Saw Palmetto (Higher Dose)?

stephy · 04-29-2003, 02:45 PM

This post on the Healthboards that suggests taking 1000mg
of Saw Palmetto as an alternative to Diane 35.
http://www.healthboards.com/ubb/Forum1/HTML/015025.html
This was read in the alternatives section of a newspaper in
England for treating women with PCOS instead of Diane-35 for
Acne.
I was taking a much lower dose when I tried Saw Palmetto and
I was thinking of upping the dose for a month to see if that helps.
I'm doing the Smoothbeam on my face but I still get some chest
and back acne as well as Dandruff and Hairloss that this could help.
Let me know if anyone has experience taking Saw Palmetto at a
higher dose.
Thanks!

furry · 04-30-2003, 07:08 PM

hi

i read that saw palmetto can be really good in the pcos diet book , however when i went to holland and barratt my local health store i was confused over the range of saw aplmetto products.

which one do you use? is it the complex supplement or the liquid?
and how much of it do you take?

is it reducing the hair growth at all or have you not noticed any difference.

i think this site is fab and i'm chufffed that i can talk to fellow cysters

bye furry

stephy · 05-01-2003, 07:07 PM

I take the standardized Saw Palmetto in capsules from GNC.
I was taking 320mg a day and it was helping with my hair loss
and dandruf but I'm not sure about excess hair.
It didn't help my acne so I am upping the dose to 1000mg just
for a month or two at the most just to see if it works.
So far I have not had any side affects.

I'll keep you posted!

Maureen77 · 05-05-2003, 05:26 PM

A dosage amount of two 500mg tablets makes me think that it is not standardized saw palmetto they are taking about. That is the most important difference, NOT ALL saw palmetto versions are the same. Some have been tested to contain only a small amount of the active compound.

See info link in my sig. for a complete explanation.

I really dont' know if higher amounts will work better, 320mg/day is the research dosage for it's effect on prostates, and the amount recommended in the book in my sig. but I do know that it is absolutely important to get the standardized version.

michi · 06-06-2003, 04:16 AM

Hi ...
i have been reading everyone's post on Saw Palmeto and i wld like to try it. I really didnt even know what it was and i still dont.
I read that I can get it From GNC? Is it is capsule form?

I just wanna check if its ok to take it while on accutane before i go get a bottle of it!

Thanks

Michi

Maureen77 · 06-07-2003, 06:27 PM

I suggest you read a bit about it on the 'net if you are unsure. But all reputable herbal information I have read states there is no known drug interactions. And there are only theories that it interferes with bcp's.

Edit: sorry, forgot this bit -- yes, I got my standardized saw palmetto from GNC.
http://www.gnc.com/productDetails.asp?id=397211

michi · 06-07-2003, 10:39 PM

Thanks MAUREEN
I got my bottle of Standardized Saw Palmetto fr GNC yesterday.
The lady mentioned not to take caffeine with it.
I will begin mon, after checking w my derm if its ok. It sld be no prob but i just want to be safe!

Can u tell me how long we sld take this for and any implications if stopped when I decide to get pregnant? ( like do the acne, hair symptons come back??) Thanks for all the help. I appreciate it!

Maureen77 · 06-08-2003, 06:26 PM

As far as how long to take this for - it doesn't "fix" anything, it is something that relieves the symptoms, so I imagine until you or anyone else finds a fix for cysters, the time is indefinate. (Although I truly believe controlling insulin is a fix.)

For me, after 6 months, I stopped taking it everyday, I dropped down to taking it AF to O, then stopping and only starting again when AF started. And stopped totally when I got a positive pregnancy test. I've been lucky, pregnancy hormones have so far given me clear skin and thicker hair.