Bromocriptine.
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Bromocriptine Indications
Bromocriptine is a medicine that is able to lower the patient's levels of prolactin (a hormone that regulates the body's production or breast milk).
Bromocriptine is a popular medicine that is generally indicated in the treatment of patients who are suffering from amenorrhea infertility, abnormally high breast milk production, etc. Intake of Bromocriptine is known to reduce the patient's levels of growth hormone, making Bromocriptine highly efficient in the case of patients who are suffering from acromegaly. However, a treatment with Bromocriptine could also serve some other purposes that have not been listed here. Ask your physician for further information.
Bromocriptine Contraindications
Intake of Bromocriptine is known to generally trigger abnormally low blood pressure, thus leading to dizziness and other related side effects and symptoms (that especially occur when the patient rises from a lying or from a sitting position). This is why patients who are following a long term treatment with Bromocriptine should avoid performing any dangerous activities that are known to require either mental or physical alertness or awareness (for example driving, operating machinery, etc).
If you are currently using Bromocriptine to treat abnormally high levels of prolactin (a disorder that is generally triggered by a tumor), you should alert your personal physician as soon as possible if you happen to notice any watery, persistent, nasal discharge. You should alert your personal physician (before you are allowed to start taking Bromocriptine) if you are suffering from:
- Any other type of severe disorders;
- Heart disorder;
- Previous heart attack;
Bromocriptine Intake Guidelines
You ought to ask your personal physician to tell you exactly how you should use all of your doses of Bromocriptine. It is not recommended to deviate from any of his or her instructions. If you somehow fail to understand at least one of them, we advise you to immediately refer to a nurse or to a pharmacist and ask them for further and more detailed explanations. If you want to know more about Bromocriptine you should consult the product's label.
Each dose of Bromocriptine should be accompanied by a full glass of liquid (juice and / or water). You should use all your doses of Bromocriptine with milk or with food in order to avoid an unwanted stomach upset. Do not stop your treatment with Bromocriptine without your physician's approval, even if you feel that your condition has not improved at all. During your intake of Bromocriptine your personal physician might ask you to undergo regular blood tests on order to check to see if there is any progress.
Bromocriptine Dosage
Your personal health care provider will prescribe you the proper dose of Bromocriptine that you should take in on a regular basis. Do not deviate from the dosage that you have been given by your personal physician without his or her consent.
Bromocriptine Overdose
If you suspect that you might be experiencing an overdose with Bromocriptine you might be in need of immediate medical attention. You ought to alert your personal physician and your local poison control centre at once. If necessary, your personal physician will ask you to go to the local emergency room in order to receive a proper treatment for your medical condition. The average symptoms that could be triggered by an overdose with this product are known to generally include nausea, confusion, constipation, vomiting, sweating, dizziness, pale skin, yawning, drowsiness, and hallucinations.
Bromocriptine Missed Dose
It is important to try to take each of your scheduled doses of Bromocriptine at their due time. However, if you happen to miss taking one of your indicated doses of this product you should use it as soon as you recall. If it is already time for another dose, we advise you to forget about the one that you have missed and to proceed with your regular dosing schedule. Do not take double doses of Bromocriptine without your personal physician's approval.
Bromocriptine Side Effects
You should immediately end your treatment with Bromocriptine at once and seek emergency medical care if you develop any signs of an allergic reaction to Bromocriptine (such as hives; closing of the throat; breathing difficulties; swelling of the tongue, lips, or face).
Intake of Bromocriptine could also trigger some other, less severe, but far more common side effects such as:
- Constipation or diarrhea;
- Dizziness, headache, or drowsiness;
- Dry mouth;
- Mild vomiting, nausea, or abdominal cramps;
- Nasal stuffiness;
Bromocriptine Interactions
Before a patient may start to follow a treatment with Bromocriptine you should inform your personal health care provider if you are currently using any of these drugs:
- Albuterol (ventolin , proventil, volmax);
- Erythromycin (ery-tab, e-mycin, e.e.s., others);
- Phenylpropanolamine (Bromocriptine is a popular decongestant that is generally indicated in a great variety of over-the-counter cough, allergy, cold, and diet prescriptions);
- Terbutaline (bricanyl, brethine);
An interaction between the medicines that have been listed here and Bromocriptine could have severe consequences. The effects of an intake with our product could be decreased by simultaneous intake of a phenothiazine like thioridazine (Mellaril), chlorpromazine (Thorazine), perphenazine (Trilafon), mesoridazine (Serentil), and fluphenazine (Prolixin). If you are taking any of these medicines you should inform your personal physician at once, as he or she might want to prescribe you a higher dose of Bromocriptine.
Bromocriptine Other Brand Names
In some countries Bromocriptine may also be known as:
- Antiprotin;
- Bagren;
- Bromocorn;
- Bromocriptine;
- Bromohexal;
- Bromo-Kin;
- Butin;
- Cehapark;
- Crilem;
- Criten;
- Ergolaktyna;
- Grifocriptina;
- Kirim;
- Kriptiser;
- Kripton;
- Medocriptine;
- Mesiken;
- Pravidel;
- Prigost;
- Provasyn;
- Serocryptin;
- Umprel;
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Dose: 10 mg