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What is Cabergoline used for?
This medicine treats an increase in prolactin hormone (hyperprolactinemia). This medical condition leads to issues in women such as menstrual problems, infertility, and galactorrhea. For men, high prolactin levels can result in sexual dysfunction. Cabergoline is also referred to manage some pituitary tumors and Parkinson’s disease.
How does Cabergoline work?
As a dopamine agonist, Cabergoline works in the pituitary gland by targeting the D2 dopamine receptors. They restrict excessive secretion of prolactin in the pituitary, and normalize the prolactin levels in the blood.
What are the Cabergoline ingredients and available forms?
The active ingredient in this dopamine agonist is Cabergoline, available in tablet form mostly. The oral dosage strengths differ between 0.25 mg and 0.5 mg.
How long does Cabergoline take to act?
It can take a few days for the medicine to show positive effects. You can expect an improvement in symptoms, such as more regular menstrual cycles and reduced tumor size, etc. The healthcare expert may monitor the treatment to alter the dose accordingly.
How long does the treatment with Cabergoline last?
The treatment time depends on an individual’s response to the medicine. For instance, treatment for hyperprolactinemia with Cabergoline can last for a few months to years, if prolactin levels are not normalized. Thus, short-term and long-term treatment are both possible.
What are the Cabergoline benefits?
Not only does Cabergoline tackle symptoms of medical conditions linked to high prolactin levels, but help in reinstating normal menstrual cycles, fertility, and reduction of pituitary tumors caused from elevated prolactin levels.
What is the Cabergoline dosage and administration?
Taken two times in a week at the start, the first dose is 0.25mg mostly, which may be increased by the doctor depending on the person’s response to the treatment in reducing the serum prolactin levels. This oral tablet can be taken with or without food.
What are the Cabergoline side effects?
Common side effects include nausea, headache, dizziness, constipation, abdominal pain, and fatigue. These are mild and fade away eventually. If the treatment goes on for a long time with involvement of high dose, some rare consequences could be depression, hypotension, lung fibrosis or cardiac valvulopathy.
What are Cabergoline's precautions and contraindications?
Use of Cabergoline with caution is advisable for individuals with heart and liver disease or a history of fibrotic disorders. It is a contraindication for people with sensitivity to ergot medicines, with uncontrolled high blood pressure, a history of pericardial, pulmonary, and retroperitoneal fibrosis.
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