Kickas.org Forums Treatments, Drugs and Alternatives Alternatives and ALCHEMISTS Just started LDN tonight :)

And I admit that my hopes are probably unrealistic. I want LDN to make me energetic like I was in my 40's, render me pain-free, rid me of allergies, and also to reverse the last 12 years of anxiety/depression and as such there will be no need for any other meds ever again! Does anyone else think these are unrealistic hopes? You can be honest. I can take it!

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well, we're all different, so hard to say what you will see, but i've been on it for almost a year now, and while it definitely helps and i wouldn't want to give it up, unless i was put on a biologic (or something else equally miraculous), it has not been the miracle drug i was hoping for.

it definitely helps things (tendons and ligaments) heal up so so much faster, which is such a blessing, and now with this flare, think it is helping me get through it faster.

but i still get inflammation, still get flares, and still have allergies, gastritis, etc.

so, i think it is an important tool in my toolbox, but not the final answer.

then again, a bit of this, a bit of that, it all adds up........

i'd say, just keep an open mind, see how it goes,

and most importantly, report back to us!

The morning after:

didn't sleep much

didn't wake up stiff.

Hmmmm???

you at 1.5mg to start right? thats what i took for 1 week before going to 3mg. i didnt notice much til about day 5 and 6. and they have been subtle/gentle changes. i also have not experienced insomnia but rather nausea and dull headed [almost a headache] for the whole first day and a little the second day.
its not like taking an asprin where you notice its working w/in a half hour.
the main thing i have noticed is less pain and less inflammation. keep us posted girl.

It's the afternoon, and I don't feel any nausea so far. My doctor said to take 1.5mg for two weeks, then work up to 3mg or 4.5, depending upon what I could tolerate. I'm wondering if I woke up less stiff because I wasn't sleeping, and therefore moving around all night which kept me limber? Anyway I worked 4.5 hours today at the food bank and even packed boxes for 1/2 that time. Little by little I'm inching back toward my old life. I totally have all of you to thank for that, because I've been so inspired by all your stories and encouragement!

Day 6. My right leg has quit hesitating and my feet don't hurt. Hmmmm... LDN?

I hope the LDN is working well for you too.
My ESR is 29 and CRP is over 200. Are my numbers close to yours? I want to get off my current treatment becasue it really isn't doing much, but if your numbers aren't close to mine, then I might be a little hestitant to try LDN.

I have swelling in knees, back, neck and wrist. Sometimes my heels.

Thanks:)

No, my numbers are super low. But LDN seems like a very safe med to me. You? What do you think?

Spasms are getting less severe. Morning stiffness decreased by 75%. The biggest news is that I don't kneed my sticks to walk up to two miles and I can walk down stIrs without my husband's help. Quite a difference from 2 weeks ago! Still nowhere near my 11 mile pre-onset hiking capability... But hey, I was shopping for wheel chairs two months ago. I'll enjoy this for as long as it lasts.