High prolactin levels

[Sis_Spamzalot]

So I tried vraylar for a bit and I have still been manic on it so I wanna try xyprexa again cause it’s the best med for me but it made me lactate in the past does adding on Abilify actually make prolactin levels normal or close the normal

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Adding low dose Abilify to Risperdal - reduces prolactin

For those of you that are taking Risperdal or Invega and have high levels of prolactin, adding even a low dose of Abilify to the mix, could decrease prolactin levels by significant amounts. High levels of prolactin - and I know this from experience can diminish libido, lower teststerone levels, cause sexual dysfunction, trigger osteoporosis, cause females and males to ‘lactate’, cause gynecomastia etc… Unlike most antipsychotics, which have antagonistic activity at the dopamine-2 receptors, aripiprazole is a dopamine receptor agonist. As such, it does not have the same dopamine-blocking effect – which allows dopamine to continue regulating prolactin production in the pituitary gland, Dr. C…

[CMBS87]

Zyprexa is supposed to make prolactin levels high for some time and then it returns close to normal but yes Abilify is supposed to make prolactin levels lower.

[Sis_Spamzalot]

I didn’t know that wish the psychiatrist told me it would go normal after a while

[anon4362788]

@Jeffmcguire stop saying to not trust medical professionals.

[Gollum]

I’m on olanzapine zyprexa and I was recently tested again because my prolactin was high. It came back down again which is good because I don’t want to change.

[jga]

Whats the problem of high prolactin? I am a male who didnt have breasts before meds but developped breasts after other than that whats the issue with it?