Low dose Naltrexone (LDN) & Psoriasis

Fucking psoriasis!

For those that might think it's a benign condition, they really need to know what a distressing constant battle living with this shit really is!

I am extremely fortunate, my P started about 9/10 years ago now and by the grace of God, it's only about 2/3% coverage in small spots.

1% coverage being the size of the palm of your hand.

I use Calcipotriol ointment which in the main keeps the condition from flaring to monstrous proportion but never calms it down enough to make it go away.

If I miss as much as one day of treatment, it can take almost a week to cover lost ground!

I know there are others on this site who live with this demon and to we who suffer silently with this condition, I should like to ask if anyone has tried LDN?

Low dose Naltrexone (1mg/5.5mg) daily seems to have a very positive response to autoimmune conditions like P.

It has no side effects except vivid dreams and does not boost or suppress the immune system. I'm not entirely sure how it works but seems to have something to do with blocking endorphins, which to rectify, the body produces more endorphins.

It does not work in all cases and is not, yet another, snake oil magic bullet.

Not only does it make you feel better but seems to regulate the immune system for a wide number of autoimmune conditions.

http://www.lowdosenaltrexone.org/

I do not yet know if I can even get the stuff here in NZ but I'm keen to try. As a sufferer, all be it a mild one, the thought of being clear is too much to pass up, so I'm going to investigate and pursue this.

Has anyone tried it?

What results did it have?

Hang in there my fellow P victims, a genetic cure is but years away I'm sure, please God.

Pup, x.

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There's no need to skimp on your dose of LDN. Either go for 3 mg or 4.5 mg before bedtime. You'll have to find an enlightened doctor to prescribe you the LDN. Then a compounding pharmacy to cap it.

LDN plus 3-5 mins in a high-UVB standup tanning booth has a good chance of ridding you of your condition forever. And stay away from dry cleaning and other things that subject your skin to all sorts of synthetic chemicals.
 
Low Dosage Naltrexone has been found to be useful for many things and it also has positive effects on HIV and Cancer. We had a friend who passed away of pancreatic cancer. Her daughter and found out about LDN and it was given to her Mom the cancer victim. The Oncologists did it way too late. Within two weeks the chemistry reflected that the cancer was responding and blood chemistry was returning to normal in most respects. The problem was that the damage to organs where the cancer had already spread was too severe.

I do not by the way go along with the high UVB tanning booth in any manner. The statistics are there. These booths increase the frequency of skin cancer including melanoma which is often fatal by an incredible margin.
 
I had tried the old tanning booth trick, though, after little effect past a nice tan it transpires the band of UV useful to P is the more dangerous type and often not what tanning booths and beds use.

After many goes it had little effect, more because I likely felt better tanned than for any exposure to UV.

The UV in NZ is incredibly strong, burning you after just minutes in high summer if you are not careful, I think it's made a difference living in a high UV country but I'm not too sure.

Would like to go to the dead sea, but am very body conscious and struggle to be seen in shorts or topless. Never really do the naked thing!

Naltrexone in low doses is getting a lot of positive feedback from autoimmune sufferers. I spoke to my pharmacist yesterday and he said it's not licensed for anything other than withdrawal treatments but if I do get a script for it, they will make it into a solution at low dose for me.

I now have to find a willing GP or Derm. but I'm getting the impression it won't be easy.

I really want to try it as some of my spots do not respond to topical treatments and I do not want to use high powered steroids for fear of the rebound or worse.

My only concern is P comes back if you stop using LDN, fair enough it does with everything, but will it come back worse?
 

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