See if your parents can get you into a neurologist to take care of the headaches. The dostinex probably won't take care of them. The headaches are probably triggered by the hormone imbalance. You really need to be off of the vicoden. Hyperprolactinemia does cause weight gain. Hopefully, as you go through treatment, your weight will start coming down ![]() . Hyperprolactinemia does also influence the reproductive axis. As the PR goes down, your gonadropins (sex hormones), should start normalizing. Your doctor will monitor your progress. Your doctor will need to be monitoring your GH. I hope you are seeing and endocrinologist. If your GH is indeed low, a GH stimulation test will need to be done to see if the GH levels were just low that day, or if they are clinically low, and you need supplementation. We've collected some research papers here on the site. If you find some more on your quest, let us know, and we'll add them to the database. Hope this helps - Minnie | | Pituitary Tumor - Prolactinoma | | Emedicine Article on Prolactinomas | | | http://www.emedicine.com/MED/topic1915.htm | | | | Pituitary Tumor - Prolactinoma | | Prolactinoma Patient's Guide - From the Pituitary Foundation | | | Pit Pat Patient's Guide on Prolactinomas | | | | Pituitary Tumor - Prolactinoma | | Hyperprolactinemia: Etiology, Diagnosis, and Management (Medscape_ | | Peak Mann Mah, B.M., B.S., M.R.C.P., Jonathan Webster, M.A., M.D., F.R.C.P. | | Semin Reprod Med 20(4):365-374 | | | | Pituitary Tumor - Prolactinoma | | This site discusses the cause of Prolactinomas, treatment, specific symptoms, diagnosis, affects of pregnancies, and sites other resources. | | The NIDDK Prolactinoma Information Site | | http://www.niddk.nih.gov/health/endo/pubs/prolact/prolact.htm | | | | Pituitary Tumor - Prolactinoma | | This site contains an article on Prolactinomas, covering: background, frequency, and history, medical and surgical care. | | The EMedicine Prolactinoma Information Site | | http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic1915.htm | | | |
