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Do you have multiple sclerosis? Have you tried LDN?

Please tell me your experience with low-dose-naltrexone. Thanks J: Thank you for letting me know this info about Lyme and MS symptoms. I do not have MS - my dear niece does and I have read so many wonderful stories about LDN that she finally got her neuro to prescribe it yesterday. Now, I find the Lyme thing very intriguing....Both Lyme and MS are very exclusive to the Northern Hemisphere - could there be a lot of misdiagnoses? My niece is only 29 years old and recently had a mild heart attack, even though she doesn't fit the profile for one. I went online and read that Lyme can eventually cause heart disease/heart attack !! I am going to pass this info on to her. Dear pcheesewiz: Thank you so much for your input. I am glad that this is helping you! I was reading last night that some doctors in Europe postulate that MS is actually Lyme disease - maybe everyone should get tested.

I am already on Fluoxetine for ocd..

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naltrexone Narcan: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naloxone A Scam: http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?r=1&ISBN=9780943015446&ourl=Alcoholism%2Dand%2DAddiction%2DCure%2FChris%2DPrentiss Thanks Shut Up and Hope, the mu-Opioid Receptor? Thanks dadd. Do you Think the Dopamine System is a Common Motif In ALL Addiction? Including Things Like Sugar, Sex and Food? Hey Kassie, this Suggests PO is Possible: Endotracheal Administration† •Endotracheal (ET) administration should only be used if access to intravenous or intraosseous routes can not be achieved or access is delayed.[32366][32361] ET drug administration is generally associated with lower systemic drug concentrations compared to IV administration and may be less effective.[32366][32367][32368] ET administration is not recommended for newborns.[32547] •The optimal dose for ET administration has not been established. The usual IV dose is the minimum dosage to be administered by the ET route; higher doses may be required. •Adults: Dilute dose in 5—10 ml of NS or sterile distilled water. Administer via the ET tube. •Children: After dose administration, flush the ET tube with a minimum of 5 ml NS.[32361] Thanks dadd. dadd, Wouldn't you Expect the Avoidance of Rebound to Ultimately Stimulate the Dopamine System? Consistant With a Homeostasis Model AND Receptor Model . - my Words. J.SWAMY I, Would DTs Be Avoided? I Heard Tonight the Word Damage Being Used WRT Addiction, In my Opinion, Not Damage , but Different, Variation On a Theme.

Or is it a baffling disease with complex behavioural, emotional & spiritual facets? CENTRAL FALLS, Rhode Island (CNN) -- A no-frills bar called Goober's, just north of Providence, Rhode Island, is probably the last place you'd expect to find a debate over cutting-edge addiction therapy. But this is where Walter Kent, a retired mechanic, spends his Fridays. He helps in the kitchen and hangs out in the bar, catching up with old friends. Most addiction specialists would call this playing with fire, or worse. That's because for more than 30 years, Kent was a hard-core alcoholic. His drinks of choice were Heineken beer and Jacob Ginger brandy, but anything with alcohol would do. It's like a little kid wanting a piece of candy. You see it, you want the taste of it. He closes his eyes and sniffs the air, remembering the feeling. You can be by yourself, and all of a sudden get even a hint of alcohol, just the smell of it, and say, 'Oh, I need a drink.' That sensation is not something you can get rid of. But today, Kent isn't tempted in the least. He says the credit goes to a prescription medication -- a pill called naltrexone. It's part of a new generation of anti-addiction drugs that may turn the world of rehab on its head. Dr. Mark Willenbring, who oversees scientific research at the National Institute on Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse, says alcoholism has reached a point similar to one depression reached 30 years ago -- when the development of Prozac and other antidepressants took mental health care out of the asylum and put it in homes and doctors' offices. There will be a 'Prozac moment,' Willenbring says, when primary care doctors start handling functional alcoholics. Despite studies showing effectiveness, established rehab programs have been slow to adopt the use of medication. At Hazelden in Minneapolis, Minnesota, a small as part of treatment, although a handful of long-time addicts may be referred to a prescribing physician once their stay is over. Where we battle with [the proportion of patients receive anti-addiction drugs, but medical director Dr. Kevin Clark says the traditional model -- based on intensive therapy and the 12 steps popularized by Alcoholics Anonymous -- is still best. It is a disease of the brain, but it's a multifaceted disease. It has a spiritual component, a behavioral component to it, says Clark. Our experience tells us that having the network of support and recovery is what really makes the difference. Still, medication is slowly creeping into mainstream addiction therapy. One big advocate is Percy Menzies, a pharmacist and former sales representative for DuPont, which developed naltrexone. His St. Louis, Missouri-based Recovery Centers for America treats patients in an on-site hospital, then refers them to outside physicians for follow-up treatment. Along with therapy, virtually every patient is given Vivitrol, a long-lasting form of naltrexone that's given monthly by injection. http://edition.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/04/15/addiction.cold.turkey.pill/index.html

There is a drug called naltrexone that is supposed to help alcoholics with their cravings. The drug blocks the opiate and endorphin receptors and I was wondering if you can block these receptors through your diet or in some other way? I am not asking this question relating to weight loss! Thank you RN! Do you know any information regarding Revia?

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