Prolactinoma Support Group
A prolactinoma is a benign tumor of the pituitary gland that produces a hormone called prolactin. It is the most common type of pituitary tumor. Symptoms of prolactinoma are caused by too much prolactin in the blood or by pressure of the tumor on surrounding tissues. Prolactin stimulates the breast to produce milk during pregnancy. After delivery of the baby, a mother's...
Wonder if anyone has had issue with sleep while being on this medicine. Initially, I had no issues falling/staying asleep. In fact I'd still wake up sleepy the next day. Now, I'm able to fall asleep but I can't stay asleep. I'm waking up about every hour.
I began bromocriptine January 2011 and this new sleep pattern has started in the past few months of waking up frequently. Now the frequency is hourly.
Thoughts?
I began bromocriptine January 2011 and this new sleep pattern has started in the past few months of waking up frequently. Now the frequency is hourly.
Thoughts?
I wish I could have an answer to help comfort you. I did concider ambien short term to help, al least give my body a chance to adjust to some sleep at night, hoping that a normal sleep pattern would follow.
The down side for me with perscribed sleep aids is the foggyness and increase in depressive symptoms after a week or two on the meds, so in the past it was one month on them, then a few months off.
It is a challenge for sure and my heart goes out too you. We need sleep so our bodies can heal.