hyperprolactin and nutrition

"Miri" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

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Has anyone heard of any diet or nutrition change that effects prolactin levels?

I am asking this because I have a high prolactin level and would like to treat it with a change of
diet rather than take medication for the rest of my life.

thanx 🙂 for any leads anyone can give me!

This is something of interest to me as I also had hyperprolactinemia. At the time it was attributed
to taking the pill, but papers I read since showed that there was no demonstrated relationship to
this. The treatment given to me was bromocriptine (aka parlodel) which I took for several years. I
also read papers showing that women who didn't take bromocriptine were no worse off than those who
took it (in terms of pituitary tumours). The main risk, I believe, of not taking the drug is that
cessation of menstruation can increase the risk of osteoporosis. I'll be having a bone density scan
in the next week or two to find out whether that is an issue for me. Side effects I experienced with
the bromocriptine included "postural hypotension" which meant if I got up in the middle of the night
I sometimes got a bit dizzy and nauseous. OTOH it may have some positive effects such as improved
brain function (it was on some list as a potential smart drug).

However, this is what I've since learnt about raised prolactin. Reading the cfs newsgroup a few
years ago revealed a number of women with raised prolactin as a sign/symptom. I suspect my symptoms
may have been brought on by glandular fever (mononucleosis) and possibly exacerbated by the pill.
Another thing I've observed (though not confirmed with an experiment) is that my menstrual cycle
returns when I stay on antihistamines for several weeks. So it all seems to be mixed up with immune
disfunction in my case.

I'd be interested to hear about your own case.