AMAZING results the 4th & 5th wk with Saw Palmetto...

[Lsrf13]

...but after the 7th week, up to today, the 3 1/2 month mark, my shedding has accelerated. This past week more so.

I am a male 53 years old with a clean bill of health. I am very active and have a balance diet. I've had a hand full of HT's done over the course of 20 years. I've tried using Propecia for a month with zero results. I've tried Minoxidil for a month with nothing but shedding. I chose to stop because I didn't want to have such sparse hair due to cycles getting out of wack. I've also tried multivitamins, biotin, different shampoos, etc.

I've always had Saw Palmetto in the back of my mind. After reading more about the plant, and info on many forums, I decided to give it a try. What I've read is that there are 2 types of DHT, 1 main one which Propecia blocks, and the other, Saw Palmetto reduces. I read that the 'other' doesn't relate to the hair area, but figured since Propecia didn't work, why not try it. I've also read that after the 4th and 5th week you should start seeing some good new hair growth.

So I started taking Saw Palmetto the beginning of Feb. It wasn't till the 3rd week I started to see some new hairs. But after the 4th week I had a double take, shake my head and look again. Sure enough, many small hairs started piping up. After the 5th week, amazing results. The hair grew enough to where I didn't even need a hat anymore. Quite remarkable I would have to say.

But after the 7th week, I started noticing some hair is falling out, more than usual. Then it slowly progressed to today, marking 3 1/2 months on Life Extension softgels (320mg 85% beta-sitosterol) and a biotin mix.

I am not on any medications. I have not experienced any side effects with Saw Palmetto. Over the past 3 1/2 months, nothing is different in my life medically or physically, except for taking Saw Palmetto.

My question is, why the shedding? Could it be true the the hairs are being forced out early in their cycle in order for the new growth to occur?