Propecia & Saw Palmetto

[mer545]

I have been taking .5 mg of propecia and 160 mg of saw palmetto daily with excellent results, completely halting my hairloss with some strong regrowth, but I've encountered some sexual side effects - somewhat decreased libido, much less intense orgasms (where I'm barely even ejaculating at climax) and while I have no problem getting an erection, it's not reaching the 100% max and most problematic is that my erection has been very flexible, which makes having sex much more difficult. I stopped taking both the propecia and saw palmetto for a week and noticed all of the sexual side effects disappeared, but I felt a noticable thinning of my hair, so I'm hoping I can find a balance with the dosing, so I'm not shedding much hair or having the sexual side effects. Right now I'm taking the propecia and saw palmetto every other day, but still noticing the sexual side effects to a lesser degree, along with the thinning. Would you recommend cutting out the saw palmetto? Or any ideas on propecia dosing? Thanks!

 

[Chris87]

I would stop the saw palmetto. Its pretty much useless. Theres a lot of random anecdotal stories on thei nternet of it working but..it def. has not been proven to work at all. Also, saw palmetto raises estrogen level and i've heard of saw palmetto alone giving people sexual sides. I've also heard particularly that saw palmetto and finasteride are a bad combo as far as sexual sides.


I dont take finasteride yet, i'm going to get evaluated within the next week for it, but this is what i've seen in my research. Why take saw palmetto when you're taking finasteride, i'm pretty sure the finasteride doesnt need any help hahaha