Suggest Medication For Meningitis While On Naltrexone

Posted on Wed, 25 Jan 2017

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Question : My son took Naltrexone 50mg and feels terrible he hasn't had any opiates for 2 days Dr. thought it would help his menigitis what ccan he take to help him feel better?

Answered by Dr. Dr.Albana Sejdini Greca (4 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Paracetamol or ibuprofen alone or combination;avoid codeine...

Detailed Answer:
Hi my dear,

I am sorry for the health situation your son is getting through.

Now, naltrexone is an opioid antagonist, and is usually recommended to reduce the effects of opioids in addicted patients.
He is experiencing withdrawal symptoms that will be fading after 2 or 3 weeks after he has stopped opiates.

He can take paracetamol or ibuprofen as analgesic at high dosage (1000 mg). Avoid those containing codeine as that will make his symptoms worse as codeine is a type of opiate.

Keeping in close contact with his addiction specialist is recommended. These are the hardest and most difficult days your son will go through but everything will get better within a couple of weeks.
So, you need to have a lot of courage, and be determined although it might seem hard.

All the best.
Dr.Albana

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar