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Low Dose Naltrexone and Neuropathy
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@patrick17 Thank you for sharing! It would be great if you would continue to check in every once in a while with an update on progress or no progress. My pain management was starting me at 1.5 but, my neurologist claimed he would jump me right to 4.5 for starters. I'm not too clear on starting at the highest does. Regardless, I have yet to try either but, always interested in others experiences. Perhaps once I'm off opiods I will try. Thanks again and good luck!
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I will update from time to time my experience with low dose naltrexone. I have read that some doctors start their patients with 1.5 mg and increase it by 1.5 mg every two weeks until they reach 4.5 mg. Starting at 4.5mg is unusual, I think. I have read that you should “start low and go slow.” People who do this often start at 0.5 mg.
When I was on an opiate my doctor prescribed ultra low dose naltrexone (ULDN). That was okay to take with an opiate. I think that was unnecessary since the dose was so low, between 1 and 10 micrograms. I don’t know how that would have helped me. It was supposed to enhance the effect of the opiate, but I didn’t experience it. Once I was off the opiate I began taking LDN.