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Abilify and Milk Volume

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    Abilify and Milk Volume

    Has anyone experienced delayed lactogenesis or decreased milk volume in patients on Abilify?
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    Hi, thanks for your post.

    There's not much in the medical literature about this, but it appears to be a real phenomenon. Some researchers believe that aripiprazole is a partial dopaminergic agonist which inhibits prolactin and suppresses lactation. This agonistic activity may be relevant only in the pituitary because these antipsychotics are generally regarded as ANTI-dopamine drugs. The studies cited at the bottom comment on this.

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    Mendhekar DN, Sunder KR, Andrade C. Aripiprazole use in pregnant schizoaffective woman. Bipolar Disord 2006;8:229-300.

    Kane JM, Carson WH, Saha AR et al. Efficacy and safety of aripiprazole and haloperidol versus placebo in patients with schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder. J Clin Psychiatry 2002; 63: 763–771.

    Potkin SG, Saha AR, Kujawa MJ, Carson WH, Ali M, Stock E, Stringfellow J, Ingenito G, Marder SR. Aripiprazole, an antipsychotic with a novel mechanism of action, and risperidone vs placebo in patients with schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder. Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2003 Jul;60(7):681-90.

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      Thank you for your reply. This mom started on domperidone and now is pumping 2-3 oz at a time!

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