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  1. M

    Low-Dose Naltrexone and Adrenal Function

    I think LDN increased my cortisol levels. I had saliva testing done before and after I started LDN and it increased my cortisol to baseline, but I'm also in graduate school, so that could have increased my cortisol levels, too. With LDN, I felt energized but also way too overstimulated, and I...
  2. M

    Low dose Naltrexone

    I feel grateful hearing from someone else who was negatively effected by LDN. I have also had problems with it; I felt fantastic the first day I took it, then the next day and subsequent days after I found it to be very stimulating (very stimulated adrenals), no matter what micro-dosage I took...