A 42-year-old member asked:

What to do if i am leaking milk from my breasts, i stopped breastfeeding nearly 2 years ago?

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Psychiatry 27 years experience

Seek medical eval.: Possible causes for galactorrhea include but are not limited to use of birth control pills, tricyclic antidepressants, antipsychotic meds, some sedatives, fennel, anise, fenugreek, some hypertension meds, cocaine, opioids, hypothyroidism, prolactinoma, renal dz, pregnancy, testosterone deficiency in men ; significant breast stimulation.

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