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Psychotic exacerbation attributed to low-dose bromocriptine treatment of galactorrhea and hyperprolactinemia
A Dorevitch1, R Aronzon, M Stark
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Misgav Ladach General Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel.
Acta Obstetricia Et Gynecologica Scandinavica
|January 1, 1991
Abstract:
Low-dose bromocriptine administered for antipsychotic drug-induced hyperprolactinemia and galactorrhea precipitated an acute psychotic state in a female patient. Discontinuation of the bromocriptine and increase in antipsychotic dosage resulted in complete remission. We advise caution in the use of bromocriptine especially in patients with a pre-existing psychiatric history and recommend monitoring for changes in mental status when bromocriptine is prescribed.