21-11-2015, 15:31
(21-11-2015, 07:27)daisy134 Wrote: Ella thank you for your reply. I have actually taken maca for 3 months now and I have seen hardly any results but maybe my dosage is too low. I need to get some saw palmetto. I appreciate the advice & I will update later on my progress (hopefully, if I have any hah)The vomiting could be from an upset stomach then, and maybe the faintness was only from the vomiting. Fenugreek has a lot of irritating fiber that gets thick and slimy when wet. Try an extract and see if you feel weird or not. No fiber, no irritation. If you still feel faint then you may want to back off; some people get faint from even a tiny amount and some have no bad reaction at all to lots. They have 50% saponin extracts in capsules and a little goes a long way, so you won't need to take as many. You could gradually get used to the whole herb but that only goes so far before it's hard to handle no matter how long you wait. This would be especially nice since you grew from it before.
Surferjoe, when I took fenugreek before I took a ton of it and ended up throwing up non stop for days until I passed out and ended up going to the hospital. I do feel somewhat dizzy and faint when I take it but maybe that's my imagination. When I took fenugreek last I did notice some growth and I figured I could gradually up my dosage.
I haven't tested my hormones and I'm glad you told me that! I'm going to the Dr on Tuesday. I felt like I had noticed my breasts shrinking since I started the progesterone. I think I am going to hold off on that for now. Thank you for that information
It's popular to combine fenugreek with a little saw palmetto extract or another anti-androgen. This makes a lot of sense because fenugreek ups everything (including androgens slightly) and lowers nothing, so you reduce the one hormone you want lower not higher. Likewise too much whole saw palmetto might irritate your stomach. It is very bitter.
Glad I could help you figure out how hormones and so on works. Yes a test will give you a lot of info on which one(s) would help you.