Saw palmetto does not do the same thing as finasteride

[Cob984]

So I have been on and off saw palmetto over the past year or so, and while it helped the hair it also gave me sides aka fat gain and lower libido.
However, i tried propecia recently briefly and also the keratene 5 ar inhibiting pill and both caused me more cognitive sides such as haze, lack of clarity, a bit of a mental disconnect really

I always thought sp was a natural 5 ar inhibitor but clearly it seems like the mechanism of action is different because i have never experienced anything even remotely cognitive on it. this is not to say sp is the solution, it isnt but i thought its interesting to point this out

 

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Yeah you might be right I dont think any evidence on saw palmetto is conclusive. I think its possible SP works through different ways maybe through competition with receptors or something and not just changing DHT levels somehow. I dont think saw palmetto is as strong though either.