ME/CFS improved with low-dose naltrexone for two to three weeks, then relapsed
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill before improving or writing
- Not stated
- Last post
- Dec 2024
In their words
- Now: Relapsed
Since it’s just works for 2-3 weeks for me it’s helpfulness is limited.
In context ↗
Summary
Starling 71241, posting in an ME/CFS forum, reported taking low-dose naltrexone, with best benefit at 1 mg: productivity five times higher and more mental and physical energy while it worked. The benefit faded within about two weeks and they returned to normal, so its helpfulness lasted only two or three weeks. They had an appointment with a Stanford specialist to ask about other options.
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What they tried
What they credit
Their words about each treatment
- LDN · Helped
my productivity was 5x when on LDN ... Since it’s just works for 2-3 weeks for me it’s helpfulness is limited.
In context ↗
Their path
They say too little about how ill they were at each step to draw it on the severity scale, so the steps are listed as they describe them. Dates are when they posted.
| When | What happened | After |
|---|---|---|
| — | started low-dose naltrexone; productivity and energy rosemy productivity was 5x when on LDNIn context ↗ | Low-dose naltrexone |
| 2024-12-23 | LDN benefit faded within about two weeksthis decreases quickly with in 2 weeks and back to normalIn context ↗ |
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