I recently read an article on the Phoenix rising blog about the scientific research being done into the effectiveness of Low Dose Naltrexone (LDN) as a treatment for M.E. I'm interested in learning more and am wondering if anyone can recommend any further information on it? I'm particularly interested in the scientific research being done into it. Podcasts or shorter written pieces would be particularly appreciated as they are the easiest ways for me to engage with information at the moment. Thank you in advance for any links.
I've also been reading some of the threads on LDN in the community forums on here. I tried LDN many years ago and experienced initial improvement especially in my fatigue and ability to walk. Unfortunately I had a bad crash due to a tooth infection which then required surgery for a hole in my tooth, insomnia (possibly caused by antibiotics I took for said infection upsetting my gut microbiome), scoliosis pain which required physiotherapy and period problems involving serious and repeated vomiting. This crash lasted several years.
For the last few years I've been experiencing a period of stability and improvement. In May, sadly, I caught a ears and throat viral infection which lasted three weeks. This cost me my ability to walk which I'd only recently regained and caused me to have to drop out of university. I haven't had anything like as bad a relapse as the one I previously mentioned. I consider this to be due, at least partly, to still being able to eat healthily. I'm still not quite back to where I was but am reasonably confident of improvement and, hopefully, regaining what I've lost in the near future. I'm considering taking LDN again as a pick-me-up to help me get back on track, because of the initial improvement I experienced when I first took it. However I am also scared of taking it due to the crash even though, as I say, there were plenty of other reasons for it.
I've also been reading some of the threads on LDN in the community forums on here. I tried LDN many years ago and experienced initial improvement especially in my fatigue and ability to walk. Unfortunately I had a bad crash due to a tooth infection which then required surgery for a hole in my tooth, insomnia (possibly caused by antibiotics I took for said infection upsetting my gut microbiome), scoliosis pain which required physiotherapy and period problems involving serious and repeated vomiting. This crash lasted several years.
For the last few years I've been experiencing a period of stability and improvement. In May, sadly, I caught a ears and throat viral infection which lasted three weeks. This cost me my ability to walk which I'd only recently regained and caused me to have to drop out of university. I haven't had anything like as bad a relapse as the one I previously mentioned. I consider this to be due, at least partly, to still being able to eat healthily. I'm still not quite back to where I was but am reasonably confident of improvement and, hopefully, regaining what I've lost in the near future. I'm considering taking LDN again as a pick-me-up to help me get back on track, because of the initial improvement I experienced when I first took it. However I am also scared of taking it due to the crash even though, as I say, there were plenty of other reasons for it.
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