LDN Video Interviews and Presentations

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

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

Dr Michael Arata from the United States first heard of Low Dose Naltrexone around 2010 when one of his Multiple Sclerosis (MS) patients asked about the drug. Luckily due to his connections with other physicians, Dr Arata was able to begin prescribing LDN to his patients swiftly.

In the first few years he found LDN to be particularly successful in the autoimmune patients from his practice, including patients with chronic fatigue and fibromyalgia, chronic Lyme, etcetera. 

In this interview Dr Arata explains how LDN works in the body against autoimmune disease and declares his optimism for LDN’s possible future for being adopted into mainstream medicine.

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

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

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

Dr Martin Dayton is the founder of the Dayton Medical Center in Miami, the United States. He first came across Low Dose Naltrexone (LDN) when he learnt about Dr Bihari prescribing it in New York and the great success he was having.

He primarily prescribes LDN for autoimmune diseases, specifically lymphoma and various forms of rheumatic arthritis. One of Dr Dayton’s patients had been diagnosed with lymphoma and no other treatments had worked in him for over 2 years. Yet, within 6 weeks of starting on LDN, he was able to dance again.

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

Dr Mark Shukhman, LDN Radio Show 2017 (LDN, low dose naltrexone) from LDN Research Trust on Vimeo.

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

Psychiatrist Dr Mark Shukhman practices in the suburbs of Chicago. Belmont Pharmacy is a nationally respected compounding pharmacy which compounds Low Dose Naltrexone (LDN) and bioidentical hormones, as well as a number of custom amino acids and mineral blends. They're based in Colorado and ship nationwide. Their goal is better patient outcomes through quality compounding, combining effective communication between practitioner, pharmacist, and patient.

In this interview, Dr Shukman focuses upon the psychological impact of autoimmune diseases and how LDN can help patients to recover from difficult experiences as well as boosting their immune systems.

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

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

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

Psychiatrist Dr Mark Shukhman practices in the suburbs of Chicago. 

In this interview, Dr Shukman focuses upon the psychological impact of autoimmune diseases and how LDN can help patients to recover from difficult experiences as well as boosting their immune systems.

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

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

Gastroenterologist Dr Leonard Weinstock shares his Low Dose Naltrexone (LDN) experience on the LDN Radio Show with Linda Elsegood.

Dr Leonard Weinstock is from St Louis in Missouri and helps patients with GI Issues and other autoimmune conditions.

He first studied Clinical Pharmacology before going into Internal Medicine. His greatest interest is in Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) and autoimmune conditions. In this interview he describes many conditions like Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS), Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS), Small Intestinal Bacteria Overgrowth (SIBO), and Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS). 

Also, Dr Weinstock explains how the brain-gut connection is vital in order to maintain one’s health and wellbeing. He utilises LDN to increase endorphins that help reduce inflammation, a common cause of many illnesses.

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

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

Dr Laurie Marzell shares her Low Dose Naltrexone (LDN) experience on the LDN Radio Show with Linda Elsegood.

Dr Laurie Marzell is a primary care physician from Oregon that combines her knowledge of naturopathic medicine with modern medicine to help facilitate the body's ability to restore and maintain optimal health by creating a healing internal and external environment.

From a young age, Dr Marzell was fascinated by how the body works and how one is able to solve its issues through certain chemical processes. This led to her career as a primary care physician, which she has been in for over 30 years, 10 of which she has been prescribing Low Dose Naltrexone (LDN).

However, it was the LDN Research Trust and its wealth of information that convinced her that LDN was the correct step forward in terms of treating her patients. Ever since, her patients have enjoyed great success.

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

Dr Laurie Marzell, LDN Radio Show 01 March 2017 (LDN, low dose naltrexone) from LDN Research Trust on Vimeo.

Dr Laurie Marzell shares her Low Dose Naltrexone (LDN) experience on the LDN Radio Show with Linda Elsegood.

Dr Laurie Marzell is a primary care physician from Oregon that combines her knowledge of naturopathic medicine with modern medicine to help facilitate the body's ability to restore and maintain optimal health by creating a healing internal and external environment.

From a young age, Dr Marzell was fascinated by how the body works and how one is able to solve its issues through certain chemical processes. This led to her career as a primary care physician, which she has been in for over 30 years, 10 of which she has been prescribing Low Dose Naltrexone (LDN).

However, it was the LDN Research Trust and its wealth of information that convinced her that LDN was the correct step forward in terms of treating her patients. Ever since, her patients have enjoyed great success.

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

Dr Kent Holtorf, LDN Radio Show 05 May 2017 (LDN, low dose naltrexone) from LDN Research Trust on Vimeo.

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

Dr Kent Holtorf deals specifically with Lyme Disease in this interview, explaining the process he uses to test for and diagnose Lyme. Because he himself has Lyme Disease he can empathise with his patients and specializes in it. So many Lyme Disease symptoms are similar to other conditions, thus he does extensive tests and reviews patient history to narrow down the actual problems.

You will understand more about this infection/ bacteria as you listen to this informative interview. Dr Holtorf highlights how little our doctors know about Lyme Disease and that a huge number of people who have Lyme have been incorrectly diagnosed.

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

Dr Kent Holtorf, LDN Radio Show 09 Jan 2017 (LDN, low dose naltrexone) from LDN Research Trust on Vimeo.

Dr. Kent Holtorf deals specifically with Lyme Disease in this interview, explaining the process he uses to test for and diagnose Lyme. Dr Kent Holtorf himself has had issues with Lyme Disease since he was a child thus he can empathise with his patients and specialises in the disease.

His passion to learn more about Lyme Disease was motivated by his own symptoms, including brain fog, which at school and university proved to be a large obstacle in learning yet this did not discourage him.

Many of the symptoms of Lyme Disease are similar to other conditions, thus he does extensive tests and reviews patient history in order to narrow down the actual problems. Dr Kent Holtorf reveals how little doctors know about Lyme Disease and that a huge number of people are incorrectly diagnosed.

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

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