Hi everybody,
I am scared, terrified even... I've had some hormonal issues a while ago, and the doc wanted to test other hormones, just to make sure...
My prolactin levels are too high. Apparently it can be caused by stress, medication or ... a tumor in the brain. I have to do an MRI.
My question is now: isn't this condition a common side-effect of Litican (Alizapride)? I've been taking this for 6 years now... I've had these symptoms ever since I started the Litican...
Does anybody here have experiences with Litican? I've been sick a lot, I was finally doing better. I don't want to be sick anymore. I am tired and afraid. I don't want to face a brain surgery, radiation therapy, ...
Thank you
Julie
huge scare!!!!!
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Hi Julie,
What was your prolactin level test result? An elevated result can be caused by several types of drugs, and remember that stress can cause elevated prolactin levels. But there are many other possible causes, also, including pregnancy, of course. If you had a breast exam just before your blood draw, for example, that could even cause it. It might even be due to a combination of some of these things. Be sure to read the last 2 sentences in this quote:
Tex
What was your prolactin level test result? An elevated result can be caused by several types of drugs, and remember that stress can cause elevated prolactin levels. But there are many other possible causes, also, including pregnancy, of course. If you had a breast exam just before your blood draw, for example, that could even cause it. It might even be due to a combination of some of these things. Be sure to read the last 2 sentences in this quote:
http://www.onlinemedinfo.com/high-prolactin.htmlHere is a list of the common causes of a high prolactin level in the blood:
Stress
Breast stimulation
Orgasm
Pregnancy
Hypothyroidism (underactive thyroid)
Drugs such as estrogen( oral contraceptives), metoclopramide ( brand name, Reglan ),domperidone, verapamil, methydopa, reserpine, cimetidine (as intravenous), narcotics and many anti-depressants and anti-psychotic drugs.
Liver disease
kidney failure
Chest wall pain
Spinal cord lesions
Pituitary tumor
Other Pituitary/hypothalamic diseases such as acromegaly, Cushing's disease, sarcoidosis, metastases, tuberculosis,hemochromatosis, meningioma, head trauma, empty sella.
Radiation to skull
Common pitfalls in Blood Drawing for Prolactin:
On your annual examination, your physician gives you a thorough breast examination and then nurse comes in and draws your blood for prolactin. Breast stimulation from the breast examination can result in mild elevation in prolactin level.
Having sexual intercourse before the blood draw can also cause a mild elevation in your prolactin level.
Stress causes a mild elevation in prolactin level.
Slight elevation in prolactin level often takes place in the afternoon.
Therefore, prolactin level should be drawn in a fasting state.
Normal prolactin blood level is less than 20 ng/ml.
A mild elevation such 20-40 ng/ml may be due to a peak of a pulse or due to stress or breast stimulation. Therefore, in these cases of slight elevation in prolactin, three levels of prolactin should drawn on three separate days to confirm the diagnosis of a true elevation in prolactin level due to a pathological reason.
Tex
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