DEAR DR. GOTT: Fifteen years ago, I was diagnosed with a pituitary prolactin producing adenoma. I was told it is not cancerous and isn’t operable. I was on a medication called Permax for 13 years until it was taken off the market. My endocrinologist then prescribed bromocriptine, 2.5 milligrams, that I took for a year even though it made me sick. She then came up with the idea of having the pill crushed and placed in a suppository, which I inserted in my vagina at bedtime nightly. After using it for four months, it brought my prolactin down from 156 to 124, but I had yeast infections, got sore, and experienced a burning sensation.

I’m now off my medication and have blood work every two months to check my prolactin. I suffer from headaches at times and don’t know whether it is some sort of swelling of my pituitary. For 15 years, my doctor has had me taking 30 milligrams of Hydrocort daily for inflammation.
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