Cabergoline

Cabergoline is a dopamine agonist. It is used for the treatment of a high level of prolactin. It is also helpful in stopping breast milk production in cases of stillbirth, abortion, or miscarriage.

Cabergoline should be taken with food, but take it at the same time to get the most benefit. It should be taken as your doctor's advice. The dose and how often you take it depends on what you are taking it for. Your doctor will decide how much you need to improve your symptoms. Swallow the tablets whole with a drink of water. You should take this medicine for as long as it is prescribed for you.

The most common side effects of this medicine include nausea, headache, dizziness, and low blood pressure. If these bother you or appear serious, let your doctor know. There may be ways of reducing or preventing them. To overcome dizziness, you must avoid driving or rise slowly from sitting or lying position.

Before taking this medicine, tell your doctor if you have ever had high blood pressure after birth, or had heart disease. Tell your doctor if you are pregnant, planning pregnancy, or breastfeeding. Your doctor should also know about all other medicines you are taking as many of these may make this medicine less effective or change the way it works. Your doctor may check blood pressure regularly while taking this medicine.

• Treatment of High levels of prolactin

Treatment of High levels of prolactin
Prolactin is a hormone that helps in the growth and development of breasts and also causes milk secretion in females. Cabergoline helps stop breast milk secretion in females who have had a stillbirth, miscarriage, or abortion. It acts on a chemical in the brain, dopamine, that is responsible for these high levels of prolactin and stops milk secretion.

Most side effects do not require any medical attention and disappear as your body adjusts to the medicine. Consult your doctor if they persist or if you’re worried about them

Common side effects of Caberlactin

• Nausea
• Constipation
• Dizziness
• Fatigue
• Headache
• Vomiting
• Vertigo
• Abdominal pain
• Breast pain
• Sleepiness
• Valvulopathy and related disorders
• Dyspepsia
• Gastritis
• Weakness
• Depression
• Postural hypotension (low blood pressure)
• Hot flushes

Take this medicine in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor. Swallow it as a whole. Do not chew, crush or break it. Cabergoline is to be taken with food.

Cabergoline works by decreasing the release of prolactin, a hormone that stimulates breast milk production. This stops the production of breast milk in case of stillbirth, abortion or miscarriage.

• Cabergoline is used to treat conditions such as infertility or abnormal production of breast milk (galactorrhoea) caused due to excess production of a natural hormone called prolactin.
• To lower the chance of feeling dizzy or passing out, rise slowly if you have been sitting or lying down.
• Do not take Cabergoline if you are breastfeeding.
• Take it with or after food to avoid side effects such as nausea or indigestion.
• Be cautious while driving or doing anything that requires concentration as Cabergoline can cause dizziness and sleepiness.
• Regular monitoring of blood pressure may be advised during treatment with Cabergoline.

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