High Prolactin - Selegiline or Cabergoline?

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#1

Here are my numbers from my last blood test:

Prolactin 399 mIU/L (0-450)
Testosterone 20.6 nmol/L (9-25)
Sex Hormone Binding Globulin 19 nmol/L (15-48)
Calculated Free Testosterone 589 pmol/L (215-760)

A few people have commented that my Prolactin looks high and have suggested using Selegiline or cabergoline. Does anyone have any experience with this? Can it help me?

#2

Yeah, I recommend cabergoline. 0.25 mg twice a week will deplete the prolactin level.

Btw, you should investigate thyroid function when your prolactin level is high.

#3

Thanks very much for your reply Enden. It’s shocking how crude the tests are that doctors overlook this stuff! :unamused:

What do you think will happen if I can lower my prolactin? Lower libido? Resolve groin pain? I’ll do another diary topic (as I did with diazepam) if I can get on this medication.

#4

Oops I meant “increase libido”, not lower.

#5

It may increase libido, decrease the refractory period, and make orgasms more pleasurable.

#6

That would change my life if it’s true!

Can you point me to any more info, e.g. men who have had this success?

Thanks for providing hope.

#7

It won’t solve the problem, but it may improve the symptoms.

google.no/search?q=libido+d … 3&ie=UTF-8

google.no/search?newwindow= … M00nNBqoq4

#8

I also had/have high prolactin. I used dopamine agonist and it temporarily made me feel better, for a short time even pre-fin like. But the problem is that it lasted as long as I was taking it and effects diminished after a while so I stopped. The main effect of taking dopamine agonist is that it further downregulated my receptors and now i am trying to find a way to upregulate them. I am not sure it will resolve all my problems but it undoubtedly has a big impact.

#9

Maybe lowering it isn’t a good idea:

http://www.livescience.com/41322-low-prolactin-men-sexual-impairment.html

#10

When you’ve had an orgasm, the last thing on your mind is usually sex, right? Prolactin is secreted after an orgasm, and a high level suppresses libido - no doubt about it. The article you posted suggests that low prolactin is linked to sexual dysfunction, but they checked the testosterone- and prolactin level only. When they’re looking at prolactin to assess sexual function, they should’ve checked the thyroid function as well, because TRH stimulates prolactin secretion… Hypo- and hyperthyroidism are both associated with erectile dysfunction and reduced libido, although it’s more common with hypothyroidism.

As an example: uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/i … 622AApn9aE

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