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Can prolactinomas build tolerance to medication?
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Tolerance: Yes, sometimes higher doses of Cabergoline or bromocriptine are needed. It could be drug tolerance, or it could be another medication or condition that is increasing prolactin. Usually the prolactinoma will shrink with treatment. Sometimes, relatively high doses of Cabergoline are needed. Talk to your endocrinologist.
Answered 9/25/2014
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