Do You Stop Taking Low Dose Naltrexone (LDN) Before Surgery?

Answered by LDN Specialist Pharmacist Dr Sam Lebsock
LDN Specialist Pharmacist Dr Sam Lebsock

 

Do You Stop Taking Low Dose Naltrexone (LDN) Before Surgery?

Do I stop LDN before lipoma surgery? Where I'll be put to sleep?  Yes, you stop LDN. I normally, I mean, as I  said, it has a short half-life of four to six hours.  So normally, you know a day or two before you have your surgery. Then you can resume again once you are off if you get put on, let's say, opioids; you can resume after you are off opioids. Normally it's no problem, and normally I guess you can go right back up to the dose you were on if it was a short-term situation. If you think you're a little bit more chemically sensitive, you might want to do a little taper up. Kind of depends on how you feel about that situation.