All you need to do is a quick internet search for Low Dose Naltrexone MS and you will quickly find forums and chat areas filled with patients extolling the virtues of LDN, which is the commonly used acronym for Low Dose Naltrexone MS therapy.  It has an almost cult-like following similar to using Medical Marijuana.  So why don’t more doctors prescribe Naltrexone Multiple Sclerosis therapy for their patients?  There are a few reasons that seem obvious.

First of all, it is an off label use of the drug.  Naltrexone is actually an opiate antagonist and it is FDA approved for use in helping people addicted to opiate drugs like Morphine, Percocet, or even Heroin.  It also works to help alcoholics.  By blocking the Opiate receptors, cravings are reduced and thus the addiction is eventually beat.

Secondly, there have been no Phase III type controlled trials or studies done so most …