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Originally Posted by Twinkletoes
Are There Condition or Times When Its Use Might Cause More Harm Than Good?
Inform your doctor if you have liver disease (including hepatitis) or kidney disease, or if you: are pregnant/trying to get pregnant, breast feed, consume alcohol, have experienced an unusual or allergic reaction to any medications (including naltrexone), foods, dyes or presevatives. Caution should be used if you are taking opioid agonists, i.e. narcotics such as Percocet, Duragesic, or morphine. Low dose naltrexone should not be taken until opioid agonists are completely out of one's system. Patients who are taking immunosuppressive medication on a permanent basis are cautioned against the use of naltrexone.
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From what I've read, the main conflict for using Naltrexone with narcotics and alcohol is that it makes a person much more "tolerant" of these substances , ie. alcohol and narcotics may be less effective. The concern is that someone might be tempted to take TOO much of either of these, if it isn't working for them at their normal dosages/ingestion levels.
This is probably much less of a concern with Low Dose Naltrexone . . . but is still a warning.
Codeine has the same concern, and some people don't think of that when they take cough medicines or Tylenol with codeine. Something to remember . . .
Cherie
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