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Dr Kathleen MacIsaac, LDN Radio Show 2016 (LDN, low dose naltrexone) from LDN Research Trust on Vimeo.
Dr. Kathleen MacIsaac is from Florida in the United States. She first heard about LDN around 2006 while researching a different topic. It made sense biochemically, so she started using LDN in her patients, to treat fibromyalgia, chronic pain, migraine, and insomnia. She noted great response in reduction in pain and increased quality of sleep in fibromyalgia patients. More recently she is using LDN for Hashimoto’s thyroiditis; and chronic neurologic disorders including MS (multiple sclerosis), ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), and PLS (progressive lateral sclerosis). While the neurologic issues haven’t had complete resolution, the patients’ quality of life has improved, and there has been improvement in coordination, articulation, and swallowing. She has a pediatric patient on LDN for autism.
Less than 10 of her patients stopped using LDN, because they didn't notice any improvement or because they did not like a side effect, such as vivid dreams, or nausea, or some GI side effect. Those patients tended to start with milder conditions, thus less motivation to work through the side effects than ones with more debilitating conditions. There is a gap of time it takes to adapt. Most recently Dr. MacIsaac will start very low and progress upwards in dose slowly. Rather than a common titration like LDN 1.5 mg, then 3.0 mg, then 4.5 mg, she has the compounding pharmacy prepare a suspension so patients can titrate up by 0.5 mg over a longer period of time. Some patients remain on very low doses of less than a milligram, and she found it interesting that that small amount is adequate.
Linda Elsegood commented on various approaches she is aware of to lower the dropout rate for LDN, such as starting very low doses, taking LDN in the morning if there are sleep issues, and sublingual drops that are absorbed and bypass the stomach for patients with GI problems.
Dr. MacIsaac has 3 recent patients using daytime dosing of LDN for smoking and alcohol dependency issues, and it’s as if LDN doctors the brain to have less craving for nicotine or alcohol. It’s a new method of treatment for Dr. MacIsaac, and she is pursuing it further.
Linda Elsegood added that LDN is being used to treat OCD, and PMS; and Dr. Phil Boyle uses LDN in treating infertility and other gynecologic issues. Linda is aware of at least one woman whose PCOS (polycystic ovary syndrome) was improved on LDN. Linda relates that she herself had many issues with endometriosis from age 11, and a surprise added benefit when she began LDN for her MS, was her endometriosis issues cleared up. Dr. MacIsaac has found the LDN Research Trust website to be a good resource, and is learning a lot more about LDN.
Dr. MacIsaac’s practice is Healing Alternatives in Orlando Florida, and the website is http://www.healingalternativesinc.com/. The office phone is 407-682-711.
Summary from Dr. Kathleen MacIsaac, listen to the video for the show.
Keywords: LDN, low dose naltrexone, fibromyalgia, chronic pain, migraine, insomnia, Hashimoto’s, multiple sclerosis, MS, ALS, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, PLS, progressive lateral sclerosis, autism, compounding pharmacy, alcohol, smoking, nicotine, infertility, endometriosis, OCD, PMS, PCOS, polycystic ovary syndrome