Saw palmetto and Depression: What Users Say

• CJa...
• November 6, 2019

For Herbal Supplementation "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."

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

For Herbal Supplementation "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."

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

For Herbal Supplementation "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."

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

For Herbal Supplementation "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."