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See Latest ArticlesFibromyalgia Symptoms Are Reduced by Low-Dose Naltrexone: A Pilot Study
Pain Medicine, 04/27/09
Younger J et al. - Low-dose naltrexone reduced fibromyalgia symptoms in the entire cohort, with a greater than 30% reduction of symptoms over placebo. In addition, laboratory visits showed that mechanical and heat pain thresholds were improved by the drug. Side effects (including insomnia and vivid dreams) were rare, and described as minor and transient. Baseline erythrocyte sedimentation rate predicted over 80% of the variance in drug response. Individuals with higher sedimentation rates (indicating general inflammatory processes) had the greatest reduction of symptoms in response to low-dose naltrexone. Low-dose naltrexone may be an effective, highly tolerable, and inexpensive treatment for fibromyalgia.
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