Lactation tablets

Intentional oppression of milk production is sometimes a forced measure when there are compelling reasons for weaning the baby from the breast. This can happen on medical grounds, or individually. The process of breastfeeding is natural for the female body, and for its early interruption you have to take special pills from lactation. Such medications, like most other medications, have their contraindications and side effects, so you can not blindly drink these medicines. Even if you have already decided on a medicine that suppresses lactation, you should consult your doctor before using it.

Indications for use of tablets from lactation

The real indications for using tablets from lactation are:

• interruption of the gestation process in the third trimester of pregnancy;
• the birth of a dead child;
• purulent form of mastitis, generalized process;
• severe diseases of the nursing mother (AIDS, malignant pathologies, heart disease, tuberculosis);
• severe diseases in the newborn, excluding breastfeeding.

If the mother and child are healthy, then taking lactation tablets without evidence is not recommended.

Names of tablets from lactation

The most undesirable drugs for suppressing the production of milk are hormone-based drugs. Such medications can be prescribed only by a doctor, given the large number of contraindications and features.

One of the most famous drugs in this group is Levodopa, a drug with a dopaminergic effect. Usually it is prescribed twice a day for 500 mg for 10 days. However, Levodopa has a lot of side effects - dyspepsia, increased sweating, arrhythmia, dizziness, even to the point of losing consciousness. In addition, the drug is contraindicated with high blood pressure, diseases of the endocrine system, kidneys and liver.

Currently, in addition to hormonal drugs, medications are also prescribed that inhibit the production of prolactin (a hormone that stimulates lactation). A brief description of the listed drugs is presented in the table.

Names of tablets from lactation	Pharmacodynamics Pharmacokinetics	Contraindications for use	Side effects	Method and dosage of lactation tablets
Hormonal preparations for inhibition of lactation
Sinestrol	Close on the property to estrogen. Has a high degree of absorption.	Pregnancy, mastopathy, endometriosis, inflammatory processes of the reproductive system.	Dyspepsia, rash, swelling, sclerosis of the ovaries.	1-2 mg every day, for a week.
Microfolline	The drug is ethinylestradiol. Absorbed in the intestine to the fullest.	Pregnancy, liver disease, propensity to thrombosis, endometriosis.	Pain in the mammary glands, tumors, discharge from the vagina.	The first three days of 20 μg three times a day, then three days of 10 μg three times a day, after which - 10 μg once a day for three days.
Norkolut	Gestagen with the properties of estrogens. The active ingredient of Norethisterone is excreted by the liver.	Onkozabolevaniya, liver disease, the propensity to thrombosis.	Dyspepsia, swelling of the mammary glands, change in body weight.	The first three days take 4 tab. / Day, up to 7 days - 3 tab. / Day, up to 10 days - 2 tab. / Day.
Protein synthesis inhibitors
Dostinex	Lactation tablets are dopamine receptor agonists. Begin to reduce the level of prolactin after 3 hours after ingestion.	Age to 16 years, a tendency to allergies.	Tachycardia, lowering of blood pressure, dyspepsia, drowsiness, migraine.	Half a tablet twice a day for 2 days.
Bromocriptine	Tablets from lactation, stimulants of dopamine receptors. The maximum effect occurs 8 hours after admission.	Unstable blood pressure, a tendency to allergies, essense tremor.	Dry mouth, pain in the head, lowering of pressure, arrhythmia, convulsions.	The average dosage is 1.25-2.5 mg up to 3 times a day.
Parlodel	Analog Bromocriptine.	Fluctuations in blood pressure, ischemic heart disease.	Nausea, lowering of pressure, drowsiness.	From ½ to 1 table. Twice a day for two weeks.
Bromkampora (camphor in tablets)	Strong sedative on the basis of bromine. It is excreted by the kidneys.	Sensitivity to bromides, liver and kidney disease.	Dyspepsia, drowsiness, apathy, allergy.	For 1-2 tablets. Up to 3 times a day, for two weeks.
Cabergoline	Tablets from lactation, long-acting dopamine receptor agonists. The maximum amount of the drug is observed after 2-3 hours, regardless of the food intake.	Propensity to allergy and increased blood pressure.	Pain in the head, depression, drowsiness, indigestion, violations of the monthly cycle.	The standard dose is 0.25 to 1 mg twice a week.

An overdose of the listed products can cause an increase in adverse events. With signs of overdose, measures are taken to remove the drug from the digestive system (gastric lavage, taking of sorbent and laxatives).

Interactions with other drugs

Be sure to consult your doctor when taking other medicines.

Preparations with the action of estrogens are not prescribed together with antiestrogenic agents (eg, clomiphen citrate).

It is not recommended to take more than one drug that stimulates dopamine receptors.

It is also not recommended to combine agonists and dopamine receptor antagonists (for example, Dostinex is not combined with metoclopramide, phenothiazines, etc.).

The assimilation of most tablets from lactation worsens with simultaneous reception with alcoholic beverages.

The storage conditions for tablets from lactation, as a rule, are standard:

• away from children's access;
• at room temperature;
• away from direct sunlight.

The expiry date is indicated on the package for each specific preparation, which should be checked before taking the drug.

Which lactation tablets to prefer - this decision is made only by the doctor, based on the result of the patient's diagnosis. It is necessary to understand that compulsory suppression of milk production is interference in the natural processes occurring in the body of a woman. And in order to preserve women's health, you need to be very careful when taking any medications.