Question 1

i have a microadenome in the hypophyse gland.i have 4 childs.i stopped the medication (dostinex) 3 years and until now.what a risk of this attitude.

Accepted Answer

Adenoma can enlarge: If you do not take the dostinex, (cabergoline) your tumor can (and will) enlarge and cause a variety of problems. It may enlarge very slowly, but can also enlarge faster as it gets larger. Please discuss reinstitution of Dostinex (cabergoline) with your physician. It is an easy way to prevent future problems.

Question 2

i have to take dostinex (cabergoline) for a month. the dosage includes, twice a week half a tablet (0.5 mg). can i take the covid 19 pfizer vaccine while being on this medication? please do response asap?

Accepted Answer

: Yes, you should be vaccinated, and the Dostinex will provide no reason to not be vaccinated.  The Pfizer vaccine is effective and reliable.

Question 3

5hiaa test came back at 6.5. i followed the food restrictions strictly the day of but not before. i did not stop medications which include dostinex, ibuprofen, xanax, (alprazolam) excedrin.  should i retake test?

Accepted Answer

Yes: In most labs, the normal range for 5hiaa is 2 to 8, so 6.5 would be normal.  Excedrin contains caffeine, which should not be ingested during the urine collection.  It would therefore be reasonable to repeat the test.  One could also get a chromogranin a level, and urine serotonin levels, but these are both less sensitive and specific compared to the 5hiaa level.

Question 4

can i dostinex (cabergoline) (a drug used to treat hyperprolactinaemia) till get pregnant, or i should stop using it when trying o conceive?

Accepted Answer

Continue: You should continue if this was prescribed by your doctor.

Question 5

where can i buy dostinex (cabergoline)?

Accepted Answer

Dostinex (cabergoline): I would be surprised that you could buy Dostinex (cabergoline) anywhere but at a pharmacy where your doctor has ordered that medicine.

Question 6

has dostinex (cabergoline) been recalled?

Accepted Answer

Discontinued: The brand is discontinued in the us but the generic form is widely available.  It goes under the name cabergoline.

Question 7

where can you purchase dostinex (cabergoline)?

Accepted Answer

Rx item only: Dostinex (cabergoline) requires a md prescription.

Question 8

i am on dostinex , 0.25mg for 2 weeks then 0.5mg for 4 weeks for raised prolactin, is this long enough ?

Accepted Answer

Unclear question: Not sure what you mean by long enough. It certainly is long enough to recheck your prolactin level and see if it has normalized. However, the duration of treatment is usually longer than several weeks, if this is what your question was. Again, there are variables in the treatment such as your symptoms, the initial prolactin level, CT or MRI findings of the brain, goals of treatment, etc.

Question 9

dr. prescribed dostinex (cabergoline) 0.5 on mondays and 0.5 thursdays before sleep for idiopathi hyperprolactinemia. but recomended startingg dose is 0.25? worried

Accepted Answer

Cabergoline dose: Either dose is an appropriate starting dose.  The main side effect is nausea.  If the 0.5 dose does not cause nausea, then that is ok.

Question 10

has anyone ever taken dostinex, (cabergoline) for high prolactin?

Accepted Answer

Common: It's a common and an effective drug used for treating high prolactin.  Common side effects for the medication include: nausea, headache, dizziness, dropping blood pressure when standing up... In general, it's much more tolerated than the other drug used to treat high prolactin: bromocriptine.

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A member asked:

I have a microadenome in the hypophyse gland.i have 4 childs.i stopped the medication (dostinex) 3 years and until now.what a risk of this attitude.

A member asked:

I have to take dostinex (cabergoline) for a month. the dosage includes, twice a week half a tablet (0.5 mg). can i take the covid 19 pfizer vaccine while being on this medication? please do response asap?

A member asked:

5hiaa test came back at 6.5. i followed the food restrictions strictly the day of but not before. i did not stop medications which include dostinex, ibuprofen, xanax, (alprazolam) excedrin. should i retake test?

A member asked:

Can i dostinex (cabergoline) (a drug used to treat hyperprolactinaemia) till get pregnant, or i should stop using it when trying o conceive?

A member asked:

Where can i buy dostinex (cabergoline)?

A member asked:

Has dostinex (cabergoline) been recalled?

A member asked:

Where can you purchase dostinex (cabergoline)?

A member asked:

I am on dostinex , 0.25mg for 2 weeks then 0.5mg for 4 weeks for raised prolactin, is this long enough ?

A member asked:

Dr. prescribed dostinex (cabergoline) 0.5 on mondays and 0.5 thursdays before sleep for idiopathi hyperprolactinemia. but recomended startingg dose is 0.25? worried

A member asked:

Has anyone ever taken dostinex, (cabergoline) for high prolactin?

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