LDN Video Interviews and Presentations

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

John from Australia shares their Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and Low Dose Naltrexone (LDN) story on the LDN Radio Show with Linda Elsegood.

John started to notice issues with his health when he began stumbling while walking due to a developing pain in his left leg, eventually leaving him in a wheelchair.

While his wife worked as a waitress at the local restaurant, John began to research his own treatments which was when he came across Low Dose Naltrexone (LDN), learning about how successful it can be in combating Multiple Sclerosis (MS) patients.

He says he can now control his bladder and his overall energy levels have improved. John recommends LDN to anyone who’s interested, saying “there are only benefits to be had”.

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

Joanna - England: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS/ME) (LDN, low dose naltrexone) from LDN Research Trust on Vimeo.

Joanna was 14 when she first started noticing Chronic Fatigue Syndome (ME) symptoms. At first she had acute pancreatitis which was caused by gallstones, further leading to infections. As well as this, normal symptoms included muscle pain and pains in her eyes which only got worse over time. 

Unfortunately, the NHS gave little help or understanding over Joanna’s difficulties with her disease. All that they offered was referral to a support group. Later on Joanna heard about a clinic based in Liverpool, where she told her GP that she was referring. Joanna heard about Low Dose Naltrexone (LDN) through a friend who was using LDN treatment himself. Which resulted in him having much success and recommended that Joanna would look into it. 

Using a private doctor, blood tests resulted in Joanna having the LDN medication, which she agreed to and was on it for 6 months with this private clinic in Liverpool. Due to circumstances, Joanna had to go back to the NHS where it took her countless attempts for the NHS to oblige for the LDN medication prescription.

As she knows of, Joanna did not have any side effects, it took two months for her to notice improvements which resulted in more energy and bad fatigue, which she then rated her quality of life a 6/10.

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

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Key Words: ME, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, acute pancreatitis, gallstones, infections, muscle, pains, NHS, Low Dose Naltrexone, LDN, quality of life, fatigue, energy

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

Joan from the United States shares her LDN  story for multiple sclerosis. She first got symptoms back in 1985 when she was 30. She got double vision and originally the doctor thought she had a brain tumour, but it turned out to be MS. She also experienced bladder issues. She first heard about LDN through Facebook and Yahoo. The only side effect she experienced was sleeplessness for only a couple of weeks. She didn’t get the effects that everyone else got on LDN but she still recommends people take it. She just didn't have time to constantly take it.

To hear the full story please click the video.

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

Jim from England takes Low Dose Naltrexone (LDN) for Multiple Sclerosis (MS), where he was diagnosed in 1978 at 33 years old. 

Symptoms at first included confusion with body temperature and feeling cold. And even did not experience any initial side effects when he first started Low Dose Naltrexone (LDN). James does in fact recommend people to try LDN, quoting that it has not done any harm and to try and continue with it.

This is a summary to listen to the entire interview by clicking the video link.

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

Jill from England was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis in 1996. Her symptoms included fatigue, lack of motivation, numbness in the legs and blocked vision in her left eye. She mentioned LDN to a urologist, however he dismissed it. She started taking Low Dose Naltrexone (LDN) last August as symptoms were getting harder to manage, after conducting her own research. 

Within two weeks Jill had noticed a relief in the fatigue, and also her quality of life had improved. She recommends people try it, as you won't be any worse off, and may find enormous improvements.

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Jill Brook, MA, LDN Radio Show 12 Dec 2016 (LDN, low dose naltrexone) from LDN Research Trust on Vimeo.

Jill Brook, MA, is a long-time nutritionist, researcher and autoimmune patient benefiting from LDN.  After earning degrees from Princeton University and UCLA, she worked for both universities and the Pritikin Longevity Center before opening a private practice in Southern California. After experiencing serious health challenges of her own, she now focuses her research and nutrition work on autoimmunity, gut health, SIBO, mast cell activation, gastroparesis, and specialized diets for healing.

In this interview Jill discusses what we should be doing diet wise to help Low Dose Naltrexone (LDN) be more effective in our bodies. 

Topics covered answer the questions: 

“There are so many conflicting diets. What diet should people be following?”

“How would somebody who has never looked at their diet before go about looking to eliminate foods?”

“What about the blood test? Can they help show what foods you should avoid?”

“It's not easy to follow healthy eating. How does willpower come into this? What does the research show?”

“Could artificial sweeteners help get me off sugar?”

“How can I lose weight when I can't exercise?”

“Could digestive issues such as inflammation, leaky, gut, etc cause someone to have low sodium or potassium and vitamins?”

“For a patient with Mast Cell Activation and Autoimmune issues do you have any diet suggestions or inflammation information from your own experience that would help?”

Check out Jill Brook’s LDN Nutrition and Lifestyle page at https://ldnresearchtrust.org/ldn-nutrition-and-lifestyle where Jill posts recipes, nutrition research findings, a blog and LDN Lifestyle and Nutrition Q & A’s.  

Any questions or comments you may have, please contact us at ldnresearchtrust.org. 

Jill Brook, MA, Healthy Eating, LDN Radio Show (LDN, low dose naltrexone) from LDN Research Trust on Vimeo.

Jill Brook, MA shares her Low Dose Naltrexone (LDN) experience on the LDN Radio Show with Linda Elsegood.

Jill Brook works as a Nutrition Consultant to the Dysautonomia Clinic, serving on the Boards of patient advocacy groups, and assisting several POTS specialists with their research. Most recently she was the subject of a published case study describing her unusually successful recovery.

Jill Brook suffered for over 17 years with dysautonomia and was on her “last legs” before discovering Low Dose Naltrexone (LDN). She shares her story, describing her worsening symptoms and various treatments on her road back to health. 

As a dietitian she also shares with us, how diet affects the immune system and overall health. This interview will benefit anyone with an illness caused by a low autoimmune system, and autonomic dysfunction.

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

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

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Jenny - US: Ulcerative Colitis, Hashimoto’s, Autoimmune Issues, 01 Nov 2017 (LDN, low dose naltrexone) from LDN Research Trust on Vimeo.

Jenny from the US takes LDN for Ulcerative Colitis, Hashimoto's, Grave Disease and other neurological autoimmune issues. Jenny’s first symptom was ocular migraines about three years ago. Allergies increased after that, fatigue and mood swings. Jenny had heard of Low Dose Naltrexone early on in her illness as she had researched.  The first thing she tried was the Paleo diet which helped but she then saw a holistic doctor who diagnosed Hashimoto’s and Graves Disease.  Her doctor suggested Low Dose Naltrexone (LDN).  Jenny has been on LDN for 10 months and says it’s been spectacular - her food sensitivities resolved, energy levels improved, mood improved and her fatigue lessened.  Jenny now feels almost back to normal and would recommend that others try it for any autoimmune disease.

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.