Low Dose Naltrexone (Surprising Inflammation Drug)

6 Dec 2022 · 1 min

Watch on YouTube

0:58

In this concise monologue, the speaker introduces low‑dose naltrexone (LDN), explaining that while standard‑dose naltrexone is used to reverse opioid overdose, a much smaller dose is employed off‑label to modulate the immune system. The talk highlights that LDN is being investigated for a range of conditions—including autoimmune diseases, neurological disorders, and emerging cancer research—and emphasizes that, because it is an off‑label therapy, a qualified practitioner must prescribe it. The core claim is that LDN helps keep the immune system in a balanced state, supporting both healing processes and preventive health.

Chapters

In the drug world, there is a drug called naltrexone, which is used for overdose of opiate drugs. So it sounds like, why would I be using that drug? Well, this is called low-dose naltrexone. So like with other drugs, there are different effects at high doses versus low dose. And if you look up low-dose naltrexone, you'll find a lot of information about its use in immune problems, autoimmunity, and other things. But also nowadays, we see a lot more research in neurological problems and then also in cancer. Low-dose naltrexone, because it is a drug that's used off-label at a different dose strategy, literally a tiny fraction of the regular dose, does require a practitioner to prescribe to you. But its job really is helping to keep your immune system in a more balanced position so that it can react to you healing. It can react to you dealing with the immune needs of the care that you're doing, or even on the preventive side.