There is a drug called Low Dose Naltrexone that is being used to help with autoimmune related illnesses like MS, Crohn's, Cancer and many many more. The drug is available and approved in 50mg doses for 25 years but when you have cancer all you need to take is 4.5mg and at a cost of 1euro a day. It is madness that this drug which is known to the minister for health is not being investigated and prescribed by every doctor in Ireland. The cost of drugs which do very little for people with MS etc cost the country millions every month, these people could do a lot better and with no side effects on LDN. There is a database of over 400 people using LDN at www.ldndatabase.com .
There is a conference in Glasgow in April this year and all the top doctors around the world who use this drug with great success will be there. Our minister fro drugs and Minister for health should be there too.
This is a simple proposal to implement, If this proposal were to be picked as one of the winning projects, the money would be used to run a full double blind placebo clinical Trial on LDN and get it FDA approved. The exchequer would start to save money by doctors having confidence in prescribing it to patients as soon as they are diagnosed with an autoimmune disorder. As we already know that LDN works for 60% of people the savings would be phenomenal in both drugs scheme and in social welfare payments. There would be a small amount of employment as it would take approximately 30 skilled people to keep track of patients on the clinical trials. Keeping logs of each person’s progress from day to day. This would include doctors dedicated to the patients on the trial. The benefits to the Irish people apart from a quicker recovery from our present economic climate, would be a much healthier nation and a better quality of life for all
I've been on LDN for a year. It has kept my MS from progressing, plus it has helped give me a better quality of life. This drug should be first-line treatment for any autoimmune disease!
This is a simple proposal to implement, If this proposal were to be picked as one of the winning projects, the money would be used to run a full double blind placebo clinical Trial on LDN and get it FDA approved. The exchequer would start to save money by doctors having confidence in prescribing it to patients as soon as they are diagnosed with an autoimmune disorder. As we already know that LDN works for 60% of people the savings would be phenomenal in both drugs scheme and in social welfare payments. There would be a small amount of employment as it would take approximately 30 skilled people to keep track of patients on the clinical trials. Keeping logs of each person’s progress from day to day. This would include doctors dedicated to the patients on the trial. The benefits to the Irish people apart from a quicker recovery from our present economic climate, would be a much healthier nation and a better quality of life for all
My husband was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis 2 years ago. He began the regular MS drugs at that time, and took them for about a year. They did not slow the progression of his disease at all. He heard about LDN through a family member, and immediately tried to get his Dr. to prescribe it. Neither his primary doctor, nor his neurologist would as they had never heard of it. He proceeded to order it from the internet in the 50mg tablets, and dissolves it himself with distilled water. He takes 4.5 mg a night since October 22, 2009. Since that time he's had all pain in his shoulders disappear, the grip in his hands has been restored quite a bit, his balance has improved some, and his "choking" whenever he takes a drink has been improved tremendously. This drug WORKS and should be made available to the people it will help!!!! Way to go John for posting this and trying to get funding for LDN!!! Angie
I am on LDN and my MS appears to be stable, I am hoping that it has long term benefits that slow down the progress of MS. Until money is spent on research and the medical profession take the drug seriously then it won't get the research it deserves. It's cheap, people are seeing benefits using it and it's far less intrusive than the current treatments available. We are the sufferers, therefore, we should have an input in what medications we choose to use. I have discussed it with my doctor, who more or less said that the pharmacutrical companies do not want to back a cheap drug, there is a lot of money in producing the current batch of drugs available so why would they want to introduce a cheap alternative. Sadly we live in a society where money comes first to the powers that be.
i havent tried LDN yet, but feel this could be the miracle we are all looking for... ok not miracle, but hey nothing worse than not being well... I am gonna go to my doctors and get LDN. I have been taking morphine and everything else under the sun for the last 7 years.. THIS DRUG SHOULD ABSOLUTELY BE ON TRIAL, NO ONE GETS A BIG GOLD STAR FOR SUFFERING!
I suffer from ME, and know of several people that are suffering from FM. One of whom has made GREAT progress after trying LDN. I'd love to see more research done into this drug so future sufferers can hopefully benefit If LDN is indeed something of a 'Miracle Cure' for many of these illnesses, or can at least make life more comfortable for many, than it should be available instead of being fobbed off with treatments/drugs which just do not work.
JohnDonnelly 01/05/2010
As we already know that LDN works for 60% of people the savings would be phenomenal in both drugs scheme and in social welfare payments.
There would be a small amount of employment as it would take approximately 30 skilled people to keep track of patients on the clinical trials. Keeping logs of each person’s progress from day to day. This would include doctors dedicated to the patients on the trial.
The benefits to the Irish people apart from a quicker recovery from our present economic climate, would be a much healthier nation and a better quality of life for all