Overview
Naltrexone is a prescription medicine accepted through the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for treating opiate and alcohol addiction. At a notably decreased dose, Naltrexone has also been prescribed to enhance fibromyalgia pain, even though this utilization is rather controversial amongst doctors. Since the FDA has now not especially accepted Naltrexone for use in instances of fibromyalgia, it is an off-label use of the drug.
Naltrexone is an opioid receptor antagonist. In humans with fibromyalgia, it is theorized that Naltrexone may also bind with the opioid receptors on immune cells, perhaps altering the way the cells function. It can also additionally enlarge the body’s manufacturing of endorphins and different herbal chemical substances related to a feeling of well-being.
How do I take it?
During clinical trials for fibromyalgia, Naltrexone has been administered orally once a day.
Side effects
The FDA-approved label for Naltrexone, which assumes a greater dose, lists frequent facet results along with headache, drowsiness, dizziness, fatigue, adjustments in electricity levels, nervousness, insomnia, loss of appetite, irritability, nausea, vomiting, constipation, belly pain, and muscle or joint pain.
Rare however serious aspect-results listed for full-dose Naltrexone consist of confusion, hallucinations, imaginative and prescient changes, and extreme vomiting or diarrhea.
For more information
Naltrexone – MedlinePlus
https://medlineplus.gov/druginfo/meds/a685041.html
LDN and Fibromyalgia – LDN Research Trust
http://www.ldnresearchtrust.org/fibromyalgia