Cabgolin 0.5 (Cabergoline) by Sun Pharma: results, dosages, cycles and side effects

Cabgolin is an oral drug manufactured by Sun Pharma and containing active substance Cabergoline which is a potent dopamine receptor agonist on D2 receptors. In medicine it is used to treat Parkinson's disease, to prevent women producing milk when they want to stop breast feeding, and to lower prolactin levels in patients with a pituitary tumor. Sometimes it is also used to help men with sexual dysfunction. Among athletes and bodybuilders its main effects is to counter the excessive secretion of prolactin - which is known as hyperprolactinemia. Cabgolin comes in boxes, each unit containing 4 pills (0.5 mg/pill).

Cabgolin is usually used by bodybuilders to combat prolactin and effects related to prolactin. This hormone is a single-chain protein, very closely related to growth hormone and secreted by a part of pitulary gland as well as by other parts of the human body. The main role of Cabgolin is to combat prolactin which is contained in a series of anabolic steroids (for example: Deca Durabolin, Trenbolone, and Durabolin) and may provoke in bodybuilders an excess of mammary tissue and milk production. While using Cabgolin the dopamine acts as a prolactin inhibitor and binds the receptors in the lactotrophs inside the pituitary gland.

Cabgolin has a very long active life, approximately seven days and bodybuilders only have to administer their doses once or twice per week to see good results. The recommended dosage of Cabergoline tablets for adults at the time of initiation of treatment is 0.25 mg twice a week. Dosage may be increased by 0.25 mg up to a maximum dosage of 1 mg twice a week. The use in larger dose may lead to elements of toxicity and undesirable side effects.

Among the main side effects that may occur while using Cabgolin there are: constipation, dizziness, headache, indigestion, nausea, tiredness or weakness, vomiting, behavior changes, aggression, chest pain, confusion, cough, depression, fainting, hallucinations, irregular heartbeat, mood or mental changes, shortness of breath, swelling of hands or feet, vision disturbances. There is a series of allergic reactions that can be provoked by Cabgolin usage like rash, hives, itching, difficulty breathing, tightness in the chest, swelling of the mouth, face, lips or tongue.