Re: Re: LDN in Seattle: acne and LDN

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It is possible for LDN to increase production of the pituitary gland, the anterior pitu produces LH, aka lutropin, a signal to the body to produce steriods. Steriods, testosterone, cause acme big time. Remember those teeny years and the zits.

If we played professional sports, LDN might be banned.

I take HCG, in quanities very similiar to those prescribed for HCG Diet, W/ LDN I eventually had to decrease the amount of HCG I take, approx. twenty percentile, to slow my bodies production of testosterone, as extra T is converted to estrogen, as males over the age of fifty develope an aromatase enzyme that converts any extra T to E, ie our tummies muscles weaken and begin to sag, we put on fat to store the extra estrogen, (the body stores estrogen in fat, if you have too much estrogen, your body makes certain it is stored by making fat to store it, testosterone cannot be stored) then comes, heart problems and prostrate cancer from an overload of estrogen or so my hormone dock suggests.

Ovaries also produce testosterone, most likely from the same signal, but that is good, as testosterone keeps bones strong and healthy, it also can increase libido in both males and females, depending some on the balance of T to E.

My hormones became reversed some ten years ago, due to illness an chemo and local MD's were unequiped and untrained to treat, a couple even laughed when I asked for a estradial blood test. So I have learned the hard way, through trial and error and some very serious reading. I really did not like the night sweats and tearing up over a drop of the hat, sometimes noone really had to drop a hat,

I just teared up. Anywho, I would not make a good female. yucks

stay healthy, david a

[low dose naltrexone] Re: LDN in Seattle: acne and LDN

Hi Gem,I have experienced that same thing! As a Lymie, there are so many things it could be, but I do recollect that it began shortly after i started faithfully doing LDN. I have psoriasis, which theoretically is helped by LDN, so I haven't suspected LDN as being the factor in this rash on my forehead. Dr. Lyd mentioned that some people suffer from demodex, (those tiny arthropod parasites that live in everyone's eye lash follicles, which can migrate out onto the face when the immune system is compromised) I treated for that and nothing positive happened.I recently went up to 3 mg. LDN and the rash is redder, flakier and more persistent.Thanks for your question, as it's given me another avenue of approach.I'll be very interested to hear how things go for you in the future and I'll let you know if stopping LDN has any effect.Be well,Léna