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INTERNATIONAL IMMUNOPHARMACOLOGY
Volume 113, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2022.109438
Keywords
Anxiety; Depression; Low dose naltrexone; Disease -modifying therapy; Multiple sclerosis
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- Patricia L. Unger Fund of Berks County Community Foundation
- Paul and Anna Shockey Family Fund
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This study investigated the effects of low-dose naltrexone (LDN) therapy on anxiety and depression levels in persons with multiple sclerosis (PwMS) during the early months of COVID-19. The results showed that PwMS who were prescribed LDN, either alone or as an adjuvant therapy, had significantly lower self-reported anxiety and depression scores compared to those on oral disease-modifying therapies.
Persons with multiple sclerosis (PwMS) have been considered at high risk for vaccination and/or acquisition of COVID-19 related to their reduced immune systems and daily regimen of immune suppressing therapy. Sub-stantiated and unsubstantiated reports on these unknown circumstances increased anxiety and depression. Low -dose naltrexone (LDN) is a potentially effective off-label therapy shown to be effective at controlling fatigue for several autoimmune disorders including MS. This study utilized a small population of PwMS from central Pennsylvania in order to determine whether LDN therapy altered their perceived anxiety or depression during the early months of COVID-19. Utilizing mailed surveys, self-reported anxiety and depression scores were found to be significantly lower for PwMS who were prescribed LDN either alone or as an adjuvant to a standard disease modifying therapy (DMT) in comparison to those on oral disease-modifying therapies (DMTs). The data suggest that the non-toxic, inexpensive biotherapeutic may be beneficial in lessening anxiety.
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