11-03-2016, 01:14
I need some opinions about Saw Palmetto please!
March 6 2006 at 12:01 AM Sunset (no login)
hey girls, I have a question, as you all probably know by now I'll be starting my routine very shorty. And with that comes some questions.
I am pretty sure about everything I am going to be doing, except for this:
The routine that I am following says that if you have testosterone levels, that I should take 2 saw palmetto caps 3xday.
There was a list to tell if you may have high testosterone and another to figure out if you have high estrogen.
The thing is, I only have maybe 2 "symptoms" of high testosterone and maybe 3 for high estrogen. So should I take 2 Saw palmetto at a time or just 1?
my "clues" to High Testosterone are my periods are not regular. And for high estrogen I do get a little moody around that time of month, a little more "sensitive" than useual. And I do get a little bloated sometimes.
So I dont know which one I would be catorgorized under. Is it possable my hormones ARE in balance, and its another reason I never "grew?"
Any how, my main question is, do you guys think I should take 1 saw palmetto 3xday or 2 of them 3xday?
Thank you in advance!
Steph
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Re: I need some opinions about Saw Palmetto please!
March 6 2006, 1:39 AM
SS-knowing u just from info in ur various posts I dont think u have ecxess male hormone levels,now slightly elavated Estrogen could be a possibility simpley b/c thats becoming the norm especially in our country due to different factors including our diets.
As far as how many SP caps to take,there so many diff forms and brands that I wouldnt want to even guess at this point so hopefully another member will:-)
Sunset
(no login)
oh crap
March 6 2006, 2:07 AM
I was really hopeing to get your opinion. WOuld it help if I told you the brand and the mg amount they are?
if it helps they are 540mg and natures finger print brand.
Please if anyone else has an opinion, I would like to hear it.
If not, I think that I will just start out taking 1 cap 3xper day.
I'm 105 pounds, 34A if that helps. Thank you!
Steph
(no login)
Sorry I'm DUMB with whole berry SP lol
March 6 2006, 2:23 AM
The only thing I can tell u is to go with the LOWER dose of the 2 choices u already do have down b/c again I do not think u have high male hormone issues.
Angela
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Re: I need some opinions about Saw Palmetto please!
March 6 2006, 2:12 PM
I would say start off low, you can always up them if you need to but you don't want to stall. Before I switched to the extract I was taking 9 of the 160 mg a day but I had worked up to it. I started off with 3 then after about 2 weeks then I was up to nine. I only switched to the extract because there are so many darn pills you have to take and after awhile I got sick of taking so many. Let us know what you decide.
Angela
Sunset
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I'll just take 1
March 6 2006, 6:41 PM
3xday then instead of 2. If I find that I need more then I will up it later on in the routine. Thank you ladies for your input.
Angela
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I think that....
March 6 2006, 7:01 PM
might still be too much. I had forgotten that it was 540 mgs each. I would probably start out with one a day and see how it goes for a couple of days, then take 2, 1 morning and 1 night and go from there. Believe me you don't want to stall out right from the beginning. You can always go up but if you go too far then you have to go back down and wait for your rceptors to restart. Sorry for the misinfo, I had read too fast.
Angela
Sunset
(no login)
Angela
March 6 2006, 7:10 PM
ok- so then I should just probably take 1 cap 1 time a day then?
I think I will take your advice on that one.
SO do you think it would be ok to do it that way for 1 whole cycle, and then on cycle 2--I could add another one if needed?
Thank you for the support, It is REALLY helpfull.
P.S.
Just wanted to add that I went to the interview, but it was actually a test they gave me first. I feel like I aced it, and I handed it back in. They told me when the manager got back in she would be giving me a call back.
I feel really good about this now, wish me luck, I really need this job! =)
Angela
(no login)
I would
March 6 2006, 7:31 PM
just take one for a couple of weeks and then up it unless you are having pains and tingles, if you are then up it after your first cycle. And that is so cool about your interview.
Angela
TenderTaTas
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Re: I need some opinions about Saw Palmetto please!
March 6 2006, 10:32 PM
Hey Sunset,
I agree you should stick with the lower dose to start. I had every intention of ramping up to 2 3X/day, but I just sort stuck with 1 3X/day because it seemed to be working. But a few days ago I started taking an extra one at bedtime (so 4/day) and I don't know if it's the SP or what, but I've been feeling a little dizzy/light-headed here and there. I've been waiting to see if it would pass, but hasn't. I'm going to give it one more try tonight and if I'm woozy again tomorrow I'll scale back to 1 3X/day.
Angela
(no login)
Re: I need some opinions about Saw Palmetto please!
March 7 2006, 12:32 AM
TenderTaTas,
I would lower it back down. SP does have that effect. It's not doing you any good if it is making you feel bad and if you feel bad then you won't feel like doing anything you're supposed to do for this.
Angela
TenderTaTas
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Re: I need some opinions about Saw Palmetto please!
March 7 2006, 12:58 AM
Yeah you're right, I will go back to just 3/day. I was doing fine without it anyway. Thanks for the advice!
Sunset
(no login)
Ok, thank you Angela and Tender
March 7 2006, 1:53 AM
after thinking about it for a while, I do tihnk I will only take one a day and see what happens. The closer I get to starting the more I begin to second guess myself. Where the rest of you like that in the beginning?
I seemed so sure of everything at first, and I have learned SO MUCH from ALL of you in the last little while. I thank you ALL for the support!
Angela
(no login)
Re: I need some opinions about Saw Palmetto please!
March 7 2006, 2:03 AM
YES and even now, I have been doing this 9 months and I still have my doubts about things. I think we jsut want it to happen so bad that we get ourselves freaked out about it. I keep thinking if I jsut relax then I will grow better. It really does help to have everyone here to bounce things off of. What would we do without each other?!
Angela
Sunset
(no login)
I know
March 7 2006, 2:16 AM
I am SOOOOOO glad I came across this forum...even more glad that everyone is nice and helpful and encouraging. You ladies are the best!
March 6 2006 at 12:01 AM Sunset (no login)
hey girls, I have a question, as you all probably know by now I'll be starting my routine very shorty. And with that comes some questions.
I am pretty sure about everything I am going to be doing, except for this:
The routine that I am following says that if you have testosterone levels, that I should take 2 saw palmetto caps 3xday.
There was a list to tell if you may have high testosterone and another to figure out if you have high estrogen.
The thing is, I only have maybe 2 "symptoms" of high testosterone and maybe 3 for high estrogen. So should I take 2 Saw palmetto at a time or just 1?
my "clues" to High Testosterone are my periods are not regular. And for high estrogen I do get a little moody around that time of month, a little more "sensitive" than useual. And I do get a little bloated sometimes.
So I dont know which one I would be catorgorized under. Is it possable my hormones ARE in balance, and its another reason I never "grew?"
Any how, my main question is, do you guys think I should take 1 saw palmetto 3xday or 2 of them 3xday?
Thank you in advance!
Steph
(no login)
Re: I need some opinions about Saw Palmetto please!
March 6 2006, 1:39 AM
SS-knowing u just from info in ur various posts I dont think u have ecxess male hormone levels,now slightly elavated Estrogen could be a possibility simpley b/c thats becoming the norm especially in our country due to different factors including our diets.
As far as how many SP caps to take,there so many diff forms and brands that I wouldnt want to even guess at this point so hopefully another member will:-)
Sunset
(no login)
oh crap
March 6 2006, 2:07 AM
I was really hopeing to get your opinion. WOuld it help if I told you the brand and the mg amount they are?
if it helps they are 540mg and natures finger print brand.
Please if anyone else has an opinion, I would like to hear it.
If not, I think that I will just start out taking 1 cap 3xper day.
I'm 105 pounds, 34A if that helps. Thank you!
Steph
(no login)
Sorry I'm DUMB with whole berry SP lol
March 6 2006, 2:23 AM
The only thing I can tell u is to go with the LOWER dose of the 2 choices u already do have down b/c again I do not think u have high male hormone issues.
Angela
(no login)
Re: I need some opinions about Saw Palmetto please!
March 6 2006, 2:12 PM
I would say start off low, you can always up them if you need to but you don't want to stall. Before I switched to the extract I was taking 9 of the 160 mg a day but I had worked up to it. I started off with 3 then after about 2 weeks then I was up to nine. I only switched to the extract because there are so many darn pills you have to take and after awhile I got sick of taking so many. Let us know what you decide.
Angela
Sunset
(no login)
I'll just take 1
March 6 2006, 6:41 PM
3xday then instead of 2. If I find that I need more then I will up it later on in the routine. Thank you ladies for your input.
Angela
(no login)
I think that....
March 6 2006, 7:01 PM
might still be too much. I had forgotten that it was 540 mgs each. I would probably start out with one a day and see how it goes for a couple of days, then take 2, 1 morning and 1 night and go from there. Believe me you don't want to stall out right from the beginning. You can always go up but if you go too far then you have to go back down and wait for your rceptors to restart. Sorry for the misinfo, I had read too fast.
Angela
Sunset
(no login)
Angela
March 6 2006, 7:10 PM
ok- so then I should just probably take 1 cap 1 time a day then?
I think I will take your advice on that one.
SO do you think it would be ok to do it that way for 1 whole cycle, and then on cycle 2--I could add another one if needed?
Thank you for the support, It is REALLY helpfull.
P.S.
Just wanted to add that I went to the interview, but it was actually a test they gave me first. I feel like I aced it, and I handed it back in. They told me when the manager got back in she would be giving me a call back.
I feel really good about this now, wish me luck, I really need this job! =)
Angela
(no login)
I would
March 6 2006, 7:31 PM
just take one for a couple of weeks and then up it unless you are having pains and tingles, if you are then up it after your first cycle. And that is so cool about your interview.
Angela
TenderTaTas
(no login)
Re: I need some opinions about Saw Palmetto please!
March 6 2006, 10:32 PM
Hey Sunset,
I agree you should stick with the lower dose to start. I had every intention of ramping up to 2 3X/day, but I just sort stuck with 1 3X/day because it seemed to be working. But a few days ago I started taking an extra one at bedtime (so 4/day) and I don't know if it's the SP or what, but I've been feeling a little dizzy/light-headed here and there. I've been waiting to see if it would pass, but hasn't. I'm going to give it one more try tonight and if I'm woozy again tomorrow I'll scale back to 1 3X/day.
Angela
(no login)
Re: I need some opinions about Saw Palmetto please!
March 7 2006, 12:32 AM
TenderTaTas,
I would lower it back down. SP does have that effect. It's not doing you any good if it is making you feel bad and if you feel bad then you won't feel like doing anything you're supposed to do for this.
Angela
TenderTaTas
(no login)
Re: I need some opinions about Saw Palmetto please!
March 7 2006, 12:58 AM
Yeah you're right, I will go back to just 3/day. I was doing fine without it anyway. Thanks for the advice!
Sunset
(no login)
Ok, thank you Angela and Tender
March 7 2006, 1:53 AM
after thinking about it for a while, I do tihnk I will only take one a day and see what happens. The closer I get to starting the more I begin to second guess myself. Where the rest of you like that in the beginning?
I seemed so sure of everything at first, and I have learned SO MUCH from ALL of you in the last little while. I thank you ALL for the support!
Angela
(no login)
Re: I need some opinions about Saw Palmetto please!
March 7 2006, 2:03 AM
YES and even now, I have been doing this 9 months and I still have my doubts about things. I think we jsut want it to happen so bad that we get ourselves freaked out about it. I keep thinking if I jsut relax then I will grow better. It really does help to have everyone here to bounce things off of. What would we do without each other?!
Angela
Sunset
(no login)
I know
March 7 2006, 2:16 AM
I am SOOOOOO glad I came across this forum...even more glad that everyone is nice and helpful and encouraging. You ladies are the best!