Posted by Larry Hoover on March 10, 2007, at 14:31:54
In reply to Low-dose Naltrexone for autoimmune disorders, posted by Cass on March 7, 2007, at 20:31:02
> Naltrexone is usually used people getting off of heroin or for alcoholics in rehab, but I've personally known two people who use it for autoimmune disorders. One man I know uses it for multiple sclerosis and a lady uses it for lupus which is what I have. It's usually prescribed in doses of 50mg, but for autoimmune disorder it's prescribed in much smaller doses like 4 milligrams. They've had great success using it. I made a pitch to my doctor to prescribe it to me; at first he was reticent, but then he referred me to pain management doctor who did prescribe it. I started using it today. I'm so excited.
> Anyone else out there either used it themselves or know someone who's using it?I wish I could try some. Getting it prescribed, and finding a compounding pharmacy to dilute it to the appropriate dose, is still challenging where I live.
It's also used for PTSD, with some success, as I recall.
Lar
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