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----------------------------------------------------------- From: Laura Message 1 in Discussion My 76 yr. old Mom is on cabergoline trying to shrink a macroprolactinoma. She is having the dizzyness and nausea and insomnia side effects and is quite miserable on some days and feels decent on some days. Seems like she's having more and more miserable days the longer she takes cabergoline. The thing that has her worried is she has spells where her heart starts beating very rapidly and she feels shaky inside and out. Her doctor kind of pooh-poohs her worries about her heart acting up and told her to just come back in 6 months for an MRI. I have read in a couple of different places about cabergoline effecting heart valves, especially when taken at higher dosages for Parkinson's. She already has leaky valves, and the doctor says most people her age have leaky valves. I'm wondering if she should be monitored more closely while she is taking this medication. Like have periodic checks of her heart, respiratory system, etc. Do other patients just get turned loose for 6 mos., like that? or are they monitored more closely? I just don't know whether to raise a stink with her doctor, or not. Thanks for helping a newbie. ----------------------------------------------------------- To stop getting this e-mail, or change how often it arrives, go to your E-mail Settings. http://groups.msn.com/PituitaryChat/_emailsettings.msnw Need help? If you've forgotten your password, please go to Passport Member Services. http://groups.msn.com/_passportredir.msnw?ppmprop=help For other questions or feedback, go to our Contact Us page. http://groups.msn.com/contact If you do not want to receive future e-mail from this MSN group, or if you received this message by mistake, please click the "Remove" link below. On the pre-addressed e-mail message that opens, simply click "Send". Your e-mail address will be deleted from this group's mailing list. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
