hallucinations or seeing, hearing, or feeling things that are not there
Only your health care provider can determine the route of administration and correct dose for you
Health benefits and health insurance plans contain exclusions and limitations
Naltrexone is a medication that has been used to treat alcohol dependence and opioid-use disorder for more than 30 years
Naltrexone is a prescription medication used to treat alcohol use disorder and opioid use disorder
Take naltrexone regularly as ordered by your doctor
How Naltrexone Works
Contrave® (naltrexone hcl-bupropion hcl sr) X NP: Didrex® (benzphetamine) X NP: Regimex ® (benzphetamine) X NP: Suprenza™ (phentermine hcl orally disintegrating) X
A systematic review found that low-dose naltrexone shows promise in managing widespread chronic pain conditions
A PubMed search showed that low-dose naltrexone (1 to 5 mg) has been used off-label to treat inflammation and pain in fibromyalgia, multiple sclerosis, and Crohn disease
Comments: There is no data specifically addressing switching from buprenorphine or methadone to naltrexone, however some patients have reported
For narcotic addiction: Adults—At first, 25 milligrams (mg) (one-half tablet) for the first dose, then another 25 mg 1 hour later
chest pain
Trouble breathing, slow breathing, or shallow breathing
Alcohol and naltrexone
This pure opioid receptor antagonist has been Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved for medication-assisted treatment of alcoholism or opioid use disorders []
It works by blocking activity in the limbic system, a part of the brain that is Overdose
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Common withdrawal
1 The Feeling sick (nausea), tummy (abdominal) discomfort
, day 2: 600 mg; day 3: 900 mg), titrating to final dosing regimen
Naltrexone blocks the effect of opioids and prevents opioid intoxication and physiologic dependence on opioid users
Compared to other forms of addiction treatment medications for opioid and alcohol addiction, naltrexone holds many benefits