A very small dose of naltrexone, a medication normally used at higher doses for addiction, prescribed off-label. Studied for its potential role in calming the immune system and easing chronic pain and inflammation.
It did not ease fatigue more than a pill without medicine over four months in a Canadian study of 160 adults.
The Sick Times reported these findings from a paper awaiting expert review. The study tested [Low-Dose Naltrexone](/health-practi
It may help: records from 230 adults linked its use to fewer long COVID symptoms, but did not prove the drug caused the change.
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