November 16 2007, 10:36 am PT | Posted in: Drugs (Cause Hair Loss)
I have been taking Hydroxycut and notice some hair loss. I noticed that I am not the only one. I just recently stopped taking it. Will the hair grow back?
Hydroxycut is a “nutraceutical”, which is a term coined from the combining of “nutrition” and “pharmaceutical”. It is advertised to increase metabolism, with the ultimate goal of impacting body weight. I haven’t read any official reports that Hydroxycut is associated with hair loss, though. With severe weight loss, hair loss is not uncommon. Getting your diet into better shape is the best thing you can do.
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I started using Hydroxycut Max for Women a few weeks ago. I used it for about 2 weeks and then began noticing exceptionally large amounts of hair loss. While taking it, I felt a lot more energy and a general sense of well-being, as well as a raised libido… I actually loved it until my hair started falling out. I quit using the product immediately and have been off it for almost 2 weeks, but I am still losing hair at the same rate. I was blessed with an abnormally full head of hair, but it has dwindled to about half what it was before. While this may be a “normal” amount for some people is beside the point… it’s not normal for me, and is extremely distressing. My father had baldness issues for most of his life, but there’s very little of it on my mother’s side, and neither she nor my grandmother had baldness issues. I’ve purchased vitamin supplements to help stop the excessive hair loss and am hoping the hair grows back. I am extremely upset that Hydroxycut doesn’t have this listed as a side effect on the bottle. This information would have very helpful in my decision - I wouldn’t have purchased Hydroxycut. I NEVER thought that I would be dealing with hair loss, and I am now so preoccupied with it that it takes up every waking moment. I avoid showers because that’s where the majority of the hair loss happens - in clumps. I took one this morning and I was shaking and in tears about how much hair came off my head, and I even brush my hair thoroughly before showering. I don’t understand how they can omit a side effect like this.