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Hairloss Treatment: Tagamet / Cimetidine |
| Hairloss Treatment Type | Antacid, Antiandrogen |
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| 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 hairloss 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 hairloss, see the section of this web site regarding drugs causing hairloss.
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