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Originally Posted by 0357
I have had past drugs that didn't allow me sleep and made me manic. I'm now afraid of LDN for that reason and my bp and having two past mini-strokes because of my bp which started after the MS dx. I was put on bp medication at age 32.
BTW, I was told by my psychiatrist that people with MS are twice as likely to become bipolar than the general population.
Thanks for the information and for caring.
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I understand your concerns, Stacy.
Admittedly, many people report some difficulty sleeping in the early days of starting on LDN, BUT for some reason that doesn't seem to mess us up.
I am not bipolar, but I needed a TON of sleep pre-LDN. There were many days that I slept for 20 out of 24 hours, until I got on it. Most days now, I survive and prosper on much less sleep than I ever got for years prior to going on this drug.
The first night I only slept about 3 hours, but I felt GREAT the next day. I hadn't felt "GREAT" in years, no matter how much I slept!!
One good thing about LDN, for anyone to know who might want to try it, is that it goes out of your system in about 18 hours. Hence, any side-effect someone might get from using it (and they are usually VERY mild) . . . by the day after stopping, all is back to "normal".
BTW, if the rate of bipolar is 1%, that still means only 2% (twice as many) of PwMS get it. I've heard the same thing; double.
Cherie
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