Naltrexone

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Has anyone been prescribed Naltrexone to help lesson self harming? My son Glen, 19 has been on this medication since March and it seems to be working very well. Glen's self harming behaviour has lessoned significantly, so far so good. It would be interesting to hear from anyone else who has been on this medication.

HI, I was asking something similar...I would like to know - Naltrexone...what is generic name of the medication (we are not from USA so in our country this medication is probably called differently)?
Our Aspie has problem with ADHD.He is 16, and it bothers him very much.
He is taking Rispolept, very low dose, because that also causes very unpleasant side effects.

Thanks, mamamoo

other names - Revia, Vivitrol

blocks opoids in the brain

Original use to treat alcoholism and narcotic addition

As for treating self-injurious bx, this is interesting.... http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15611982

"A sample of 27 research articles involving 86 subjects with self-injury was reviewed. Eighty percent of subjects were reported to improve relative to baseline (i.e., SIB reduced) during naltrexone administration and 47% of subjects SIB was reduced by 50% or greater. In studies reporting dose levels in milligrams, males were more likely than females to respond. "

Yes the research studies do show that Naltrexone is helping regarding self injurious behaviour. It certainly seems to be helping my son, his self injurious and hitting out behaviour was extremely extreme, so I 'm just relieved that there is a medication that is helping him.