Posted by bulldog2 on May 23, 2010, at 9:11:29
In reply to Re: Immipramine Causes Natural Endorphins to Drop » bulldog2, posted by ed_uk2010 on May 22, 2010, at 18:36:57
> >So let's see what a dopamine agonist can do.
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> Dopamine agonists can cause very considerable adverse effects in some cases, including psychiatric reactions. Give that you prolactin elevation is marginal at most, I would be concerned that the side effects of a dopamine agonist might be greater than the benefits (if indeed there were any benefits). Just a word of caution!
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>Thank you for the words of caution. I am aware that all these meds have the potential for side effects and in some cases very severe ones.That is probably true for every med I'm on. That being written one must balance risk versus reward.
That being written I have to look at the high prolactin issue. What are my options? I can ignore it. I can drop my meds. I can try a medication to combat it. By the way low normal testosterone in addition.
In spite of it(prolactin) being only a little high I consider it a serious issue. Symptoms I was experiencing led me to ask for the blood test. I come from the school of thought that values body symtpoms over lab tests. Even high normal prolactin can lead to a host of hormonal issues in men. Contrary to popular thought declining testosterone and climbing estradial may be the culprit in prostate cancer. As prolactin climbs hgh, testosterone and other hormones decline and estradial climbs.
So ignoring high prolactin is not an option. So now I can ditch my clomipramine which is working for depression or try an agonist. So with med side effects as a possible outcome I chose to try a dopamine agonist.If the sides are bad or the outcome not good I will drop the agonist(s) and probably discontinue the clomipramine.
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