Bromocriptine (gynodel) is a dopamine agonist drug (meaning it acts like dopamine in the brain), primarily activating the dopamine D2 receptors. In the bodybuilding and athletic communities, bromocriptine is sometimes used to induce fat loss or combat elevated prolactin levels. The human medical data concerning the potential role this drug might play in supporting ongoing fat loss is encouraging. In cases where it was given while dieting, bromocriptine was capable of increasing total fat loss by a statistically significant degree, and
seemed to extend the duration in which the diet was most effective.
Bromocriptine (gynodel) has been used widely in clinical medicine for its indicated use since the 1970s.