User Reviews for saw palmetto

Although it has limited effect on frequent nocturnal urination it did eliminate painful urination and that is a win as far as I am concerned. Side note: Using my CPAP markedly reduces my nighttime trips to the bathroom.

Burning urine waking up twice at night to pas urine restriction when ejaculating slow urine flow bladder felt full Big improvement after second day also increased consumption of water completely satisfied defenitely worked for me

I found this did not make any difference in the flow of urine.

Now 70, been taking it since I was 45. I sleep through the night. That's what I started taking it for. I've got no reason to complain.

I have done my own research on this for 10 years, I take any of several multi-supplement prostate pills of various brands along with Saw Palmetto, then every six months I go off of the Saw Palmetto and just take the regular pills (which may or may not contain a tiny bit of Saw Palmetto.) After one month of going off the Saw Palmetto, my BPH symptoms always noticeably worsen. The number trips to the bathroom generally does not change but the ease of relieving myself changes, it starts to be harder to urinate and the "stops and starts" increase. Also I will think I'm done but many times it's back for a little more "draining" afterwards. And the dribbling is worse. Trust me, Saw Palmetto works, at least for me. Others might not benefit as much due to differences in physiology of different folks. But my evaluation has been pretty darn scientific.Read More Read Less

I started taking saw palmetto about 2-3 years ago and currently take 320mg (2 gelcaps) before bed (took one 160mg daily and a year ago went up to 320mg daily). The saw palmetto extract I take also has pumpkin seed oil and flax-seed oil as well. I started it when I first noticed my hair was thinner on top. I had to use hair wax everyday and work on it for 10-15 minutes to spread my hair in order to make it look thicker. That and my hair wasn't thinning evenly but more and less in spots. I started saw palmetto and noticed effects right away. The dry spots on my skin were gone overnight and my hair didn't feel dry but was starting to feel healthier. It will take time atleast 3 months maybe less to see significant effects. My hair regained it's moisture first and then it seemed to thicken/grow every week. It not only reversed my hair thinning but it helped my skin and hair regain it's moisture again. Lastly, I have noticed IME that since taking saw palmetto extract everynight my sleep is deeper, more refreshing and I stopped having wake ups during the night. I also noticed and find IME that saw palmetto has some effect on stress. I have tried a lot of supplements for anxiety/stress and didn't expect that effect from saw palmetto (but not through a sedative effect like most anxiolytics but it seems to reduce effects of stress). Overall, I think it is a great product.Read More Read Less

Before the AMA came along with its drugs, Saw Palmetto was the main treatment in the American Pharmacopeia for prostate-related disorders. About 40 years ago I used Saw Palmetto as a remedy for Frequent Nighttime Urination. It took effect almost immediately, and the symptom disappeared after after about 3 months. I have hardly used it since. At the same time, I had worked in a "Health" Food Store (GNC), and recommended it to many male customers. I estimate it worked for about 80% of those who used it; and it became one of our best sellers. Recommend you contact GNC and other sellers of alternative medicine for their experiences.Read More Read Less

I am 36 and since I was 20, I was having problems about urinating. Once I read some academic articles and I learned it could have been helpful for my hairloss. Those days I used to have hair and I am not sure if it really helped but I remember there was a slight improvement on my skin and hair. Yet, perhaps my beard growing slower or my muscles were not improving well but I was not so sure. However, I had quit long time ago and now I am almost bald but my urinating condition worsened. There have been times lately I was spending 5 minutes to pee and lately I had a problem with my left testicle where there was a pain over 9 months now. Doctors could not find anything on ultrasound and prescribed some dangerous antibiotic which I did not wanna use. One of the doctors helped me on internet said that, I have problems about urinating as flowmeter test result was so bad and I better use an alpha blocker rather than another medicine or antibiotic. I later remembered saw palmetto was causing me to urinate like a race horse when I used it. For a reason I do not know, it was causing a slight pain on my left testicle too when I was using it. However, I have decided to use it again to at least cure my bad urinating flow and have come to write here it really works for that purpose. Now I do not wait that long in the toilet and I feel like I am able to empty my bladder to a greater degree so I do not have to go to toilette more often. My visits to toilette during sleep reduced too. Sometimes I am only doing it when I wake up. Yet, it has been only 3 weeks I have started using it again. I am always skeptical about this as it might hinder my muscle growth, I also fear it might cause infertility in the future but there are studies showing it actually increases testesterone while reducing DHT and this should not cause any problem for a man unlike other medicines lowering both DHT and testesterone. Finally, I recommend you if you have any problem about urinating. This stuff definitely works but I do not know how.Read More Read Less

i used webber super prostrate .i noticed it working with in a hr .i could urinate drain out .then slept the entire night first time in 2 yrs , i was a little bloated and my ankles swollen slightly : this went away with being able to urinate properly and I urinated often for a couple days now everything normal . like when i was in my 50's now that im sleeping im also energetic now .win win .

It has only mildly reduced the desire to urinate. But the relaxing affect on the prostate has given back to me the after urination sense of satisfaction and the feeling of completeness that comes with an empty bladder. I do not seem to have any retention and the PPP (pre-pee pain) has completely gone.

Enlarged prostate. Blocked seamen duct. Fixed after 2 doses. Amazing. I've been living in pain for 1\2 my life. 1 operation and all. I guess my doctorS didn't do there job. Very pleased. 5000mg. dose in morning

dribbling

did not work

For about year I started waking up 2, or 3 times per night, then 4 and on rare occasions 5 times in night for urination. Then I read about saw Palmetto, started taking sawson saw palmetto 540 mg, one pill per day, about three months past. Also I make one cup of saw palmetto tea (just before bed) with the cheap Budda teas. Within one week I was sleeping all night, but it is strange, now I wake almost every night, once to urinate. Then here on webmd I found, and am now reading about Pygeum bark and Stinging nettle root. Will update as time passes... Read More Read Less

I was told that I would repeat the TURP procedure at 8 to 10 year intervals.I began saw palmetto as recommended and am now 22 years and have no problems.

causing frequent urination

Before I started the treatment I had to get up quite a few times in the night to go to the toilet; this had been getting worse over quite a while and it was obviously disturbing my sleep badly. I researched self help about prostrate problems about 6 weeks ago and read about Saw Palmetto; since then I've been taking 4 x 450mg capsules daily of a Saw P. supplement and have noticed a definite improvement as I now only need to get up once.

only get up once a night, as long i i have no liquids for an hour before bedtime and i urinate just vefore i go to bed

Other meds were causing skin growths. I decided to try SP to escape that, and found it increased urine flow to acceptable level. I've been taking 1000mg for 3 years with no side effects or difficulty. My male German Shepherd was suffering from penile bleeding, and my vet advised it was a prostate problem which could only be cured by neutering. That was 2 years ago. My dog has been getting 1000mg of Saw Palmetto since then and has suffered no further problems.