re: LDN for MS/vision improvement

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I've had a similar experience. In 2004 they found drusen on both retinas though my vision was excellent after both cataracts were replaced. Then during the autumn of 2008, at the same time as the pain etc. of RA started, I began to see distortions (bumps then peaks on straight lines, dazzled by light, blurring, blanks when reading). After one dose of LDN I "felt" that things were no longer out of control and after 3 weeks knew things were getting better. I can now drive at night, read print and what's on the computer without glasses most of the time. There's just a few small bumps left and it takes time to adjust to coming inside out of bright sunlight. It would be so interesting to know how this totally unexpected improvement came about.MargaretFrom: Pat <patinsall@...>jaxi <jaxi.schulz@...>Cc: low dose naltrexone Sent: Tue, March 30, 2010 7:19:34 AMSubject: RE: [low dose naltrexone] Re: re: LDN for MS

Jaxi, Regarding your vision question, I had the very same question on this

board last week. I have been taking 4.5 mg LDN for 2 full weeks now for RA, and

both my long-distance and near vision have improved a bit. Prior to taking LDN my

near vision seemed to be getting a bit worse and when I see my optometrist in

May was going to ask him to adjust my mono-vision script ( right eye is

stronger so dominant eye and left eye Rx is decreased down a full power to

focus on my near vision) Was doing ok with this mono-adjustment for several

years until about a month ago (before LDN) On LDN, I don’t need my reading glasses to see computer screen

and can see at a distance better while driving and also can read better

w/o need for reading glasses. Can anyone explain why vision would improve with LDN? Thanks Pat

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low dose naltrexone [mailto:lowdosenalt rexone@grou ps.com] On

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Sent: Monday, March 29, 2010 2:51 PM

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Subject: Re: [low dose naltrexone] Re: re: LDN for MS

I agree, most of us have one doctor who tends to manage the majority

of our medications. And so far, my experience has been neurologists

are rather medication happy. Mine dragged me through a list of drugs

before we moved to a pain clinic/pain management approach. Of course

their approach is medication heavy too. But I should get my TENS unit

later this week. And yes, I have done ample quantities of PT.

Now I plan to try the LDN for my ulcerative colitis - not the things

that led me to the neurologist (pain from congenital fusion in neck

and multiple disc ruptures/bulges from a car accident) - but I think

my internist would be more open to LDN than my neurologist would be.

Although apparently, from the list of doctors I was sent there is a

doctor at my neuro's clinic who prescribes LDN but only for MS

patients.

At this point my hope is I have a positive response. I can take that

evidence to my doc - my internist who I have as the focal point for my

health management. Hopefully my next colonoscopy will also show said

positive response. My doc will become a convert (smile) and from then

on I can get regular scrips for which I can get flex fund

reimbursement. The vitamin/mineral/ fish oil supplements are out of

pocket so it'd be nice to have something reimbursable.

Now if anyone read this far. Have others who are not taking LDN for

MS seen changes in their vision? I was getting ready to do my yearly

eye appt and get some new glasses but now wonder if I should hold off

a little bit.

Jaxi

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