks to me like rhumab beta 7 is in phase 2 of testing which will last for 2 years (per article date 11/2011). Is this drug considered a biologic? Do they know anything about possible side effects after phase 1?

Might be worth a try but some people in any study may be given placebo so I wonder if you might be wasting 2 years. Did you ask your GI about that?

I guess it depends on how bad your current symptoms are and if you will be able try other new things like natural supplements or dietary changes while participating in the trials.
Some people have experienced success relatively quickly with LDN and supplements (see posts by InSoFla). LDN has been around for a long time even though "formal" trials have not been done on the lower dosage and there appears to be no serious side effects.

I guess you have to consider all these things (and more) before making a decision.
Good luck to you!

zinov,

Hello, and it's been a long time since we've heard from you.

I definitely think you should try LDN - it has helped so many on this forum.

What scares me about drugs, especially those in experimental  stages, is that there are so many potential side effects that are unknown, no?

zinov,

they said to me that people around the globe tried it and there is no serious side effect.
Also in the hospital few people take it
The downside is for ten weeks I could get the placebo and of course lots of test to check how it effect the body

Are you referring to LDN or rhumab beta 7 here?

Who is the "they"? Doctors being fed info from big pharma?

Sorry but I am not a big believer in big pharma studies, IMO they are skewed to sell the drugs, regardless of side effects (many of which go unreported). Just look at how many drugs which were touted as great, had to be taken off the market due to severe side effects.

Anyway, it's your call.

Good luck.

Let us know what you decide.

 

zinov,

Sorry zinov, but whoever you spoke with is terribly misinformed!

Naltrexone is used to treat alcohol and drug addicted patients at doses of 75mg +, not LDN (low dose naltrexone) which is given at doses of 1.5mg, 3.0mg, and 4.5mg - that's a HUGE difference.

There's been research on how LDN has helped many go into remission, and then there's plenty of people on this very forum, including me, who have gone into remission as a direct result of LDN.

Do some research on LDN - low dose naltrexone, you can search this forum as they are several threads on this. I can tell you it works! Here's the Penn State research done by Dr. Jill Smith with LDN and Crohns Patients.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21380937

https://www.healingwell.com/community/default.aspx?f=38&m=2204683#m2222188, https://www.healingwell.com/community/default.aspx?f=38&m=2129791&p=1

You are apparently speaking to people who know nothing about LDN, and are biased towards big pharma drugs only.

LDN makes you constipated??? Give me a break, what BS. 

Zinov, I feel for you, but you are being pushed around by the medical system and doctors, but you have to do what's right for you.

Good luck.

 

zinov,

Please do me a favor - and yourself actually - and call Skip's Pharmacy in Boca Raton, FLorida, USA - you can reach them at www.skipspharmacy.com
21000 Boca Rio Rd # A29 Boca Raton, FL 33433
(561) 218-0111

 

Skip's ships LDN all over the world, so they could ship it to you too.

My concern is that your local pharmacy will not KNOW how to compound the LDN properly, and it won't be efffective.

 

What do you think?

 

Good luck with your colonoscopy.