Osteoporosis due to high prolactin

Medications
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I’m taking 150mg amisulpride and my prolactin is 60 ng/ml.

During my last visit to my pdoc, he mentioned high prolactin can cause osteoporosis. He told me to consult endocrinologist which i will soon.

Anybody have any complications due to high prolactin caused by meds like risperidone, paliperidone and amisulpride ?

I know low dose abilify helps reduce prolactin but it only works on people on risperidone and paliperidone. There are studies which mention abilify is less effective in reducing high prolactin in patients taking amisulpride.

Any advice ?

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You shouldn t worry about.its only dangerous at 400+ levels.mine is 50.

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My prolactin levels were 2038. I had to switch medication. It’s not caused osteoporosis thankfully.

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I have been taking 4mg Risperidone for about a year, no osteoporosis.

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Your Dr should know what are dangerous prolactin levels.

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I had osteoporosis when I was on 200mg Amisulpride. My Pdoc prescribed me Bromocriptin to counteract the high prolactin level. It worked for me.

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Literature says developing osteoporosis takes time, i guess not within 1 year. Whats your prolactin right now ?

I see it is dopamine agonist and increases dopamine. Didnt it worsen your psychosis/sz ?

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My doctor, and I have a good one, has never even mentioned my prolactin.

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Doctors hide the side effects you will get on meds so that patient become compliant to take them. My pdoc never told me i will become obese on clozapine.

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What did your general Dr say? They know the lvl of prolactin causing osteoporosis. Time depends on each individual I believe.

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No，So far I havn’t got any psychosis from Bromocriptin. I take 2 pills everyday.

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I did not know this…

The pdoc put me on 5mg of Abilify a month ago, but my blood test showed that the prolactin actually got higher in that time.

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They put me on a low dose of abilify to lower prolactin but it didn’t work.