Prepecia-like side effects with Revivogen?

[SimpsonKnight]

I've been using Revivogen pretty consistently for about 9 months with good results and next to no side effects. Just a bit of itching. Then, after about 9 months, I started getting some side effects that are typically associated with Propecia - the common, sexual ones. Then those side effects started getting worse so I stopped Revivogen for about a month. The side effects receded. I decided to start it up again because I thought that since I flushed it out of my system I would have another 9 good months. No such luck. After two months the side effects once again came back so I stopped for the second time.

This was about a two months ago and since then I've only been using Rogaine. Anyways, anyone have any idea as to what may be going on?

 

[Yardbird]

No, the effects you mentioned must be coincidental. There's nothing in Revivogen that could cause sexual side effects.

 

[Jrthomas85]

Revivogen does contain Saw Palmetto, which, taken internally, has shown some evidence of 5AR-like effects. This may be some explanation of why people report seeing benefits like a reduction in hair loss. It is also commonly marketed as an herbal prostate-health promoting supplement. However, I am skeptical. I haven't seen a lot of conclusive evidence in longer-term studies. I am even more skeptical of Saw Palmetto being able to be absorbed topically in any amount that would affect hair loss.

If I were you, I really wouldn't waste my time and money on Revivogen. The evidence just isn't there. You say that you've also been taking Minoxidil/Rogaine? How can you be so sure that your results aren't solely from the minoxidil?