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LDN Day 33

Aug 30, 2009 - 0 comments
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I went back to 2mg last night. I will not take it again until after I figure out how to cope with the anxiety it exacerbates. It helps a lot with the apathy and depression and fatigue,but not anxiety,

I went back and put this entry in before giving an update. Gotta figure out the day Im actually on,

Day 15

Jul 02, 2009 - 0 comments

After the couple of days off LDN and the ensuing depression and extreme fatigue I resumed on 1.25mg. I began to feel an improvement after the second day back on it. I increased my dose to 1.5mg last night and will increase another  .25mg after a couple of days at this 1.5mg dose. Gradually increasing dosage seems to  help a lot with the tightness in my chest which I thought was anxiety, but may be an exacerbation of MS (?) symptoms.

My mental outlook is greatly improved on LDN. I am able to force myself into doing things even tho' I don't really feel motivated. I got all 10 acres mowed finally and trees trimmed back along the trails on the farm. I even rode horseback for about 2 hours Tuesday and cantered with no serious  balance issues. I was able to mount a 15 hand horse from the ground even with my short little legs twice, once on the trail after I dismounted to pick and eat rasperries. This is the first time I had ridden since last November.

I talked with the Neurologist about LDN and very briefly explained the mechanism. He seemed  mildly interested. My ECG was normal ( not evoked potentials test as I had thought ). So he is ordering another MRI of my cervical spine.


Day 10

Jun 27, 2009 - 0 comments

This is the second day without LDN. I feel so tired... I slept most of the afternoon. It was really hard to drag myself out of bed even though it was after 6pm. I have no doubt now about how much it was helping with the fatigue. Also, I was wondering if it was causing me to feel anxiety, but I have the anxiety without it too, so I think it's unrelated.

I can't stand the thought of facing another day feeling like this. I'm going back on the LDN. I'm going to take 1mg tonight and see if that low a dose will make a difference. I'm trying to find the lowest effective dose.

Day 8

Jun 25, 2009 - 0 comments

I slept well again, but I did have a lot of dreaming. More than in the past few days. I think the effects of the LDN have leveled off. It is still effective, but I've become used to the way the endorphins feel. It's not at all like taking an opiate. Not even like the "runners high". Just a distinct difference in alertness, ability to cope, and energy level. I still tire easily so I have to be careful not to over-do it.

I want to see if the effects will last longer than one day. I have read that MS patients sometimes need only take the LDN every other day. I don't want it interfering with the evoked potentials test next Wed morning, so if I feel ok without it I'll wait until next Wed. night to start again.