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----------------------------------------------------------- From: Willard1H Message 9 in Discussion Hi, Betsy, My doubled dosage surprised me, too, so I re-read the Rx and the accompanying letter to be sure. Yep, he's upping in, apparently becasue the shrinkage wasn't going gast enough. In my first three months on Cabergoline, my prolactin levels went from 12,840 to 75 and shrank to 1/3 if the original size. A few months later the bad hormone had inched up to 90, and the neurosurgeon and his tech disagreed over whether there was any shrinkage. This time the endocrinologist said I'd dropped to 62, maybe ending their speculation over any need for surgery. A few weeks later he mailed me the latest results, along with the prescription for 2 mg. twice a week. I'm beginning to be concerned about the probability of heart damage. When we start Dostinex / Cab, we hear advisories that it has been found to cause problems with heart valves. I'm starting to take seriously the sites like Dangerous Medication.com, although I realize these are run by "ambulance chaser" attorneys eager to make a buck. This one reports: Two studies were reported January 4th 2006 in the New England Journal Of Medicine. One study, by Italian researchers, found that roughly one-fourth of Parkinson's patients taking pergolide or cabergoline, sold as Permax, Dostinex and other brands, had moderate to severe heart valve problems. A second study, by German doctors, found that users of either drug were five to seven times more likely to have leaky heart valves than those on other types of Parkinson's medications. ...All such drugs should be used "with caution," the statement says. Cabergoline is approved in the U.S. for treating a hormone problem, excessive prolactin in the blood, but not Parkinson's. Oh, I found out why those bodybuilders use Cabergoline -- when they overuse testosterone and synthetic steroids, certain parts of the body (ahem!) begin to shrink, and the males tend to grow breasts like females! Willard ----------------------------------------------------------- To stop getting this e-mail, or change how often it arrives, go to your E-mail Settings. http://groups.msn.com/PituitaryChat/_emailsettings.msnw Need help? If you've forgotten your password, please go to Passport Member Services. http://groups.msn.com/_passportredir.msnw?ppmprop=help For other questions or feedback, go to our Contact Us page. http://groups.msn.com/contact If you do not want to receive future e-mail from this MSN group, or if you received this message by mistake, please click the "Remove" link below. On the pre-addressed e-mail message that opens, simply click "Send". Your e-mail address will be deleted from this group's mailing list. mailto:[email protected]
