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Bromocriptine

The short answer. There isn't much data on Bromocriptine yet — 9 mentions, 2 with a clear outcome — so treat these numbers as anecdotal. It is well studied — 99 meta-analyses on PubMed.

What users report
0%helped2 reports · few reports
0 helped1 mixed1 didn't help

From 9 mentions in total — the rest didn't say how it went and aren't counted.

Clinical research
AStrong research base
99
meta-analyses
325
RCTs
7,359
papers

What Bromocriptine does, according to users

Of the people who reported each effect, the share who said it got better.

What the research says

Systematic reviews and meta-analyses from PubMed, with their published conclusions.

AStrong research base

3+ meta-analyses or systematic reviews and 10+ randomized controlled trials in humans. The grade measures how much human research exists — read the conclusions below for what it found.

BMJ Clin Evid · 2007 · Meta-analysis / systematic review
Breast pain

Conclusion: In this systematic review we present information relating to the effectiveness and safety of the following interventions: a low-fat diet, antibiotics, bromocriptine, danazol, diuretics, evening primrose oil, gestrinone, gonadorelin analogues, hormone replacement therapy, lisuride, progestogens, pyridoxine, tamoxifen, tibolone, topical non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, toremifene, and vitamin E.

PubMed 19454068 ↗
Planta Med · 2013 · Meta-analysis / systematic review
Vitex agnus-castus extracts for female reproductive disorders: a systematic review of clinical trials

Conclusion: Limitations include small sample sizes in some studies, heterogeneity of conditions being treated, and a range of reference treatments.Despite some methodological limitations, the results from randomised, controlled trials to date suggest benefits for Vitex extracts in the treatment of premenstrual syndrome, premenstrual dysphoric disorder and latent hyperprolactinaemia. Further research is recommended, and greater transparency in reporting for future trials.

PubMed 23136064 ↗
BMJ Clin Evid · 2011 · Meta-analysis / systematic review
Breast pain

Conclusion: In this systematic review we present information relating to the effectiveness and safety of the following interventions: antibiotics, bromocriptine, combined oral contraceptive pill, danazol, diuretics, evening primrose oil, gestrinone, gonadorelin analogues, hormone replacement therapy (HRT), lisuride, low-fat diet, progestogens, pyridoxine, tamoxifen, tibolone, topical or oral non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), toremifene, and vitamin E.

PubMed 21477394 ↗
BMJ Clin Evid · 2014 · Meta-analysis / systematic review
Dystonia

Conclusion: In this systematic review, we present information relating to the effectiveness and safety of the following interventions: acupuncture, amantadine, baclofen, benzatropine, biofeedback, botulinum toxins, bromocriptine, carbamazepine, carbidopa/levodopa, clonazepam, clozapine, deep brain stimulation of thalamus and globus pallidus, diazepam, gabapentin, haloperidol, lorazepam, myectomy (for focal dystonia), occupational therapy, ondansetron, physiotherapy, pregabalin, procyclidine, selective peripheral denervation (for focal dystonia), speech therapy, tizanidine, trazodone hydrochloride, and tri

PubMed 25347760 ↗

Dosage people report

We don't list doses for prescription medications. Dosing should only come from a doctor or pharmacist.

Reported side effects

How often each side effect came up across all reports.

fatigue ×1sexual dysfunction ×1

What users say

First-hand experiences, quoted verbatim. We show one positive and one negative where both exist.

“I've tried cabergoline and bromocriptine with poor results. Typically makes me more tired, a little more interested in things, and much less sexually functional.”
Didn't helpRead the discussion ↗
“I successfully lowered it by using bromocriptine. However, the prolactin would always return a couple of days after stopping the medicine.”
MixedRead the discussion ↗
“dopamine agonists (bromocriptine, mucuna) raise my libido relative to the dose”
Read the discussion ↗
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