"Dostineks": instructions for use of the product, description of properties and composition

Perhaps the most common diseases in women are caused by a violation of hormonal regulation. Some are expressed in chronic diseases, others take an acute form. Often such violations of the patient cause themselves, for example, when trying to deal with physiological problems on their own. As a clear example, you can cite a common disease - mastopathy. It develops in a large number of women with the cessation of lactation or attempts to prevent its establishment.

Any activity related to the impact on the body must be agreed with the doctor and performed only under his supervision. Today, there are many different drugs that can help solve even complex hormonal problems. One of the means to correct the work of the female body is "Dostinex." Instructions for use for this preparation can not be a sufficient basis for its administration. The drug can not be used on its own, so it is necessary to consult a doctor for advice.

What is Dostinex?

Instruction for use, which was compiled and offered to patients by the manufacturer of the drug, contains such a characteristic: "Dostinex" is an antagonist of dopamine receptors. What does this mean?

The active substance has the ability to influence the receptors responsible for the production of a special hormone, prolactin. Reducing its concentration naturally stops the production of mother's milk. The advantage of the drug "Dostinex" is a high selectivity of the active substance.

Dostinex tablets have a risk, oblong form and white color. They release the drug in cardboard boxes, into which jars of dark, dense glass are placed. Each tablet contains 0.5 mg of active substance (cabergoline).

Indications for the use of the drug "Dostinex"

Instruction for use is made up of certain information blocks. One of the most important of them is a section called "The use of a medicinal product". Official sources in the number of indications indicate the following conditions of patients:

• The need to stop or prevent lactation;
• Therapy of hormonal disorders, called hyperprolactinemia;
• Adenoma of the pituitary gland prolactin secretant;
• Syndrome of empty Turkish saddle in combination with hyperprolactinemia.

Determines the possibility of using the drug only the attending physician on the basis of the medical history, analyzes and information obtained during the examination of the patient.

Contraindications to the use of the drug "Dostinex"

Instruction for use warns that dostineks can not be used if the patient has hypersensitivity. Also, it is contraindicated in pregnancy and in early childhood and adolescence.

In addition, special care should be exercised by treating physicians, prescribing the drug if available:

• High blood pressure;
• Severe cardiovascular disease;
• Raynaud's syndrome;
• Bleeding of the gastrointestinal tract;
• Peptic ulcers;
• Fibrotic changes with subsequent disruption of the heart and respiratory function;
• Renal failure;
• Psychotic disorders in severe form;
• Cognitive impairment in severe form;
• Hepatic insufficiency.

Do not use the drug in conjunction with antihypertensive drugs .

Does it have side effects?

The frequency of their manifestation is quite high. It varies from 14 percent when preventing and suppressing the production of breast milk to 68 percent for the therapy of various kinds of diseases. Dostinex tablets can cause:

• Orthostatic hypotension;
• Gastrointestinal disorders accompanied by pain;
• Disorders of the central nervous system, including fainting and dizziness;
• Decrease in hemoglobin in the blood;
• Tides;
• Nasal bleeding;
• Convulsions;
• Spasms of blood vessels;
• Mastodynia;
• Violations of the kidneys, liver, respiratory organs;
• Edema;
• Mania;
• Fibrosis;
• Valvulopathy, etc.

A high percentage of side effects in the drug makes it extremely dangerous for uncontrolled use. Patients should consult a doctor for compulsory advice and a complete examination before buying and taking the medicine.