I am hearing from many practitioner friends about the benefits of taking low-dose naltrexone for cancer. Not just that they have seen good research, but that they have had patients respond well to it.
Here is Burton Berkson, MD, PhD, talking about the benefits of low dose naltrexone combined with intravenous lipoic acid for certain cancers, lupus, and rheumatoid arthritis.
Does anyone have any experience with low-dose naltrexone who can share their experience? Thank you.
Sylvia, in a comment below, rightly points out that naltrexone is not compatible with opiod pain relievers--you have to stop taking them when taking naltrexone. Not something everyone can do.
Love,
Robert
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Dear Robert,
ReplyDeleteMy Robert tried low dose naltrexone with IV lipoic acid and high dose vitamin C right at the beginning of his treatments. There was one provoking study for the use of that protocol in pancreatic cancer patients. I do not remember the exact reason why (that time is a bit of a blur for me), but he had to stop the naltrexone because I believe it was in some way reacting to his pain medications and made his nausea and pain much worse after 2-3 days on naltrexone. If memory serves me, I think he was on tramadol which has a slight opioid effect. I think opioids compromise the effects of naltrexone or the other way around. A pharmacist friend of ours had suggested toradol as a non opioid pain medication, but it is VERY hard on the liver and GI tract so that would not be a good suggestion for you. I would investigate interactions with your pain meds before proceeding. I am not sure if that helps, but I did want to make you aware of the possible drawbacks.
Thinking of you and sending you many prayers, much strength and lots of hot hyperthermia treatments to kick butt on this cancer!!!
Hugs to you,
Sylvia
You may want to connect with Dr. Thomas Cowan in the SF Bay Area - http://fourfoldhealing.com/
ReplyDeleteHe is very familiar with and uses Naltrexone. Also he is currently using a mistletoe based cancer treatment called Viscum Schwenk: Rudolf Steiner’s Cancer Remedy reviewed in their latest newsletter, May 2010 and found under Articles in the webpage above.
Wishing you a speedy and total recovery for all the good you have done for so many.
Warmest Regards, Laura Brainin-Rodriguez
According to Dr. Julian Whitaker, MD and his (newsletter (May 2010) the only side effects from lowdose Naltrexone (compounded 3-4.5 mg taken at bedtime) are vivid dreams. The only contraindication is narcotic drugs which should be completely out of the system otherwise withdrawal symptoms occur. His Clinic in CA has had great success treating cancer with it. For scientific info, he suggests www.ldnscience.org.
ReplyDeleteThe Best Wishes Ever,
Suzanne Pyle, MS
Robert: You're spot-on, as are all your commenters, about LDN; and about LDN, combined with IV ALA.
ReplyDeleteI'm in the process of writing a book about about four treatments that are lifesaving, but that most doctors don't (want to?) know about. Two of the treatments I am writing about are: IV ALA, and oral LDN.
One of the chapters in my book is written by Dr. Berkson's most "famous" success story: his first patient with pancreatic cancer, who was written off by the medical establishment, but is still here -- and healty -- many years later. Dr. Berkson himself has contributed a chapter, too. And Dr. Berkson now has many people whose cancers have been helped by this combination.
My interview with him is here:
http://www.honestmedicine.com/2009/02/audio-interview-burt-berkson-md-phd-talks-with-honest-medicine-about-his-work-with-alpha-lipoic-acid.html
I've also transcribed it. (A link to the transcription is there, too.)
And here is a charming snippet from that interview, where Dr. Berkson tells me how he first learned about Dr. Bihari and LDN.
http://honestmedicine.typepad.com/BERKSON%20on%20BIHARI.mp3
Hope this helps.
Julia Schopick
www.HonestMedicine.com