I took Saw Palmetto for about 2 months, took 2-3 160mg capsules of extract a day. While on it I shed a decent amount of tiny, thin, short hairs, which is presumably a good thing. I'm on a new regimen not related to hair loss where I am prohibited from blocking DHT (not gonna get into specifics why, its not sides or anything) and have been off Saw Palmetto for about a month. Since I've been off of it, I have stopped shedding the smaller, thin hairs altogether and started shedding thicker, healthier hairs (although in smaller amounts) but still they are the only hairs I notice losing.
Right now I'm 20yo and a Norwood 2 with some thinning in the vertex. I'm thinking about getting on minoxidil and regenepure shampoo. I'm really scared though about getting on minox on my vertex though. Right now with my hair properly combed I have %100 coverage on my vertex. Unfortunatley the hair I do have is light and easily blown out of position. At anytime during the day, it might decline to &90-%95 coverage. Seeing how Rogaine will cause shedding of a lot those lighter hairs, I'm scared I will gain a noticeable bald spot for a while, and that even with rogaine it might not come back at all after the shed. If everything goes as planned, I will probably be off oral DHT blockers for 12-18 months. Just hope I don't lose too much in the mean time.
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Keep in touch, if you find anything. If anyone has any advice for a supplement I could take that might offset the effects of stopping Propecia, that would be great. Does anyone out there get benefits from Saw Palmetto?Leave a comment:
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Turk, I am in almost the exact same situation you are in and I was going to ask the board the same question. I am probably just under ten years on it but the side effects seem to have gotten much worse in the past couple of months. I am also on Rogaine and Nizoral and was considering going down to half a pill a day. I have fought this battle for so long that I do not want to give up. What scares me is that these so called treatments or "cures" (RepliCel, Aderans, Histogen) are 3+ years away and I don't think I can make it without Propecia. Hopefully we have some answers soon. Does anyone have any suggestions for Turk and I?Leave a comment:
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Quitting Propecia after ten years... need help.
Hi guys... I haven't been on here in awhile. I'm quitting Propecia after ten years. The sexual sides are too much and I'm worried about long-term damage. I even went down to half a pill per day, but the side effects persist.
While Propecia didn't totally eliminate my loss, I definitely feel it slowed it down. I'm 34, and freaked out about the loss increasing rapidly now that I'm quitting. I use Nizoral and Rogaine as well. Anyone have any "damage control" reccommendations for me, while I detox from Propercia.
Sincerely...
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