MRI Update

[Guest guest]

Peggy,

Glad you made it through the MRI OK. They really aren't much fun. I

hope you find some answers about your leg as well. Let us know what

Dr. Graham has to say.

kam

[Guest guest]

Good morning all,

I wanted to pass on the results of my recent MRI. First, my

background: I have RRMS I started LDN about 1.5 months ago. I had a

few major stress events in Sept 06 and had been on a downhill slide

between Sept and Dec. I went to the Neuro and we decided to do an MRI

to see what was going on. Couldn't schedule the MRI until last week,

and in the meantime, I had started LDN around Christmas.

The first two weeks on LDN was fairly rough for me...restless sleep,

heart palpitations, and a weird sense that my heart was beating harder

throughout my entire body. Some symptoms had worsened as well...hands

and feet were more numb than usual and I was close to giving up on it

(I started at, and have remained on 4.5mg). After about 2 weeks my

sleep eventually got better, he symptoms began to subside back to

pre-LDN levels and most importantly, my energy and focus levels were

at a level that I can hardly remember having...no more naps needed

throughout the day, and I was really able to concentrate a lot better.

My heart rate seems back to normal and I don't have that feeling that

my poor heart is being overworked. I even checked my blood pressure

because I was so paranoid about it, but it was 105/80 so fairly normal.

ANyway, my neuro called yesterday with the results of my MRI. I was

absolutely certain that my MS had progressed based on how I had felt

only a few weeks earlier, but much to my surprise, he said that 2 of

my 3 lesions had disappeared!!! The 2 in my brain are gone and the

one in my spine is still there, but inactive.

I have no idea if this is attributable to LDN since I had only been on

it for a little more than a month, but regardless it was very good

news. In fact, I'm a little dumbfounded. It was the last thing I had

expected to hear.

I have a question for those folks out there who have seen similiar

results...when lesions have gone away, have you noticed that it is

primarily the brain ones that disappear, or have people had experience

with spinal lesions going away also? I'm wondering if the LDN is more

effective on certain areas over others. Again, not even sure it's the

LDN, but I will most certainly stay on it...I feel better than I have

in years and highly recommend that folks who are on the fence at least

give it a try, and come back to the chat board for support during the

difficult periods as you begin the drug.

Good luck all!!

Bobbi

[Guest guest]

Bobbi,

That is great. Even us people on LDN (I have been on 7 months) like to hear that kind of stuff.

Good job,

-- [low dose naltrexone] MRI Update

Good morning all,I wanted to pass on the results of my recent MRI. First, mybackground: I have RRMS I started LDN about 1.5 months ago. I had afew major stress events in Sept 06 and had been on a downhill slidebetween Sept and Dec. I went to the Neuro and we decided to do an MRIto see what was going on. Couldn't schedule the MRI until last week,and in the meantime, I had started LDN around Christmas.The first two weeks on LDN was fairly rough for me...restless sleep,heart palpitations, and a weird sense that my heart was beating harderthroughout my entire body. Some symptoms had worsened as well...handsand feet were more numb than usual and I was close to giving up on it(I started at, and have remained on 4.5mg). After about 2 weeks mysleep eventually got better, he symptoms began to subside back topre-LDN levels and most importantly, my energy and focus levels wereat a level that I can hardly remember having...no more naps neededthroughout the day, and I was really able to concentrate a lot better.My heart rate seems back to normal and I don't have that feeling thatmy poor heart is being overworked. I even checked my blood pressurebecause I was so paranoid about it, but it was 105/80 so fairly normal.ANyway, my neuro called yesterday with the results of my MRI. I wasabsolutely certain that my MS had progressed based on how I had feltonly a few weeks earlier, but much to my surprise, he said that 2 ofmy 3 lesions had disappeared!!! The 2 in my brain are gone and theone in my spine is still there, but inactive.I have no idea if this is attributable to LDN since I had only been onit for a little more than a month, but regardless it was very goodnews. In fact, I'm a little dumbfounded. It was the last thing I hadexpected to hear.I have a question for those folks out there who have seen similiarresults...when lesions have gone away, have you noticed that it isprimarily the brain ones that disappear, or have people had experiencewith spinal lesions going away also? I'm wondering if the LDN is moreeffective on certain areas over others. Again, not even sure it's theLDN, but I will most certainly stay on it...I feel better than I havein years and highly recommend that folks who are on the fence at leastgive it a try, and come back to the chat board for support during thedifficult periods as you begin the drug.Good luck all!!Bobbi