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I don't know if this is the right forum but just wanted to recommend something for people struggling with hormonal acne. I have written somewhere here before a little bit about me. I am a 28 year old woman who has been struggling with hormonal acne since i was 23. I have been taking ortho cycle (not tri ...just cyclen) for the past two years. My acne subsided... my back and chest are clear. But disgusting chin acne still persisted, which made me really mad. A month ago, i read about saw palmetto and how it has properties of spironolactone. I had a really bad experience with spiro. I mean my face was crystal clear while on it but side effects were too unbearable. I read that saw palmetto has same properties but is less potent and it is a herbal medication.
Guys, I AM NOT KIDDING YOU: within a month of taking saw palmetto twice a day my CHIN ACNE IS GONE! I am just sitting here amazed by properties of this herb. My skin is smoother and less oily. Even my mom said: "your face is so white...what did you do?" I am taking 583 mg twice a day (each capsule is 583 mg).
I have also started takin 30 mg of zinc last week just to strengthen my immune system.
Later, hopefully, I will give up stupid bcp and just take saw palmetto and zinc.
Also, taking saw palmetto has truly shown me the cause of my acne - more testoreron in my body.
PLease give it a try. I would not have posted this if I had not seen true results myself.
Are you taking saw palmetto and birth control pills? I read somewhere on here that saw palmetto can affect bcp...I''m dying to try saw palmetto, but I don't want to risk the effectiveness of my bcp...my husband and I have two kids and we're not interested in anymore, lol Any thoughts?
Are you taking saw palmetto and birth control pills? I read somewhere on here that saw palmetto can affect bcp...I''m dying to try saw palmetto, but I don't want to risk the effectiveness of my bcp...my husband and I have two kids and we're not interested in anymore, lol Any thoughts?
Hey hun 
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Yeah, unfortunately I am taking bcp too... I am just scared to make that big move of just giving it up... But i really want to! Unfortunately, i read that it DOES affect BCP , which kind of sucks. I mean, I am single at the moment so I am not worried but I can hear you when you say that you don't want to face the risk.
But girl if you can, you should give this a try. I waited for a month to provide results. FOR the first time in so many years i have no chin acne during that time of the month.
I forgot also to mention that two days ago i got a pimple but the very next day it dried out. It was a very tiny pimple.
Hope i helped.
Oh and I don't see any huge side effects... Maybe when I take it without food I will feel a little dizzy but REALLY no side effects. Right now, I am on my period and all I am seeing is this tiny dried out pimple... Because my face is smooth even my acne scars are not that visible
I guess I should probably talk to my doctor...she knows I'm struggling with persistent hormonal chin acne, and she's usually pretty open to "alternative" treatments. Maybe she can tell me if taking saw palmetto is too risky. I've heard so many great things about it, I really want to try it!
Congrats to you 
I'm happy for you that you're seeing results, and thanks for sharing with the rest of us!!!
I guess I should probably talk to my doctor...she knows I'm struggling with persistent hormonal chin acne, and she's usually pretty open to "alternative" treatments. Maybe she can tell me if taking saw palmetto is too risky. I've heard so many great things about it, I really want to try it!
Congrats to you
I'm happy for you that you're seeing results, and thanks for sharing with the rest of us!!!
thank you hun ! I will never forget your kindness on this website! You truly helped me deal with traumatic experiences.
I really hope taking saw palmetto is not going to harm my body. But yeah, talk to your doctor and see what they say !
XO!
That's what we're all here for, right? To be supporitve and helpful...most of us haven't found that anywhere else but here. So if I provided that for you, I'm glad
From what I understand, saw palmetto is pretty safe, so you should be okay.
I have an appointment with my doctor in April, so I'll talk to her then.
Take care!
Saw palmetto helped me keep my acne at bay the first month I started taking it, but then the acne slowly started flaring up again. If high testosterone/ androgens is your only hormonal issue, then it might help you more than it helped me. But be careful because if you have other imbalances (E.g. high estrogen/ low progesterone) it will accentuate them and make matters worse. It will take a few months for it to upset your hormones if that is the case, so I would just wait a few months to a year before deciding if it's a miracle herb or not because its long term effects can outweigh the short term benefits. Plus, after 2-3 months of taking it, I started to get serious brain fog, to the point where I would forget what I was saying mid-sentence. Just be careful and don't up the dosage any higher.