Saw palmetto for Herbal Supplementation User Reviews

• Cin...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 18, 2020

"I started taking saw palmetto supplements for hair loss problems. I read that it improved a lot in this domain and saw videos before deciding to try. After a week, I started to have major anxiety, lost sleep and appetite. I feel extremely tired due to the permanent stress and panic, and I don't feel like myself again. I stopped immediately and recommend to anyone who wants to take it to talk with their doctor beforehand."

• CJa...
• November 6, 2019

"I have been using saw palmetto for a year and four months. When starting saw palmetto, my hair loss has reversed, and new hairs are appearing, and I do believe saw palmetto has really helped. But if I didn't improve the blood flow to my scalp by massaging daily, I don't think it would have done anything because if you have poor blood flow to the hairs that are thinning, the hairs will not be able to grow, and the DHT blocking effect of saw palmetto would not take place. I have gone from a Norwood 3 to a Norwood 2.5. It is huge-the difference when I compared a year-and-after photos. The only side effects I have sometimes are joint aches. I did a half marathon four months ago, and the aches and joint pain were worse because of the saw palmetto, I believe. And it made my depression I had back then two times worse. But I have picked myself up since then, and I feel fine. I think with time, your body adapts to the herb. Make sure you research the risks of saw palmetto before you start taking it daily."

• Max...
• October 18, 2022

"Any 5AR drug (for blocking DHT) I have tried, including saw palmetto, seems to give me anxiety and cause dizziness. I thought saw palmetto being natural would not cause these symptoms, but it did. I am not going to be taking it anymore."

• ted...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• November 23, 2019

"I took saw palmetto for SSRI sexual dysfunction. I had been having difficulty maintaining an erection after a little over 1 month on sertraline when my dose was increased from 50-100 mg. This supplement helped me get harder in a dosage of 160-320 mg."

• Bis...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• May 16, 2022

"I'm 43. I don't have any prostate issues. I read about the benefits of supplementing with it as a preventive measure against future prostate issues. I've now been taking saw palmetto for around 5 years. I currently take a 3000 mg capsule once a day. I can report that I have no side effects whatsoever from taking this. I have ulcerative colitis and believe this works fine along with other medications and supplements I take daily. I had recommended it to an older friend who was having troubles with the need to urinate a lot or had the urge to go but a dry run. He was extremely happy with it and reported that after 3 days of use, it had cut his toilet runs by over half."

• Zor...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• December 15, 2021

"My hair was thinning, and I believed it was because of DHT. Turns out it was a circulation problem that was solved with arginine, but that was a year later, and I had been taking 450 mg of saw palmetto daily since. I mistakenly tried stopping saw palmetto cold turkey - I suffered depressive symptoms that became worse every day I skipped the med: no motivation, apathetic, exhausted, bouts of rage and irritability, and, of course, steadily decreasing sex drive. I also missed my period that month, something that hasn’t happened in almost five years when I ditched the birth control pills for good. Once I figured it out and started taking saw palmetto again, my symptoms improved almost overnight. Currently, I am weaning off of it - tapering the dose down every month - but it has to be done very slowly or my symptoms return with a vengeance. I figure I’ll be on saw palmetto for at least another six months."

• Del...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 11, 2020

"To give this supplement, saw palmetto, the benefit of doubt, I have given it 3 goes. Each time, had to stop taking after 5 days: chronic stomach burning pains and constipation, total agony. Needless to say, I will never take it again."

• 193...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• April 6, 2023

"I have been taking saw palmetto now for 2 months, must say it makes you more sleepy. I end up sleeping more, which is a bad thing, I guess. I used to sleep less, now I am sleeping more and don’t want to get up sometimes. And also, I had some diarrhea at the beginning, which I think my body is slowly adapting to the herb. Haven’t seen any difference yet to my hair, but some light shedding. Maybe I need to wait for another 5 months to see a difference."

• sp2...
• October 29, 2016

"Please don't use saw palmetto. It is not a treatment. It is a poison. After using for a few months, I got very sick, like hitting a strong flu. My whole body aches, my joints ache, my appetite is gone. I am 100% impotent and have got gynecomastia. Due to the damage to my body, I have lost my job too. Many years have passed by, but I am suffering like the day one."

• mel...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• March 22, 2022

"I have been taking it for over 2 years, forget to take it occasionally. Female, 75 years, female pattern hair loss, my hair loss seems to have stopped. At one time, I did feel as if I had some stubbly hair growing, maybe wishful thinking. Hair loss started after the menopause. Can't say I have had any side effects, at 75, you get the odd ache and pain. I take 1, 3,000 mg tab a day plus a multivitamin and mineral tab. I only give it a six rating because I'm not sure if the stop in hair loss is due to saw palmetto."

• Bea...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• July 27, 2021

"I have been taking saw palmetto for 7 months. The best thing: my hair is thicker, growing longer. I'm very happy."

• Pet...
• April 12, 2018

"Caused erectile dysfunction... no more morning erections."

• Juu...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 27, 2021

"I bought a bottle of this stuff, and it seemed to not let me sleep, gave me a headache, and also made my nipples hurt. I'm a guy, so I threw this stuff out."