Welcome to our community. Please fill in the following template as a way of introducing yourself, and helping others to understand your background and situation.
Where are you from (country)? UK
How did you find this forum - Google search
What is your current 22 6’0 12 stone
What specific drug did you use. saw palmetto
What dose did you take - unsure was within elixir. 10 droplets in my hair.
What condition was being treated with the drug? hairloss
For how long did you take the drug (weeks/months/years)? 2 weeks
How old were you, and WHEN (date) did you start the drug? 21
How old were you when you quit, and WHEN (date) did you quit? 21
How did you quit - cold turkey
How long into your usage did you notice the onset of side effects - 3 times or so.
What side effects did you experience that have yet to resolve since discontinuation - weaker erections
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Sexual
[ ] Loss of Libido / Sex Drive
[x ] Erectile Dysfunction
[ ] Complete Impotence
[ ] Loss of Morning Erections
[ ] Loss of Spontaneous Erections
[ ] Loss of Nocturnal Erections
[ ] Watery Ejaculate
[ ] Reduced Ejaculate
[ ] Inability or Difficulty to Ejaculate / Orgasm
[ ] Reduced Sperm Count / Motility
Mental
[ ] Emotional Blunting / Emotionally Flat
[ ] Difficulty Focusing / Concentrating
[ ] Confusion
[ ] Memory Loss / Forgetfulness
[ ] Stumbling over Words / Losing Train of Thought
[ ] Slurring of Speech
[ ] Lack of Motivation / Feeling Passive / Complacency
[ ] Extreme Anxiety / Panic Attacks
[ ] Severe Depression / Melancholy
[ ] Suicidal Thoughts
Physical
[ ] Penile Tissue Changes (narrowing, shrinkage, wrinkled)
[ ] Penis curvature / rotation on axis
[ ] Testicular Pain
[ ] Testicular Shrinkage / Loss of Fullness
[x ] Genital numbness / sensitivity decrease
[ ] Weight Gain
[ ] Gynecomastia (male breasts)
[ ] Muscle Wastage
[ ] Muscle Weakness
[ ] Joint Pain
[ ] Dry / Dark Circles under eyes
Misc
[ ] Prostate pain
[x ] Persistent Fatigue / Exhaustion
[ ] Stomach Pains / Digestion Problems
[ ] Constipation / “Poo Pellets”
[ ] Vision - Acuity Decrease / Blurriness
[ ] Tinnitus (ringing or high pitched sound in ears)
[ ] Hearing loss
[ ] Increased hair loss
[ ] Frequent urination
[ ] Lowered body temperature
[ ] Other (please explain)
What (if any) treatments have you undertaken to recover from your side effects since discontinuation of the drug? None
If you have pre or post-drug blood tests, what hormonal changes have you encountered since discontinuing the drug (please post your test results in the “Blood Tests” section and link to them in your post)? didnt take any
Anything not listed in the above questions you’d like to share about your experience? Nothing to note. All i know is i paniced when i felt genital numbness. ‘Released’ and it felt worse.
Tell us your story, in your own words, about your usage and side effects experienced while on/off the drug.
Woke up and just felt weird. Mind was racing, feeling a bit feint. Genital numbness. Tried to get an erection but was weak. ears were ringing. Went to bathroom and feinted a little or atleast slowly got down. felt very odd. nothing like this before. Had a weak of low libido. Genital numbness largely went within a day or so but i think still persists. Erections dont fill the glans much still. I’ve taken hair loss shampoo with some saw palm in but hairguard natural growth elixir which involves putting drops of natural checmicals in your hair including SP that you leave overnight i guess absorbs more SP into you. I wasn’t far off trying finasteride so it could have been worse perhaps.