What's the best treatment for Multiple Sclerosis?

Answer 1

LDN (Low Dose Naltrexone) is the best treatment for MS and all Autoimmune Diseases and Cancers..................

"LDN may well be the most important therapeutic breakthrough in over fifty years. It provides a new method of medical treatment by mobilizing the natural defenses of one's own immune system." David Gluck, MD

Low Dose Naltrexone
FDA-approved naltrexone, in a low dose, can boost the immune system — helping those with MS,TM, HIV/AIDS, cancer, autoimmune diseases, and central nervous system disorders.

In May 2006, clinical trial researchers at Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine reported: "LDN therapy offers an alternative safe, effective, and economic means of treating subjects with active Crohn's disease."

Here is a list of what LDN stops the Progression in....

What diseases has it been useful for and how effective is it?
> Bernard Bihari, MD, as well as other physicians and researchers, have described beneficial effects of LDN on a variety of diseases:
Cancers: Other Diseases:
Bladder Cancer
Breast Cancer
Carcinoid
Colon & Rectal Cancer
Glioblastoma
Liver Cancer
Lung Cancer (Non-Small Cell)
Lymphocytic Leukemia (chronic)
Lymphoma (Hodgkin's and Non-Hodgkin's)
Malignant Melanoma
Multiple Myeloma
Neuroblastoma
Ovarian Cancer
Pancreatic Cancer
Prostate Cancer (untreated)
Renal Cell Carcinoma
Throat Cancer
Uterine Cancer
ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease)
Alzheimer's Disease
Autism Spectrum Disorders
Behcet's Disease
Celiac Disease
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Crohn's Disease
Emphysema (COPD)
Endometriosis
Fibromyalgia
HIV/AIDS
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
Parkinson's Disease
Pemphigoid
Primary Lateral Sclerosis (PLS)
Psoriasis
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Sarcoidosis
Systemic Lupus (SLE)
Transverse Myelitis
Ulcerative Colitis
Wegener's Granulomatosis


How does LDN work?
> LDN boosts the immune system, activating the body's own natural defenses.
Up to the present time, the question of "What controls the immune system?" has not been present in the curricula of medical colleges and the issue has not formed a part of the received wisdom of practicing physicians. Nonetheless, a body of research over the past two decades has pointed repeatedly to one's own endorphin secretions (our internal opioids) as playing the central role in the beneficial orchestration of the immune system, and recognition of the facts is growing.

Witness these statements from a review article of medical progress in the November 13, 2003 issue of the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine: "Opioid-Induced Immune Modulation: .... Preclinical evidence indicates overwhelmingly that opioids alter the development, differentiation, and function of immune cells, and that both innate and adaptive systems are affected.1,2 Bone marrow progenitor cells, macrophages, natural killer cells, immature thymocytes and T cells, and B cells are all involved. The relatively recent identification of opioid-related receptors on immune cells makes it even more likely that opioids have direct effects on the immune system.3"

The brief blockade of opioid receptors between 2 a.m. and 4 a.m. that is caused by taking LDN at bedtime each night is believed to produce a prolonged up-regulation of vital elements of the immune system by causing an increase in endorphin and enkephalin production. Normal volunteers who have taken LDN in this fashion have been found to have much higher levels of beta-endorphins circulating in their blood in the following days. Animal research by I. Zagon, PhD, and his colleagues has shown a marked increase in metenkephalin levels as well. [Note: Additional information for Dr. Zagon can be found at the end of this page.]

Bihari says that his patients with HIV/AIDS who regularly took LDN before the availability of HAART were generally spared any deterioration of their important helper T cells (CD4+).

In human cancer, research by Zagon over many years has demonstrated inhibition of a number of different human tumors in laboratory studies by using endorphins and low dose naltrexone. It is suggested that the increased endorphin and enkephalin levels, induced by LDN, work directly on the tumors' opioid receptors — and, perhaps, induce cancer cell death (apoptosis). In addition, it is believed that they act to increase natural killer cells and other healthy immune defenses against cancer.

In general, in people with diseases that are partially or largely triggered by a deficiency of endorphins (including cancer and autoimmune diseases), or are accelerated by a deficiency of endorphins (such as HIV/AIDS), restoration of the body's normal production of endorphins is the major therapeutic action of LDN.

Answer 2

It is known that the interferon treatments (Rebif, Avonex, and Betaserone) actually cause depression. I took Copaxone for some time. My symptoms would change every few months. I take Low Dose Naltrexone now and I feel so much better. While LDN is still in trials, it is very frequently prescribed as an off label treatment. So far LDN is doing exceedingly well. Of course, medical researchers always say at the end of the trial, that the outcome was a good one but that more studies are needed. But of course they say that. Like, who wants to be put out of work? I almost forgot-----You can get LDN for as little as $52.00 for a three month supply as opposed to the thousands that traditional treatments cost. And it will not cause any depression.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

The best treatment to halt the progression and abate the symptoms of Multiple Sclerosis is the oral medication LDN (lowdosenaltrexone). NO other treatment offers the widely reported benefits with very few and no lasting side effects as does lowdosenaltrexone. Learn more and find links at: www.lowdosenaltrexone.org

Answer 5

Although nutritional supplements and rife machines make sense and have their place, LDN or low dose naltrexone is the single most significant drug treatment I have used or read about.

One year of Copaxone failed to diminish the increase in actively enhancing lesions found on MRI, but within weeks of beginning treatment with LDN, I could feel improvement. After 8 months, I had another MRI which provided confirmation in that all previously enhancing lesions were inactive. One new very small lesion was noted.

I suppose some people will not be convinced. "It is sometimes easier to reject strong evidence than to admit we've been wrong - Carl Sagan"

Some will believe better when they have gone decades without exacerbations. LDN is no cure, but for many, it will enable them to live free of disability indefinitely as research continues for a cure.

Answer 6

There is as yet no cure for MS. Many patients do well with no therapy at all, especially since many medications have serious side effects and some carry significant risks. However, three forms of beta interferon (Avonex, Betaseron, and Rebif) have now been approved by the Food and Drug Administration for treatment of relapsing-remitting MS. Beta interferon has been shown to reduce the number of exacerbations and may slow the progression of physical disability. When attacks do occur, they tend to be shorter and less severe. The FDA also has approved a synthetic form of myelin basic protein, called copolymer I (Copaxone), for the treatment of relapsing-remitting MS. Copolymer I has few side effects, and studies indicate that the agent can reduce the relapse rate by almost one third. An immunosuppressant treatment, Novantrone (mitoxantrone ), is approved by the FDA for the treatment of advanced or chronic MS.

While steroids do not affect the course of MS over time, they can reduce the duration and severity of attacks in some patients. Spasticity, which can occur either as a sustained stiffness caused by increased muscle tone or as spasms that come and go, is usually treated with muscle relaxants and tranquilizers such as baclofen, tizanidine, diazepam, clonazepam, and dantrolene. Physical therapy and exercise can help preserve remaining function, and patients may find that various aids -- such as foot braces, canes, and walkers -- can help them remain independent and mobile. Avoiding excessive activity and avoiding heat are probably the most important measures patients can take to counter physiological fatigue. If psychological symptoms of fatigue such as depression or apathy are evident, antidepressant medications may help. Other drugs that may reduce fatigue in some, but not all, patients include amantadine (Symmetrel), pemoline (Cylert), and the still-experimental drug aminopyridine. Although improvement of optic symptoms usually occurs even without treatment, a short course of treatment with intravenous methylprednisolone (Solu-Medrol) followed by treatment with oral steroids is sometimes used.

Answer 7

LDN (lowdosenaltrexone) is the best treatment for MS. The side effects are little to none. The advantage is it stops progression. To view more on this treatment go to www.lowdosenaltrexone.org It is a pill not a shot!!!!

Answer 8

Low Dose Naltrexone is the best solution to stopping the progression of MS.

It is non-toxic and works 99% of the time. It is inexpensive -- anywhere from $11.00/month to $35.00/month. One pill each nite and in many cases reversals are seen, signs and symptoms decrease and so does a lot of MS depression, due to the build up of endorphins.

Please check out the url for a complete picture of what LDN can do.

Answer 9

Try Googleing MS and there are many different forums for people with MS and there is a wealth of info there that you won't find on here with stupid people telling you that you need a kick to the face...if they only knew what people with MS were going through...they should be ashamed! Good luck :)

Answer 10

there is no known "best" treatment for MS. every case is different and your choices should be made on information that is read-ally available from your neurologist and on the web. I was officially diagnosed yesterday. but i looked into many different treatments over the last month before i made my choice. P.S. my mother had MS at a time when there was no treatments

Answer 11

LDN without a doubt! I two weeks I have seen more improvement than in seven years of Avonex. I have had no side affects with LDN, with Avonex there were flu symptoms once a week that lasted for one or two days. The difference in price is astounding...Avonex: $1400 a month; LDN less than $30 a month.
No more injections for me!