Re: LDN & Minocycline - are they compatible?

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--- In low dose naltrexone , " fuzzyfortuna " <fuzzyfortuna@y...>

wrote:

> I started 5 days ago on Revia at 3 mgs. I have been on minocycline

> for 5 months but stopped 2 days prior to starting LDN. I was given

> this by my neurologist after refusing to take any of the ABC drugs.

> He

> does not know I have started LDN. My script is for 6 months and I

> have finished 5 months. When I started LDN I had no side affects but

> problems with my sleep. No improvement on symptons yet but I just

> want it to stop attacking me. Its funny how he would give me another

> drug that wasn't proven for MS but not LDN. So my question is can

> these two drugs be taken together. I am wanting to increase my dose

> to

> the 4.5 but was afraid of the stiffness since that is a sympton I

> already had before I started either of these two drugs.

>

> Thankyou for all of your knowledge and help. I wouldn't have done

> this without coming across this site. I did laugh as I swallowed the

> first liquid dose. After all I did think of the cynide pill also.

>

> Thanks,

>

> Loretta

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Minocycline is an antibiotic and will not be a problem to take with LDN. Just

my opinion and I'm no doctor but I've always felt that long-term or excessive

antibiotic use weakens the immune system...let alone causing women yeast

infections. A good substitute is Astragalus...you can get it at a healthfood

store or the internet. Type in your search engine Astragalus, Solaray brand or

you can choose other brands, I prefer Solaray.

Since you do the liquid LDN try slowly upping the dose towards 4.5mg and if

stiffness increases and stays increased for 3 to 4 weeks then back down your

dosage. My stiffness in my calves of my legs lasted a few months but then died

down. I started at 4.5mg and stuck with that dose since I was chronic

progressive MS. I say was because I am no longer progressing. No progression

in two years.

Also, if you do not have high blood pressure Dr. Bihari recommends

DL-Phenylalanine 500mg twice per day on an empty stomach. One in AM and try one

around 3pm.

This is the brand of DL-Phenylalanine I take at 500mg twice per day(Solaray

brand) at Dr. Bihari's recommendation if you do NOT have high blood pressure.

You get it at healthfood stores or order from the internet, no Drs. script

needed. Dr. Bihari says this will keep your endorphins up throughout the day.

CAUTION: This product NOT intended for use by people with PKU(Phenylketonuria),

or pregnant or lactating women. If you have high blood pressure or pre-existing

pigmented malignant melanoma, use only under the guidance of a physician. Do NOT

take with MAO inhibitor antidepressant drugs.

DL-Phenylalanine 500mg by Solaray

http://www.affordablesolaray.com/4871.html

What is DL-Phenylalanine? Here are two great explanations.

DL-Phenylalanine

http://www.internalhealth.com/dl_phenylalanine.htm

DL-Phenylalanine

http://www.vrmed.com/dl-phenylalanine.htm

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Not a problem. Have taken them both for months with no dramas.

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> Not a problem. Have taken them both for months with no dramas.

Thanks for the reassurance.