Prolactin levels

Do you know yours?

I’m on a prolactin hormone increasing med called Risperdal Consta. My current level is 115.2 Normal is 3.0 to 18.0 Too high of a level over many years runs a good risk of breast cancer in women.

I’ve been on one form or another of risperidone, on and off, ever since 1996, and my prolactin levels have always been high.

Now that I’m in the “older” category, I think this is too high a risk to take. So, I’m going ahead with me and my pdocs planned Risperdal Consta dose reduction this Thursday with a mind to eventually going completely off of it. If we have to add a different med, than so be it.

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Oh good luck @SkinnyMe.
Yes this is too high, my prolactin is near normal at 19.

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Its a trade off isnt it. Id probbaly do the same thing if it meant being psychotic for my life. Cancer is worse in my opinion. But who knows you mightnt get it. And you might get it even been off the meds. I say dont go psychotic unless your sitting in the oncologists office and HEs telling you go off your meds. Anything else is unnecesary suffereing

I have just gone down with 200 mg Seroquel because it raised my prolactin to much so now I’m down to 400 mgs of Seroquel.

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