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

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

Jamie from the United States takes LDN for multiple sclerosis, where she first started to notice symptoms November of last year, after her second child. That being only 28 years old. 

Before the diagnosis, Jamie started feeling a numb newness which would come appear on her tongue, one time she became extremely, other times she slept for near a week, that being three years ago. Jamie could not walk very well. She was very tired. As well as a numbness in her hand.

After her MRI scan, they could not find anything wrong is where they diagnosed her with Multiple Sclerosis, (MS). After not much support or guidance from her doctors, Jamie started researching, where she then found the Low Dose Naltrexone medication (LDN). After 8 months of research, she found a doctor willing to prescribe her.  

Side effects for Jamie were a; mild relapse, small amounts of numbing, vision problems and confusion.

Now Jamie feels as though she can live again, where she is able to work, take care of her children; but advises people like herself to play around with dosages to see which is best for the individual.

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

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Keywords: mild relapse, numbing, vision problems, MS, Multiple Sclerosis, Low Dose Naltrexone, tired 

James (2) - US: Multiple Sclerosis (MS) (LDN, low dose naltrexone) from LDN Research Trust on Vimeo.

James was diagnosed with MS at age 39 with vision problems, then brain fog, weakness and fatigue. He had a good relationship with his doctor and tried numerous different remedies without success, then they found LDN. Within a day he began feeling better. He had zero side effects.

His quality of life improved rapidly, from a 3-4/10 to 8-9/10 on LDN for the last 2.5 years. His current MS symptoms include a slight limp, heat intolerance. He is a vocal advocate for LDN.

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

James and the United States Low Dose Naltrexone (LDN) for Multiple Sclerosis. At 40 years old; he was diagnosed 15 years ago, where he lost the vision in his right eye, and after 6 months it was still deteriorating. Eventually James stopped working.
James then found LDN. he considered himself as lucky due to the fact that he noticed a  positive difference. James also knows other people who have tried the Low Dose Naltrexone medication and stated it as “phenomenal.”

Now James has been taking the LDN medication for 5 years, now he can go out more, can continue with the gym and also getting back into biking after having little to no energy before trying his Low Dose Naltrexone medication.

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

Jackie from England who takes LDN for multiple sclerosis shares her story.  She was diagnosed in 1992 after the birth of her second child. She was 27. She had fatigue and optic neuritis. She started on LDN in January in 2011. She experienced no side effects. She still gets dizzy from time to time but her quality of life has increased by a lot.

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

Linda Elsegood: I'd like to introduce Eoghan from Ireland, who takes LDN for multiple sclerosis. Thank you for joining me, Eoghan. 

Eoghan: Good to be here. 

Linda Elsegood: Could you tell me when you first started to notice your MS symptoms? 

Eoghan: the first symptom was fatigue. I got really bad fatigue the year after I was diagnosed. The first symptom was optic neuritis, fatigue was probably the worst thing I had to deal with because it meant that I had to take a nap in the afternoon. Never needed that before. Having to take a nap was really inconvenient because I'm 26 at this stage trying to get everything else done. And fatigue is no longer a problem. 

Linda Elsegood: Okay. Let's just establish, before you found LDN, apart from the fatigue, what was your life like? 

Eoghan: Oh, uh, pretty, pretty bad I just couldn’t actually wake up in the morning. I used to sleep 16 hours a day. And you know you need rests after everything and now they have six hours to do stuff, which is not much time, especially when you're in college. 

Linda Elsegood: Okay. So what was your condition like just before you started out at the end? 

Eoghan: Well, it was fine. I was pretty good. Actually. My first MRI shows two lesions on the optic nerve on my right side, I think the MRI flipped over, so they weren't too sure which was left. I can't tell anyway. And yeah, I think I couldn't function. It was weird. Like how do you explain fatigue? People, you don't have it. 

Linda Elsegood: That's difficult when isn't it? Yeah. People say, Oh, well I get tired, but tired and fatigue 

Eoghan:  Not the same thing 

Linda Elsegood: So how did you hear about LDN?

Eoghan: research? I'm it guy, so Google is my friend. I eventually figured it out. Okay. So they want to put me on Avonex, which I did for about three months, and I basically developed psychotic symptoms from stabbing myself in the leg with the giant needle every week. It's a stress-related condition and after the Avonex made me go there and nutty and I said I needed something easier to take. Thinking there's gotta be a tablet for this at the time, and they didn't have LDN back then. Oh, eventually, Google helped me find out at the end. Thank God. Did. 

Linda Elsegood: Did your own GP prescribed it for you or did you have to obtain a private prescription 

Eoghan: first? That wasn't too bad. I went into Talla hospital, which is about two, three miles down the road from here, and saw the senior neurologist, and there were others name, I think it was Dr Smith. She and nice lady prescribed me at the end.

I got LDN prescriptions from a neurologist, but I had to talk them into it? So I have to do a lot of research beforehand. Prove efficacy and safety, and tolerability are the big three I had to for them. And bingo, I got my prescription that very day. 

Linda Elsegood: And when you first started, did you notice any introductory side effects?

Eoghan: the wacky dreams are pretty good. Um. Other than that, it's really. It's kind of hard to fall asleep so I take rescue remedy. And that's supposed to be knocked me out at night. 

Linda Elsegood: Okay. So what are your symptoms now? How many hours a day are you sleeping? 

Eoghan: Um, Oh, nine ten, I'm still in college. 

Linda Elsegood: Right. What about your optic neuritis? 

Eoghan: I could see just as well without glasses as I can with glasses apart I need glasses to see more than four feet in front of me. 

I went to see an optometrist nice man, by the name Tony McLaren, he said, well, you'll need prisms in these glasses.

So I went down to vision express, got myself the student discount, the health board discount, the special Easter discount as well as the time. Uh, basically got the most expensive in the shop with the most expensive lenses for half price! It's just really about the same as a regular pair of glasses, 

Linda Elsegood: What would you say to other people who are contemplating trying LDN? 

Eoghan: it's risk-free This medication will not hurt you. It cannot hurt you. The doctor's say First, do no harm. It's just great because all the other ms medications will leave you feeling totally crap and with LDN you feeling a little crap, but only if the first six months. 

Linda Elsegood: Thank you for sharing your experience with us.

Any questions or comments you may have, please Contact Us.  I look forward to hearing from you. Thank you for joining us today. We really appreciated your company. Until next time, stay safe and keep well.

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.

LDN Research Trust on Vimeo.

I am Chris from Taiwan and I have Sjogren's Syndrome.

Sjogren is a disorder of the immune system, often defined by two most common symptoms, like dry eyes and dry mouth which is exactly what I have. I was diagnosed when I was 42.

I was very healthy, and led a very active family life. I loved travelling. When I came down with this disease, it just made my life very difficult. It made simple tasks, very difficult because the eyes were just burning painful every single day. I used to walk in big shopping malls with an ice pack over my eyes because I just couldn't keep it open. And I couldn't travel. It was very difficult to travel by air, especially with cabin air and being in a very tropical climate.

I was very scared because I didn't know much about this disease and I couldn't find any help anywhere so  I became very depressed.

I went to see doctors, and they just told me that I had an excessive dried eye than normal and gave me eye drops. I knew something was wrong but I just couldn't pinpoint it.

After 9 months I made an appointment to see my rheumatologist and he confirmed the likelihood that I have Sjogren's.

I started also having other symptoms like pins and needles sensations in my upper body, heat or this burning sensation in my upper torso, which I couldn't explain.

I started to have little jerks and little spasms in my legs.

I even joined the Sjogren's World Society and  those discussions just frightened me more because I saw people taking Plaquenil, but still, everybody's disease we're still progressing. And the worst of all is that people seem to be getting more autoimmune disease one after another. So I just didn't believe that is the right course for me. And that's why I started searching and finally, came up with something that seems to share some light and that gave me hope and which was the LDN.

I met two patients who have Sjögren's like me in this United States through the internet.

I went on the net, and I bought my medication through the internet pharmacy.

I started taking it a November 27th of 2007. So it's over three and a half years now.

I remember clearly I had an unusual rash that afterwards I realized it was some kind of an yeast infection.

I immediately saw results in about eight days. My saliva came back in eight days,  and I was almost broke down and cried because I just couldn't believe it.

And then my eyes improved, even though the improvement in my tear, film production wasn't as dramatic as my saliva, but that just gave me all the hope in the world.

I had some headaches and anxiety. but after about four months of taking LDN at 4.5 milligrams, every night, I developed a reoccurring urinary tract infection that just wouldn't go away.

And my LDN began to fail as well because the LDN benefits that I had experienced were wiped out. I had a case of candida overgrowth. So I immediately treated with a strict diet and antifungal medications and LDN began to work again. But after another seven months, LDN failed me again.

When I found out that it was a matter of LDN build up in my body so I experimented with a lower dosage, and I skipped a few nights, and now it has performed more consistently, and I'm still able to enjoy the benefits of LDN.

LDN is the best thing that ever happened to me. I have great relief from my symptoms, and I have hopes again because I believe that LDN stopped my Sjögren's from progressing and possibly even prevented any other autoimmune diseases from developing. So overall speaking, I am just a happier and healthier person.

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Barbara (2) - US: Fibromyalgia, Sjogren's Syndrome Arthritis, Hypothyroidism (LDN, low dose naltrexone) from LDN Research Trust on Vimeo.

Barbara from the United States shares her Sjögren's Syndrome and LDN story on the LDN Radio Show with Linda Elsegood.

Barbara suddenly noticed something was wrong with her health when she began to experience sudden pain without an apparent cause. The pain eventually intensified until the point where it hurt to lift her foot onto the sidewalk to avoid the curb.

After the pain naturally died down, it returned a few years later which is when Barbara was then diagnosed with Sjögren's Syndrome. Upon hearing about Low Dose Naltrexone (LDN) through her cousin, she decided she must try it.

Barbara is now able to enjoy time with her family without any serious pain and do the simple things like climbing the stairs without any stiffness in her legs.

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