Domperidone and metoclopramide

[greencrayon]

Which one have you taken?
Did it help your supply?
Why did you start taking it?
Did you notice any side effects?
What dosage did you take?
Do you breast feed or pump or both?

[djc315]

Which one have you taken?
Domperidone
Did it help your supply?
YES.  It increased it by 50% percent or more.
Why did you start taking it? I wasn't able to pump enough after going back to work

Did you notice any side effects?
Not really, it may have attributed to hanging on to a few extra lbs, but BFing made me ravenous in general
What dosage did you take?
 I started with 1 or 2 10mg pills, 2x a day, and worked up to 3 pills, 3x a day.
Do you breast feed or pump or both?
 Both.  I didn't seem to need it for just BFing, and we are still BFing 2x a day now.  I weaned from Dom in November.

[arch01]

i took dom. it helped a good bit-not a ton, but enough to keep me going... i never produced 100% of what DS needed though. i started with reglan and it wasn't doing a whole lot for me.

i had no side effects on either.

i took 9 pills/day. i BF'ed 1x/day (mainly for me-DS never effectively learned to BF) til 6m and otherwise pumped til 10 months FT-started cutting back at 10m and done at 11m.

[greencrayon]

Feb 14, 2014 12:22:56 GMT -5 @fivedogs said:

Just a note that if you have had any issues with depression, Reglan is probably not a good option.

I have in the past, which makes me lean towards domperidone, but it's not FDA approved. I'd have to buy it online.

[Deleted]

The hangups about domperidone in the USA are so weird. In many countries, it's OTC. In Canada, it's totally easy to get a Rx for. If I was choosing, I'd probably try the Dom, but I'd do it with a doctor aware just because there CAN be side effects and you want your doctor aware of drugs you're on.

[brit1017]

Feb 14, 2014 12:09:33 GMT -5 greencrayon said:

Which one have you taken?
I took domperidone with DD.
Did it help your supply?
Absolutely, though I can't quantify how much as I only BF'ed and did not pump.
Why did you start taking it?
With DS, my supply was practically non-existent. I took a number of herbs to boost supply, pumped after every feeding, and power-pumped, but never came close to producing what he needed and had to supplement almost from the beginning. I got mastitis at 4 weeks and gave up b/c I was miserable and producing less than a half oz per feeding anyway. With DD, I decided from the start to give BF the best shot I could, but to not stress about supplementing and enjoy it as much as I could for as long as I could. I took domperidone starting at about 10 days along with the herbs, and just BF'ed (no pumping, which I hated). We had to supplement, but that was ok. We made it to 8 weeks, when my meager supply tanked when my first pp period came.

Did you notice any side effects? No
What dosage did you take? I don't remember at this point (4 years ago)
Do you breast feed or pump or both? Just BF, but this was because I knew that there was no chance I could become an EBF- I am just not capable of producing that kind of supply

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