Does Saw Palmetto really work
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There are so many pros and cons relating to this product. I am curious to know if anyone has had bonafied results with it.
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Posted , 9 users are following.
There are so many pros and cons relating to this product. I am curious to know if anyone has had bonafied results with it.
1 like, 19 replies
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caringbah james87669
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I had a PAE 5 weeks ago and it was like a miracle cure. I know get up only once a night and pee like a horse. Should have done it ages ago and not bothered with supplements.
Casper2015 james87669
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derek76 Casper2015
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derek76 james87669
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From then until 2013 my prostate grew to 130grms during that time I took saw palmetto only for about a year. At other times I had Finasteride and Tamsulosin that I stopped due to side effects.
bill80656 james87669
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caringbah bill80656
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The point that I would like to make in hindsight is that all the supplements and and herbs and even Flomax only a made a minor improvement. It was tinkering around the edges. I can honestly say that I don't even think about urinating anymore ....all my getting up at night, the hesitancy, the little pathetic dribbles, the bladder half full feeling...that's all like a distant bad dream now. I have been restored to peeing like I do when I was in my twenties.
I would encourage those of you with BPH and urinary problems to go check out PAE. It doesn't work for everyone but it work for more people than it doesn't. If it doesn't work you can always try the second best method which is Holep. Avoid at all costs a TURP.
It just seems logical to try the best method first and if it doesn't work try the second best.
I don't have any axe to grind. I'm not getting a spotters fee by the PAE guy. I'm just so delighted with where I am now I just want to let others who are suffering as I did that there is a solution that involves no cutting, no impotence, no incontinence and no retrograde ejaculation. I'm also one of the lucky 30% of PAE patients who report improved sexual performance namely a fuller flaccid penis and much stronger erections with greater girth.
All in all I'm a very happy camper.
bill80656 caringbah
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pete25515 james87669
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If buying "herbal" remedies, do make sure they are from a reputable source- some may contain pharmaceutical ingredients (eg steroids, finasteride) which defeats the object anyway and may interfere with accurate PSA interpretation.
derek76 pete25515
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ben_87928 derek76
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As regards using Saw Palmetto, I've been taking it for over two years and the benefit for me I think is best described as only marginal.
derek76 ben_87928
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By the way my PSA was 5.1 when I was diagnosed with BPH in 1995.
Biopsies in 1995 and 1999 were negative. I did also have the Free PSA test that did not give any bad indications
By the time my prostate was 75 grms in 2005 it was 9.8. Big prostate = high PSA. After my PVP my PSA dropped back to 5.0.
ben_87928 derek76
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I had previously heard/read about avoiding sex and a few other different things several days before having a PSA check, but not previously heard about avoiding saw palmetto. So I'm wondering if maybe that's why when last checked I was 5.5. By coincidence six days ago I did actually quit taking saw palmetto just to see how I went on and to date I've not found any difference one way or the other . Currently needing to get up 2 or 3 times with the same urgency during the day! I should also add I stopped taking tamsulosin about a week ago too, and currently not really found any difference!
derek76 ben_87928
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ben_87928 derek76
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derek76 ben_87928
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I can't take it at the moment as I have a heart rhythm problem.
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james87669 derek76
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