Low Dose Naltrexone and Neuropathy

Posted by lorirenee1 @lorirenee1, Jan 6, 2020

Hi everyone. Lori Renee here. I have been on Low Dose Naltrexone for about 2 weeks. It may be too soon to post about this medication, but I thought I would post now, and post again, in about 2-4 weeks. Bottom line is that Low Dose Naltrexone has helped considerably with my foot neuropathy. My pain is sometime gone, and usually only reaches a level 5 or so, sometimes. Usually, it is about a 2-3, kind on a low level foot throbbing. Enough to be annoying, but not enough to want to cut my feet off. Without it, I wanted to cut my feet off. Certain problems do remain, so my feet are far from normal still. I put on shoes, and feel like my socks are bunched up, or that there are pebbles in them. It takes me a long time to find a shoe to wear. The balls of my feet still feet like they have been stuck in cement, but not all the time. My toes still feel stuck together, or too widely spread. All crazy sensations of neuropathy. So Low Dose Naltrexone has not taken all the crazies away. However, the pain is so much lower, that I am amazed. I have only used Kratom once in two weeks, which is remarkable. I have no side effects at all from the drug. It is not covered by my Medicare insurance, but is about 35 bucks a month. Not too bad. Anyway, it really is the best pain killer I have tried, other than Kratom. I don't have to taste the vile Kratom, so that is very good. I suggest that everyone give it a try. I read that it helps approximately 25% to 40% of people that try it. The endorphin rush it produces is loaded with pain fighters. Yes, give it a try. I will post again about it, as I use it more. Love to all, Lori Renee

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@acannpain64

This is awesome! Thank you so much! Can I ask what the duloxetine does for you? Does it help with anxiety ?

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I'm glad you found it helpful. Yes, the duloxetine definitely helps with anxiety. I had been cycling through other antidepressants, which did work, but only for a certain amount of time. When I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia a few years ago, a rheumatologist suggested duloxetine because it can be effective for pain, anxiety, and depression. I felt better soon after I started it and am now holding steady at 90 mg/day. Some people can't take it, but others like me swear by it. Here's a link to what Mayo has to say about duloxetine:
https://www.mayoclinic.org/drugs-supplements/duloxetine-oral-route/description/drg-20067247
Actually, what exacerbates my anxiety is dealing with doctors. As people who are living with these less-familiar diseases all know, one of the hardest things to deal with is being told there's nothing wrong because the tests don't show anything and/or you just need to relax. Talk about your triggers!

Good luck to you, and let me know if you have any more questions.

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