I'm off Saw Palmetto

[grinja the ninja]

I had high hopes for this stuff. I used it as the cornerstone of my regime, and have been on it for 4 months. I even added nettle extract a few weeks ago.

Anyway the last few weeks have seen an increased shed, I'm losing over 100 hairs a day now, from all over my head, not just male pattern baldness areas. If it was a shed preceding a successful treatment, I would have expected a shed much earlier into my regime.

I know it has been effective in other ways. I am sure I have increased my free testosterone as I have higher sex drive and increased facial hair growth. However, I am suggesting that the increase in free testosterone to my scalp is overtaking the benefits of any dht inhibition the Saw Palmetto might provide. In short, I suspect I have more DHT in my scalp now!!!

So I have decided to stop SP and nettles and am going to make some ZIX. From now on it topicals only. Oh by the way I would buy Revivogen but I can't wait for it to be shipped to Australia. Impatient aren't I. Oh well, can you blame a guy with hair on his pillow each morning??

I sure hope I haven't mistimed this and if my shedding stops in the next week or so maybe I will get back on it. :roll:

 

[stevieb]

hey ninja, same here. i was taking saw palmetto as well along with minoxidil....i had i hopes to as well with the saw palmetto but i was shedding like crazy. im sure the shed was due to the minoxidil but the shedding was getting out of control.....i have been on minoxidil for the past 6 weeks and i was taking saw palmetto for the first 3 weeks and let me tell ya, the shedding was horrible....i then decided to throw the saw palmetto because i read a lot of things regarding that sp can cause more shedding,,,,sure enough, i stopped taking sp andf drank a lot of water for a couple of days to flush my system out (dont know if this helped) but a few days after i stopped, i saw a decrease in the amount of hair that was falling out....personally, i would recommend not taking it and see how ur body reacts...btw, how long have u been minoxidil?......good luck and keep us posted!!!!

 

[grinja the ninja]

Nah, not on minoxidil, making some Zix which is zinc and co-enzyme vitamin b6. Got both ingredients and am making it tonight! You can find these two in some of the more popular "blends" commercially available. Some have had success with it, fingers crossed 'cos if this doesn't work it's all getting buzzed off.