1. Practice saying “Low Dose Naltrexone” out loud. This might sound silly, but it can
be a tongue twister, and you don’t want to stumble over your words when you say it
to your doctor.
2. Locate a compounding pharmacy. Oddly, this was one of my doctor’s objections:
“What a pain; you have to find a compounding pharmacy to do this.” But I'd done my
homework, and showed her my list of pharmacies, which included a local
compounding pharmacy. (Don’t know how to find one? Call your local drug store
and ask for the name of the nearest compounding pharmacy.)
3. Get a nice new manilla folder.
4. Click here for the LDN FAQs -- Frequently-Asked Questions about LDN -- print
out this file and put it in the manila folder. This has been assembled many different
sources. It is streamlined and factual, without too much medical terminology. (Some
doctors don’t like patients who use medical jargon.) Claims of LDN’s effectiveness
are deliberately cautious and unemotional. Your doctor doesn’t want to hear the
words “miracle drug.” Print out LDN and Cancer info too also.
5. Familiarize yourself with everything in the FAQ's. You don't want to be a know-it-
all, but you should be ready to answer your doctor’s questions, or at least know where
to find the answers.
Don’t include any other material in the Folder. These pages are just enough for a busy
doctor to absorb during a short appointment. Most doctors will recoil from a big
stack of paper.
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During the Visit with Your Doctor...
1. Play it cool. Don’t say that you think LDN is a miracle drug. Don’t volunteer a lot
of information at first. Let your doctor be the smart one. Nod a lot.
2. Don't complain about the symptoms too much. A doctor is more likely to prescribe an
“experimental” drug if he thinks your health is not in immediate jeopardy.
3. Keep in mind that many many many doctors are simply unaware of Low Dose Naltrexone. Low Dose is the key words here.
4. Present the material in the Doctor’s Folder a little bit at a time. How should you do
that? Keep reading…
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Your doctor and the internet…
How does your doctor feel about patients who do medical research on the internet?
Some doctors think it’s great. MANY Others are infuriated by it. If your doctor disapproves
of it, tread very softly. If your doctor says something like “All those people are
crazies,” don’t get defensive. Just shrug and say something like, “Yeah, that’s for
sure, there really is some out there wild stuff… but I did find some interesting well researched stuff, and
I wanted your opinion about it.”
Avoid using the word “internet.” Use the words “information” and “research” instead.
If your doctor asks you a question you can’t answer, just say, “I don’t know, but I
can find out for you.”
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Addressing your doctor’s objections ...
If your doctor objects to LDN, don’t panic. Ask (in a friendly, curious way) what his
objections are. Here’s what he might say:
-
“It’s too experimental.” Or, “It’s not FDA approved.”
You can point out that standard dose Naltrexone (at the higher 50mg dose) has had FDA approval for
a long time, and guide your doctor to the Q&A section that discusses FDA approval. And your giving in a very low dose.
- “I just don’t know enough about it.”
All doctors are uncomfortable admitting they don’t know something, especially to a
patient. This might be a good time to back off, give your doctor the folder, and ask
her to look it over at her convenience. Suggest this in a way that indicates that you’re
not trying to prove your case, you value your doctor’s opinion, and you’re willing to
wait.
ARTICLE 2 - MORE ON LDN AND CANCER RESEARCH STUDIES
ARTICLE 3 - HOW TO GET YOUR VET TO PRESCRIBE LOW DOSE NALTREXONE
YOU WILL NEED TO TALK YOUR VET INTO THIS ONE.... READ LINK AND PRINT OUT ALL 3 ARTICLES FOR VET. They will not understand why this med is used in this manner at all unless you educate them. Gently...
Lucy gets 2ml to 3ml (this is the most common dose no matter weight unless very small dog - human normal dosages start at 50mg/ml so this is, well, low dosing. This is all that is needed to boost immune system) of LDN Low Dose Naltrexone prescription from measured baby medicine dropper (shake bottle first) into the above nightly PM snack that I self compounded from 50mg standard Naltrexone tablets ground into 50ml of distilled water (hey cool - it turns 50mg into 50ml for easy dosing) with a few drops of colloidal silver as preservative and refrigerate. Pharmacy area will have bottles and droppers and pill grinder.
Lucy gets 2ml to 3ml (this is the most common dose no matter weight unless very small dog - human normal dosages start at 50mg/ml so this is, well, low dosing. This is all that is needed to boost immune system) of LDN Low Dose Naltrexone prescription from measured baby medicine dropper (shake bottle first) into the above nightly PM snack that I self compounded from 50mg standard Naltrexone tablets ground into 50ml of distilled water (hey cool - it turns 50mg into 50ml for easy dosing) with a few drops of colloidal silver as preservative and refrigerate. Pharmacy area will have bottles and droppers and pill grinder.
*Occasionally, during the first week's use of LDN, patients may have some difficulty sleeping. This rarely persists after the first week. Should it do so, dosage can be temporarily reduced.
In Closing...
Let me know how it goes for you… I welcome any advice or suggestions to improve
the contents of this site.
Good luck!!!! ===================================================
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