Clinicians should ask specifically about drugs that can cause prolactin release such as oral contraceptives, antihypertensive drugs (eg, methyldopa, reserpine, verapamil), H2-antagonists (eg, cimetidine, ranitidine), opioids, and dopamine D2 antagonists (eg, many psychoactive drugs, including phenothiazines and tricyclic antidepressants).