I have been a proponent for low dose naltrexone for more than 15 years. You should know that naltrexone is an opiate receptor antagonist. This is not a new drug It was approved at 50 mg by the FDA in 1984.
The off label use of low dose naltrexone is a drug shown in many trials to have therapeutic benefit in modulating the immune system. A physician in 1985 in New York discovered the effects of low dose naltrexone. He reduced the drug from 50mg to as low as 0.5 mg and as high as 9.0 mg
This lower dose can modulate the immune system and may provide relief to those patients suffering from autoimmune diseases. There are more than 100 autoimmune diseases. We only have blood tests for about 36 of these diseases. Some of the autoimmune diseases that I have used LDN in are systemic lupus, Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, rheumatoid arthritis, Sjorgen’s syndrome and many more. There is a web based Home Page for Low Dose Naltrexone
I have used LDN in patients with cancer and with Lyme Disease as well as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. It can only be prescribed by a medical doctor. The key to success in using LDN is understanding that there is no set protocol. It is patient specific. Ask your physician for LDN if you or a loved one has an autoimmune disease
Until tomorrow..