Posted by garnet71 on May 25, 2009, at 13:59:21
Low Dopamine causes high prolactin (or is it the other way around). Hypothyroidism can also cause elavated prolactin; as with small tumors on the pituatary glands, which is actually not all that uncommon. There's a field called neuroendocrinology, but I have no idea where these doctors are.
While on SSRIs during the fourth quarter of last year, my motivation slowly dissapeared. During the worst of this last December, when I had no motivation, the back of my head, and from what I saw on diagrams, the cellbrium (thought that doesn't make sense), made all kind of noises; fluid sounds, crackling sounds, and I felt squishy and fluid sensations. This happened all day and night.
When I quit taking SSRIs, this continued, but has slowly disappeared, but my motivation hasn't been the same since. I've never in my life had motivation problems like this, since that last trial of SSRIs. I think the noises and sensations in my brain is a significant symptom, but when i told my endocronologist about it, she didn't even say anything. At the same time, I developed distorted vision; it has not yet gone away. I have seen an opthamologist who gave me a thorough exam, she couldn't see anything as that is not their area; when I told her i was going to the endo, she said that was good. My vision is distorted in that text lines are often bent. at first, and my PDoc confirmed this, I thought it could be related to anxiety. But during the past few months, it has always been there whether or not i had anxiety. I told the endo about this, and it was ignored.
I also had pain in the back of my eye since taking SSRIs years ago, which could not be explained or diagnosed by many specialists, except this one eye specialist who said it was occular migranes, but I think he was full of sh*t because he had no clue what it was and didn't want to admit it. The neuropthamologist, who saw me several times, could not give me a dx. He spent hours talking w/me to try to figure it out. It feels like my optic nerve is being pulled. It comes and goes, hurts so bad I couldn't sleep for a long time period; it hasn't been bothering me lately. I had an MRI, but was so long ago.
Tumors of the pituatary glands and other pituatry problems can cause elevated prolactin and the distorted vision and eye pain; the nerves are pressed. I don't have the sexual/reproductive symptoms that goes w/this issue though.. I think I'm going to go back to the neuroopthamologist again when I get health care.
I think I'm getting really shoddy medical care, and I feel like the only way I'm going to get better is to figure this out myself.
I don't really think I have tumors or some terrible disease, but I think these symptoms are serious. I am wondering how much SSRIs affect the endocrine system, what the hell happened to me, and if anyone sees a link here.
Probably not. lol
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