LDN Video Interviews and Presentations

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

Linda Elsegood: I'd like to introduce Angela from Wales who has Multiple Sclerosis. Welcome, Angela!

Angela: Hi, Linda!

Linda Elsegood: Could you tell us when you first noticed your MS symptoms?

Angela: I think it was about 6 years ago, but I didn't know obviously that it was MS.

I think the first sign was when I noticed I woke up in the morning and one of my legs was feeling very numb.

 I think that went on for a couple of months and I just put it down to sleep. Being busy, working and with a family, I just ignored it, and it just went away. So I didn't think anything more of it. I think about 5 years ago I'd come back from a holiday in Canada and thought I had a virus.

I went back and forth to the doctors. They couldn't diagnose what was wrong with me. Then I lost all the feeling in my legs from my feet right up to my head and obviously got admitted into a hospital for tests and was eventually diagnosed.

 Linda Elsegood: What impact did it have on you being diagnosed?

Angela: It was very tough. I recently got divorced and it wasn't a great time. And it might've been to do with the sort of stress of that situation. My mother-in-law from my ex-husband had MS, and she had it for many years. I just thought I was going to end up the same state as she was, which wasn't great.

There was no real treatment that she seemed to have. She could hardly walk. She's in a wheelchair and basically didn't do anything with her life so I thought it was tough ending up like that.

Linda Elsegood: It's a very scary prospect, isn't it?

Angela: It was. When the consultant when I first was in the hospital said: " I think you're too old to have the MS." I was 46 at the time and then, of course, when they did the MRI scan and I came back to see her, and he said, well, no, actually you have MS. And thank you very much. Bye-bye. And handed me over to be off the floor. The consultants aren't that great at dealing with this sort of thing.  I just found it really difficult to talk to anyone because I just had in my mind this picture of my mother in law so it wasn't great.

But then you pick your server, and I think, they review you after 3 months, that to see whether you've got the real nasty type, and after 3 months then, maybe you realize it's not as bad. Your life still can carry on even with this diagnosis.

Linda Elsegood: So what was your MS like before you found LDN?

Angela: I think it was getting steadily. They say I have a benign type. I don't think I have the relapsing-remitting type, but every day I have symptoms.  I remember it was a Christmas time, and my daughter had come with me to try and go shopping, and I literally walked into a max shop with my daughter.

We just really walked into the shop, and I just had to say to her," I'm sorry, I've got to turn around and go home." I just felt I couldn't even walk around the shop. My legs just felt so bad that day, so it was like the numbness and the weird sensation, you know?

So I just knew. They weren't going to carry me the shop. So I, it had a huge effect on the quality of your life because I was still working, I'm still working now but I wasn't there without the LDN if I would still be working. The sort of extremes of temperature really affect and we were having a pretty cold winter. It just sort of really limit what I could do. I don't think the LDN has had any miraculous effect, but I think, most of the time keeps me stable and it hasn't gotten worse. I've had a bad virus of that time, and I've had a few problems since then with the mobility, but I think that's bound to the virus.

I think in terms of the fatigue it's had a huge effect on just keeping going and keeping outdoors. I think it's kept me stable.  I don't know where I would be  but I know at that time I was really starting to struggle.

For the next two years after I had this virus My mobility hasn't been perfect by any means but it definitely improved things. I think it gave me a bit more confidence. You sort of tending to sing like, no, I can't go out. I can't do this. I can't do that.

I mean, the only side effects I had when I first started to take it, I have a lot of spasms in my legs and I had a lot of muscle stiffness for the first two weeks, so I said: " Oh my goodness, this is going to make me worse."

But I persevered with it, and it's been fine. I haven't had any sort of bad sleep or anything like that. I tried to take the LDN in the morning and that doesn't suit me. It suits me better to take it in the night. So I just take a tablet at night from and that seems to work better for me.

Linda Elsegood: Did you have any other side effects?

Angela: I had the usual, sort of a nice fog, bad headaches, feeling a bit spaced out, dizzy and fatigued basically.

It was just horrendous, lots of sensation, bladder problems. I was taking antibiotics because I was having constant infections but now I realize all these years later that it was probably the MS. Now I haven't taken antibiotics for over 18 months I think. So I think it's definitely had an effect there. It's helped the bladder problems, the fatigue. At one point I was starting to get, not depressed, but starting to get very down about it all so it's helped to keep me positive with things. Once you lose your positivity, then you might as well give up.

Linda Elsegood: So how would you compare your quality of life now with before LDN?

Angela: Until I had this recent virus I would push myself to do more or less what I used to do. But within limitations I know I can't go walking huge distances but  I kept working. I've kept trying to keep the standard of what I do in my work up to what I used to do. I just feel it stabilize me somehow. I really didn't know where things were going to end up. I just thought my general wellbeing was a lot better. I think it lifts my energy levels really.

The other things that I used to have was problems in my eyes, flushing lights and  I'd see lots of spots in front of me. I don't seem to have so much in that either so I guess I got to rely on LDN and keep on thinking,  I'm afraid not to take it now because I don't know where I would be. Some people might think it's a placebo but I just feel it stabilized me certainly.

This virus has given me a bit of bronchitis but LDN keeps me stable.

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

Angela: In the job I do, I've got lots of people, 9,000 people at work.

Some of them unfortunately also have MS, and they're very scared to take anything without a neurologist or doctor's advice. And what I would say is,l:" As far as I'm aware, there are no side effects." I think for the type of ms that I have, there are no treatments, no drugs so it's not doing me any harm.

It may be going good. I don't think you've got anything to lose really. Some of the drugs and I've been lucky enough not to need them, like Methotrexate it is basically poison, isn't it? So you're poisoning your system. I mean, they are drugs that they use for chemotherapy. As I understand it,  there must be a body of research in LDN to show that there aren't huge amounts of side effects. It goes to your system for four hours and it doesn't affect any of your major organs or anything else. So why wouldn't you try it?  I would just say give it a try. It might work for you, It might not,  It might have fantastic results just like me,  to keep you stable. All I can ask for is to try it. The medical profession doesn't have all the answers. If enough of us are taking this and finding benefit from it, then just gotta be something in there.

Linda Elsegood: Okay. Well, thank you very much for sharing your story with us.

Angela: You're welcome.

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.

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

I'd like to introduce Amarjid from India who takes LDN for CFS/ME.

Thank you for joining me. Could you tell me when you first started to notice any symptoms?

Amarjid: I'm 72 now. I had been suffering from it since I was a small child.

Linda Elsegood: Really? Wow.

Amarjid: A long time. Yes, all my life I suffered from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.

Linda Elsegood: And how did that impact on your life?

Amarjid: I have not been able to work since 1975. It gives me extreme tiredness and aching in almost all the muscles of the body.

Linda Elsegood: And what would you say, before you heard about LDN, what would you have scored your quality of life on a score of one to 10 and 10 being the best?

Amarjid: It's still there before LDN only have to be about 10%.

Linda Elsegood: What would you have said your quality of life was like on a scale of one to 10 before?

Amarjid: It was really bad and it still bad. Then I felt 10% better.

Linda Elsegood: What had it done to help you? How did LDN help? Has it helped with the fatigue?

Amarjid: It gives me more energy and reduces the muscle pain

Linda Elsegood: And how did you manage to get a prescription for the LDN?

Amarjid: Here It's imperative the GP. He has been describing it me. I only have guidance until next year. I don't know how to do after that.

Linda Elsegood: I might be able to help you with that. I'll tell you details at the end, and I'll send you what you need to do. What would you say to other people who are thinking of trying LDN for EME/CFS?

Amarjid: It doesn't help very much but it helped me 10%.

Linda Elsegood: When you first started, did you have to start on an Ultra-Low Dose and work your way up?

Amarjid: Yes.

Linda Elsegood: And did you notice any side effects?

Amarjid: No. Because it was a small dose. I started in 1 mg and then every month I up to and then 3 mgs 2 mgs two, and now 3,5 mg.

Linda Elsegood: Good. And how long have you been taking LDN?

Amarjid: I think two years now.

Linda Elsegood: Right. Well, that's good. Well, I hope LDN continues working for you, even if it hasn't been that spectacular. 10% is certainly better than where you were before, wasn't it?

Amarjid: Yes, indeed. Thank you very much for sharing your story with us.

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

Linda: I'd like to introduce Alan from Scotland, and Alan has multiple sclerosis. Welcome, Alan. I wonder, could you tell me when you first started having symptoms of MS. 

Allan: Oh, that's a difficult one. I was diagnosed in 1986, but I probably had symptoms for at least ten years before that.

Linda: What symptoms did you have at that time? 

Allan: But it's the same. The symptoms bothered me the most. All my life is fatigue. I first started noticing. Terrible fatigue. I was driving. I had a job that required me driving from the North, of course, In those days I have to stop the car and go with sleep. It was just to get me together again and, uh, set off to the next customer. And I knew it wasn't right. It was not at fatigue. Other people didn't have that often. I went to the doctor but it was hard to describe it other than just feeling tired.

Linda: How old were you at the time? 

Allan: between 20 and 25.

Linda: so how did the impact on your social life?

Allan: It focused more on my business life, I suppose. Um, because. The problems were when I was driving and socially I didn't really notice it that I could drive above it. I can remember socializing. I can remember it being a problem in 1990. I mean as long diagnosed by them. But I went to the one world cup in 1990 it was to the other guy, and we all share the driving and, I couldn't take my turn drive, and I But um. I had to depend on others. I could drive for short distances and then I would, I would start to get tired and someone else that has to take over.

Linda: So what did you find, other than the fatigue, was that the only thing that bothered you at that time?

No, I, various sensory problems, tingling, pins and needles. Um, I can remember when I was driving, if I bend my neck, I would get a tingle go running Right from my back to my legs, to my toes. And it wasn't painful, And I would say myself do it just to, um, to see, to still real. 

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

Allan:  I did say I would never bring it up with someone that someone else brings it up. I would say, yeah, there's nothing to lose. It's still relatively inexpensive, and you could try it.  I don't feel there are no side effects of a thing. I did the very beginning. Your muscles, my life tightened up. Uh, I was the only one, two or three weeks. Yeah, two or three weeks. 

Linda Elsegood: Thank you for listening to this presentation. All past conference presentations can be found on our website, https://ldnresearchtrust.org/

Alic - England: Fibromyalgia (LDN, low dose naltrexone) from LDN Research Trust on Vimeo.

Linda Elsegood: I'd like to introduce Alic from England who has fibromyalgia. Welcome. Could you tell me when you were diagnosed with fibromyalgia? 

Alic: I was diagnosed in 2001 um, but obviously, I'd had a lot of symptoms prior to that. 

Linda Elsegood: And what were your symptoms a gradually increase in pain?

Alic: I'd had some of the other symptoms that go with fibromyalgia-like bad headaches and I'd had brain fog, and fatigue for a really long time.

The pain kind of sneaked up on me and I basically got to the point where I couldn't actually put one foot in front of the other one, and I realised that not only did I have a bad back that I'd had for years I actually hurt absolutely everywhere and that's when I went to the doctor and said, "I'm not sure that this is really okay."

Linda Elsegood: How old were you when you were diagnosed?

Alic: I was 36 when I was diagnosed but it took two years from going to the doctor and saying, I really am not okay to get a diagnosis from a consultant rheumatologist. 

Linda Elsegood: So how did you hear about LDN? 

Alic: Well, I started to look when my condition started to deteriorate.

It's kind of been up and down. It used to be much, much worse than it is now, but It started going downhill again about two years ago. I tried to carry on working and doing everything. And then about 12 months ago, it was really getting to an acute phase again. And every so often I did searches on anything new under the sun, and I'd pretty much given up that there was anything.

And then, because it was getting so bad, I was seriously considering having to give up work again. And so I went online to have a look to see If there was anything new. And I came across a YouTube lecture from Stanford talking about fibromyalgia. Right at the end of it he mentioned the pilot LDN study. So that was how I first had even heard of it. I'd never heard of it before then. And because I heard of it, then I wanted to check it out and what my options were for having it because I have literally tried everything else. 

Linda Elsegood: So how did you manage to get a prescription for LDN?

Alic: Finding out about LDN was simple; getting it was not simple. Um, I actually did all the research, downloaded your information pack and took it to my GP. I said, "Look, this is something that I haven't tried yet. I tried everything that everybody has suggested with the most horrendous side effects."

I'm really, really sensitive to medication. Um, so everything I've ever tried medication wise has had quite horrendous side effects So although I've persevered with stuff I tried; in the end, I have to come off pretty much everything.

The only thing that I've ever done that's ever made any significant difference is actually meditation. Um, which obviously doesn't really have any side effects that are negative. So I went to my GP, and I said, "Look, LDN, can I try it? I have tried everything else." "Um," she said, "I've never heard of it. Um, I bet it's horribly expensive."

And I said, "I don't believe it is; I believe it's about 20 pounds a month." And she said, "Pretty much the same as an average antidepressant." Um, I gave her the information pack. She said, "I can't prescribe this, but I can take it back to the practice, and we can have the case discussion. I will get back to you."

Two weeks later, I had heard nothing. I went back to see my GP. She went, "Oh, I've been meaning to get in touch. No way. You can't have it. We won't prescribe it." And I said to her, "Can you tell me why not?" And she said, "Yes, because we don't have any drug addicts at the surgery, so we're not used to the medication."

And I  said, "I'm sorry?"  She said You’re just asking me for opium." And I went, "No, I'm not. It's exactly the opposite of an opiate." So she said, "Well, you can't have it, and it's no good seeing any of the other doctors, 'cause we've just had a case discussion and you're not getting it from us." So I kind of looked at her a little bit, um, gobsmacked and said, "Where do I go from here?"

And she said, "I suggest you buy it off the internet." And I went, "Isn't that a little bit dodgy?" And she said, "Oh yes, you would have to be ever so careful buying drugs off the internet. I'm not recommending it."  So I  said, "Could I see somebody at the pain clinic, could I get a referral? So she said, "That's a really good idea."

She started to write on her computer. Then she said, "Oh, can I just say, if you see a consultant, there is absolutely no way on earth we're  going to prescribe it to you even if they say it would be a good idea." So, I 

thought, "Well I think I've just had kind of a door slammed in my face and a brick wall built behind it."

So I left, and I was actually really distressed, and i wasn't distressed because she wouldn't give it to me. If she'd given me a rationale for why she wouldn't give it to me I wouldn't have had a problem,  but basically she was saying, "I don't know anything about it, so you can't have it." And I live quite rurally and there is a sense of 'how can the patient possibly know anything?'  um, even though I'm a consultant psychologist and obviously got half a brain and I'm very research focused um, I had, I had even printed off, Dr McKay's and, um, Dr Younger's study and give it to the doctor to read and she said, "There's only so much I want to read. I'm not interested in that." So, she didn't even want to find out the LDN for me 

And so I got in touch with you guys via your website, um, and said. "Is there another doctor who you know in my location?" because people had said to me, "Why don't you change GP?" But you have to register with a GP before you get to ask them if they even believe in your condition. Which is another problem I have with my GP because my GP said to me, "Can you even tell me what fibromyalgia is?

Yeah, not very positive. So, um, you guys put me onto the Prescribe for me website. Um, so I went on back, filled in all the details, filled in like a, a health questionnaire. And, um, and then a doctor rang me, asked me lots and lots of questions about all my symptoms, about everything I'd ever tried. And she did say to me, "Gosh, I think you're the first person I've ever spoken to that has literally tried everything that is even possible; apart from LDN." She said that she had concerns about my having LDN because of my sensitivity to medication. I mean, I go into anaphylactic shock and stuff like that, so I'm pretty sensitive. So what she suggested was that she would prescribe it. She did think that I was a good candidate because I had tried everything else.

Um, she suggested that a good way for me to do it was to take half a milligram at night for a week. If that was okay, then to put it up to a milligram for a week and so gradually increase the dose. And then she said if I had started to get to a point where my symptoms deteriorated again, to move back down half a milligram per week until I found effectively what was going to be the best dose for me, assuming that I had any benefit from it.

Um, and she rang me again, um, after a month, and again, I think maybe after a month, another month to see how it was going and to make sure that it was okay for my system and so on and so forth. And so now I fill in my repeat prescription request online and the, uh, the chemist send me the medication direct, um, recorded delivery.

Linda Elsegood: So how did you feel when you first started? Did you have any problems even though it was such a low dose?  

Alic: With the LDN? Yeah. Instantly, um, I had a reaction, which I kinda took to be quite positive. I'd read about, um, the dreaming as the only side effect that people seemed to be complaining of. And sure enough, the second night I took it, even on half a milligram, I had these amazing dreams, not scary at all, but just the detail in them was quite phenomenal and quite interesting. And being a psychologist, obviously, I was even more interested. Yes.

So almost immediately, I think the second night I started, even though it was such a tiny dose, I started to have these really detailed dreams.

Not scary, nothing like that, but just tiny, tiny detail that I could see really vividly. That lasted for about four or five days, and then they stopped. And I took that to be a really positive sign because I thought, my God, if I'm reacting to only half a milligram, um, this might have some benefit.

And then a couple of weeks later when I must've been on about two milligrams by then. And so it would have been like the fourth week. Um, yeah. I started to have the dreams again, but maybe two or three nights, and since then I haven't had any startling dreams, so I didn't have any other negative impact. All the stuff that I take, I didn't have dry mouth. I didn't have brain fog. In fact, if anything, it cleared my mind pretty quickly. Once I got to about, um, two milligrams I started to really notice improvement because my condition was really horrible at that point. Um, so I started to see improvement.

Linda Elsegood: So how long have you been on the LDN? 

Alic: Started to take it at the end of October but obviously increasing it only half a milligram a week it took me a while to get up. When I got up to four milligrams, my symptoms actually started to deteriorate. Um, so I came back down as she'd suggested, and then went slowly back up to four and a half, at four and a half milligrams is too much.

My, um, my pain increases on, it's, um, it's not great. So I actually vary my dose ever so slightly. I'm back down at three milligrams at the minute. I was on three and a half for quite a long time. Um, but I had some additional treatment at the hospital that I kind of feel that I was - not coerced, but, um, persuaded.

I was persuaded by the pain clinic to try a new treatment. Um, which I did. I carried on taking the LDN throughout which they said wouldn't be a problem because obviously it's in your system for such a short time. Um, that treatment, it sensitized me horribly; made my symptoms much worse. I was really poorly for the three weeks that I was having treatment.

Um, so since then I've gone back down to three milligrams, and that's what I'm taking and it's probably taken me five or six weeks to recover from the treatment. And I, um, I started walking last week. I've not been able to walk any distance, but for quite some time. And eight out of the last ten days, I've been able to go for a walk.

I only started six minutes away from the house and then six minutes back and I'm gradually increasing, but I haven't been able to do that for a year. 

Linda Elsegood: As a summary what would you say about LDN? 

Alic: I think for me, the most important thing is not my movement and my reduction in pain. The most important thing for me is the clarity that I now have back in my head.

Um, obviously I'm a consultant, and my work is quite full-on. I work with people with severe and enduring mental health problems. I work with people who are psychotic, so I have to kind of have my wits about me. Um, and I'm involved in, clinical governance in hospitals and things. So I need to be able to think, and having my head back is the absolute best thing.

And I would say the clarity in my head is probably improved 70% of my ability to think, to concentrate, not to lose my thread in conversations, to write reports, all of those things are fantastic. My pain has probably reduced 60% and my fatigue levels is another important thing for me because obviously you can't get up and go to work if you can't get out of bed 'cause you're so tired.

And my, my fatigue I'd say was 80% improved. It's, absolutely phenomenal. It works for me. 

Linda Elsegood: It's fantastic, isn't it?

Alic: Almost is unbelievable. If I wasn't experiencing it, if I was looking for about a 10 20% improvement in my symptoms when I started taking this, just so that I could get on with my life...My husband, my friends, my colleagues cannot believe. But it's like I'm back, I'm back from wherever I've been for the last two years.

Linda Elsegood: Does your GP notice any difference? Have you been back? 

Alic: My GP doesn't speak to me. I guess. I had to go with this throat, cause I've had it for five weeks, this sore throat and she just deals with whatever I have to say. And she, she doesn't mention it.

Linda Elsegood: What would you say to other people with fibromyalgia who are now just beginning to look into it? 

Alic: I would say give it a shot, but because a lot of the people that I know with fibromyalgia, which isn't a huge amount, but I have joined a support group, Um, so my advice would be not to go in at four and a half milligrams. My advice would be to creep it up like I did and see what suits you. But absolutely to give it a shot because nothing else I have tried helped, It gives me really good days, and I have to say, I am not taking any painkillers, and everyone is amazed.

Linda Elsegood: A lot of people I found with fibromyalgia, ended up taking a cocktail of drugs. 

Alic: Absolutely. 

Linda Elsegood: And then each drug carries certain possible side effects, it's like building up this pyramid. 

Alic: Right.

Linda Elsegood: And you're bound to get one of them, aren't you? You know, 

Alic: They are just taking anything that the doctor will give them in the hope that something will relieve, and actually not very much is. But the LDN is so cheap, it doesn't have the side effects, that it must be worth trying. 

Linda Elsegood: Thank you very much for sharing your story with us. I mean, it's so inspirational, and you've done remarkably well since October.

It's such a short period of time that you've taken it. You know, I'd be really interested in probably doing a follow-up with you. Let's say six months time to see how you have 

Alic: No problem. It's like I have my life back. You are more than welcome to get back to me.

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.

Carrie Forrest, MBA, MPH (LDN, low dose naltrexone) from LDN Research Trust on Vimeo.

Carrie takes LDN for an autoimmune thyroid disorder/thyroid cancer, PCOS, chronic fatigue, and migraines.

Carrie Forrest is a nutritionist and takes Low Dose Naltrexone (LDN) for a variety of conditions. She had thyroid cancer in 2012 and started taking LDN 6 years ago to help control her antibodies. It also relieves her joint pain and IBS symptoms. She has become an ldnresearchtrust.org volunteer and shares healthy recipes on the LDN news letter. Listen to her story in this interesting 21 minute interview with Linda.

Review Ken Bruce
Listen to the video for the full story.

Katie gives an update on taking LDN for Fibromyalgia, Interstitial Cystitis, GERD, IBS (LDN, low dose naltrexone) from LDN Research Trust on Vimeo.

Katie from the US gives as an update on taking Low Dose Naltrexone (LDN) for Fibromyalgia, Interstitial Cystitis, GERD, IBS.

Katie suffers multiple autoimmune conditions including Fibromyalgia, which caused pain, extreme fatigue, and foggy brain. She eventually learned about Low Dose Naltrexone (LDN). After experimenting with various doses, she found her sweet spot at around 4 mg. She is excited about her new energy and pain relief. She is thankful to be thinking clearly again!

Review by Ken Bruce

Sandy discussed her Chronic Epstein Barr Virus, CFS/ME and LDN Journey (LDN, low-dose Naltrexone) from LDN Research Trust on Vimeo.

Sandy was diagnosed with multiple viruses including Epstein’s Bar Virus which caused pain and chronic fatigue, migraines, and an extremely poor autoimmune system. She finally found a doctor who did extensive tests and prescribed Low Dose Naltrexone (LDN). She describes the wonderful improvements that happened over the last year and a half. All her viruses are dormant now and the pain is gone. Her energy is back and she now has her life back.

Shirin from England shares her Multiple Sclerosis (MS) & Low Dose Naltrexone (LDN) Story from LDN Research Trust on Vimeo.

Shirin from England was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) in 2008 after experiencing poor balance, bladder control, fatigue, memory issues, weakness and trouble walking the previous year.

She read an article about Low Dose Naltrexone (LDN) in her local newspaper, which is how she found out about the medication. After asking her GP for a prescription, it was rejected, so she sourced it privately instead and started taking it just over a year ago. 

Shirin experienced no side effects at all, and noticed improvements in her fatigue, bladder control, physical weakness and memory.

When asked what she would say to those thinking of trying Low Dose Naltrexone (LDN), Shirin suggests they think seriously about it and states how it “might change their life.”

This is a summary to listen to the whole interview please click the video link.

Katie, LDN, Fibromyalgia, pain, fatigue and brain fog (LDN, low dose naltrexone) from LDN Research Trust on Vimeo.

Dr Derek Enlander Talks about Low Dose Naltrexone LDN, CFS/ME 2021 (LDN) from LDN Research Trust on Vimeo.

Dr. Derek Enlander shares his knowledge about myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) which is a disabling and complex illness. People with ME/CFS are often not able to do their usual activities due to extreme fatigue. At times, ME/CFS may confine them to bed. Low Dose Naltrexone (LDN) is very effective in improving the immune system and reducing or removing the symptoms.

Review by Ken Bruce

Derek Enlander, MD, is an Internist specializing in ME/CFS, fibromyalgia, and Lyme disease. Though originally from Belfast in Northern Ireland (UK), he now works in New York City, New York, United States. He is a clinical instructor at The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and leads the CFS Center at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City. Committed to introducing the next generation of doctors to the best training in ME/CFS, he frequently has medical students and interns shadow him in his office.