Efficacy of low-dose naltrexone and predictors of treatment success or discontinuation in fibromyalgia and other chronic pain conditions: a fourteen-year, enterprise …

CN Driver, RS D'Souza - Biomedicines, 2023 - mdpi.com
Current pharmacologic treatments may provide limited analgesia in fibromyalgia and other
chronic pain disorders. Low-dose naltrexone (LDN) has emerged as a potential analgesic …

Low-Dose Naltrexone (LDN) for Chronic Pain at a Single Institution: A Case Series

AM McKenzie-Brown, DW Boorman… - Journal of Pain …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose Low-dose naltrexone (LDN) has increased in popularity as a non-opioid
medication that may decrease chronic pain symptoms. LDN is most commonly used to treat …

Low‐dose naltrexone for the treatment of fibromyalgia: findings of a small, randomized, double‐blind, placebo‐controlled, counterbalanced, crossover trial assessing …

J Younger, N Noor, R McCue… - Arthritis & Rheumatism, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To determine whether low dosages (4.5 mg/day) of naltrexone reduce
fibromyalgia severity as compared with the nonspecific effects of placebo. In this replication …

[HTML][HTML] Low-dose naltrexone for treatment of pain in patients with fibromyalgia: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover study

K Bested, LM Jensen, T Andresen, G Tarp… - Pain …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: First, to examine if LDN is associated with analgesic efficacy compared with
control in the treatment of patients with FM. Second, to ascertain the analgesic efficacy of …

Low-dose naltrexone for chronic pain: update and systemic review

PS Kim, MA Fishman - Current Pain and Headache Reports, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review The purpose of this review is to evaluate and explain our current
understanding of the clinical use of low-dose naltrexone in the treatment of chronic pain …

[PDF][PDF] A systematic literature review on the clinical efficacy of low dose naltrexone and its effect on putative pathophysiological mechanisms among patients …

S Partridge, L Quadt, M Bolton, J Eccles, C Thompson… - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
Background Low dose naltrexone (LDN) is used off-label by many individuals with
fibromyalgia to help manage their pain. There is no current systematic literature review …

The safety and efficacy of low-dose naltrexone in patients with fibromyalgia: a systematic review

J Yang, KM Shin, A Do, DM Bierle… - Journal of Pain …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Fibromyalgia (FM) is a chronic pain sensitivity syndrome characterized by diffuse
musculoskeletal pain and many other systemic manifestations. Low-dose naltrexone (LDN) …

Low-dose naltrexone's utility for non-cancer centralized pain conditions: a scoping review

A Rupp, E Young, AL Chadwick - Pain Medicine, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Background At low doses, naltrexone (LDN) has been shown to modulate inflammation
through the interruption of microglial cell activation within the central nervous system. One of …

Low-dose naltrexone, an opioid-receptor antagonist, is a broad-spectrum analgesic: a retrospective cohort study

SJ Martin, HB McAnally, P Okediji… - Pain Management, 2022 - Future Medicine
Aim: To evaluate the use of low-dose naltrexone (LDN) as a broad-spectrum analgesic.
Methods: Retrospective cohort study from a single pain management practice using data …

Fibromyalgia symptoms are reduced by low-dose naltrexone: a pilot study

J Younger, S Mackey - Pain medicine, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Objective. Fibromyalgia is a chronic pain disorder that is characterized by diffuse
musculoskeletal pain and sensitivity to mechanical stimulation. In this pilot clinical trial, we …