Use dihydroergotamine exactly as directed. Do not use more or less of it or use it more often than prescribed by your doctor. Dihydroergotamine can damage the heart and other organs if it is used too often. Dihydroergotamine should be used only to treat a migraine that is in progress.
The posterior pituitary is often termed the neurohypophysis because the hormones of this part of the pituitary are released directly from the axonal endings of their source neurons into the circulation (Figure 2.1).
1 The loss may be partial or total. 2  Because the pituitary gland affects the other endocrine organs, symptoms and effects of hypopituitarism may be gradual, or sudden and dramatic. 3  The most common pituitary hormone deficiency is growth hormone deficiency. Hypopituitarism is also called an underactive pituitary gland. 2  The loss may be partial or total. 3  Because the pituitary gland affects the other endocrine organs, symptoms and effects of hypopituitarism may be gradual, or sudden and dramatic.