I indicated in my prior email that I would report about my dad's
results with taking low dose naltrexone - LDN. He has tried a lot
of things for his peripheral neuropathy with no sucess. However, he
is cautiously optimistic that his symptoms have diminished since he
has been taking LDN. He has more good days and his general pain
level which was getting up to around a 7 (on his scale) has
decreased to around a 5 - even a 4 on some days. He thinks LDN is
the only thing that has really helped him. (He has tried the
nutritional supplements, Rebuilder and Anondyne Light therapy, etc.)
He's been taking LDN for a couple of months now. I'll report back
as time goes on to let you know if he continues to believe that it
helps. Here are some links for more info on LDN:

www.gazorpa.com - - see the Interview with Dr. Bihari

lowdosenaltrexone.org - the official web site

Here is info about research being done and one Doctor's hypothesis
about why LDN works to halt the progression of MS and other diseases
which have been thought to be autoimmune:

"Dr. Yash Agrawal is an Assistant Professor at the University of
Iowa. He has published the first hypothesis in a medical journal
that explores the possibility of treating MS with LDN. See "Low dose
naltrexone therapy in multiple sclerosis" Medical Hypotheses, 2005;64
(4):721-4, Y.P. Agrawal."

I would love to hear from anyone who has tried LDN for neuropathy.
As yet, I have been unable to find anyone who has done so.

Thanks,
Carol



--- In Peripheral_Neuropathy@yahoogroups.com, "Carol Bellon"
<cbellon@d...> wrote:
> Stan,
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> I didn't. Thanks so much for the info. I just signed up.
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> Carol
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Peripheral_Neuropathy@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:Peripheral_Neuropathy@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of
rgs555@a...
> Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2005 9:47 PM
> To: Peripheral_Neuropathy@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [Peripheral_Neuropathy] LDN Therapy (Low Dose
Naltrexone)
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> In a message dated 7/19/05 12:15:59 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
cbellon@d... writes:
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> Side effects are minimal if any. Some people report that they
have trouble sleeping or get headaches. They just reduce the dose
until the side effects go away. Many people claim it really helps
lift their mood. I think the research shows problematic side
effects when you take 300 mg a day of ReVia- so the FDA approved it
at 50 mg a day. You can't take it while you are taking any kind of
narcotic pain killer. Taking 4.5 mg is really low risk. I'll be
sure and post here about my dad's results. He has tried a number of
things which have evidently been very helpful to some people with PN
but have done nothing for him - anodyne therapy and IVIg being two
that didn't help him. It seems like a no brainer to try LDN.
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> Carol
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> Hi Carol,
> Do you know of another support group for people suffering from
neuropathy called National Peripheral Neuropathy
<http://www.npnc.org/> Community ?
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> Click onto the link. It's free to join up. There is PLENTY of
medical advice and well worth your time to investigate.
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> Best,
> Stan
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