Hair Loss Treatment: Tagamet / Cimetidine

Hair Loss Treatment: Tagamet / Cimetidine

Hair Loss Treatment Type	Antacid, Antiandrogen
Availability	Over the Counter
Notes	Tagamet is an antacid, antiheartburn drug recently made available over the counter. In large multiple doses daily it can have antiandrogen effects. These effects are fairly weak though and you have to take a fairly large amount of the drug to get them, which means it is not a recommended antiandrogen treatment. Some people may have an adverse reaction that causes some hair loss as well.
Claimed Results	None.
Observed Results	None.
Clinical Results	Antiandrogenic effects such as libido loss and gynocomnestia are known side effects.
Testing	Well tested (in FDA trials)
Safety/Side Effects	Some possible side effects, listed on box.
Gender	Either.
Typical Cost	Unknown.
Where you can get it	Any grocery or drugstore, it is an over the counter drug for heartburn.

For a reference to Cimetidine causing hair loss, see the section of this web site regarding drugs causing hair loss.

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