Hi all,
I had been told that there can be difficult to cease lactation with
carbergoline if taken more than 4 days postpartum. While I rarely
have to help a mother cease milk production, I have found full
strength birth control or sudafed helps to reduce more rapidly.
This mother may wish to discuss with her doctors if the use of birth
control would be appropriate during cancer treatment.
Kind regards,
Ruth Berkowitz, IBCLC, ABA breastfeeding counsellor, trainer &
assessor
Melbourne Australia
Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2018 12:31:52 +0200
From: Jean Ridler
Subject: Re: bromocriptine
Bromocriptine is no longer used (at least here) to suppress lactation
because of the side effects. Instead, we use carbergoline.
Jean Ridler RN RM IBCLC
Cape Town, South Africa
-----Original Message-----
From: Lactation Information and Discussion On Behalf Of Allyson
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Sent: Friday, 30 March 2018 21:23
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Subject: bromocriptine
I have been asked by a non-OB colleague about the use of
bromocriptine to suppress lactation in a woman under going treatment
for breast cancer. The woman had weaned her infant but do to hormones,
still has a MER with cries, etc. According to my colleague, the
radiologist is having difficulty seeing where the meds and dyes are
going due to full milk ducts. I have no experience with bromocritpine.
We talked about other forms of drying up milk such as sudafed, cabbage
leaves, sage. Any ideas/comments are appreciated.
Allyson Michaels, RN, IBCLC
Charlottesville, VA
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