konings Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 Im looking to try amisulpride at low to medium doses to complement risperidone, for the negative symptoms. Im suprised its even available here, because paliperidone, asneapine and latuda are not even though these except the last are available in other european countries. Despite the fact that my pdoc told me they dont use it much due to most people developing hyperprolactinemia, I am hopeful because i didnt develop it on risperidone. So how fast would I grow tits if i did get it? And i guess it would also mean tits leaking and sexual dysfunction too. Ofcourse once i got those id stop it, so are these symptoms reversible? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tryp Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 Your prolactin levels would normalize off the medication, and the effects should reverse provided that they are caught reasonably early. You'd probably want to have your levels monitored. Anyway, if your doc doesn't want to try it, they probably have a good reason but if your doc agrees and you keep an eye on things, there shouldn't be anything catastrophic/irreversible to the best of my knowledge though obviously I am not a doctor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CookieN Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 I´ve taken zyprexa for 5 years total. My prolactin is very high. There was a time I didn´t get my period. My endo told me high prolactin could be caused by 2 things: hyperprolactinemia because of pituitary tumor, and medicines. She told me to get an MRI to discard the first one. Actually I didn´t have any tumor on pituitary. So medicines are causing the high prolactin. This is because dopamine suppresses prolactin production in normal people. When one takes an antipsychotic the medicine purpose is to block dopamine (which excess is causing the hallucinations and delusions). When meds block dopamine, then dopamine doesn´t supress prolactin and it increases. There was a period of one year in which I quit zyprexa and my prolactin levels decreased Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rowan77 Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 I got hyperprolactinemia on Risperdal 2mg. I stopped menstruating completely and was lactating which freaked me out. Once I got off the Risperdal my levels normalised Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hadeharia Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 I got hyperprolactinemia on Risperdal 2mg. I stopped menstruating completely and was lactating which freaked me out. Once I got off the Risperdal my levels normalised This happened to me, too. I had a lot of nasty side effects when I took Risperdal, but they all went away once I was put on a different medication. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jt07 Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 To answer your question: yes, it is reversible. I took risperidone and my prolactin increased, but after I stopped it, my prolactin level came back down. Just to let you know, I didn't stop risperidone due to prolactin. I stopped it to try Abilify which is better for my depression. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pamito Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 Is prolactin heightening dangerous? Mine is high and I haven't had a period in 18 months. But the med is working. It's not dangerous, is it? My pdoc doesn't care. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gizmo Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 Increased prolactin levels are associated with an elevated risk of osteoporosis. Because I personally have a high family history of osteoporosis (mother, her 4 sisters, both grandmothers), I am getting my prolactin level checked again next week because I haven't had a period in 15 months. ETA: forgot a link: http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/708324_2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CookieN Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 My pdoc didn´t care about my high prolactin, as long as I was mentally stable. On the other hand my endo, was worried because increased prolactin is linked with osteoporosis. It is also linked with low libido and lack of monthly period. I would like to know how high is your prolactin????. Mine is high, but I still get my monthly period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pamito Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 I don't know my prolactin levels, but I am on 100mg Solian, which is a very low dose. I don't have galactorrhea, but I have no periods. I take Calcium supplements to ward off osteoporosis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CookieN Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 In my case, even though I have high prolactin levels, I cannot do much about it, because I have to take my antipsychotic. However I get my prolactin checked periodically. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.