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I am Mary from the United Kingdom and I take Low Dose Naltrexone (LDN) for a variety of autoimmune conditions and cancer.
Two and a half years ago I was taking over the counter antacids when the GP referred for a gastroscopy who showed a gastric lymphoma as a result of a stomach ulcer and Helicobacter pylori infection that lead into a non-Hodgkin's lymphoma stage four.
I started chemotherapy in July 2017.
The followup appointment with my haematologist cancer specialist diagnosed me with Lupus after having a rash in my chest, shoulders and back and having a biopsy.
I also have Sjogren's syndrome and mixed connective tissue disease.
That's why I started LDN. I came across it while serching in Multiple Sclerosis websites. I found Dickson's Chemist because most medical practitioners haven't heard of LDN.
I click in the website and downloaded the referral form. About three days later, I had a telephone consultation and about a week later, the prescription turned up.
She said I was a good candidate for Low Dose Naltrexone (LDN) with all of that going on.
I started at 1.5 milligrams every night, and increased it slowly. I think it was a fortnight before I did the first increase, and they said that I could increase it weekly after that.
So it takes a few weeks to get up to the 4.5 milligrams. But nowadays I find my sweet spot is 3.5 milligrams.
In the beginning I had pleasant dreams and a feeling of euphoria just waking up.
Between week three and week five, I noticed that my joints, all the muscle and joint pain had very much diminished and I noticed a wonderful increase in energy levels. My hand grip was stronger. I was feeling happier and more optimistic.
I chose LDN because it's supposed to optimize the immune system.
I feel like a normal person. That is very important for a cancer person when they're recovering.
Before Christmas, the pet scan showed there were no signs of cancer anywhere. I'm now recovering from chemotherapy and LDN has been by far and away from the most important item in my arsenal for recovery from chemotherapy. Definitely, I'm so grateful to all of you that have got LDN out there and made it accessible in the U K. It's just amazing!
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