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A member asked:
Can you use naltrexone therapy for codiene addicts?
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After detox: Naltrexone will accelerate withdrawal so better to detox first then go on naltrexone.
Answered 8/21/2017
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Yes: It can be used for all opiate addictions.
Answered 9/3/2014
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Yes: Naltrexone is an opioid receptor antagonist used for treatment of alcohol and opioid addictions.
Answered 9/4/2014
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Naltrexone: Can be very useful AFTER a patient has detoxed from codeine. It will precipitate withdrawal, and cannot be used while the patient is still intoxicated with codeine. Else up to 24 hours of misery will ensue! But post-detox, naltrexone can be given as a pill daily, or more effectively as an every 28 day injection, to help with cravings and even post-acute withdrawal symptoms. Recommend!
Answered 8/21/2017
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Is Naltrexone at the 50mg dose given to adult addicts, good for a childs autism? Or is a lower dose more effective? Thank you?
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What is LDN for autism mean? Is that the same as Naltrexone for heroin addicts?
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Can naltrexone help autism? low dose only, or a dose like they give heroin addicts?
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Naltrexone: In a Low Dose (LDN) is it worth trying for autism? I've read that the 50mg for adult addicts can detach a child's loving emotions towards his parents. Is this true?
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