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Testosterone Replacement, Low T, HCG, & Beyond
Blood Test Discussion
What is THE optimal Prolactin level?
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<blockquote data-quote="dallasboy" data-source="post: 213870" data-attributes="member: 3684"><p>I never ever thought to test for prolactin, I'm not on TRT and hormone levels accross the board are pretty darn good. Lately, I've been very fatigued (like I need a morning nap after a solid nights sleep), low libido and just feeling like a drank the direst bottle of tequila the night before when I wake up (I hardly ever drink). </p><p></p><p>Had my annual, told my PCP about this, she ran a full hormone panel that had prolactin in it. I have no baseline, but it was flag high out of range at 22 ng/mL. I am on 20mg Paxil for about a year, and the notes on the lab results was "monitor with SSRI". Down the rabbit hole I go, and I NEVER knew SSRI can jack hammer up prolactin. A lot of my recent symptoms are related to high prolactin in men. SOOO....I mention either I need to taper off the SSRI (I have been thinking about that) or get a dopamine agonist to deal with this. She really pushed back against the agonist and said the endo at the practice would look over my numbers and call me....still waiting for that.</p><p></p><p>BUT, what should I target for optimal/healthy prolactin levels? Only other thing that has been a concern is my fasting blood glucose is slowly creeping up over the years (85 in 2015 to 110 now) and the "rabbit" hole revealed several RCT studies showing higher prolactin in men raises FBG. And one of the studies was a cutoff of 12 ng/mL for prolactin, and anything above has a positive correlation to rising FBG levels. I am almost double that level.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dallasboy, post: 213870, member: 3684"] I never ever thought to test for prolactin, I'm not on TRT and hormone levels accross the board are pretty darn good. Lately, I've been very fatigued (like I need a morning nap after a solid nights sleep), low libido and just feeling like a drank the direst bottle of tequila the night before when I wake up (I hardly ever drink). Had my annual, told my PCP about this, she ran a full hormone panel that had prolactin in it. I have no baseline, but it was flag high out of range at 22 ng/mL. I am on 20mg Paxil for about a year, and the notes on the lab results was "monitor with SSRI". Down the rabbit hole I go, and I NEVER knew SSRI can jack hammer up prolactin. A lot of my recent symptoms are related to high prolactin in men. SOOO....I mention either I need to taper off the SSRI (I have been thinking about that) or get a dopamine agonist to deal with this. She really pushed back against the agonist and said the endo at the practice would look over my numbers and call me....still waiting for that. BUT, what should I target for optimal/healthy prolactin levels? Only other thing that has been a concern is my fasting blood glucose is slowly creeping up over the years (85 in 2015 to 110 now) and the "rabbit" hole revealed several RCT studies showing higher prolactin in men raises FBG. And one of the studies was a cutoff of 12 ng/mL for prolactin, and anything above has a positive correlation to rising FBG levels. I am almost double that level. [/QUOTE]
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