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There are a number of possible causes of high prolactin levels (also known as hyperprolactinemia). Some common causes of high prolactin levels include:
Pregnancy and breastfeeding
Prolactinoma
Certain medicines (such as trifluoperazine and haloperidol)
Other pituitary tumors
Hypothyroidism
Breast stimulation.
For further advice and medication consult online in private.
Pregnancy and breastfeeding
Prolactinoma
Certain medicines (such as trifluoperazine and haloperidol)
Other pituitary tumors
Hypothyroidism
Breast stimulation.
For further advice and medication consult online in private.
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It is irritation of diaphragm and you may have to check up and decide on medication .Various agents have been reported to cure hiccups. Chlorpromazine appears to be the drug of choice. Haloperidol and metoclopramide have been used successfully. Several anticonvulsant agents (eg, phenytoin, valproic acid, and carbamazepine) have effectively treated intractable hiccups in typical anticonvulsant doses
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Parkinsons disease is a neurological illness. It has chronic and gradually progressive course. It occurs due to some neurochemical activity/ imbalance in brain in the form of reduced dopaminergic activity and increased cholinergic activity. Medicines are available for treatment of this disorder like levo-dopa, syn-dopa, carbi-dopa, ropinirole, pramipexole, amantadine, trihexyphenidyl, benztropine etc. You may consult a neurologist or physician who may start the therapy at the earliest. With medi...more
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Primary lingual dystonia is a rare condition, especially when it is only induced by speaking. Trihexyphenidyl failed to improve the symptoms. Several case series have demonstrated the effectiveness of botulinum toxin injection for the management of focal lingual movement disorders. Only 1 case of botulinum toxin injection for primary lingual dystonia induced by speaking has been reported, but this treatment has limited effectiveness. Many patients treated with botulinum toxin using a superficial...more
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Hello, There are many aspects of depression, the more of them you have the more likely you are to have a clinical depression. Some patients feel severely depressed and suicidal. If you have these feelings you should go to the emergency department immediately. Other things that people with depression can feel are sadness, low energy, lack of motivation, poor sleep, irritability, weight gain or loss, poor self image and sometimes even a lack of touch with reality. The more of these symptoms you ha...more
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Hand dystonia is a focal dystonia characterized by excessive, involuntary muscle contractions in the fingers, hand, forearm, and sometimes shoulder. Symptoms usually appear when a person is doing a task that requires fine motor coordination of hand and arm muscles. There is no current cure for focal dystonias, either through medical or at-home treatments. However, there are some treatment approaches that have been met with success. These include taking medications known as anticholinergics. Doct...more
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Dear Lybrate user
ocd is a psychological disorder and it has psychological (mental and emotional causes) and many times patients are just managing the issues with medicines as the actual root causes are not resolved. Ocd is related to anxiety and also comes with stress depression and other thoughts and emotions so may be your mentioned problem is related to that only or may be it is some other issue. Consult a good psychotherapist and clinical hypnotherapist for the same and you will see per...more
ocd is a psychological disorder and it has psychological (mental and emotional causes) and many times patients are just managing the issues with medicines as the actual root causes are not resolved. Ocd is related to anxiety and also comes with stress depression and other thoughts and emotions so may be your mentioned problem is related to that only or may be it is some other issue. Consult a good psychotherapist and clinical hypnotherapist for the same and you will see per...more
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Sexual dysfunction is a common condition in patients taking antipsychotics, and is the most bothersome symptom and adverse drug effect, resulting in a negative effect on treatment compliance. It is known that hyperprolactinemia is a major cause of sexual dysfunction. Based on the blockade of dopamine d2 receptors, haloperidol, risperidone, and amisulpride are classed as prolactin-elevating antipsychotics, while olanzapine, clozapine, quetiapine, ziprasidone, and aripiprazole are classed as prola...more
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