Hi! I am wondering if anyone out there has a history of high prolactin and or a prolactinoma. I had a prolactinoma removed about 8 years ago. I continue to get MRIs and they come back clear every time to rule out a re-growth. I still have high prolactin and discharge. Since my surgery I’ve stayed on cabergoline and birth control. About two years ago I decided I wanted some answers and or solutions to all this. I stopped the birth control and the discharge came back in full force within a week. I found a new doctor that will test anything I want and thyroid, addrinal glands all that is fine. I do have poly cystic ovaries, that’s all that was found and the high prolactin and discharge. He tried me on bromocriptine and that was awful. It didn’t work at all. Then he put me back on a higher dose of cabergoline. That also didn’t work. I went back on the pill and was taking the higher dose of cabergoline at this time and was still having discharge.
About a month ago I decided I was going to try a ketogenic diet. I also added some vitamins to my current daily vitamins I take that I’ve read help with high prolactin. I started taking vitamin e 250 mg and zinc… (blanking on the dose and not at home). The zinc I’ve noticed if you take too much you will feel nauseous so I take one tablet. In the month I’ve been doing this the discharge has been a lot better, I would say 60% better. I don’t know if it would be due to the diet or vitamins as I started both at the same time. I am wondering if anyone out there has any experience in this area and any success stories.
I should also note at this time I am not taking cabergoline or bromocriptine and am only on the birth control pill. I’ve also noticed in the month I’ve gotten my period a week early twice.