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Originally Posted by wildflowerchild25
So I had my physical with my dr today. He is a good dr so he didn’t just call me fat. And guess what? I still have high prolactin. I am so relieved. That’s why I can’t lose weight! That’s why I gained all this weight in the first place. I thought it went away after I stopped invega three years ago but I guess not. Problem is, he have to have a brain MRI to check for a pituitary tumor. I don’t know how I’m going to make it through that. I’m SO claustrophobic! I can’t imagine being able to do it without being totally knocked out but I don’t think they do that. And then I’d have to get RS to take off to take me home. I dunno. I have to make an endocrinologist appt and a gastroenterologist appt. but I’m just so relieved to learn why I can’t lose weight.
Back on low carb high protein on Monday.
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Hi wildflowerchild. I hope that when your prolactin level is finally normalized that it makes weight loss a lot easier. I gained a lot of weight in the past when my prolactin level was high. It was also a bummer because I had lactation. And I've never even been a mother!
I've had probably 4 or 5 MRIs. I forget which. I'm not VERY claustrophobic, but a little. What I did was to simply keep my eyes closed the whole time and hum songs. I think some places can even play music. It is a most annoying test, but you can get through it.
I did have a pituitary microadenoma discovered from one MRI. I was also referred to an endocrinologist. I won't go into my whole story, but I don't believe I've had the tumor for several years now. A subsequent MRI showed that it disappeared. If it had continued to grow, the endocrinologist said it could be removed. Your endocrinologist will advise you based on your situation.
From my experience and research, Risperdal and Invega seem to be the most notorious for causing elevated prolactin levels. but I guess other medications can, too. My most recent antipsychotics haven't. Others hadn't either.