What ingredients are in naltrexone?

Patient Compliance

How bad is naltrexone for your liver?

Naltrexone may cause liver damage when taken in large doses. It is not likely that naltrexone will cause liver damage when taken in recommended doses. Tell your doctor if you have or have ever had hepatitis or liver disease.

Is naltrexone an anti inflammatory?

New research shows that LDN can be extremely beneficial as an anti-inflammatory medication. Some conditions that can benefit from low dose naltrexone include: Chronic pain. Fibromyalgia.

Can naltrexone cause high blood pressure?

This medicine may affect certain lab tests. Tell all of your health care providers and lab workers that you take naltrexone and bupropion. This medicine may cause high blood pressure. Check blood pressure and heart rate as the doctor has told you.

What else is naltrexone used for?

Naltrexone is used to help narcotic dependents who have stopped taking narcotics to stay drug-free. It is also used to help alcoholics stay alcohol-free.

Does naltrexone help arthritis?

Unfortunately, management of pain in arthritis remains a challenge. Low dose naltrexone is a widely used but unproven “alternative” approach to chronic pain….Low Dose Naltrexone for Chronic Pain in Osteoarthritis and Inflammatory Arthritis.

What else can naltrexone be used for?

Does naltrexone decrease dopamine?

Naltrexone, which is a μ-opioid receptor antagonist, possibly disturbs normal endogenous opioid binding leading to reduced dopamine release. The dopamine transporter (DAT) plays an important role in controlling the synaptic dopamine levels by removing dopamine from the synapse.