MichelleSbou Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 I've been on geodon for 3 years. The second year on it I missed a period for 3 months. The next year I missed again for 3 months. Now here I am again missing since January. I chalked it up to menopause but then I was reading that Antiphychotics can cause you to miss. 2 months ago I was having hot flashes but they only lasted for 3 weeks then totally went away. Another thing I noticed being on Geodon is my breasts grew a whole cup size. Used to be a C and now have been a D for the last 2 1/2 years. Just wondering anyone else experience this or could it just be menopause? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koali777 Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 Could very well be menopause if you are around that age. But Geodon made me lactate, and Risperdal made me lactate AND miss periods (I'm only 22 and have never been pregnant). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jt07 Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 Atypical APs can raise your prolactin level. Tell your doctor about this. Your doctor can do a simple blood test to measure your prolactin level. My guess is that it's too high. ETA: A high prolactin level would explain these symptoms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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bpladybug Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 Geodon might cause growth in the breasts??? wow That could be an enormous off-label use. Now if there was a drug that caused growth in the penis.........................ha ha ha ha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichelleSbou Posted April 26, 2011 Author Share Posted April 26, 2011 Thanks for all the responses. I will have the doc check my prolactin levels for sure. And yes LOL they did make my breast grow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SashaSue Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 Geodon might cause growth in the breasts??? wow That could be an enormous off-label use. Now if there was a drug that caused growth in the penis.........................ha ha ha ha Anything that can cause elevated prolactic levels, like the AAP's, can cause breast enlargement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichelleSbou Posted May 11, 2011 Author Share Posted May 11, 2011 Went to see my pdoc and he ordered the blood test for the prolactin levels. Got the blood draw this morning. As soon as I get the results I'll be posting again here to let you all know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichelleSbou Posted May 16, 2011 Author Share Posted May 16, 2011 I got my results from my blood draw today. All is good, I'm not high Thank god! My value was 10.4 and the standard range is between 2.0 and 17.4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 Well, it could be either. you might want to consult an obgyn on this issue. Psych meds caused me to miss 2 years of periods once (it was a mix of stuff that did it) and I went to a cheap ob because I had no medical at the time and they told me, "Oh, yeah, psych meds can do that" and left it alone. later, after getting health insurance I went to a (reputable) obgyn and he was pretty horrified because the problem is if you are still producing 'stuff" on your uterine lining from hormones, but not excreting it as best i can understand, it can be a not good thing if you do have a period, leading to very heavy bleeding and bad stuff. The solution is, after getting hormone levels checked to make sure if this is menopause or not, (which my doc did, even though I was young) be prescribed a medication that will induce menstruation artifically to make sure that uterine lining doesn't build up. It's simply progesterone, and is very safe. You take it once every 3 months and induce a period, and that's that. Now I'm on a slightly different med regimen I no longer have this problem, but it's easily managed if it turns out to be non menopausal in nature. Anna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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