This page is to help a person determine how to prepare a solution of naltrexone in water to administer a low dose of naltrexone (LDN).
Although this process is quite commonly done, ensuring the proper dose is important.
A simple explanation of how this process can be accomplished is to dissolve one (1) 50 mg pill of naltrexone into 50 ml of water. Then the exact dose in mg can be given by measuring the same number of ml using a medicine sarynge or medicine spoon. For example, to get 4.5 mg of nalstrexone (a common dosage), a person would only need to take 4.5 ml of the naltrexone/water mixture. Remember to keep the mixture in the fridge. At this dosage (4.5 mg), one 50 mg pill would last a little more than 11 days.
Using the following form, you can calculate how much volume of water to dilute a specified amount of naltrexone into to obtain a determined dose.
This form was created because I did not have standard medicinal measuring devices. This way I can use what is in my kitchen.
Formula:
Desired dose (mg) = (Total Quantity of Drug)
* (Volume of drug/water solution to ingest)
/ (total volume of drug/water solution)
* (any conversion factor needed)
I used the following conversion factors:
cupsTOml = 236.5882365 (there are 236.5882365 milli-liters in one cup)
TbsTOml = 14.7867647813 (there are 14.7867647813 milli-liters in one tablespoon)
tspTOml = 4.92892159375 (there are 4.92892159375 milli-liters in one teaspoon)