I know you used saw palmetto and astaxanthin, but your dialogue with @Jimwildman and your phrasing in your opening post give the impression you used finasteride also.
When I had a toxic reaction to saw palmetto, those I told were so supportive. The most common response at that time was “once it’s out of your system, you’ll return to normal.” They were half correct, but not the half that counts. I returned to normal after about 2 weeks, but it only lasted 3 or 4 days, then I got so much worse. Over a year later, I started telling some of them I was still suffering. The most common response then was “oh, if it could do that, it would be banned, blah, blah, blah”.
It reminds me of a recurring theme in horror movies where the main character experiences or witnesses something supernatural. Nobody believes the main character and assumes they’re insane or lying until they witness or experience it themselves, then they apologize and feel remorseful.
Anyway, 2 years later, I started telling some of them I recovered. You want to guess the response? Nothing, just silence. No congratulations, no skepticism, no apologies, no denial. I wonder though, why? Maybe they are uncomfortable acknowledging the recovery because it validates my bad experiences they previously doubted. If I mentioned it again later, whether days, weeks, months, or years later, it was still nothing, just silence. Oh well, I’m happy to have my health back. Will you get the same silence too if you recover? I don’t know, but at least you know to expect the possibility and not be surprised.
