swharris
Member
- Joined
- Oct 7, 2016
- Messages
- 15
- Reason
- DX FIBRO
- Diagnosis
- 07/2016
- Country
- US
- State
- TN
I have been doing a lot of reading about new breakthroughs in fibro treatment. Some of them include using a medication that is for alcoholics and opiate users to help block the effects of the drug in their brain so they can stop using them. It's called LDN or naltrexone. People have had great success with that for fibro and MS. It works similarly to NMDA inhibitors, which help change the way we process pain in the brain. There drugs work well on a subset of fibro patients, because I think everyone's cause of fibromyalgia is different. Has anyone else read about these?
When I see my doc after I move, I am going to ask to be put on one of these. I'm curious about safety, because NMDA inhibitors can be risky. These include ketamine, mematine, dextromethorphan, etc. Dextromethorphan is a common ingredient in cough medicine, and form what I've read, you shouldn't buy it over the counter because a doctor needs to regulate your dose. But that was how I accidentally discovered it, because I took a cough medicine and my symptoms were completely gone for the entire time I was taking it. I didn't continue because I want a doctor to discuss this with me and oversee the treatment.
But anyways, these things are supposed to be HIGHLY effective in treating pain. I wanted to share this because I believe in looking outside the two FDA approved drugs. I know they help a lot of people and that's amazing, but many can't tolerate the side effects. Including me.
Anyone with experience or questions, feel free to comment below! Appreciate it.
When I see my doc after I move, I am going to ask to be put on one of these. I'm curious about safety, because NMDA inhibitors can be risky. These include ketamine, mematine, dextromethorphan, etc. Dextromethorphan is a common ingredient in cough medicine, and form what I've read, you shouldn't buy it over the counter because a doctor needs to regulate your dose. But that was how I accidentally discovered it, because I took a cough medicine and my symptoms were completely gone for the entire time I was taking it. I didn't continue because I want a doctor to discuss this with me and oversee the treatment.
But anyways, these things are supposed to be HIGHLY effective in treating pain. I wanted to share this because I believe in looking outside the two FDA approved drugs. I know they help a lot of people and that's amazing, but many can't tolerate the side effects. Including me.
Anyone with experience or questions, feel free to comment below! Appreciate it.
