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Laurie from the United States shares her story about using low dose naltrexone (LDN) for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) and Fibromyalgia.
Laurie began getting symptoms of her illness at the beginning of the 1980s, but was not diagnosed until 1998. By that time, she could not work, she could not take care of her kids, and her husband quit his job to work from home to be able to help her. She was depressed and suicidal and in a great deal of pain. She had no energy, as well as memory problems and severe insomnia.
It took seeing multiple doctors to find a doctor that recognized that something was wrong with her and the pain and illness was not just in her head. The doctor told her she was depressed because she was sick. She diagnosed Laurie with Epstein Barr, chronic fatigue, and fibromyalgia. She was depressed because she was sick.
Laurie was very sensitive to medications, but found Low Dose Naltrexone (LDN) while researching treatment for fibromyalgia. When she asked her doctor about LDN, the doctor had heard of it, and eventually prescribed Low Dose Naltrexone (LDN) for Laurie. She began LDN at a dose of 0.5 mg, and the next morning she already noticed a difference. She gradually increased her dosage to 3.5 mg, and when she did, she had a few days of increased fatigue, headache and sleepiness, but that went away and she was left with better energy and better sleep. She is decreasing her dosage back to 3 mg, because that’s the dosage where she felt the best. Her pain is 90% better, and her endurance is better, as well as her mood. Her aphasia is better as well, to the point that people around her have noticed.
This has been a summary of Laurie’s interview. For the whole story, please listen to the recording located at the link above.