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Cimetidine/Tagamet:
You may be surprised to know that the Tagamet pills that you can buy in the supermarket have been studied as a possible benefit or treatment for pattern baldness. If cimetidine (sold as Tagamet) is taken multiple times throughout the day, it works like an anti-androgen by preventing the androgens from linking to their receptors.
In one study done in 1987, ten women with moderate to severe female pattern baldness took 300 milligrams of cimetidine 5 times daily (just above the average dosage prescribed for ulcer patients) for 5 months. Seven of the ten patients showed regrowth, with no side effects reported. Even though the results of the study are interesting, cimetidine/Tagamet is not an approved drug for treating baldness, therefore it is not advised that you take cimetidine unless you have been evaluated or are under medical supervision.
You may be surprised to know that the Tagamet pills that you can buy in the supermarket have been studied as a possible benefit or treatment for pattern baldness. If cimetidine (sold as Tagamet) is taken multiple times throughout the day, it works like an anti-androgen by preventing the androgens from linking to their receptors.
In one study done in 1987, ten women with moderate to severe female pattern baldness took 300 milligrams of cimetidine 5 times daily (just above the average dosage prescribed for ulcer patients) for 5 months. Seven of the ten patients showed regrowth, with no side effects reported. Even though the results of the study are interesting, cimetidine/Tagamet is not an approved drug for treating baldness, therefore it is not advised that you take cimetidine unless you have been evaluated or are under medical supervision.
