Karleen wrote:
This is something I haven't heard before and I wonder why no one else has
said this (and if it is correct, why the FDA did not say it at any stage). I
was always under the impression that the problem with the FDA had to do with
power and control and them not liking people going around their system. I'd
like to hear more! What were these excessive dosages? How many women? etc
Karleen Gribble Australia


Dr. Craig said the standard dose is 10-20mg TID-QID, maximum 40mg QID.  He
said there were women who, like I said, assumed "Some is good, more must be
better," and increased their own dosages without consulting their MD, hoping
for more milk output.  He mentioned women taking doses as high as 400 and
500 mg, but I can't imagine such naivete with prescription (or any) medication.

I admit it was news to me as well...OTOH why would he lie?  He's extremely
pro-breastfeeding and I've referred many patients to him for help with
inducing or augmenting lactation.  He happily and freely wrote scripts for
Dom, until the last local compounding pharmacy gave in under FDA pressure
and stopped offering it.

Maybe my cynical reasoning was accurate after all, that there's no money in
breast milk so the Big Guys took the magic milk-making pill off the market
and tossed out a lame, truthless excuse.  Anyone else hear anything?

Debbie Gillespie, IBCLC, LLLL
Sunny Tempe, AZ

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