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How I Beat MS Using Low Dose Naltrexone (LDN)
I was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in April of 1988.
I was very messed up for two years after the initial attack. I could't walk straight, and was actually blind for a few weeks. I never thought I would recover and become independent again. I was very depressed, and briefly considered suicide.
I gradually pulled out of the attack with the help of IV Solumedrol and oral Prednisone, which is all the doctors had to offer back then. CRAB meds were unheard of.
I made a full recovery and was symptom-free until around 1994. It was like I never had MS. I wasn't under the care of a neurologist, which, in hindsight, was a mistake. 1994 is when I started seeing him again on a regular basis.
I was originally diagnosed with Relapsing/Remitting type MS, but the neurologist upgraded it to the next level, which I think is called Secondary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis.
1996 was a very rough winter here in New York. There was a major blizzard, followed by snowfall after snowfall. I work as a maintenance supervisor for a real estate company and part of my job is to see that the snow is removed from their properties. It was a very stressful winter for me both mentally and physically. My MS returned with a vengeance, and my neurologist put me on Avonex, which I took for over three years.
I eventually developed antibodies against interferon meds so my neurologist put me on Copaxone for over three years. He also had me on five treatments of Novantrone. I had many, many IV Solumedrol/Prednisone taper-offs in between all of this. Nothing was holding the MS off. Nothing. He then wanted to put me on Betaseron and I asked him why, as I thought I was immune towards interferons. He said, "Well, we have to try something". He also thought about putting me on Tysabri, right before it started killing people and was pulled from the market. It was then I realized he was only experimenting on me and really didn't have definite answers.
I am 6'7" and weigh 240 lbs, but I broke down and cried in his office.
Fortunately, his nurse saw me and suggested I look into LDN, even though the neurologist was against it. She is my special angel.
I have been on LDN since March of 2005 and shudder to think where I'd be without it. Among other things, it has helped my blurry vision, improved my balance, increased my bladder control, and given me a general sense of well-being. If that weren't enough--and perhaps best of all--it has completely halted the progression of my disease.
Yes, I am a BIG advocate of LDN, and wish I could sue someone's ass off for the years I used the dangerous, expensive, ineffective CRAB/Novantrone drugs. They only made me worse.
LDN has been a miracle for me!
Besides taking 4.5 mg of LDN every night, I also take daily:4-AP
I also do not eat most dairy, sugar, soy, legumes or gluten (found in wheat, barley, rye, and oats). The foods I do eat are fresh wild fish, organic chicken, brown rice, and fresh raw organic fruits and vegetables. I drink only bottled spring water, and believe highly in the benefits of Coconut Oil and Stevia.
Multi-Vitamin/Mineral
Cranberry Capsules
Citrucel Fiber Tablets
Acidophilus
Montmorency Tart Cherry Juice
~Art~
An Introduction to Low Dose Naltrexone
An Open Letter To People With Multiple Sclerosis
Drugs To Avoid When Taking LDN
How To Obtain Low Dose Naltrexone
Side Effects & Dosing of Low Dose Naltrexone
Why I Became An Advocate For Low Dose Naltrexone
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