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regretting for life after using Saw Palmetto, Please help
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I am NOT a doctor, nor a nurse, nor a physician's assistant, nor... (Etc.)

I think the problem you want to address is low Testosterone.

There are multiple concerns to address, which I'd suggest you keep offline as much as possible. Ask for advice, sure, but if you don't NEED to put "X" online, keep it private. Your discretion/decision, though.

1. What brought you to using SP? (IE, hair loss only, or other things, too?)
2. What is MOST important function to recover?
3. How bad is the financial situation?
4. Can you manage to find a new job, IF this is dealt with?
5. Did you want any feminine traits / do you want any feminine traits to remain?

I would guess one of two things happened.
1 - you NEED testosterone. Either you're REALLY male, and the lack of testosterone is warping you (fits the inability to concentrate, nausea, cold body, strength loss, impotence, body hair loss). Could be your body needs the DHT (DiHydroTestosterone), which is the strongest androgen - OR, you might not be producing the necessary testosterone; maybe you're producing too much SHBG (Sex Hormone Binding globulin); not enough free Testosterone (possibly due to aromatization...)
Lots of options. Easy solutions:
A - Look to a doctor to test the hormons levels. "Why" doesn't matter, and if you just want a hormone test, you might be able to do thatt outside of doctor's office/appointment.
B - Clomid is listed as one stimulant for the gonads. Also, GnRH (gonadotropin-releasing Hormone) can be used.
C - You can get transdermal Testosterone cream on Amazon, no 'scrip needed. Testaderm, IIRC.

2 - you got bad SP, and have been poisoned. This could be heavy metal poisoning, based on the info you provided - but that's a long shot. Blueberries, LOTS of blueberries, will help, if it's metals. Natural chellation. If you have white bands on your fingernails, it's a worthwhile try. Takes time, but you should see a turnaround pretty fast.
I'd suggest seeing a doctor on this one - look up symptoms of poisoning.

Now, there are a few other things that will be helpful, too.
WORK OUT. Especially the larger muscles of the lower body. I'd suggest Stronglifts 5X5, but anything consisting of squats, deadlift, pelvic thrust, and other full-body exercises will help. those large muscles will help boost testosterone. you need to work HARD, though - no pink weights @ 1 pound each. Your LIFE depends on "getting away from that sabertooth tiger." Wrestle it into submission - in about a week, you should feel a difference.
And if you can't handle weights much, try running a hill or stadium stairs. Gluteals are a large muscle group, too.

FORCE yourself to eat a good diet of healthy foods. Low carb to no carb; red meats a plus. Fish excellent, too. Leafy greens. Seaweed (for iodine.) Kale, spinach, spring mix, lettuce, cabbage, celery, broccoli, asparagus, herb salads. AVOID beets, carrots, and all potatoes and rice. (You can use brown rice a bit, but sparingly.)
Avocados. and i've heard good things about brussel sprouts, but never tried them. Avoid fruit, use it sparingly. It's Ok to eat a pound of blueberries a day, say, if you need to - eat it a few berries at a time, to not knock your blood sugar.

LOTS of water. Add some lemon juice! It'll make the body's Ph shift to alkaline (basic) instead of acidic; acidic bodies retain fat. Fat increases estrogen receptors (I don't know the how, though.) The acid levels also cause muscle to atrophy, or to break down (catabolism). You want to avoid that.

I'd guess that a kick in the 'nads from anything that boosts Testosterone will help you. But I don't know the herbs worth a d@mn. People swear by Horny Goat Weed, tribulus terestris, and there are some Asian remedies I can no longer remember - but the body can heal most things.

As an example, I've used Citerone - and I'm still 230 pounds, lifting about 130+ for overhead press. Obviously, the numbers should be reversed, but point is - the body rebuilds, and the T isn't the "holy grail" unless you're "up the creek without a paddle."

Now, once you get it under control again, and get the T into your system - you'll start to lose hair again. If you WANT to have body hair - you'll lose head hair. That's how it works. Both are due to DHT. If you can sacrifice the body hair a bit, ask the Doc about off-label use of Finasteride (Proscar, Propecia; maybe even Dutasteride, but I thnk that would be TOO much for your purposes.) Get his opinion before you try it - you may want testing, too. Fractional T testing, fractional E testing, check FSH, LH. (So, Fractional T = Testosterone and DHT; fractional E = E1/E2/E3, which is Estrone, Estradiol, and Estrione, IIRC; FSH = Follicle Stimulating Hormone, LH = Leutenizing hormone.) Also check your thyroid function.

Once you get a baseline, and have regular checks planned, it's Ok to dabble. finasteride's active ingredient will help to avoid androgenic allopecia, or Male Pattern Baldness, IF and ONLY IF it's due to DHT. If it's due to vitamin or mineral deficiencies, you're SOL - but they're cured more easily, too. Address that AFTER you get the body back in the direction you want.

hope this helps a little.
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