Actually I´m on it been that for 6 weeks can´t say if it had helped me yet. still very fatigue and have muscle joint and bone pain.
I´m making "my own" LDN from 50mg naltrexone pills only cost me 5$ a month when doing 4.5mg doses.
I searched LDN on the rheumatoid arthritis expert forum found this post.
LDN?????
by lala47, Jul 20, 2009 12:13PM
"I was wondering if anyone has prescribed LDN for RA. My mother has severe RA she is 73 yrs old. She was dx'ed at age 45. She is currently on enbrel, and several other meds for ra and her heart. At this point any thing that might give her some releif would be great. I understand that LDN is cheat, and safe. She would never stop her enbrel I just wondered if LDN could be added, only if it possible help."
lala
by Dr Vinod, Jul 20, 2009 07:17PM
To: lala47,
"Low dose naltrexone (LDN), where naltrexone is used in doses approximately one-tenth, treatment for certain immunologically-related disorders, like RA. Beta-endorphins are important regulators of the immune system. Naltrexone, which is a pure antagonist to narcotics, causes an artificial blockade of the endorphin/opioid receptors.
LDN clears joint pain and swelling in most of the patients and you can try this with your mother."
When a doc recomends it here at MH I really think it could be worth while testing, of cource in collaboration with your doc.
http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Rheumatoid-Arthritis/LDN/show/10038
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PS hope you people don´t mind me posting this info here at this forum but since crohns also is a autoimmune disease I thought it my be of interest here .