Posted by Iansf on November 3, 2005, at 12:15:21
The following, from the Center for Nicotine and Tobacco Use Research at Yale, says naltrexone prevents weight gain for people who quit smoking, when used with a nicotine patch. I don't know if the same would apply to combining naltrexone with other meds, but perhaps it would.
"In our original grant, we conducted a dose ranging study of naltrexone in combination with transdermal nicotine replacement therapy. In this study, we found that low dose naltrexone in combination with the nicotine patch reduced weight gain in those who succeeded in smoking cessation, and improved smoking cessation outcomes in a subset of participants who smoked to control their weight. These findings suggest that low dose naltrexone may provide a novel, highly translatable strategy for addressing the needs of weight concerned smokers."
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