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Sally from Scotland takes Low Dose Naltrexone (LDN) for Crohn's disease.
"I started having very mild symptoms that slowly got worse and I was told it was IBS. I was offered anti-spasmodic drugs. Gradually the symptoms got worse until eventually I was vomiting quite regularly, in constant pain and only eating small amounts of food.
I had a colonoscopy and I was told I had Crohn's disease. They put me straight on to ESI immune suppressant and that was awful.
One day I Googled Crohn's disease and found as much as I could. And I happened to come across Low Dose Naltrexone (LDN).
I did more Googling on Dickson's chemist and they were absolutely brilliant to get prescriptions from.
I started it in July last year, 2012. And the first week I felt a little bit worse and then by the end of the second week, all my symptoms had gone.
I didn't have to have any surgery. I came off other medications although my GP didn't want me to.
I said I was feeling great .Two weeks later, I had no symptoms.
Now my doctor is really quite excited about it. I was just back to see him a few weeks ago and he said they've got a big meeting coming up soon, and he's going to be talking about Low Dose Naltrexone (LDN).
I said to him that the problem in my mind is that they tended to use it as a last resort when they've got nothing else to try because it's not licensed over here. It seemed to work so well with me that it's a shame that they can't use it.
After about a week of starting the LDN, I had a bit of trouble sleeping, but after about 7 to 10 days it has passed. I'm absolutely fine.
My life is just normal. I know that LDN is taking away the symptoms that I've got, and I knew if I stopped taking it, it would likely come back. It's actually seems too good to be true. I don't have any bloating or anything. I just feel normal. That is amazing.
I would say to others that it can't do any harm. I was taking drugs that made me feel rotten, and they're not good for me. I know the side effects and long term effects of severe immune suppressants.
Surgery isn't a cure and also it can have major side effects.
My daughter has got Fibromyalgia, and I started head on it as well, and it took a bit longer, but her life completely changed as well.
She was taking a medicine that didn't really help with the pain. I found that for Fibromyalgia can take a few months to build up and it did. It took about three months to start kicking in, and now she's well.
I always say to them: "Just go and do some research, read about."
Summary of Sally's interview. Please listen to the video for the full story.