LDN Video Interviews and Presentations

Jessica - US: Multiple Sclerosis (MS) (LDN, low dose naltrexone) from LDN Research Trust on Vimeo.

Jessica is from the United States and since 1996 has had Multiple Sclerosis (MS). During this time, she had Optic Neuritis where she encountered balance issues, bumping into walls and tripping. In the month of November, she had her first MRI which confirmed she had multiple sclerosis (MS). Jessica was suggested that she take medication, but declined as she wanted to handle it herself. This is where she decided to try acupuncture, homeopathy, chiropractic, body work methods and more. 

Low Dose Naltrexone (LDN) was the first medication she agreed to; before trying these medications, her symptoms were: double optic neuritis in both eyes, loss of hearing in the right ear, numbing of hands, itchy face, partial sleep. Furthermore, this wasn’t the end, her right side of her face went palsy, as well as vertigo which caused bed ridden. Although these symptoms were very on and off. 

Jessica heard about LDN through alternative therapies in New York. Her primary care physician would not prescribe it to her, which she then switched doctor who heard about amazing results the LDN medication had given other patients.

Luckily, she was given the approval of the Low Dose Naltrexone medication, the effects were vivid dreams for roughly 2-3 days. But symptoms were also abated due to Jessica being pregnant with her second child. 

Now, Jessica has been on LDN medication for three years, there has been no lesions, no exacerbations, and feels more positive that her disease is now stabilised.

Summary of Jessica’s interview, please listen to the video for the full story.

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Key words: LDN, Low Dose Naltrexone, Multiple Sclerosis, MS, Acupuncture, homeopathy, chiropractic, double optic neuritis, hearing,  numbing, sleep, symptoms, medication

Jennifer from the United States shares her experience using Low Dose Naltrexone (LDN) to treat Hashimoto’s, Ankylosing Spondylitis, and Lyme disease.

She first noticed symptoms in January of 1999. She thought she had the flu, but was sick for a week with a high fever and migraines. After that, she didn’t feel as if she’d recovered. When she went back to the doctor, the only thing that came up on testing was kidney failure. At that point, she had to stop playing hockey and drop out of night school for college, and it was difficult to work her full-time job. She had problems with fatigue and focusing. Over 14 years she saw over 40 different doctors and had over 60 tests done, but the doctors never found much that they could diagnose. However, her health continued to decline. Doctors ran tests for Lyme disease, connective tissue disease, other types of autoimmune disease, and Marfan syndrome, but they couldn’t come up with a good explanation for her symptoms. Eventually Jennifer developed Hashimoto’s and Ankylosing Spondylitis. Her doctors also found she had two mutations of the MTHFR gene. 

In 2012, she went to the Cleveland Clinic and saw a neurologist who recognized her autoimmune conditions. He recommended a gluten-free diet, which was helpful in reducing her rheumatoid factor. At that time, she still suffered from fatigue and chronic urethritis, which was very painful. Finally she saw a urologist who recognized she had an infection in the walls of the urethra, and put her on antibiotics. However, the antibiotics weren’t very helpful in relieving her symptoms.

By 2013, her symptoms would flare and subside, but she began having IBS issues as well as increasing cognitive problems and migraines. She couldn’t walk right, she couldn’t talk right, and her writing was illegible. She felt that she had a lot of symptoms of Lyme disease, but the infectious disease doctor said she didn’t have it. She then went to a lung doctor who tested her again. This time her tests were negative for IgM, positive for IgG, and positive for bartonella, anaplasma, and mycoplasma. He started her on low dose naltrexone in October of 2013. They started at 3 or 4.5 mg, which was too high of a dose, so they went down to 0.5 mg, which was a better dose. She learned that she reacted badly to the higher dose of LDN because of her chronic Lyme disease, parasites, and systemic candida. Within a year, she responded to the LDN and her doctor was able to gradually increase her dosage to 3 mgs as her health issues resolved.  

Just before starting LDN, Jennifer would rate her quality of life at about a 1 on a scale of 1-10, due to constant pain, fatigue, and sickness. 

In terms of side effects of LDN, Jennifer had vivid dreams for the first week, but after that, she’s had no ill effect from the LDN. She does find that it works best for her to take LDN in the early evening, around 6 or 7 pm.

Jennifer noted positive effects from the LDN in the first week of taking it. She was able to lower her blood pressure medicine, and her IBS issues resolved. She also was able to get off all of her allergy medicine, including Singulair and two inhalers. Initially, her pain levels increased, but after the first two weeks, the pain went away. The LDN has allowed Jennifer to get off of about 90% other medications, and she’s lost over 30 pounds. 

At this point, her quality of life is significantly improved, though she’s still dealing with the Lyme disease and coinfections that had gone undiagnosed and untreated for over 14 years, so on a scale of 1-10, she’d rate her quality of life at about a 5. She would definitely recommend that patients with her conditions give LDN a try--she tried LDN instead of going on the biologic Remicade, and she’s glad she did. The LDN regulated her immune system rather than suppressing it. It might seem to make some symptoms worse at first, but in her experience the LDN just brought forward underlying health issues that needed to be addressed. As those issues are addressed, her quality of life continues to improve. 

This has been a summary of Jennifer’s story. Please listen to the interview for the full story. 

Holly Warner, LDN Radio Show 04 Oct 2017 (LDN, low dose naltrexone) from LDN Research Trust on Vimeo.

Holly Warner shares her Low Dose Naltrexone (LDN) experience on the LDN Radio Show with Linda Elsegood.

Holly Warner is a Board Certified Holistic Health Practitioner who has her own clinic in Ottawa, Canada. She deals with hormone imbalance, thyroid issues, gut health, adrenal dysfunction, metabolic syndrome, and most autoimmune diseases. 

Her fascination with medicine began at an early stage. In her late teens she was focussed on cancer preservation but kept on getting drawn towards thyroid issues. Her experience as director of a medical facility for a number of years has added to her a great depth of knowledge in the pharmaceutical sector.

Warner specializes in clinical Nutritional Therapy. Her clinic does Skype appointments in Canada and the USA. She prescribes LDN and explains how it moderates and balances our autoimmune system and reduces the bad antibodies.

This is a summary of Holly Warner’s interview. Please listen to the rest of Holly’s story by clicking on the video above.

Elizabeth - US: CFS/ME, Lyme (LDN, low dose naltrexone) from LDN Research Trust on Vimeo.

Elizabeth uses low dose naltrexone (LDN) for chronic Lyme disease, chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), food sensitivities, and poisoning by Cipro.

When Elizabeth was very young she had anxiety and nausea, feeling on the verge of vomiting, and doctors found no diagnosis. At 12 she was taking Accutane, which interfered with her immune system and her symptoms increased through her teen years. 

She carried diagnoses of chronic fatigue syndrome, hypothyroidism, insomnia, food sensitivities, depression, anxiety, OCD, gastroparesis – all kinds of autoimmune disorders and symptoms - and was disabled. She got some improvement with a holistic treatment called NAET, but in her late 20s took ciprofloxacin (Cipro) and became bed-bound for over ten years. Unfortunately, later she took Cipro again and all her symptoms got exponentially worse.

She was diagnosed with POTS, or dysautonomia, and could not tolerate medications to heal.  She couldn’t tolerate food, heat, the sun, and couldn’t sleep. When she started LDN it made her feel like she had a bad flu, migraines, and a racing heart. Her doctor adjusted her thyroid medication to help with her heart rate and insomnia, but later was able to increase it back up. She learned that taking LDN in the morning, and a lowered dose, reduced those symptoms. Now her symptoms are 85% improved.

In addition, after 10 months, LDN has improved her endometriosis pain and cognitive functioning. She has been able to come off multiple other pharmaceutical medications, including those for her high blood pressure, antidepressants, and medication for CFS. By her research, she hopes to continue improving for up to 2 years.

Keywords:  Lyme disease, chronic fatigue syndrome, CFS, POTS, dysautonomia, hypothyroidism, insomnia, depression, anxiety, OCD, gastroparesis, food sensitivity, poisoning by Cipro, ciprofloxacin, endometriosis, high blood pressure, NAET, LDN, low dose naltrexone

Summary of Elizabeth's interview, please listen to the video for the full story.

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Dr Tom O’Bryan, LDN Radio Show 12 July 2017 (LDN, low dose naltrexone) from LDN Research Trust on Vimeo.

Dr Tom O'Bryan shares his Low Dose Naltrexone (LDN) experience on the LDN Radio Show with Linda Elsegood.

Wheat sensitivity can cause an immune response, not just gluten. Hydrochloric acid in the stomach breaks down the proteins and enzymes in the gut convert them to amino acids, which permeate the intestines and enter the bloodstream. Wheat causes increased intestinal permeability ("leaky gut") in everyone, but not everyone suffers from eating wheat because wheat is a minor irritant. At some point, symptoms of intestinal permeability are likely to appear due to loss of oral tolerance, and can result in various autoimmune disorders, such as Hashimoto's. Reducing dietary wheat can arrest the development of autoimmune disorders. A wheat-free diet is easier to follow when patients understand that inflammation can be reduced by following the diet. His book, The Autoimmune Fix, has recipes. For example, take 1 Tbsp chia seeds, which are high in Omega 3s, stir into coconut milk till it starts to gel, refrigerate, add crushed fruit, and you get a healthy dessert.

Dr Tom O’Bryan, LDN Radio Show 27 Sept 2017 (LDN, low dose naltrexone) from LDN Research Trust on Vimeo.

Dr Tom O'Bryan shares his Low Dose Naltrexone (LDN) experience on the LDN Radio Show with Linda Elsegood.

Dr Tom O’Bryan discusses his book, The Autoimmune Fix. Expect continual OMGs.The prevalance of autoimmune disease is the #3 cause of getting sick and dying in the world. Autoimmune diseases progress over years, till enough tissue is damaged that enough symptoms appear to get a diagnosis. For example, a very early sign of Parkinson's is loss of sense of smell, and can be predictive of death within 5 years.

Measuring our antibodies can predict illness in its early stages. Antibodies cause cellular damage, then tissue damage, then inflammation, and eventually organ damage. 

Getting this in control early is important. Most of us are bombarded with toxins every day, so learning how to avoid them is crucial to a good healthy life. LDN is helpful in bolstering and regulating our immune system so that it can naturally fight off these elevated antibodies.

This interview includes some valuable knowledge for all listeners concerned with how to combat autoimmune diseases, cancers etc.

This is a summary of Dr Tom O’Bryan’s interview. Please listen to the rest of Dr O’Bryan’s story by clicking on the video above.

Dr Tom O’Bryan, LDN Radio Show 01 Feb 2017 (LDN, low dose naltrexone) from LDN Research Trust on Vimeo.

Dr Tom O’Bryan shares his Low Dose Naltrexone (LDN) experience on the LDN Radio Show with Linda Elsegood.

Dr Tom O’Bryan is the founder of www.thedoctor.com and is an internationally recognized speaker and workshop leader specializing in non-celiac gluten sensitivity and celiac disease. He hosted the gluten summit, and stars in the documentary series, betrayal, featuring the autoimmune solutions. He’s also written a book called ‘The Autoimmune Fix’.

In this interview Dr O’Bryan explains his many years of analysis in terms of the effect our diet can have upon our immune systems and subsequent immune responses we have to autoimmune diseases. The over-consumption of products such as milk, wheat and dairy in general can be damaging and our diets must be moderated.

This is a summary of Dr Tom O’Bryan’s interview. Please listen to the rest of Dr O’Bryan’s story by clicking on the video above.

Dr Thomas Cowan, LDN Radio Show 14 Dec 2016 (LDN, low dose naltrexone) from LDN Research Trust on Vimeo.

Dr Thomas Cowan shares his Low Dose Naltrexone (LDN) experience on the LDN Radio Show with Linda Elsegood.

Dr Thomas Cowan practices holistic medicine in San Francisco and prescribes Low Dose Naltrexone (LDN). He also has a new book called ‘Human Heart, Cosmic Heart’.

He first heard of LDN in 1992 from one of his patients with AIDS who requested it. This occurred again four years later, prompting Dr Cowan into researching LDN more thoroughly and learning about its many benefits in combating autoimmune diseases.

He says that LDN’s side effects are very uncommon and that in 95% of his autoimmune patients, he has prescribed LDN. Dr Cowan is a strong advocate of LDN.

This is a summary of Dr Thomas Cowan’s interview. Please listen to the rest of Dr Cowan’s interview by clicking on the video above.

Dr Thomas Cowan, LDN Radio Show (LDN, low dose naltrexone) from LDN Research Trust on Vimeo

Dr Thomas Cowan shares his Low Dose Naltrexone (LDN) experience on the LDN Radio Show with Linda Elsegood.

Dr Thomas Cowan first came across Low Dose Naltrexone (LDN) around 20 years ago when one of his close friends had incurable lymphoma. Having refused to continue on conventional treatment which had little to no effect on improving his health, he researched alternative treatments and came across LDN which drastically helped him to recover.

In the last decade of his career, Dr Cowan has predominantly treated patients with Ulcerative Colitis (UC) and Crohn’s Disease, finding that LDN can be successful in treating both diseases and providing great relief to his patients.

This is a summary of Dr Thomas Cowan’s interview. Please listen to the rest of Dr Cowan’s story by clicking on the video above.

Dr Steven Richeimer, LDN Radio Show (LDN, low dose naltrexone) from LDN Research Trust on Vimeo.

Dr Steven Richeimer shares his Low Dose Naltrexone (LDN) experience on the LDN Radio Show with Linda Elsegood.

Dr Steven Richeimer primarily uses Low Dose Naltrexone (LDN) for neuropathic pain diagnosis, including fibromyalgia which closely relates to complex regional pain syndrome.

In this interview he stresses the importance of the patient researching LDN thoroughly, particularly if it's compatible with any current medication you may be taking. Nevertheless, LDN is highly compatible with a number of treatments and can often compliment your current plan and improve its benefits on your health.

Dr Richeimer mentions that often the longer a patient is off their opioids, the more likely the patient is to see the benefits of LDN.

This is a summary of Dr Steven Richeimer’s interview. Please listen to the rest of Dr Richeimer’s story by clicking on the video above.